# The Bills of Mortality in Several Parts of Europe, for the Years 1724 and 1725. Extracted from the Acta Breslaviensia, by the Same **Author(s):** Dr. Scheuchzer **Year:** 1729 **Journal:** Philosophical Transactions (1683-1775) **Volume:** 36 **Pages:** 15 pages **Identifier:** jstor-103508 **JSTOR URL:** --- II. The Bills of Mortality in several Parts of Europe, for the Years 1724 and 1725. Extracted from the Acta Breslaviensia, by the Same. For the Year 1724. A List of those that were Born and Buried at Breslaw in the Year 1724. | Persons. | Among the Dead were, | |----------|---------------------| | From the 25th to the 31st of Dec. 1723. | Married Men 231 | | January 1724. | Married Women 148 | | February | Widows and Widowers 154 | | March | Batchelors 57 | | April | Maidens 66 | | May | Children to 10 Years of Age. Boys 417 | | June | Girls 326 | | July | Still-born Boys 36 | | August | Girls 31 | | September | Total 1466 | | October | Christened | | November | Males 709 | | 1 Dec. to 24 Dec. | Females 613 | | Sum Total | Total 1322 | | 1466 | Married 386 Pairs. | In In Vienna. Buried 5524, among whom | Years of Age | Number | |--------------|--------| | 90 | 3 | | 92 | 2 | | 93 | 2 | | 95 | 5 | | 96 | 2 | | 97 | 1 | | 98 | 3 | | 99 | 1 | | 100 | 2 | | 101 | 3 | | 103 | 2 | | 106 | 1 | Christened 4427. At Lübau. Buried 135 Christened 166 Married 38 Pairs At Lauban. Christened Boys 107 Girls 116 Total 223 Buried Buried Married Men 29 Married Women 19 Batchelors 7 Maidens 15 Children { Boys 68 Girls 61 Infants 23 Still-born 17 Widows and { 18 Widowers 257. Among which there died 97 Children of the Small-Pox. There were married 73 Couple. At Dresden Christened Boys 715 Girls 712 Bastards { Boys 60 Girls 70 Total 1557 Buried Married Men 161 Married Women 151 Widowers 35 Widows 143 Batchelors 72 Maidens 71 Children Boys 522 Girls 508 Still-born Boys 58 Girls 40 Total 1761. Being 204 more than were Christened. Married Couple 413. At Leipsick. Christened in January 79 in July 78 February 71 August 94 March 99 Sept. 79 April 78 October 79 May 74 November 50 June 69 December 63 470 443 470 Total 913 Christened in all 913. Boys 491, Girls 422; among whom there were three Children at one Birth, born the 31st of October, one being alive, the two others Still-born, besides 14 Twins. Buried in January 53 February 78 March 87 April 109 May 100 June 74 July 90 August 86 September 77 October 73 November 70 December 64 Total 961 Among which Married Men 122 Married Women 81 Batchelors 51 Maidens 44 Children { Boys 234 Girls 210 Women in Childbed 17 Infants { Boys 59 Girls 28 Still-born { Boys 33 Girls 28 Widows & Widowers 54 Total 961 Married Couple 276. At Erfurt. Christened 659 Buried 612 Married Couple 188 At Salfeld. Christened 119 Buried 90 Married 24 Couple. At Gera. Buried Married Men 28 Married Women 15 Widowers 4 Widows 22 Batchelors 6 Maidens 4 Children Boys 76 Girls 42 Total 197 Including 10 Still-born. Christened Boys 153 Girls 143 Total 296 Including 6 Twins; one of which was Still-born. Married Couple 82 At Berlin. Christened 2798 Buried 2492 Married Couple 864 In all the King of Prussia's Dominions. | Region | Born | Married Couple | Buried | |---------------------------------------------|------|----------------|--------| | In the Kingdom of Prussia | 21685| 4611 | 13680 | | Churmarck Brandenburg | 19507| 5019 | 12949 | | New Marck | 7044 | 1838 | 4285 | | Dukedom of Magdeburg | | | | | and County of Mansfeld | 8584 | 2073 | 6035 | | Dukedom of Cleves and County of Marck | 6949 | 2071 | 7182 | | Dutchy of Pomerania | 8168 | 1949 | 5670 | | Principality of Halberstadt | 2889 | 781 | 2326 | | County of Hohnstein | 593 | 171 | 399 | | Principality of Minden | 2203 | 684 | 2030 | | County of Ravensberg | 2417 | 680 | 2166 | | Principality of Mirs | 426 | 166 | 529 | | Dukedom of Geldren | 1861 | 420 | 1860 | | County of Teklenburg | 497 | 146 | 517 | | County of Lingen | 769 | 255 | 647 | | Lauenburg and Butow | 607 | 133 | 361 | | French Colonies | 711 | 185 | 546 | | **Total** | **84910** | **21182** | **61182** | Among the Christened were 2215 Bastards. Among the Dead 66, who lived to 90, and upwards as far as 100. At Regenspurg, among the Protestants, Christened Boys 172 Girls 126 Total 298. Among which were 5 Twins. Buried Married Men 34 Married Women 46 Including 13 Widows and four that died in Child-bed. Batchelors 13 Maidens 7 Children Boys 79 Girls 110 Total 289 Married Couple 68 At Amsterdam. Buried 7622 Married 2294 At Venice. Buried 4590 Born 5046 At Copenhagen. Christened Boys 1306 Girls 1183 Total 2489 Buried Men 486 Women 343 Boys 991 Girls 931 Total 2751. Being 262 more than were born, and 837 more than there died in this City the Year before; this extraordinary Mortality being ascribed to the Small-Pox being very rife. Married Couple 748 At Dantzick. Christened 1999 Married Couple 488 Buried 1872, or 377 more than the Year before. Bills of Mortality for the Year 1725. At Breslau. From Dec. 25 to 31, 1724. January 1725 125 February 115 March 129 April 166 May 122 June 106 July 121 August 107 September 115 October 141 November 97 Dec. 1, to 24 67 Total 1441 Among which Married Men 259 Married Women 153 Widows and Widowers 158 Batchelors 64 Maidens 58 Children to 10 Years of Age 364 Still-born Boys 44 Girls 306 Boys 364 Girls 306 Still-born Boys 44 Girls 35 Total 1441 Christened 1 Christened Boys 664 Girls 675 Total 1339 Married 363 Couple. At Vienna. Buried Men 1007 Women 1433 Boys 1865 Girls 1560 Total 5865. Among which Christened 4708 At Dresden. Christened Boys 758 Girls 714 Bastards Boys 68 Girls 60 Total 1600 Buried Buried Married Men 225 Married Women 174 Widowers 36 Widows 65 Batchelors 99 Maidens 167 Children Boys 478 among which, Boys 53 Girls 398 Still-born Girls 33 Total 1642 Married Couple 519 At Leipsick. Christened Boys 478 Girls 461 Total 940. Among which were Posthumous Births 6 Twins 12 Bastards 141, and among them 3 Twins. Married 260 Couple. Buried Married Men 113 Married Women 75 Batchelors 49 Maidens 34 Boys 165 Girls 106 Women in Childbed 10 Children Boys 58 Girls 51 Still-born Boys 45 Girls 24 Widows and Widowers 77 Total 807 At Erfurt. Buried 617 Christened 624 Married 183 Couple. At Coburg. Christened Boys 105 Girls 101 206. Among which 3 Twins and 8 Bastards. Buried Married Men 35 Married Women 35 Women in Childbed 2 Batchelors 4 Maidens 10 Children 96. Six of which were Still-born. Total 182 According According to the Months. | Month | Christenings | Burials | |---------|--------------|---------| | January | 17 | 22 | | February| 27 | 13 | | March | 24 | 18 | | April | 18 | 20 | | May | 16 | 11 | | June | 15 | 10 | | | **117** | **94** | | Month | Christenings | Burials | |---------|--------------|---------| | July | 12 | 18 | | August | 10 | 14 | | Sept. | 21 | 13 | | Oct. | 23 | 15 | | Nov. | 11 | 9 | | Dec. | 12 | 19 | | | **89** | **88** | Total | **117** | **95** | Married Couple | 46 At Regenspurg among the Protestants. Christened Boys | 142 Girls | 126 | **268** Among which 4 Twins. Buried Married Men | 42 Married Women | 39 Batchelors | 13 Maidens | 11 Children | { Boys 58 | Girls 50 | Total **213** Married Couple | 80 At Franckfort on the Mayn. Christened Boys 346 Girls 385 731. Including 10 Twins, 4 Posthumous Births, 1 Jew, 2 Foundlings, and 22 Bastards. Buried 843 Christened at Sachsenhausen Boys 87 Girls 79 166. Including 2 Twins and 9 Bastards. Buried at Sachsenhausen 168 Married Pairs at Franckfort and Sachsenhausen 209. Marriages at Amsterdam in the Reformed Church. In 1724 2294 1725 2249 At Venice. Born 4836 Buried 4816 At Dantzick. Christened 2012 Buried 1678 Married Couple 46 P. S. The Publisher is informed that this will be the last Account that will be given in so particular a Manner: The University of Breslaw designing for the future to give only a general Table, as practised in London. S 2 III. Part