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diately ; but this is over very foon, and they have 
all remained as motionlefs and bad as before. And 
the fecond cafe above-mentioned has made us here 
very cautious in proceeding to its ufe in many pa- 
tients, for fear of bringing on worfe fymptoms than 
they had before, by it. 
XCV. A Letter from the Reverend William 
Brakenridge, D. D. and F. R. S. to George 
Lewis Scot, Ffq\ F. R. concerning the 
Number of Inhabitants within the London 
Bills of Mortality . 
Dear Sir, 
Read Nov. 21, A S I have lately had the curiofity to 
/V conflder, the number of inhabitants 
In London and Weftminiter, whether they increafe 
or decreafe ; I prefume to fend you the obfervations 
I have made. For as no one underflands numbers 
better than yourfelf, your approbation will much 
confirm me in my opinion, and perhaps have weight 
with many others; when you can eafily find out any 
paralogifm or miftake, that I may have made. And 
if you can fpare any time from your great employ- 
ment, to think upon the fubjedt, and to re&ify any 
thing that may be amifs in my method of compute- 
ing ; it will be very obliging. 
I have confulted the yearly bills of mortality for 
the lafl fifty years, which 1 imagine will be fufficient 
for my purpofe ; and from them I have extra&ed all 
the numbers of the baptifms and burials, both within 
the 
