Facts connected with the social and sanitary condition of the working classes in the city of Dublin, with tables of sickness, medical attendance, deaths, expectation of life, &c., &c.; together with some gleanings from the census returns of 1841 / By Thomas Willis.

  • Willis, Thomas, 1789-1881.
Date:
1845
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Credit: Facts connected with the social and sanitary condition of the working classes in the city of Dublin, with tables of sickness, medical attendance, deaths, expectation of life, &c., &c.; together with some gleanings from the census returns of 1841 / By Thomas Willis. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service. The original may be consulted at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service.

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    mortality clubs, &c, amongst the working people, much practical utility may be derived from a table setting forth the expectation of life amongst a working population in a crowded city. I have accordingly arranged the follow- ing table:— A Table of the Expectation of Life at every Year of Age, agreeably to the Data contained in the preceding Tables. k ira Expectation of Life. Age. Expectation of Life. .Age. Expectation of Life. 0 . iy lo O A o4 . 22 Jj 68 9-22 1 art . t o Q K OU . 241 9U 69 . 8-87 2 . lo yi ot> . 21'48 70 8-51 3 . 28-70 37 . 21-04 71 8-14 4 QA.Ol CO . 2v 04 *7 0 72 7-79 5 . ol 6d oi) on >oo 73 7-44 6 . o I / 2 4U 74 7-51 7 . 62 xo A 1 41 i o • a o 7o 6-79 8 . 62 40 A O 4.6 . iy uo 7o 6-38 Q 43 • AO u^ 77 6-17 10 . 32-16 44 . 18-26 78 5-89 11 . 31-75 45 . 17-89 79 5-65 12 . 31-24 46 . 17-52 80 5 43 13 . 30-72 47 . 17-13 81 521 14 . 30-21 48 . 16-76 82 4-95 15 . 29-69 49 . 16-39 83 4-68 16 . 29-18 50 . 16-02 84 4-37 17 . 28-68 51 . 15-64 85 4-04 18 . 28-32 52 . 15-20 86 3-66 19 . 28-02 53 . 14-76 87 3-25 20 . 27-69 54 . 14-32 88 2-78 21 . 27-38 55 . 13-88 89 2-24 22 . 27-02 56 . 13-44 90 1-65 23 . 26-73 57 . 13-02 91 24 . 26-37 58 . 12-60 92 25 . 25-94 59 . 12-21 93 26 . 25-56 60 . 11-83 94 27 28 . 25-25 . 24-91 61 62 . 11-47 . 11-13 95 96 • -50 29 . 24-48 63 . 10-82 97 30 . 24 06 64 . 10-52 98 31 . 23-63 65 . 10-20 99 32 . 23-19 66 . 9-89 100 33 . 22-76 67 . . 9-56 The population of the district on which the preceding tables were formed is stationary as to numbers; and although the mortality in infancy is so very great, yet the proportionate numbers at each age now living are