4. That the last ternary was withal very healthful, the burials
being but 4,624, viz., below 4,728, the standard.
5. That according to this proportion of increase, the housing of
Dublin have probably increased also.
Observations upon the Table C.
1. First, from the Table C it appears, 1. That the housing of
Dublin is such, as that there are not five hearths in each house one
with another, but nearer five than four.
2. That in St. Warburgh's parish are near six hearths to a house.
In St. John's five. In St. Michael's above five. In St. Nicholas
Within above six. In Christ Church above seven. In St. James's and
St. Katherine's, and in St. Michan's, not four. In St. Kevin's
about four.
3. That in St. James's, St. Michan's, St. Bride's, St. Warburgh's,
St. Andrew's, St. Michael's, and St. Patrick's, all the christenings
were but 550, and the burials 1,055, viz., near double; and that in
the rest of the parishes the christenings were five, and the burials
seven, viz., as 457 to 634. Now whether the cause of this
difference was negligence in accounts, or the greaterness of the
families, &c., is worth inquiring.
4. It is hard to say in what order (as to greatness) these parishes
ought to stand, some having most families, some most hearths, some
most births, and others most burials. Some parishes exceeding the
rest in two, others in three of the said four particulars, but none
in all four.
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