So that the number of communicants is in all 3,260,000 souls; and the number of fighting men between sixteen and sixty is 1,308,000.

SCHEME B.

Males. Females. Males. Females. Both.
In London and bills of mortality 10 to 13 230,000 300,000 530,000
In the other cities and market-towns 8 to 9 410,000 460,000 870,000
In the villages and hamlets 100 to 99 2,060,000 2,040,000 4,100,000
27 to 28 2,700,000 2,800,000 5,500,000

That as to other distinctions they appear by the said assessments to bear these proportions.

People. Males. Females.
Husbands and wives at above 34½% 1,900,000 950,000 950,000
Widowers at above 1½% 90,000 90,000
Widows at about 4½% 240,000 240,000
Children at above 45% 2,500,000 1,300,000 1,200,000
Servants at about 10½% 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 ofMortality. Souls.

The other Citiesand great Towns. Souls.

The Villages andHamlets. Souls.

Husbands and Wives

37%

196,100

36%

313,200

34%

1,394,000

Widowers

2%

10,600

2%

17,400

1½%

61,500

Widows

7%

37,100

6%

52,200

4½%

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

SCHEME B (continued).

He further observes, supposing the people to be 5,500,000, that the yearly births of the Kingdom may be 190,000, and that the several ages of the people may be as follows:

In all. Males. Females.
Those under 1 years old 170,000 88,500 81,500
Those under 5 years old 820,000 413,300 406,700
Those under 10 years old 1,520,000 762,900 757,100
Those above 16 years old 3,260,000 1,578,000 1,682,000
Those above 21 years old 2,700,000 1,300,000 1,400,000
Those above 25 years old 2,400,000 1,152,000 1,248,000
Those above 60 years old 600,000 270,000 330,000
Those under 16 years old 2,240,000
Those above 16 years old 3,260,000
Total of the people 5,500,000