27.—Tables of Sickness in Prisons.
| Table showing the Sickness experienced by 2,876 Prisoners committed to the Prison of Glasgow, from 1st January to 31st October, 1841, including 432 in Prison on 1st January, as compared with that of the East India Company’s Labourers, and the Highland Society’s Tables. |
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| Age. | Females. | Prison of Glasgow. | Males. | Prison of Glasgow. | East India Company’s Labourers. | Highland Society. | Prison of Glasgow. |
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| Total No. of Prisoners. | Daily average No. of Prisoners. | Total No. of Days in Prison. | Average No. of Days in Prison. | Actual sickness, Prison of Glasgow. | Average duration of Sickness per annum for every Female. | Total No. of Prisoners. | Daily average No. of Prisoners. | Total No. of Days in Prison. | Average No. of Days in Prison. | Actual sickness, Prison of Glasgow. | Average duration of Sickness per annum for every Male. | Average duration of Sickness per annum for every Man. | Age. | Average duration of Sickness per annum for every Man, as shown by Tables of | No. liberated on account of Sickness. | Deaths. |
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| Years. | | | | Days & Decimals. | Days. | | | | | Days & Decimals. | Days. | Days & Decimals. | Days & Decimals. | Years. | Days & Decimals. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
| | | | | | | | | | | Decimals. | Days. | Decimals. | Decimals. | Years. | Decimals. | | | | |
| Under 16 | 68 | This cannot be given without immense labour, no register having been kept which readily shows the daily average of the various ages and sexes. | 4,520 | 66·47 | 11 | ·87 | 267 | This cannot be given without immense labour, no register having been kept which readily shows the daily average of the various ages and sexes. | 20,428 | 76·50 | 66 | 1·17 | | 21 | 4·0 | | | | |
| 16 to 21 | 317 | 23,575 | 74·36 | 61 | ·95 | 596 | 43,484 | 72·95 | 417 | 3·5 | 4·02 | 46 | 7·0 | 1 | | 3 | 2 |
| 21 to 26 | 209 | 17,140 | 82·00 | 125 | 2·74 | 376 | 23,128 | 61·51 | 116 | 1·83 | 5·40 | 57 | 14·0 | | 1 | | 1 |
| 26 to 31 | 172 | 8,932 | 51·93 | 57 | 2·34 | 204 | 11,886 | 58·26 | 86 | 2·65 | 4·49 | 63 | 21·0 | | | | |
| 31 to 36 | 95 | 6,306 | 66·37 | 30 | 1·89 | 111 | 8,409 | 75·75 | 64 | 2·83 | 4·55 | 65 | 30·8 | | 1 | | |
| 36 to 41 | 89 | 5,785 | 65· | 21 | 1·5 | 93 | 4,813 | 51·75 | 12 | 9· | 5·57 | 66 | 37·8 | | | 3 | 1 |
| 41 to 46 | 46 | 3,198 | 69·52 | 57 | 6·5 | 62 | 4,174 | 67·32 | 6 | ·49 | 5·18 | 67 | 46·2 | | | | |
| 46 to 51 | 45 | 1,813 | 40·28 | 7 | 1·38 | 37 | 1,195 | 32·29 | 7 | 2·16 | 5·43 | 68 | 56·0 | | | | |
| 51 to 56 | 24 | 1,530 | 63·75 | 9 | 2·19 | 26 | 1,156 | 44·46 | 25 | 7·9 | 6·80 | 69 | 63·0 | | 1 | | |
| 56 to 61 | 7 | 1,731 | 247·28 | 40 | 8· | 12 | 612 | 51· | 4 | 2·3 | 7·21 | 70 | 70·0 | | | | |
| 61 to 66 | 5 | 45 | 9· | | | 7 | 238 | 34· | 4 | 6· | 10·24 | | | | | 1 | |
| 66 to 71 | 2 | 362 | 181· | 60 | ·60 | 4 | 948 | 237· | | | 9·93 | | | | | 1 | |
| 71 to 76 | | | | | | 1 | 14 | 14· | | | 10·60 | | | | | | |
| 76 to 81 | | | | | | | | | | | 12·67 | | | | | | |
| Total. | 1,079 | | 74,837 | 69·36 | 478 | 2·33 | 1,796 | | 123,885 | 68·98 | 807 | 2·38 | | | | | | 8[[65]] | 4[[65]] |
| Dietary. | Weight.—First-rate, 24 ounces; second-rate, 30 ounces; third-rate, 36 ounces. |
| Equivalent Total in ounces of wheaten bread. |
Cost on an average 31
16d. per day, but taking the average of the last seven years, it cost exactly 2¾d. per day. |
| This is exclusive of fuel and cooking. |
| Table showing the Sickness experienced by 2,889 Prisoners committed to the Prison of Edinburgh from 1st January to 31st October, 1841, as compared with that of the East India Company’s Labourers, and the Highland Society’s Tables. |
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| Age. | Females. | Prison of Edinburgh. | Males. | Prison of Edinburgh. | East India Company’s Labourers. | Highland Society. | Prison of Edinburgh. |
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| Total No. of Prisoners. | Daily average No. of Prisoners. | Total No. of Days in Prison. | Average No. of Days in Prison. | Actual sickness, Prison of Edinburgh. | Average duration of Sickness per annum for every Female. | Total No. of Prisoners. | Daily average No. of Prisoners. | Total No. of Days in Prison. | Average No. of Days in Prison. | Actual sickness, Prison of Edinburgh. | Average duration of Sickness per annum for every Male. | Average duration of Sickness per annum for every Man. | Age. | Average duration of Sickness per annum for every Man, as shown by Tables of | No. liberated on account of Sickness. | Deaths. |
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| Years. | | | | Days & Decimals. | Days. | | | | | Days & Decimals. | Days. | Days & Decimals. | Days & Decimals. | Years. | Days & Decimals. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
| Under 16 | 106 | 11·9 | 3,631 | 34·25 | 9 | ·90 | 216 | 41·9 | 12,752 | 59·03 | 43 | 1·23 | | 21 | 4·0 | | | | |
| 16 to 21 | 420 | 49·2 | 15,060 | 35·85 | 25 | ·60 | 314 | 55·3 | 16,826 | 53·58 | 143 | 3·10 | 4·02 | 46 | 7·0 | | | 1 | |
| 21 to 26 | 437 | 42·6 | 12,952 | 29·61 | 102 | 2·87 | 223 | 28·9 | 8,199 | 36·72 | 37 | 1·64 | 5·40 | 57 | 14·0 | | | | |
| 26 to 31 | 252 | 22·8 | 6,958 | 27·61 | 57 | 2·90 | 136 | 15·8 | 4,818 | 35·42 | 36 | 2·72 | 4·49 | 63 | 21·0 | | | | |
| 31 to 36 | 135 | 17·7 | 5,463 | 40·66 | 32 | 2·01 | 95 | 11·2 | 3,426 | 36·06 | 25 | 2·63 | 4·55 | 65 | 30·8 | | | | |
| 36 to 41 | 105 | 11·1 | 3,399 | 32·37 | 11 | 1·17 | 81 | 9·8 | 3,007 | 37·12 | 7 | ·85 | 5·57 | 66 | 37·8 | | | | |
| 41 to 46 | 47 | 4·3 | 1,327 | 28·23 | 30[[66]] | 8·25 | 56 | 4·4 | 1,338 | 23·88 | 2 | ·51 | 5·18 | 67 | 46·2 | | | | |
| 46 to 51 | 60 | 7·5 | 2,294 | 38·23 | 6 | ·95 | 55 | 8·2 | 1,892 | 34·40 | 12 | 2·31 | 5·43 | 68 | 56·0 | | | 1 | |
| 51 to 56 | 14 | 1·6 | 494 | 35·28 | 3 | 2·21 | 23 | 1·7 | 544 | 23·85 | 13 | 8·71 | 6·80 | 69 | 63·O | | | 1 | |
| 56 to 61 | 29 | 1·7 | 524 | 18·06 | | | 24 | 3·3 | 1,004 | 41·83 | 36[[66]] | 13·09 | 7·21 | 70 | 70·0 | | | | |
| 61 to 66 | 9 | 1·2 | 386 | 42·88 | | | 19 | 2·2 | 683 | 35·94 | 8 | 4·27 | 10·24 | | | | | | |
| 66 to 71 | 11 | 1·1 | 339 | 30·81 | | | 8 | ·62 | 190 | 23·75 | | | 9·93 | | | | | | |
| 71 to 76 | 3 | ·23 | 70 | 23·33 | | | 3 | ·16 | 51 | 17· | | | 10·60 | | | | | | |
| 76 to 81 | 5 | ·43 | 130 | 26· | | | 3 | ·19 | 60 | 20· | 3[[66]] | 18·25 | 12·67 | | | | | 1 | |
| Total. | 1,663 | 173·36 | 53,057 | 32·49 | 275 | 1·9 | 1,256 | 179·67 | 54,790 | 43·62 | 365 | 2·4 | | | | | | 4 | |
| Table showing the Sickness experienced by 5,408 Prisoners committed to the Prisons of Salford from October 17, 1840, to October 16, 1841, as compared with that of the East India Company’s Labourers, and the Highland Society’s Tables. |
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| Age. | Females. | Prison of Salford. | Males. | Prison of Salford. | East India Company’s Labourers. | Highland Society. | Prison of Salford. |
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| Total No. of Prisoners. | Daily average No. of Prisoners. | Total No. of Days in Prison. | Average No. of Days in Prison. | Actual sickness, Prison of Salford. | Average duration of Sickness per annum for every Female. | Total No. of Prisoners. | Daily average No. of Prisoners. | Total No. of Days in Prison. | Average No. of Days in Prison. | Actual sickness, Prison of Salford. | Average duration of Sickness per annum for every Male. | Average duration of Sickness per annum for every Man. | Age. | Average duration of Sickness per annum for every Man, as shown by Tables of | No. liberated on account of Sickness. | Deaths. |
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| Years. | | | | Days & Decimals. | Days. | | | | | Days & Decimals. | Days. | Days & Decimals. | Days & Decimals. | Years. | Days & Decimals. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
| Under 16 | 58 | 12·93 | 3,353 | 57·81 | 4 | ·44 | 542 | 89·52 | 32,690 | 60·31 | 69 | ·77 | | 21 | 4·0 | | | | |
| 16 to 21 | 279 | 37·52 | 13,701 | 49·1 | 372 | 9·91 | 1,072 | 155·2 | 56,671 | 52·86 | 623 | 4·01 | 4·02 | 46 | 7·0 | | | | |
| 21 to 26 | 264 | 31·96 | 11,681 | 44·24 | 239 | 7·46 | 935 | 118·2 | 43,166 | 46·16 | 293 | 2·4 | 5·40 | 57 | 14·0 | | | 1 | |
| 26 to 31 | 185 | 26·69 | 9,748 | 52·7 | 409 | 15·31 | 590 | 78·07 | 28,507 | 47·67 | 182 | 2·33 | 4·49 | 83 | 21·0 | | | | 1 |
| 31 to 36 | 120 | 17·33 | 6,329 | 52·74 | 316 | 18·22 | 371 | 43·39 | 15,847 | 42·71 | 135 | 3·1 | 4·55 | 85 | 30·8 | | | 2 | 1 |
| 36 to 41 | 90 | 8·49 | 3,238 | 36· | 56 | 6·31 | 316 | 41·14 | 15,023 | 47·54 | 210 | 5·1 | 5·57 | 66 | 37·8 | | | 1 | |
| 41 to 46 | 58 | 9·98 | 3,647 | 62·89 | 213 | 21·31 | 170 | 19·98 | 7,298 | 42·93 | 55 | 2·75 | 5·18 | 67 | 46·2 | | | 1 | |
| 46 to 51 | 46 | 6·36 | 2,325 | 50·54 | 55 | 8·63 | 117 | 13·11 | 4,818 | 41·18 | 77 | 5·83 | 5·43 | 68 | 56·0 | | | 1 | |
| 51 to 56 | 17 | 2·83 | 1,034 | 60·82 | | | 75 | 9·42 | 3,443 | 45·09 | 51 | 5·43 | 6·80 | 69 | 63·0 | | | | |
| 56 to 61 | 9 | 1·07 | 393 | 43·60 | 80 | 74·3 | 47 | 4·24 | 1,547 | 32·93 | 7 | 1·65 | 7·21 | 70 | 70·0 | | | | |
| 61 to 66 | 4 | ·05 | 192 | 38· | 29 | 55·13 | 20 | 3·08 | 1,127 | 56·35 | 83 | 2·67 | 10·24 | | | | | 1 | |
| 66 to 71 | 1 | | 14 | 14· | | | 9 | ·07 | 267 | 29·66 | 2 | 2·69 | 9·93 | | | | | 1 | |
| 71 to 76 | | | 30 | 30· | | | 4 | ·27 | 101 | 25·25 | | | 10·60 | | | | | | |
| 76 to 81 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12·67 | | | | | | |
| Total | 1,132 | 155·21 | 55,635 | 49·37 | 1,773 | 11·6 | 4,276 | 574·53 | 210,503 | 49·23 | 1,787 | 3·098 | | | | | | 8 | 2 |
28.—Experience of Sickness in the Wynds of Edinburgh.
| Table showing the Sickness experienced by 334 Persons, from 10th November, 1840, to 10th November, 1841, in some of the Wynds and Closes of Edinburgh, compared with the Sickness experienced in the Edinburgh Prison, by the East India Company’s Labourers, and by the Members of Benefit Societies, as shown in the Highland Society’s Tables. |
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| Age. | Females. | Closes and Wynds. | Prison of Edinburgh. | Males. | Closes and Wynds. | Prison of Edinburgh. | East India Company’s Labourers. | Highland Society. | Closes and Wynds. | Prison of Edinburgh. |
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| No. of Persons. | Actual Sickness, Closes and Wynds of Edinburgh | Average duration of Sickness per Annum for every Female. | Average duration of Sickness per Annum for every Female. | No. of Persons. | Actual Sickness, Closes and Wynds of Edinburgh | Average duration of Sickness per Annum for every Male. | Average duration of Sickness per Annum for every Male. | Average duration of Sickness per Annum for every Male. | Age. | Average duration of Sickness per Annum for every Man, as shown by Tables of | Deaths. | Deaths. |
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| Years. | | Days. | Days and Decimals. | Days and Decimals. | | Days. | Days and Decimals. | Days and Decimals. | Days and Decimals. | Years. | Days and Decimals. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
| Under 12 | 12 | 98 | 8·1 | | 6 | 21 | 3·5 | | | | | 1 | | | |
| 12 to 16 | 19 | 244 | 12·8 | ·90 | 21 | 49 | 2·3 | 1·23 | | 21 | 4·0 | | | | |
| 16 to 21 | 19 | 112 | 5·9 | ·60 | 19 | 98 | 5·1 | 3·10 | 4·02 | 46 | 7·0 | | | 1 | |
| 21 to 26 | 18 | 273 | 15·1 | 2·87 | 7 | 77 | 11·0 | 1·64 | 5·40 | 57 | 14·0 | | 2 | | |
| 26 to 31 | 23 | 215 | 9·3 | 2·90 | 16 | 133 | 8·3 | 2·72 | 4·49 | 63 | 21·0 | | | | |
| 31 to 36 | 12 | 133 | 11·0 | 2·01 | 17 | 70 | 4·1 | 2·63 | 4·55 | 65 | 30·8 | | | | |
| 36 to 41 | 30 | 199 | 6·6 | 1·17 | 19 | 287 | 15·1 | ·85 | 5·57 | 66 | 37·8 | | | | |
| 41 to 46 | 9 | 84 | 9·3 | 8·25 | 13 | 393 | 30·0 | ·51 | 5·18 | 67 | 46·2 | | 1 | | |
| 46 to 51 | 11 | 477 | 43·3 | ·93 | 15 | 243 | 16·2 | 2·31 | 5·43 | 68 | 56·0 | | | 1 | |
| 51 to 56 | 5 | 81 | 16·2 | 2·21 | 5 | 152 | 30·4 | 8·71 | 6·80 | 69 | 63·0 | | | 1 | |
| 56 to 61 | 10 | 71 | 7·1 | ·00 | 9 | 385 | 42·7 | 13·09 | 7·21 | 70 | 70·0 | 1 | | | |
| 61 to 66 | 5 | 56 | 11·2 | ·00 | 5 | 321 | 64·2 | 4·27 | 10·24 | | | | | | |
| 66 to 71 | 1 | 0 | ·0 | ·00 | 2 | 82 | 41·0 | ·00 | 9·93 | | | | | | |
| 71 to 76 | 2 | 365 | 182·5 | ·00 | 3 | 251 | 83·6 | ·00 | 10·60 | | | | | | |
| 76 to 81 | 1 | 35 | 35· | ·00 | | | | 18·25 | 12·67 | | | | | 1 | |
| Total. | 177 | 2,443 | 13·8 | 1·9 | 157 | 2,562 | 16·3 | 2·4 | | | | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
29.—Suggested Form of Notification to Owners or Occupiers for the distribution of the Expense of permanent Alterations, and the avoidance of Overcharges on persons enjoying only portions of the benefit.
The Commissioners of Sewers appointed to superintend the execution of the Act of Victoria, passed for the protection of the public health, which requires that every inhabited tenement shall be provided with proper means of drainage, and cleansing, and the removal of refuse, have caused a survey to be made of the houses and tenements in—[court or street, as the case may be]. On this survey it appears that your house, with others in the same place, are without the requisites required by law; that they are without proper sewers, without drainage from the house, and without water or proper means for the constant removal of night-soil, or conveniences for cleansing.
By the section of the Act the several requisites hereunder described are directed to be provided and completed within months after this date.