{ "id": "a11388d99efda1fc27017b38061ab8da2a684f55", "text": "August the 22d One Man, aged - - - - 82\nAugust the 23d One Man, aged - - - - 83\n\nMen 4\nWomen 2\n\nIn 1726, at Gravely in Hertfordshire, 31 Miles from London, almost every Sixth Soul is upwards of Sixty. Inhabitants 187. aged above Sixty, 29.\n\nX. A farther Account of the Bills of Mortality, &c. of several considerable Towns in Europe, for the Years 1722 and 1723, extracted from the Acta Breslaviensia, by Sir Conrad Spengell, R. S. S. & Col. Reg. Medic. Lond. Lic.\n\nA List of those that were born and buried, &c. in Breslaw, &c. in the Year 1722.\n\nFrom the 25th of Dec. Buried Christened\nto the 31st, 1721. 35 Males - - - - 665\nFemales - - - - 670\n1335\n\nJanuary, 1722. - - - 100 Married 424 Pair.\nFebruary, - - - 94 Among the Dead were\nMarch, - - - 129 Married Men - - 231\nApril, - - - 121 Married Women - - 149\nMay, - - - 122 Widows and\nJune, - - - 182 Widowers - - 150\nJuly, - - - 185 Batchelors - - 57\nAugust, - - - 203 Maidens - - 52\nSeptember, - - - 167 Children to 10 Years of Age\nOctober, - - - 173 Boys 570\nNovember, - - - 190 Girls 499\nDecember, 'till the 24th 90 Still-born Boys 53\nGirls 30\n1791\n\nIn\nIn Vienna\n\nBuried,\n\nMen, 1038 Among which was, 1 of 105, 1 of 110,\nWomen, 942 and another of 111 Years of Age.\nBoys, 1551 Christened\nGirls, 1430 Children, - - - - - 4417\n\n4961\n\nIn Dresden,\nBuried 1519, Christened 1514, Married 451 Pair.\n\nIn Leipzig,\n\nBuried\n\n| Month | Married Men | Married Women | Batchelors | Maidens | Boys | Girls | Child-bed Women | Males | Females | Males | Females | Widowers and Widows | Summa |\n|-----------|-------------|---------------|------------|---------|------|-------|-----------------|-------|---------|-------|---------|---------------------|-------|\n| January | 13 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 101 |\n| February | 17 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 93 |\n| March | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 84 |\n| April | 19 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 92 |\n| May | 19 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 111 |\n| June | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 89 |\n| July | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 87 |\n| August | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 68 |\n| September | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 61 |\n| October | 6 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 65 |\n| November | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 64 |\n| December | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 79 |\n| Summa | 144 | 91 | 66 | 53 | 214 | 169 | 16 | 58 | 23 | 35 | 36 | 89 | 994 |\n\nChristened\n### Christened\n\n| Month | Males | Females | Total | Pairs Married |\n|-----------|-------|---------|-------|---------------|\n| January | 44 | 21 | 65 | 25 |\n| February | 30 | 26 | 56 | 21 |\n| March | 36 | 31 | 67 | 29 |\n| April | 39 | 28 | 67 | 0 |\n| May | 39 | 41 | 80 | 53 |\n| June | 40 | 35 | 75 | 23 |\n| July | 40 | 39 | 79 | 55 |\n| August | 40 | 34 | 74 | 27 |\n| September | 34 | 43 | 77 | 22 |\n| October | 49 | 30 | 79 | 24 |\n| November | 33 | 38 | 71 | 76 |\n| December | 9 | 39 | 78 | 6 |\n| **Summa** | **463** | **405** | **868** | **361** |\n\nSo that in this Year there died 994, and Christened 868. Hence there are 126 fewer born than died.\n\nAmong the Christened were\n\n- 2 Posthumous,\n- 12 Twins,\n- 99 Bastards,\n- 1 Foundling.\n\n### Among the Dead were\n\n- 78 from 60 to 69 Years old,\n- 50 70 79\n- 15 80 98\n\nIn Weimar,\n\nBuried 143, Christened 190. Among the latter were 107 Boys and 83 Girls, and among these were 6 Twins and 1 Bastard. 73 Pair were married.\nIn Berlin,\n\nBuried 2499, Christened 2701. Among which were 260 Bastards. Married 742 Pair. So that there were 202 more born than buried.\n\nThe Special List of the Kingdom of Prussia.\n\n| Town | Christened | Pairs Married | Buried |\n|-----------------|------------|---------------|--------|\n| Angerberg | 565 | 92 | 212 |\n| Balga | 604 | 145 | 400 |\n| Bartenstein | 268 | 42 | 124 |\n| Barthen | 309 | 97 | 170 |\n| Brandenburgh | 937 | 223 | 546 |\n| Dutch Elau | 157 | 20 | 54 |\n| Fishhausen | 473 | 105 | 405 |\n| Gerdauen | 545 | 92 | 187 |\n| Gilgenburg | 205 | 63 | 98 |\n| Insterburg | 2047 | 381 | 1013 |\n| Johannsburg | 382 | 68 | 191 |\n| Labiau | 608 | 99 | 280 |\n| Liebstadt | 443 | 76 | 179 |\n| Lotzen | 263 | 57 | 110 |\n| Lyck | 360 | 93 | 119 |\n| Marienwerder | 791 | 185 | 398 |\n| Mummel | 913 | 225 | 521 |\n| Neydenburg | 674 | 153 | 301 |\n| Neubausen | 217 | 62 | 141 |\n| Neuhoff | 37 | 2 | 25 |\n| Oletzko | 726 | 123 | 270 |\n| Ortelsburg | 501 | 91 | 260 |\n| Osterode | 506 | 97 | 207 |\n\nIn\n| Location | Christened | Married | Buried |\n|-------------------|------------|---------|-------|\n| Preuss Elau | 490 | 96 | 276 |\n| Holland | 666 | 147 | 334 |\n| Marck | 142 | 170 | 287 |\n| Ragnit | 803 | 109 | 371 |\n| Raftenburg | 553 | 118 | 301 |\n| Rein | 551 | 81 | 174 |\n| Schacken | 524 | 130 | 390 |\n| Schonberg | 279 | 66 | 114 |\n| Sehesten | 356 | 76 | 137 |\n| Tapiau | 846 | 176 | 401 |\n| Tilsit | 1267 | 218 | 632 |\n| Cities of Koningsberg | 1664 | 442 | 1688 |\n| Total | 20672 | 4420 | 11316 |\n\nIn Curbmarck Brandenburg\n\n| Location | Christened | Married | Buried |\n|-------------------|------------|---------|-------|\n| Neumarck | 7509 | 1705 | 4047 |\n| Dukedom of Magdeburg | 8402 | 2264 | 6006 |\n| Cleve and Mark | 6921 | 1886 | 5740 |\n| Pomerania | 7256 | 1858 | 4424 |\n| Halberstadt | 2899 | 724 | 2040 |\n| Hohenstein | 589 | 151 | 403 |\n| Minden | 2140 | 479 | 1351 |\n| Ravensberg | 2270 | 605 | 1600 |\n| Mors | 491 | 160 | 369 |\n| Geldern | 1686 | 447 | 1449 |\n| Tecklenburgh | 579 | 118 | 398 |\n| Lingen | 729 | 242 | 529 |\n| Lauenberg and Butow | 630 | 156 | 372 |\n| French Colonies | 663 | 130 | 572 |\n| Summa | 81770 | 20077 | 52218 |\n\nOf all the King of Prussia's Dominions Among\nSo that there were 29552 more Christened than Buried. Among the Dead were 71 above 90 and 100 Years of Age; and One of 120.\n\nIn Nurenberg,\n\n| Buried | Born |\n|-----------------|---------------|\n| Married Men | Males |\n| Women | Females |\n| Batchelors | Summa |\n| Maidens | |\n| Boys | Among which |\n| Girls | were |\n| Still-born | Twins |\n\nSumma 1057\n\nIn Copenhagen,\n\n| Born | Married, Pair |\n|---------------|---------------|\n| Males | 785 |\n| Females | |\n| Summa | 1999 |\n\nSo that there were 602 more born than buried.\n\nIn Amsterdam Died 8421.\n\nIn Epperies were Born 213 Buried 135\nIn Dantzig were Born 2092 Married 490 Pair. Buried 1442\nIn Rawitz were Born 200 Buried 74\nThe Bills of Mortality of the Year 1723. from the Acta Breslaviensia.\n\nIn Breslaw,\n\nFrom the 25th of Dec. Buried to the 31st, 1722.\n\nJanuary, 1723. - 118\nFebruary, - 114\nMarch, - 122\nApril, - 102\nMay, - 115\nJune, - 119\nJuly, - 93\nAugust, - 124\nSeptember, - 124\nOctober, - 85\nNovember, - 114\nDecember, 'till the 24th - 69\n\nBuried 5443. Among which were 1079 Men and 974 Women, 1758 Boys, and 1632 Girls. Christened 4457.\n\nIn Vienna,\n\nBuried 171. Christened 226, and 70 Pair Married.\n\nIn Lobau,\nIn Freyberg,\n\nBuried 321 Christened 362\n\nIn Dresden,\n\nBuried 1654; That is, 165 Married Men, 136 Married Women, 36 Widowers, and 138 Widows, 68 Batchelors, 64 Maidens, 580 Boys, and 467 Girls.\n\nStill-born, Boys 54 and Girls 46. Christened 1510. That is, 756 Boys and 754 Girls. Among which were Bastards 66 Boys and 41 Girls. Married were 396 Pair.\n\nIn Leipzig,\n\nBuried 928. Among which were 126 Married Men and 88 Married Women, 53 Batchelors and 36 Maidens, 199 Boys and 164 Girls, 21 Women in Childbed, New-born Boys 60, and Girls 46, besides Still-born Boys 37, and Girls 30; also 68 Widows and Widowers. Christened were 966; as 489 Boys and 477 Girls Among which were 11 Pair Twins and 99 Bastards. Married have been 306 Pair.\n\nIn Erfurt,\n\nBuried 448, Christened 666.\n\nIn the Elector of Mentz's Dominion, in 75 Villages are Buried 543, Christened 872.\n\nIn Berlin,\n\nBuried 2618, Christened 2770. Among which are 289 Bastards.\nIn the Towns and Villages of the Old, Middle, and Uckermark are Christened 19058. Among which are 995 Bastards. There were Married 4943 Pair, and Buried 13317. Among which were 23 who lived to 90, 100, and One to 112 Years old. So that there were 5741 more Born than Buried.\n\nIn the rest of the King of Prussia's Dominions.\n\n| Born | Married | Buried |\n|------|---------|--------|\n| In the Kingdom of Prussia, | 21384 | 4957 | 10762 |\n| In the Elect. of Brandenburgh, | 18774 | 4863 | 13015 |\n| In Neumark, | 6907 | 1813 | 4193 |\n\nIn the Dutchy of Magdeburg and County of Mansfeld,\n\n| Born | Married | Buried |\n|------|---------|--------|\n| Cleve and Mark, | 8858 | 1781 | 5579 |\n| Pommern, | 6645 | 1924 | 6848 |\n| Halberstad, | 8544 | 2241 | 5294 |\n| Hohenstein, | 2943 | 808 | 2162 |\n| Minden, | 604 | 165 | 389 |\n| Ravensberg, | 2087 | 565 | 1925 |\n| Moers, | 2061 | 613 | 1833 |\n| Geldern, | 484 | 156 | 371 |\n| Tecklenburg, | 1866 | 436 | 1478 |\n| Lingen, | 475 | 141 | 437 |\n| Lauenberg and Butow, | 701 | 270 | 641 |\n| French Colonies | 588 | 149 | 340 |\n| | 594 | 177 | 563 |\n\nAmong the Born are 2157 Bastards, and among the Buried 77 that were above 90 and 100 Years old. So that there were 27685 more Born than Buried.\nIn Copenhagen were Born 2604, Buried 1914, Married 701 Pair. Therefore 690 more Born than Buried.\n\nIn Amsterdam there Died 7119, and were Married 2289 Pair.\n\nIn Epperies, Born 203, Died 132.\n\nIn Dantzig, Born 2002, Buried 1495, and Married 537 Pair.\n\nI have but just got the Acta Breslaviensia, or else would have sooner sent this.\n\nAdieu, &c.\n\nXI. Ingens Materiae Purulentæ copia cariem separationem totius Ossis Mali, &c. inducens, per triennium ex Ore Pueri defluens, observata à Domino Petro Hardisway, M.D.\n\nDie Sexto Mensis Febr. 1724. advocabar ad Pu erulum decennem, qui à sex septimanis febre lentâ decumbebat male multatus. Præscriptis quæ res postulabat remediis, intrà sex vel septem dierum spatium à morbo liber evasit: Veràm diebus aliquot elapsis, ingens in Genæ dextræ interioribus subortus est Tumor, puero nihilominùs, quoad cætera benè valente. Ore ejus ægrè diducto, in conspectum veniebat ingens Puris quantitas, at unde manaret, præ Pueri protervià non licuit pro hâc vice explorare. Ideò consulebam tantùm, ut ficum in lacte coctam ad tumorem emolliendum, atq; si fieri posset rumpendum admoverent. Mane sequenti Os incredibili ferè Puris copiâ, teterrimi odoris (tumore interèà disrupto) disfluebat. 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