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Letter to Editor
January 7, 1824
Massachusetts Spy And Worcester Advertiser
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts
What is this article about?
An inquirer questions the editor if records from Lancaster, Worcester County, indicate extraordinary health and longevity: from Oct 1793 to Jan 1824, in a population of about 1700, there were 596 deaths, with 182 over 60, 130 over 70, and 68 over 80 years old.
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MR. EDITOR. Through the medium of your paper, an inquirer wishes to be informed, whether the following facts do not furnish evidence of extraordinary health and longevity in the town of Lancaster in the County of Worcester? The record from which they are taken, commenced in Oct. 1793. From that time to the present date, in a population consisting of about 1700 there have been 596 deaths.--182 of this number, a fraction less than one third, were persons upwards of 60 years of age-130, a fraction less than a fourth part, were persons upwards of seventy years of age-68, about a ninth part, had exceeded 80 years.
JAN. 1, 1824.
JAN. 1, 1824.
What sub-type of article is it?
Informative
Historical
What themes does it cover?
Health Medicine
What keywords are associated?
Health
Longevity
Lancaster
Worcester
Demographics
Deaths
Elderly
What entities or persons were involved?
An Inquirer
Mr. Editor
Letter to Editor Details
Author
An Inquirer
Recipient
Mr. Editor
Main Argument
the facts from lancaster's records suggest evidence of extraordinary health and longevity, with a significant portion of deaths occurring among the elderly in a population of about 1700.
Notable Details
Record Commenced In Oct. 1793
596 Deaths Total
182 Deaths Over 60 Years
130 Deaths Over 70 Years
68 Deaths Over 80 Years