| The next ten years, or Decad | 24 | |
| The second Decad | 15 | |
| The third Decad | 9 | |
| The fourth | 6 | |
| The next | 4 | |
| The next | 3 | |
| The next | 2 | |
| The next | 1 |
10. From whence it follows, that of the said 100 conceived, there remain alive at six years end 64.
| | At sixteen years end | 40 |
| At twenty six | 25 | |
| At thirty six | 16 | |
| At fourty six | 10 | |
| At fifty six | 6 | |
| At sixty [six] | 3 | |
| At seventy six | 1 | |
| At eighty [six] | 0 |85| |
11. It follows also, That of all which have been conceived, there are now alive 40 per Cent. above sixteen years old, 25 above twenty six years old, & sic deinceps, as in the above-Table. There are therefore of Aged between 16 and 56 the number of 40, less by six, viz. 34; of between 26 and 66 the number of 25, less by three, viz. 22: & sic deinceps.
Wherefore, supposing there be 199112 Males, and the number between 16 and 56 being 34; it follows, there are 34 per Cent. of all those Males fighting Men in London, that is 67694, viz. near 70000; the truth whereof I leave to examination, only the 1⁄5 of 67694, viz. 13539, is to be added for Westminster, Stepney, Lambeth, and the other distant Parishes; making in all 81233 fighting Men.
12. The next enquiry will be, In how long time the City of London shall, by the ordinary proportion of Breeding and dying, double its breeding People?[1] I answer, In about seven
- ↑ Apparently Graunt has not expressed himself with entire accuracy. The question which he put is, in how many years will 24000 pairs become 48000 pairs? The question which he probably meant to put is, in how many years will 24000 pairs beget 48000 children? He answers, in seven years, or, plagues
