2.  That if the people of London of all ages were as long-lived as those in the country, London would increase in people much faster pro rata than the country.

3.  That the reasons why each marriage in London produces fewer children than the country marriages seem to be —

(1) From the more frequent fornications and adulteries.

(2) From a greater luxury and intemperance.

(3) From a greater intentness on business.

(4) From the unhealthfulness of the coal smoke.

(5) From a greater inequality of age between the husbands and wives.

(6) From the husbands and wives not living so long as in the country.

He further observes, accounting the people to be 5,500,000, that the said five millions and a half (including the transitory people and vagrants) appear by the assessments on marriages, births, and burials, to bear the following proportions in relation to males and females, and other distinctions of the people, viz.:-

SCHEMA A

People Annual Marriages Producing

children
                                                    In all each

530,000 London and bills of mortality 1 in 106 5,000 4.0 870,000 The cities and market towns 1 in 128 6,800 4.5 4,100,000 The villages and hamlets 1 in 141 29,200 4.8 5,500,000 1 in 134 41,000 4.64

Annual Births Annual Burials
In all In
all
London and bills of mortality 1 in 26.5 20,000 1 in 24.1 22,000 The cities and market towns 1 in 28.5 30,600 1 in 30.4 28,600 The villages and hamlets 1 in 29.4 29,200 1 in 34.4 119,400
1 in 28.95 190,000 1 in 32.35
170,000

Vide Scheme B.

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 10 to 13 230,000 300,000 530,000
bills of mortality
In the other cities 8 to 9 410,000 460,000 870,000
and market-towns
In the villages and 100 to 99 2,060,000 2,040,000 4,100,000
hamlets
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 1,900,000 950,000 950,000
at above, 34.5%
Widowers at above 1.5% 90,000 90,000 Widows at about 4.5% 240,000 240,000 Children at above 45% 2,500,000 1,300,000 1,200,000 Servants at about 10.5% 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