Volume 1

The philosophy of health ; or, an exposition of the physical and mental constitution of man, with a view to the promotion of human longevity and happiness / by Southwood Smith.

  • Smith, Southwood, 1788-1861.
Date:
1847
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Credit: The philosophy of health ; or, an exposition of the physical and mental constitution of man, with a view to the promotion of human longevity and happiness / by Southwood Smith. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    who flourished about the middle of the last cen- tury, estimated it at this average at that period. The result of all Mr. Finlaison’s investigations is a conviction that the average for the whole of Europe does not materially differ at the present time. He has ascertained by an actual observa- tion, that in the year 1832 it was precisely this in the town of Ostend. Taking this town, then, as the subject of comparison, it is found that the pro- bable duration of life among the male sex at Ostend exceeds the Roman allowance by the fol- lowing number of years; namely, At the age of 17, the excess in round numbers is 5 years. 22 - 5 * 27 - - - 5 32 - 5 37 - 3 42 47 52 57 62 67 72 77 3 5 5 4 4 2 1 0 But it is not improbable that the Romans made some deduction from what they knew to be the real value of life among the citizens of Rome, on account of the use of the money appropriated to