Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

LONDON,

Oct. 16. From the situation of Breslaw, the capital of Silesia in Germany, and the employment of its inhabitants, Dr. Halley judged it proper for tracing out the probabilities of the continuance of human life, in its various stages, than those of any other large city in Europe. His table has accordingly been made the standard for estimating the value of those estates in Great Britain which are held for life.

The Doctor observes, that the people of Breslaw are increased by 128 births annually. Of those it appears, by Mr. Newman's tables, that 348 die yearly in the first year of their age; so that about 800 arrive at a full year's age; and that 193 die in five years, between one and six complete: so that 602 of the persons born survive six whole years, and but 740 survive five whole years. Hence it follows, that at Breslaw five persons out of twelve that are born, die before they have completed the fifth year of their age; whereas, at Ipswich Hamlet, where in the course of ten years 331 persons have been born, but sixty died before they had completed their fifth year, that is, but 6 in 33; which determines Ipswich Hamlet to be more than twice as favorable as Breslaw to the preservation of life in its first stages. A similar conclusion may be made with respect to the late periods of life: for by Dr. Halley's table, out of 1003 persons who die annually at Breslaw, but 34 survive 80 years complete; whereas at Ipswich Hamlet, out of 164 persons who have died in 10 years, 21 have survived 80 years complete. At the former place, 1 in about 30; at the latter, 1 in about 8 arrives at this great age.