Chapter 130
Section 130 of London Labour and the London Poor, Volume 4, by Henry Mayhew, 1812-1887. This livre-book recording is in the public domain. Read by Gillian Henry. Appendix, Part 18. Map showing the number of persons committed for abduction in every 10 million of the male population in the several counties of England and Wales. The counties printed black are those in which the number committed for this offence is above the average. The counties left white are those in which the number committed for the same offence is below the average.
The average is calculated for the 10 years from 1841 to 1850. The average for all England and Wales is 3 in every 10 million of the male population. The average for Nottingham and Buck's, the highest, 14 each in every 10 million of the male population. Reader's note. The information given in the map is also given in the following table.
End reader's note. Table showing the criminality of the different counties of England and Wales with regard to abduction. Average male population 1841-50 Bedford 58,372 Berks 97,055. Bucks 69,226. Cambridge 89,762. Chester 193,728. Cornwall 168,854. Cumberland 91,199.
Derby 124,224. Devon 263,055. Dorset 82,998. Durham 183,956. Essex 166,255.
Gloucester 192,960. Hereford 48,985. Hartford 83,264. Hunts 28,761, Kent 291,219, Lancaster 917,922, Leicester 111,629, Lincoln 189,768, Middlesex 815,107, Monmouth, 85,564. Norfolk, 202,811. Northampton, 102,853. Northumberland, 139,028. Nottingham, 138,413.
Oxford 83,290. Rutland 11,937. Salop 121,316. Somerset 216,177. Southampton 186,661. Stafford, 294,120. Suffolk, 159,561. Surrey, 303,083. Sussex, 157,915. Warwick, 217,569. Westmoreland 28,680 Wilts 119,528 Worcester 119,808
York 835,816 North Wales 196,064 South Wales 279,818 Total for England and Wales 8,270,087 Total number committed for abduction
Bedford 0 Barks 1844 1 Total for 10 years 1 Annual average 0.1 Bucks 1847 1
Total for 10 years 1 Annual average 0.1 Cambridge 1850 1 Total for 10 years 1 Annual average 0.1
Chester, Cornwall, Cumberland, Derby, Devon, Dorset, Durham, Essex, Gloucester, Hereford, Hartford and Hunts 0 Kent 1850 1 Total for 10 years 1. Annual average 0.1. Lancaster 1841 1. 1842 6. Total for 10 years 7. Annual average 0.7. Leicester and Lincoln 0. Middlesex 1844 1. 1848 1. Total for 10 years 2. Annual average 0.2. Monmouth Norfolk and Northampton 0. Northumberland 1850 1. Total for 10 years 1.
Annual Average 0.1. Nottingham 1841 2. Total for 10 years 2. Annual Average 0.2. Oxford, Rutland, Salop, Somerset and Southampton 0. Stafford 1844 1. 1846 1. 1848 1. Total for 10 years 3. Annual Average 0.3. Suffolk 0. Surrey 1842 1. 1847 1. Total for 10 years 2. Annual Average 0.2. Sussex 0. Warwick 1844 1. 1850 1. Total for 10 years 2. Annual average 0.2. Westmoreland, Wilts, Worcester, York, North Wales and South Wales 0. Total for England and Wales 1841 3. 1842
7, 1843 0, 1844 4, 1845 0, 1846 1, 1847 2, 1848 2, 1849 0, 1850 4. Total for 10 years 23. Annual average 2.3. Number committed annually in every 10 million males and percentage above and below the average. Bedford 0, 100.0% below. Arks 10, 233.3% above. Bucks 14, 366.7% above. Cambridge 11, 266.7% above. Chester, Cornwall, Cumberland, Derby, Devon, Dorset, Durham, Essex, Gloucester, Hereford, Hartford and Hunts, 0, 100.0% below. Kent, 3, average. Lancaster, 8, 166.7% above.
Leicester and Lincoln, 0, 100.0% below. Middlesex, 2, 133.3% below. Monmouth, Norfolk and Northampton, 0. 100.0% below. Northumberland, 7. 133.3% above. Nottingham, 14. 366.7% above. Oxford, Rutland, Salop, Somerset and Southampton, 0. 100.0% below. Stafford, 10. 233.3% above. Suffolk 0, 100.0% below Surrey 7, 133.3% above
Sussex 0, 100.0% below Warwick 9, 200.0% above Westmoreland, Wilts, Worcester, York, North Wales and South Wales 0, 100.0% below Total for England and Wales 3 List of counties in the order of their criminality with regard to abduction
as shown by the number committed for this offence in every 10 million of the male population. Counties above the average Counties below the average Norfolk, Northampton, Oxford, Rutland, Salop, Somerset, Southampton, Suffolk, Sussex, Westmoreland, Wilts, Worcester, York, North Wales and South Wales, 0. Average for England and Wales, 3.
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