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There are thus 2*6 deaths from Phthisis, to 9*3 deaths from all 
causes ; but the prisoners are at those ages, when, according to the 
Registrar- General, Phthisis is most fatal. He gives the return, 
that between 20-25, " nearly half of all deaths are by Phthisis ; " 
between 25-35, Phthisis " is the most fatal disease of this age;" 
between 35-45, " Phthisis still predominates.' ' It would appear 
thus, that the relative number of deaths by Phthisis is reduced by 
the prison and moorland life. 
TABLE IV. 
PLYMPTON DISTRICT. 
Mean 
Pop. of 
Parish. 
Total 
Deaths in 
10 years. 
Death 
Bate. 
Acres 
to 
Person 
Geology. 
Death 
Rate, 
Mean. 
Mean 
Death 
Rate. 
M.&F. 
Acres 
to 
Person 
M. 
F. 
M. 
F. 
M. 
F. 
Harford .... 
164 
1 
2 
1.23 
2.40 
12.4 
Granite 
Cornwood . . . 
1083 
TO 
10 
1.82 
1.87 
9.8 
5) 
Shaugh .... 
59 2 
O 
4 
0 
1.49 
14.7 
5J 
1.81 
1.48 
12.3 
Ermington . . . 
1897 
8 
0 
0.81 
0.0 
2.6 
Devonian and 
Plympton Erie . . 
992 
6 
12 
1.42 
2.1 
0.23 
Border Granite 
Plympton St. Mary 
3258 
27 
23 
1-75 
1.32 
3-i 
Bickleigh .... 
393 
2 
2 
1.0 
1.04 
6. 
i-39 
1.07 
1.23 
2.98 
Holberton . . . 
959 
9 
4 
1.86 
0.86 
4.9 
Sea-board and 
Revelstoke . . . 
484 
3 
6 
1.28 
2-39 
3-^ 
Devonian 
Wembury . . . 
546 
3 
0 
l.IO 
0.0 
5-7 
Plymstock . . . 
3109 
21 
19 
1.37 
1.20 
0.8 
i-43 
1.12 
1.27 
4.6 
Newton Ferrers 
700 
2 
5 
o-59 
i-37 
4.4 
Biverine and 
Tamerton . . . 
"54 
7 
11 
1. 12 
1.94 
4.1 
Devonian 
St. Budeaux . , . 
1449 
7 
8 
0.94 
1.13 
1.8 
>> 
Laira 
95 
1 
0 
1.2 
0 
1.4 
n 
Egg Buckland . . 
1238 
6 
8 
1.0 
1.25 
2.1 
1.0 
1-35 
1. 17 
2.7 
The deaths are from Mr. Kelly's returns. 
Shaugh, with a mean male population of 267, had no death 
during ten years. Ermington, with mean female population of 
972, had no death in ten years. Consumption has a low death-rate 
in the whole district of Granite, Devonian, and Sea-board. Rain- 
fall at Bidgway, 47*92; Hemerdon, 49-26; Ivybridge, 49.05. 
