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The Massachusetts Spy, And Worcester County Advertiser
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts
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Parliamentary report reveals shorter human lifespans in England than 50-100 years ago, despite medical progress; women outlive men due to lifestyle; attributed to luxuries in high society and hardships in low.
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A report of considerable interest has been recently made to parliament, respecting the "Law of mortality of the Government life Annuitants." from which it appears that the duration of human life is shorter than it was fifty or one hundred years since, notwithstanding the introduction of the kine pox, and the advancement of medical science.
It is also ascertained that the life of woman is longer than that of man. The latter fact is accounted for by the circumstances that women do not eat and drink to excess as men do; and they are not compelled to encounter such hardships, nor are so much exposed to accidents.
The shortening of life on the aggregate, in Great Britain, is accounted for by the fact, "that in high life people are more luxurious and idle, and death carries them off faster than formerly, and in low life people have not so much to eat and to drink, nor are they as well clothed, or warmed by fire, and bed clothing at night."—New York Spectator.
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England, Great Britain
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Fifty Or One Hundred Years Since
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A report to parliament on the mortality of government life annuitants indicates that human life duration is shorter than fifty or one hundred years ago, despite kine pox and medical advancements. Women's lives are longer than men's due to less excess in eating and drinking, fewer hardships, and less exposure to accidents. The overall shortening in Great Britain is due to luxury and idleness in high life causing faster deaths, and in low life, insufficient food, clothing, and warmth.