C H A P . V.
General remarks on the I. Population.— II. Revenues.— I lf-
Military ejlablifhment.— IV. And Penal Laws- o f Sweden.
THE population is perhaps more accurately afcertained
in-Sweden than in any other part o f Europe ; • which
is owing to the peculiar care and attention paid by government
to obtain a correct regifterof the marriages, births, and
deaths. For this purpofe a Tabell Commiffion, or a board for
infpe&ing and regiftering the bills o f mortality refident at
Stockholm, was inflituted in 1 749 ; which maintains a cor-
refpondence with all the pariihes and towns in the kingdom.
Tables are diftributed to the clergymen and magiftrates for
the purpofe o f enrolling the marriages, births, and deaths in
their refpe£tive drftri&s, and fpecifying the number o f inhabitants
at that time fubfifting; and extraordinary eare is
taken to prevent miftakes.
The firft table is for a generallift o f the births, deaths, and
marriages; the fecond for the bills of mortality; the third
for the number o f inhabitants. The two former are kept
by the parifh-priefts, and annually delivered; the latter by
the pariih-prieft in the country, and by. the .magiftrates in
the towns, and are fent to the board at the end o f every third
year *.
A copy o f the two former tables is here fubjoined, as their
ufeful tendency is evident, and as an inftitution o f a fimilar
nature could not fail o f being highly advantageous to every
country.
* T h e a f c e r t a in in g o f t h e n u m b e r o f in - d e n , b o t h m a le a n d . fem a le , flionld learn to
h a b i t a n t s is g r e a t ly f a c i l it a te d b y th e p o l l - t a x , r e a d . T h i s r e g u la t io n is confidered as part
a n d b y t h e e a r e ta k e n b y t h e c le rg y to k e e p o f th e e c c le f ia itic a l d ifc ip lin e , a n d is partt-
e x a f t r e g if t e r s . A b o u t t h i r t y y e a r s a g o th e c u l a r ly a t t e n d e d to b y th e c l e r g y , w h o exa-
d ie t p a f le d a l a w , t h a t e v e ry p e r fo n in S w e . m iñ e th e c h i ld r e n in th e i r re fp e f tiv e pariftet.
'I tA iB L E lent by th e G o v e rnm en t o f Sweden in to th e feveral P ro v in c e s fo r th e P u rp o fe o f afcer- C H A P . -
ta in in g th e P o p u la tio n . y
M o nths.
Janua ry
February
M arch ,
; &c.
Sums
F o r th è Y e a r i f . .
Births.-
L e g itimate.
Ille g itimate.
Sum
T o ta l.
L ift o f B irth s, D e a th s, an d M a rriag e s .
T i l l th e age
o f iO inclufi,
D e a th s.
Above io
years old.
M i
■Married
P e rlo n s.
M.
T o ta l.o f all th e b irth s in-17 . . 'iTotal o f dea ths
R E M A R
T h e tw in s are -inclucfed in th e pre ceding numbers
among th e b irth s j - here- thofe women afe only
enume rated who hav e been b ro u g h t-to -b e d of
t\vo o r th re e children a t1'a b irth .
Sum
T otal.
D iv o
ces.
C o u p i
C o n tra fte d
Couples.-
T w i r f s O f th re e ch ild ren .
Here are plac ed th e children born -d e ad ;
we re no t included in th e b irth s.
M a le s I Females .
K S.
H e re is m arked th o age o f all women
Who h av e been b ro u g h t-to -b e d .
— between. 15 — 20 years
— ■ ■ —4 26 — -25 -w _ _ — 2j ^-30 • ‘
—* —* 30 — 35
“ 35 — 40
— —* ,40 — 45
~~t .45 “ 5° 1
T o ta l
Perfons wh o d ied a t paft nine
among th e dea ths ; b u t h ere
are re lp e ftiv ely mentioned;- -
ty are
th e ir fe
Males.
om'prized
vera! ages
F emales.
W h a t Ipecies o f difbrders we re mo lt prevalent,» ■
an d a t w h a t feafon o f th e ye a r.
Seaforts. ( Difbrders mo lt p re v a len t a t ____ .
Spring 1
Between 90 a n d '9 5
95 and 100.
Above 100
Summer |
A u tum n j . . ‘
Sums
T o ta l of- th e w h o le yeap 1
C A S U A L T I E S.
Males. Females. Males. Females,
o'. Overlaid by mo th èrs • or
nurfes
». Parricides
c. Affaliinat-ed
d. Starved to dea th
n Drowned iri th e fe'a ’
/ • Drowned iii we lls
£■ Perilhed u n d é r th e ice -
b. F ro ze n to d e a th
i. Suffocated by fraoke
k. Suicides
I. Killed by lig h tn in g .
m.‘ Cru lh ed in fe lling tree s, &c.
n. F o u n d dead.
0.’L o ft in mines
p. &c. &c. &c.
Sum j j
T o ta l
Here are n o ted 'a n y ex traordinary circumftances which h ap p c n e d in th e th ree k ingdoms o f nature*
—th e harveft—price o f g ra in , &c«
Lift of-malefaftorsy w ith th e ir executions and puniihments*
O B i lls