n all countries where statistics have been compiled, the number of male deaf mutes exceeds that of the female. In 1871 there were in Prussia 12,736 male and 10,843 female deaf mutes. In England and Wales in 1883 there were 4,408 male and 3,280 female deaf mutes. In Staffordshire 264 males and 217 females. In Leicestershire 64 males and 50 females. In Lincolnshire 112 males and 93 females. In Nottinghamshire 96 males and 75 females; and in Derbyshire 121 males and 88 females.
PROBABLE NUMBERS OF THE DEAF & DUMB.
here is an increasing desire on the part of the various Governments of the world to give information likely to be useful to the instructors of the deaf and dumb, but it has been proved beyond doubt that the Census returns in many cases are not altogether reliable, the numbers being considerably understated. The following Table by Hartman, compiled from the various census returns, shows the per centage to the population:—
European Countries. | |||||
| Date of Statistics. | Total Population. | No. of Deaf Mutes. | Deaf Mutes among 10,000 Inhabitants. | ||
| 1 | Germany | 1877 | 39,862,133 | 38,489 | 9.66 |
| 2 | France | 1872 | 36,102,921 | 22,610 | 6.26 |
| 3 | Great Britain and Ireland | 1871 | 31,631,212 | 18,152 | 5.70 |
| 4 | Italy | 1871 | 26,413,132 | 19,385 | 7.34 |
| 5 | Austria | 1869 | 20,394,980 | 19,701 | 9.66 |
| 6 | Hungary | 1870 | 15,417,327 | 20,699 | 13.43 |
| 7 | Spain | 1860 | 15,658,531 | 10,905 | 6.96 |
| 8 | Belgium | 1858 | 4,529,560 | 1,989 | 4.39 |
| 9 | Netherlands | 1869 | 3,575,080 | 1,119 | 3.35 |
| 10 | Sweden | 1870 | 4,168,525 | 4,266 | 10.23 |
| 11 | Norway | 1865 | 1,701,756 | 1,569 | 9.22 |
| 12 | Switzerland | 1870 | 2,669,147 | 6,544 | 24.52 |
| 13 | Denmark | 1870 | 1,864,496 | 1,156 | 6.20 |
Non European Countries. | |||||
| 1 | United States of America | 1870 | 38,558,371 | 16,205 | 4.20 |
| 2 | Argentine Republic | 1870 | 1,743,199 | 6,626 | 38.07 |
| 3 | British Colonies in N. America | 1871 | 583,535 | 470 | 8.05 |
| 4 | In the West Indies | 1871 | 905,730 | 690 | 7.62 |
| 5 | In Africa | 1871 | 330,460 | 529 | 16.01 |
| 6 | In Australia | 1871 | 305,730 | 56 | 1.83 |
In Prussia (1875) the Census showed a population of 24,604,351, the number of the deaf and dumb being 24,315, or 9.9 to 10,000 of the population. In India there are, it is said, over 200,000 deaf mutes. The total number in the world is supposed to be over 700,000.