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Essays on Mankind and Political Arithmetic by Sir William Petty
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bear these proportions.

People. Males. Females.
Husbands and wives 1,900,000 950,000 950,000
at above, 34.5%
Widowers at above 1.5% 90,000 90,000
Widows at about 4.5% 240,000 240,000
Children at above 45% 2,500,000 1,300,000 1,200,000
Servants at about 10.5% 560,000 260,000 300,000
Sojourners and
single persons 4% 210,000 100,000 110,000
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 The other Cities The Villages and
of Mortality. and great Towns. Hamlets.
Souls. Souls. Souls.
Husbands
and
Wives 37% 196,100 36% 313,200 34% 1,394,000
Widowers 2% 10,600 2% 17,400 1.5% 61,500
Widows 7% 37,100 6% 52,200 4.5% 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

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