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JOURNAL OF THE PLYMOUTH INSTITUTION. 
GEOGRAPHY OF DEVONSHIRE AND 
CONSUMPTION. 
ABSTRACT OF PAPER BY DR. WILLIAM H. PEARSE. 
(Continued from page 102.) 
TE death-rates in the Tables below, and in those of last year’s 
‘‘Journal’’ (1876-7), should be read as ‘‘ per 1,000 per annum ;” 
being a more convenient expression than ‘‘ per cent. for ten years,” 
used at pages 84 and 102 in the “ Journal”’ for 1876-7. 
BIDEFORD DISTRICT (PHTHISIS), 1861-70. 

Parish. 
Landcross 
Bideford. W.H.. 
Littleham 
Monkleigh 
Buckland Brewer ‘ 
Woolfardisworthy. 
West Putford 
East Putford . 
Bulkworthy . 
Newton Petrock 
Northam 
Abbotsham 
Alwington 
Parkham 
Clovelly 
Hartland 
Welcombe . 
Lundy Island 

Mean 
Population. 
M. ly 
54 58 
2864 | 3491 
192 208 
284 | 332 
426 | 441 
387 | 375 
166 160 
94 79 
65 56 
118 124 
1740 | 2268 
192 200 
170 186 
448 | 462 
351 441 
952 | 941 
II4 106 
72 23 

Mean 
Pop. 
Persons. 
112 
6355 
400 
616 
867 
762 
326 
173 
121 
242 
4008 
392 
356 
gII 
792 
1893 
220 
95 
Deaths in 
Mean 
Death Rate 
10 Years. f 
te) 
10 Years. 
2 
Pat 
2 
os 
° 
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2.06 | 1.80 
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2.11 | 1.50 
1.64 | 1.58 
I.03 | 1.60 
1.20 | 4.35 
1.06 | 1.26 
1.53 | 1.78 
0.84 | 3.22 
1.44 | 2.11 
1.04 | 3.5 
0.58 | 3.22 
1.11 | 1.94 
5 rie lf ay de 
1.26 | 1.16 
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Acres 
per 
Person. 
2.09 
Lal 
ON OF ANS H ACW ONN 
The deaths are from Mr. Braund’s returns. 
Geology. 
Carbon. (Inl.) 
Carb. 
Mean Death Rate. 
Persons 
per 1000 per ann. 
1.76 
The seaboard region has a less death-rate than that of the inland 
parishes; the inland parishes have a less death-rate than those of 
the adjoining district of Holsworthy. Dr. Thompson, of Bideford, 
says, ‘The soil in the Holsworthy district is wet relatively to 
Bideford.” 
