TABLE SHOWING THE CRIMINALITY OF THE DIFFERENT COUNTIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES WITH REGARD TO THE CONCEALMENT OF THE BIRTHS OF INFANTS.
| COUNTIES. | Average Yearly No. of Illegitimate Births. | 1841. | 1842. | 1843. | 1844. | 1845. | 1846. | 1847. | 1848. | 1849. | 1850. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford | 336 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Berks | 461 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Bucks | 315 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Cambridge | 423 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... |
| Chester | 1128 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 5 |
| Cornwall | 534 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 |
| Cumberland | 639 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Derby | 656 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Devon | 818 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Dorset | 342 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Durham | 824 | ... | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Essex | 621 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 |
| Gloucester | 788 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ... | 4 | 5 | ... | 3 | 2 |
| Hereford | 274 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Hertford | 388 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Hunts | 98 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Kent | 998 | 2 | ... | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | ... | 3 | 2 |
| Lancaster | 5672 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Leicester | 583 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Lincoln | 820 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Middlesex | 2200 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| Monmouth | 269 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| Norfolk | 1374 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ... |
| Northampton | 416 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Northumberland | 685 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Nottingham | 808 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Oxford | 396 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Rutland | 40 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Salop | 640 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Somerset | 847 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Southampton | 703 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Stafford | 1341 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Suffolk | 895 | 3 | ... | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Surrey | 903 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Sussex | 662 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Warwick | 831 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 2 |
| Westmorland | 156 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 |
| Wilts | 506 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... |
| Worcester | 679 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| York | 4155 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| North Wales | 847 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| South Wales | 1308 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 3 | 4 |
| Total for England and Wales | 37,410 | 51 | 49 | 66 | 87 | 53 | 78 | 65 | 60 | 75 | 66 |
| Total for 10 Years. | Annual Average. | No. committed for concealments in every 10,000 Illegitimate Births. | Proportion per Cent. above and below the Aver. † denotes above. * „ below. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | ·2 | 6 | *64·7 |
| 10 | 1·0 | 22 | †29·5 |
| 3 | ·3 | 10 | *41·2 |
| 7 | ·7 | 17 | ..... |
| 16 | 1·6 | 54 | *17·6 |
| 16 | 1·6 | 30 | †76·9 |
| 5 | ·5 | 8 | *52·9 |
| 8 | ·8 | 12 | *29·4 |
| 23 | 2·3 | 28 | †64·8 |
| 10 | 1·0 | 29 | †70·6 |
| 19 | 1·9 | 23 | †35·3 |
| 16 | 1·6 | 26 | †53·0 |
| 22 | 2·2 | 28 | †64·8 |
| 7 | ·7 | 26 | †53·0 |
| 5 | ·5 | 13 | *23·5 |
| ... | ... | ... | *100·0 |
| 22 | 2·2 | 22 | †29·5 |
| 50 | 5·0 | 9 | *47·1 |
| 11 | 1·1 | 19 | †11·8 |
| 23 | 2·3 | 28 | †64·8 |
| 54 | 5·4 | 25 | †47·1 |
| 8 | ·8 | 30 | †76·9 |
| 21 | 2·1 | 15 | *11·8 |
| 9 | ·9 | 22 | †29·5 |
| 5 | ·5 | 7 | *58·8 |
| 4 | ·4 | 5 | *70·6 |
| 1 | ·1 | 3 | *82·4 |
| ... | ... | ... | *100·0 |
| 19 | 1·9 | 14 | *17·6 |
| 16 | 1·6 | 19 | †11·8 |
| 26 | 2·6 | 37 | †117·7 |
| 23 | 2·3 | 17 | ..... |
| 20 | 2·0 | 22 | †29·5 |
| 35 | 3·5 | 39 | †129·5 |
| 16 | 1·6 | 24 | †41·2 |
| 11 | 1·1 | 13 | *23·5 |
| 4 | ·4 | 26 | †53·0 |
| 9 | ·9 | 18 | †4·1 |
| 17 | 1·7 | 25 | †47·1 |
| 49 | 4·9 | 12 | *29·4 |
| 9 | ·9 | 11 | *35·3 |
| 19 | 1·9 | 15 | *11·8 |
| 650 | 65·0 | 17 |
| COUNTIES. | Average Yearly No. of Illegitimate Births. | 1841. | 1842. | 1843. | 1844. | 1845. | 1846. | 1847. | 1848. | 1849. | 1850. | Total for 10 Years. | Annual Average. | No. committed for concealments in every 10,000 Illegitimate Births. | Proportion per Cent. above and below the Aver. † denotes above. * „ below. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford | 336 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ·2 | 6 | *64·7 |
| Berks | 461 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1·0 | 22 | †29·5 |
| Bucks | 315 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ·3 | 10 | *41·2 |
| Cambridge | 423 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 7 | ·7 | 17 | ..... |
| Chester | 1128 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 5 | 16 | 1·6 | 54 | *17·6 |
| Cornwall | 534 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 16 | 1·6 | 30 | †76·9 |
| Cumberland | 639 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | ·5 | 8 | *52·9 |
| Derby | 656 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | ·8 | 12 | *29·4 |
| Devon | 818 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 2·3 | 28 | †64·8 |
| Dorset | 342 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1·0 | 29 | †70·6 |
| Durham | 824 | ... | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 19 | 1·9 | 23 | †35·3 |
| Essex | 621 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 16 | 1·6 | 26 | †53·0 |
| Gloucester | 788 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ... | 4 | 5 | ... | 3 | 2 | 22 | 2·2 | 28 | †64·8 |
| Hereford | 274 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 7 | ·7 | 26 | †53·0 |
| Hertford | 388 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | ·5 | 13 | *23·5 |
| Hunts | 98 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | *100·0 |
| Kent | 998 | 2 | ... | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | ... | 3 | 2 | 22 | 2·2 | 22 | †29·5 |
| Lancaster | 5672 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 5·0 | 9 | *47·1 |
| Leicester | 583 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1·1 | 19 | †11·8 |
| Lincoln | 820 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 2·3 | 28 | †64·8 |
| Middlesex | 2200 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 54 | 5·4 | 25 | †47·1 |
| Monmouth | 269 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 8 | ·8 | 30 | †76·9 |
| Norfolk | 1374 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ... | 21 | 2·1 | 15 | *11·8 |
| Northampton | 416 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ·9 | 22 | †29·5 |
| Northumberland | 685 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | ·5 | 7 | *58·8 |
| Nottingham | 808 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | ·4 | 5 | *70·6 |
| Oxford | 396 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ·1 | 3 | *82·4 |
| Rutland | 40 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | *100·0 |
| Salop | 640 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 1·9 | 14 | *17·6 |
| Somerset | 847 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 1·6 | 19 | †11·8 |
| Southampton | 703 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | ... | 2 | 26 | 2·6 | 37 | †117·7 |
| Stafford | 1341 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 2·3 | 17 | ..... |
| Suffolk | 895 | 3 | ... | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 2·0 | 22 | †29·5 |
| Surrey | 903 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 3·5 | 39 | †129·5 |
| Sussex | 662 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 16 | 1·6 | 24 | †41·2 |
| Warwick | 831 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 2 | 11 | 1·1 | 13 | *23·5 |
| Westmorland | 156 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | ·4 | 26 | †53·0 |
| Wilts | 506 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 9 | ·9 | 18 | †4·1 |
| Worcester | 679 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 1·7 | 25 | †47·1 |
| York | 4155 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 49 | 4·9 | 12 | *29·4 |
| North Wales | 847 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ·9 | 11 | *35·3 |
| South Wales | 1308 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 3 | 4 | 19 | 1·9 | 15 | *11·8 |
| Total for England and Wales | 37,410 | 51 | 49 | 66 | 87 | 53 | 78 | 65 | 60 | 75 | 66 | 650 | 65·0 | 17 |