Observations on the Rate of Mortality and Sickness Existing Among Friendly Societies (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1862 Excerpt: ...periods of 20, 40, and 60, and greater at the periods of 30 and 50; but in no case is there that difference to cause a much higher aggregate sickness for the period of life from 20 to 60, as the difference in the aggregate sickness of the two classes for that period only shows an excess in the servant's class of lives of 1.1076 = 1 week, 18 hours. In 1846-8, the average rate of sickness was less at the periods of life, 20, 30, 40, and 50, and a small degree greater at age 60; and the aggregate sickness being only 45.9512 = 45 weeks, 6 days, 16 hours, and the present rate for this class of lives being 58.7933 = 58 weeks, 5 days, 21 hours, shows an aggregate sickness of 12.8421 = 12 weeks, 5 days, 21 hours, more than experienced in 1846-8. SHOEMAKERS. The rate of mortality amongst this class of persons is least at age 23, a small decrease taking place from 18 to that age. An increase then takes place to age 29. Another slight decrease then takes place to age 33; and, from the latter age, the increase continues during every year of life. The average mortality, as compared with the general class of lives, shows a less rate at each decennial period, 20, 30, 40, 50, and 60. At age 20 the difference is.1464 30 .0643 - 40 ..1641 50 .4285 60 .1334 showing a less aggregate rate of mortality for the five periods of.9367 per cent.; and taking the aggregate rate of mortality from the experience of 1846-8, amounting to 6.0229, gave a less aggregate of.7144 than appears for this class of lives from the experience of 1856-60, arising principally from the less average mortality experienced at age 60. Shoemakers are a favoured class in comparison with the general class of lives, so far as regards sickness, the average ...