Males. Males. Females. Both.
Females.
In London 10 to 13 230,000 300,000 530,000
and bills
of
mortality
In the 8 to 9 410,000 460,000 870,000
other
cities and
market-
towns
In the 100 to 99 2,060,000 2,040,000 4,100,000
villages
and hamlets
27 to 28 2,700,000 2,800,000 5,500,000
_That as to other distinctions they appear by the said assessments to
bear these proportions_.
People. Males. Females.
Husbands and 34½% 1,900,000 950,000 950,000
wives at above
Widowers at 1½% 90,000 90,000
above
Widows at about 4½% 240,000 240,000
Children at 45% 2,500,000 1,300,000 1,200,000
above
Servants at 10½% 560,000 260,000 300,000
about
Sojourners and 4% 210,000 100,000 110,000
single persons
100% 5,500,000 2,700,000 2,800,000
_And that the different proportions in each of the said articles between
London_, _the great towns_, _and the villages_, _may the better appear_,
_he has formed the following scheme_:—
London and Bills of The other Cities and The Villages and
Mortality. Souls. great Towns. Souls. Hamlets. Souls.
Husbands and Wives 37% 196,100 36% 313,200 34% 1,394,000
Widowers 2% 10,600 2% 17,400 1½% 61,500
Widows 7% 37,100 6% 52,200 4½% 184,500
Children 33% 174,900 40% 348,000 47% 1,927,000
Servants 13% 68,900 11% 95,700 10% 410,000
Sojourners 8% 42,400 5% 43,500 3% 123,000
100% 530,000 100% 870,000 100% 4,100,000
SCHEME B (_continued_).
_He further observes_, _supposing the people to be 5,500,000_, _that the
yearly births of the Kingdom may be 190,000_, _and that the several ages
of the people may be as follows_:
In all. Males. Females.
Those under 1 years old 170,000 88,500 81,500
Those under 5 years old 820,000 413,300 406,700
Those under 10 years old 1,520,000 762,900 757,100
Those above 16 years old 3,260,000 1,578,000 1,682,000
Those above 21 years old 2,700,000 1,300,000 1,400,000
Those above 25 years old 2,400,000 1,152,000 1,248,000
Those above 60 years old 600,000 270,000 330,000
Those under 16 years old 2,240,000
Those above 16 years old 3,260,000
Total of the people 5,500,000
That the bachelors are about 28 per cent. of the whole, whereof those
under twenty-five years are 25½ per cent., and those above twenty-five
years are 2½ per cent.
That the maidens are about 28½ per cent. of the whole.
Whereof those under 25 years are 26½ per cent.
And those above 25 years are 2 per cent.
That the males and females in the kingdom in general are aged, one with
another, 27 years and a half.
That in the kingdom in general there is near as many people living under
20 years of age as there is above 20, whereof half of the males are under
19, and one half of the females are under 21 years.
That the ages of the people, according to their several distinctions, are
as follows, viz.:—
_Vide_ Scheme C.
Having thus stated the numbers of the people, he gives a scheme of the
income and expense of the several families of England, calculated for the
year 1688.