[21] Journal of the Statistical Society, September, 1872.
[22] Miscellaneous Statistics for the United Kingdom, 1868-9, and Parliamentary Paper, No. 416, Session 1867-68.
Length of electric telegraphs belonging to railway companies and telegraph companies respectively.
In placing the total mileage of telegraph line at 16,066, in 1865, Mr. Scudamore excluded the mileage of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company.
| Railway Companies: | 1865 | 1866 | 1867 | 1868 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancashire & Yorkshire | Not | stated | 430 | 432 |
| London, Brighton & South Coast | 241 | 266 | 284 | 284 |
| London, Chatham & Dover | 134 | 134 | 134 | 140 |
| South Eastern Railway | 324 | 333 | 351 | 351 |
| Other Railway Companies | Not | stated | … | 3,665 |
| Total returned | 699 | 733 | 1,199 | 4,872 |
| Electric Telegraph Companies: | ||||
| Electric & International | 9,306 | 9,740 | 10,007 | 10,007 |
| British & Irish Magnetic | 4,401 | 4,464 | 4,696 | 4,696 |
| The United Kingdom | 1,672 | 1,676 | 1,692 | 1,692 |
| The London District | 123 | 150 | 150 | 163 |
| So. Western of Ireland | Not | stated | … | 85 |
| Total of Companies | 15,502 | 16,030 | 16,545 | 16,643 |
| Grand Total returned | 16,201 | 16,763 | 17,744 | 21,515 |
[23] In the Fortnightly Review, December, 1875, Mr. W. S. Jevons, the eminent British statistician and economist, stated that the telegraph mileage was 24,000 miles. This statement is accepted in the absence of any official information. From 1870 to 1895 neither the Reports of the Postmaster General, nor the Statistical Abstracts, nor the Board of Trade Returns stated the mileage of telegraph lines; only the total mileage of telegraph wires was published.
[24] Mr. Scudamore’s percentage figures, in some instances, were only roughly correct.
| Distance of the Telegraph Station from the Post Office, miles | Number of Towns | Range of Population | Aggregate Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.25 | 7 | 2,000 to 16,000 | 43,000 |
| 1.50 | 7 | 2,000 to 65,000 | 84,000 |
| 1.75 | 2 | 2,000 to 4,000 | 6,000 |
| 2.00 | 6 | 2,000 to 15,000 | 23,000 |
| 2.50 | 3 | 3,000 to 5,000 | 11,000 |
| 3.00 | 6 | 2,000 to 8,000 | 23,000 |
| 3.25 | 1 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
| 3.50 | 4 | 2,000 to 4,000 | 11,000 |
| 3.75 | 1 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
| 4.00 | 3 | 4,000 | 12,000 |
| 4.50 | 2 | 3,000 | 6,000 |
| 4.75 | 2 | 3,000 to 5,000 | 8,000 |
| 5.00 | 7 | 2,000 to 37,000 | 62,000 |
| 5.50 | 1 | 5,000 | 5,000 |
| 6.00 | 4 | 2,000 to 4,000 | 12,000 |
| 6.75 | 1 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
| 7.00 | 5 | 4,000 to 7,000 | 27,000 |
| 9.00 | 2 | 3,000 to 6,000 | 9,000 |
| 9.25 | 1 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
| 10.00 | 2 | 3,000 to 6,000 | 9,000 |
| 12.50 | 1 | 14,000 | 14,000 |
| 14.00 | 1 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
| 17.75 | 1 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
| ? | 1 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| 71 | 388,000 |