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COMPARATIVE MORTALITY.


A curious official paper has been circulated, ordered by the House of
Commons, showing the comparative mortality in many large towns, &c.,
of the kingdom, from 1813 up to the present year. Among the towns
included in this comparative calculation of mortality are, Leeds
(town), Bradford, Holbeck, Beeston, Wigan, Preston, Norwich,
Bolton-le-Moors, London, Bury, (Lancashire), Essex, &c. The result of
the investigation of mortality may be concisely stated as follows:--Of
children born there die, in Leeds, 53 per cent. under 5 years of age,
and 62 per cent. under 20 years of age; in Bradford, 47 per cent.
under 5, and 59 per cent. under 20 years of age; in Beeston, 39 per
cent. under 5, and 52 per cent. under 20 years of age; in Holbeck, 50
per cent. under 5, and 62 per cent. under 20 years of age; in Norwich,
42 per cent. under 5, and 50 per cent. under 20 years of age; in
Bolton, 49 per cent. under 5, and 61 per cent. under 20 years of age;
in Wigan, 48 per cent. under 5, and 59 per cent. under 20 years of
age; in London, 38 per cent. under 5, and 46 per cent. under 20 years
of age; in Rutland, 29 per cent. under 5, and 37-1/2 per cent. under
20 years of age, &c. It further appears, that in Essex, Rutland, and
the metropolis, persons live to an advanced age in a greater extent
than others.--_Morning Herald._

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