Chapter 122
section 122 of london labour and the london poor volume iv by henry mayhew eighteen twelve to eighteen eighty seven this livery book recording is in the public domain read by gillian henry appendix part ten map showing the number of females to every one hundred males in each of the counties of england and wales the counties printed black are those in which the proportion of females to males is above the average. The counties left white are those in which the proportion of females to males is below the average. The average for all England and Wales is 105 females to every 100 males. Readers note. The information shown in the map is also included in the following table.
End readers note. Table showing the proportion of females to males in the different counties of England and Wales. 1851. Bedford. Male population 62,420. Female population 67,369. Barks. Male population 99,227. Female population 99,927. Bucks. Male population 70,784. Female population 72,886. Cambridge, male population 95,505, female population 96,351. Chester, male population 206,715, female population 216,723. Cornwall, male population 171,979,
female population 184,683. Cumberland, male population 96,106, female population 99,381. Derby. Male population 129,379. Female population 131,328. Devon. Male population 271,579. Female population 300,628. Dorset. Male population 85,816. Female population 91,781. Durham, male population 206,666, female population 204,866.
Essex, male population 172,161, female population 171,755. Gloucester, male population 198,122 Female population 221,353 Heriford, male population 49,694 Female population 49,418
Hartford, male population 86,331 Female population 87,632 Hunts Male population 29,984
Female population 30,336 Kent Male population 308,115
Female population 311,092 Lancaster Male population 1,05,627
Female population 1,058,286 Leicester male population 115,295 female population 119,643 Lincoln male population 201,027
female population 199,239 Middlesex male population 885,614 female population 1,010,096 Monmouth Male population
92,095 Female population 85,070 Norfolk Male population
210,360 Female population 223,443 Northampton Male population
106,533 Female population 107,251 Northumberland Male population 149,158
Female population 154,377 Nottingham Male population 144,428 Female population 150,010 Oxford Male population 85,449 Female population 84,837
Rutland, male population 12,270, female population 12,002. Selop, male population 122,022, female population 122,997. Somerset, male population 216,716, female population 239,521. Southampton male population 199,834 Female population 202,199
Stafford male population 320,394 Female population 310,112 Suffolk male population 165,267 Female population 170,724 Surrey male population 325,155
Female population 359,650 Sussex male population 166,828 Female population 172,600 Warwick male population 235,263 Female population 244,716
Westmoreland, male population 29,064, female population 29,316. Wilts, male population 113,839, female population 122,164. Worcester, male population 126,739, female population 132,023. York male population 886,845 female population 901,922
North Wales male population 200,538 female population 203,622 South Wales male population 300,645 female population 306,851 Total for England and Wales
Male population 8,762,588 Female population 9,160,180 Number of females to every 100 males and proportion percent above and below the average Bedford 108, 2.9% above
Barks 101, 3.8% below Bucks 103, 1.9% below. Cambridge 101, 3.8% below. Chester 105, average. Cornwall 107, 1.9% above. Cumberland 103, 1.9% below Derby 101, 3.8% below Devon 111, 5.7% above
Dorset 107, 1.9% above Durham 99, 5.7% below Essex 100, 4.8% below Gloucester 112, 6.7% above Hereford, 99, 5.7% below. Hartford, 102, 2.9% below. Hunts, 101, 3.8% below. Kent, 101, 3.8% below.
Lancaster, 105, average. Leicester, 104, 1.0% below. Lincoln, 99, 5.7% below. Middlesex 114, 8.6% above Monmouth 92, 12.4% below Norfolk 106, 1.0% above Northampton 101, 3.8% below
Northumberland 103, 1.9% below Nottingham 104, 1.0% below Oxford 99, 5.7% below Rutland 98, 6.7% below Salop 101, 3.8% below
Somerset 111, 5.7% above Southampton 101, 3.8% below Stafford 97, 7.6% below Suffolk 103, 1.9% below Surrey 111, 5.7% above
Sussex, 103, 1.9% below. Warwick, 104, 1.0% below. Westmoreland, 101, 3.8% below. Wilts, 103, 1.9% below. Worcester, 104, 1.0% below. York, 102, 2.9% below. North Wales 102, 2.9% below South Wales 102, 2.9% below Total for England and Wales 105
List of counties in the order of their proportion of female to male population as shown by the number of females to every 100 males Counties above the average Middlesex 114 Gloucester 112
Devon 111 Somerset 111 Surrey, 111. Bedford, 108. Cornwall, 107. Dorset, 107. Norfolk, 106. Average for England and Wales, 105. Counties below the average. Chester and Lancaster, 105. Leicester, Nottingham, Warwick and Worcester, 104. Bucks, Cumberland, Northumberland, Suffolk, Sussex and Wilts, 103
Hartford, York, North Wales and South Wales, 102 Berks, Cambridge, Derby, Hunts, Kent, Northampton, Salop, Southampton and Westmoreland, 101 Essex, 100 Durham, Hereford, Lincoln and Oxford, 99 Rutland, 98
Stafford, 97 Monmouth, 92 The excess of females and illegitimate births compared. Counties in which the number of females and illegitimate births are both above the average. In number of females to males, Bedford 3% above, Norfolk 1% above.
In number of illegitimate births, Bedford 14% above, Norfolk 56% above. Counties in which the number of females and illegitimate births are both below the average. In number of females to males Hunts, 28% below, Northampton, 10% below, Kent, 19% below, Cambridge, 1% below, Southampton, 10% below, Warwick, 16% below, Worcester, 1% below. Counties in which the number of females is above and of the illegitimate births is below the average.
In number of females to males Middlesex 8% above Gloucester 6% above Devon, Surrey and Somerset 5% above Cornwall 2% above
Dorset 1% above In number of illegitimate births Middlesex 40% below Gloucester 4% below Devon 25% below
Surrey 34% below Somerset 6% below Cornwall 29% below Dorset 1% below. Counties in which the number of females is below the average and the illegitimate births above it. In number of females to males, Stafford 7% below, Oxford and Hereford 5% below,
Westmoreland, Selip, Derby and Barks 3% below, York, Hartford, South Wales and North Wales 2% below. Northumberland, Cumberland, Wilts, Suffolk, Bucks, Nottingham, Leicester and Sussex 1% below Lancaster and Chester average In number of illegitimate births Stafford 3% above
Oxford 13% above Hereford 49% above Westmoreland 29% above Salop 47% above Derby 20% above
Barks 17% above York 6% above Hartford 7% above, South Wales 7% above, North Wales 6% above, Northumberland 8% above, Cumberland 61% above, Wilts 3% above, Suffolk 26% above, Bucks 4% above, Nottingham 35% above, Leicester 17% above, Sussex 1% above, Lancaster 14% above, Chester 32% above.
The rule appears to be that in those counties in which the number of females in proportion to the males is the smallest, the number of illegitimate births is the greatest, and where it is the greatest, the illegitimate births are the smallest. End of section 122
