The life of John Heysham, M.D : and his correspondence with Mr. Joshua Milne relative to the Carlisle bills of mortality / edited by Henry Lonsdale.

  • Heysham, John, 1753-1834.
Date:
1870
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Credit: The life of John Heysham, M.D : and his correspondence with Mr. Joshua Milne relative to the Carlisle bills of mortality / edited by Henry Lonsdale. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    observations, I hope you may be able to refer my brother to printed information at greater length on the subject, which he will forward me, as I cannot expect you to take the trouble of writing at any great length : but that I may enable you to furnish me with such information as you may not have printed, with as little trouble as possible, I have kept my remarks and queries distinct, and having numbered each of them, have reserved a copy, so that answering them by their numbers you may not have occasion to repeat them. I can neither expect nor desire that you should go farther into the subject than your taste or your zeal may render agreeable to you ; but any information you may give, should it be ever so little, will be very thankfully received by, Sir, Your most obedient servant, Joshua Milne, Actuary to the Sun Life Office. Expectation of Life at Carlisle by By the same Table it appears that out the Table mentioned within. of the whole number born The Table was constructed from the enumerations of 1780 and 17S7, given in Dr. Ileysliam’s 3d Table, and from the Mortality given in the Doctor’s 5th and 6th Tables, that took place from the commencement of 1780 to the end of 1787, that of 1779 not being included. Age. Expectation. O 39.86 5 51-23 10 48.68 is 44-73 20 4123 25 37.60 30 34-03 35 30.84 40 27.44 45 24.18 50 21.03 55 17-63 60 14.29 65 11.66 70 9-oS 75 6.90 80 5-42 85 4-43 90 3-i5 95 1.94 IOO •50 One of, Attains the Age of 2 43 years. 3 63 » 4 69 » IO 79 » 5000 100 „ P.S.—I should also be much obliged to Dr. H. for his permission to publish such parts of his Tables, or other information he may be pleased to afford me,