Census of the United States. 883 
In the construction of life-tables, the ratio of the annual 
deaths to the contemporary number living at each age 
constitutes the implicit element of computation. An enu- 
meration of the living, or of the deaths only, is insufficient 
for that purpose. 
TABLE of Deaths during the Year ending June 1st, 1850. 
ee a 
No, of Ratio to the 
Deaths. Number living, 
MainlGibtriiictescscisesssiet ces 7,545 77°29 
New Hampshire tes 4,268 74:49 
Vermont .....ceceeeesee ses 3,132 100-13 
Massachusetts ...... : 19,414 51°23 
Rhode Island ...... 5 2,241 65°83 
Connecticut .....-..0666 an 5,781 6413 
WET ONG queried we 44,339 69°85 
New Jersey .......00.. ie 6,467 75°70 
Pennsylvania ........cc0000e 28,318 81°63 
Delaware .......++..... tn) 1,209 7571 
Maryland... we 9,594 60:77 
WVICG I ithemecertescsses tee rr 19,053 74:61 
North Carolina......... ae 10,207 85°12 
South Carolina............... 7,997 83°59 
Georgiatisrsissesserrereenite 9,920 91°33 
(A labatnaiererstatteietstsstenes 9,084 84:94 
Mississippi ............ Hub 8,711 69°63 
Louisiana.... 0 11,948 - 42°85 
Texas ..., ‘3 8,046 69°79 
Orda rensstscustacsstseestet 933 93°67 
IKOntUCK y+, testatssessyessssss 15,206 64:60 
EVONNESEOOseeseseces cessehee ese 11,759 85°34 
IMIBSOUTMetescstsescestetesret 12,211 55°81 
PATEAUBAN Siebettrtinetiritetie 2,987 70:18 
ObiGPrretssvesnsestsietrrcerrete 28,949 68°41 
Indiana 12,728 77°65 
Illinois 11,619 73°28 
Michigan .... 4,520 88°19 
Iowa....... 2,044 94:03 
Wisconsin.... ie 2,884 10582 
California 
Minnesota, 30 202°56 
Oregon AT 282'82 
New Mexico ........cceseoeee 1,157 53:15 
Utahtrremerttienttrertecstsy 239 47°61 
District of Columbia .,.... 846 61-09 
Cag ree RSE Ree a eT 
