Evidence of Rev. J. Clay. Health of Towns Report, page 174.

The following table shows the progressive decrease in the vitality of the three classes from the age of 21 years:—

Gentry, &c. Tradesmen, &c. Operatives.
21 years old 100 100 100
Remaining at 30 years old 94.7 89.4 79.7
„ 40 years old 83.2 73.2 63.7
„ 50 years old 73.4 55.0 48.9
„ 60 years old 59.1 40.4 34.6
„ 70 years old 33.4 26.5 18.9
„ 80 years old 10.8 9.6 7.1
„ 90 years old 1.6 1.5 1.1
„ 100 years old . . . . 0.6
Terminates at 92 years. Terminates at 96 years. Terminates at 103 years.

Evidence of Rev. J. Clay. Health of Towns Report, page 175.

1. Saving by one-third of the actual number of Deaths. The expense of each being estimated at 2l. 10s. £1,240
2. Saving in the excess of Births beyond 1 in 44 of the Population; the expense of each Birth being taken at 1l. £827
3. Saving in day’s labour from sickness, estimating one-third of the cases out of the expense. 16,710 Cases. £7,047
4. Reduction by one-half of the existing expense of Widowhood and Orphanage, the amount taken from the actual expenditure. £501
5. Saving in the expense of Insurance, by keeping the water on night and day, so as to be in readiness at one minute’s notice. Estimated on half the number of Houses at 6s. per House. £15,000
6. Saving of Productive Manure estimated at 10s. per head on the whole Population. All liquid and solid Manure and Street Sweepings being carried out of Town by the Sewers. £25,000
7. Saving in Washing, &c. consequent on the burning of Factory Smoke. Estimated at 1d. per head per week of the Population. £10,450
8. Saving of outside painting of Shops and Houses; estimating the cost per House at 25s. and the saving at one-fourth of the sum. £1,250
£. s. d.
Total annual saving to the town 47,815 0 0
Total weekly saving to the town 919 10 4
Total annual saving to each house 4 15 7
Total weekly saving to each house 0 1 10
Total annual saving to each individual 0 19 1
Total weekly saving to each individual 0 0 4¼

Evidence of Rev. J. Clay. Health of Towns Report, page 197.

Total Number of Houses.

A.
Cost per House for Capital.

B.
Rent per House.

C.
Total Outlay.

D.
Total Increased Rental required defraying by Annual Instalmentsof Principal and Interest of 20 Years for the House cleansing andWater Apparatus, and 30 Years for Sewers and Drains.

£.

s.

d.

s.

d.

£.

£.

s.

d.

1. In want of water

5,000

0

10

0

0

6

2,500

200

15

0

2. . . . main sewer

10,000

0

5

0

0

2

2,500

162

12

6

. . . secondary do.

7,919

2

9

6

2

6

19,599

1,274

18

9

3. . . . house-drains

10,000

0

15

0

0

9

7,500

487

17

9

4. . . . water closets

10,000

2

0

0

2

0

20,000

1,606

1

0

5. . . . ventilation

10,000

0

15

0

0

9

7,500

602

4

6

6. . . . street-sweeping

10,000

. . .

9

3

. .

4,625

0

0

£. s. d.
Total immediate expenditure of capital required for the improvement of the town 51,599 0 0
Total increased rental (including the annual expense of street-sweeping) 8,959 9 8
Immediate expenditure for each house 5 19 3
Total increased annual rent for each house 0 15 11
Total increased weekly rent for each house 0 0 3¾
Immediate expenditure per head of the population 1 3 9
Annual expenditure per head of the population 0 3 6½
Weekly expenditure per head of the population 0 0 0¾ 14/52

Evidence of Rev. J. Clay. Health of Towns Report, page 196.