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Sex

Man

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Twenty-seventh "Annual Report of the Registrar General 1866 p. XXV. Throughout England 104.2 males to 100 females. In Rutland 114.6 to 100. In Westmoreland 95.9 males to 100 females. (See M. Thury (8vo. Pamphlet 315) on Jews and large percentage of males "La Loi de Production des Sexes 1863" p. 25, states on average 104-107 male birth to female

But Jews of Prussia 113 : 100 — Jews of Breslaw 114 : 100 — Jews of Livourne 120 : 100 (Valentin) Christian of Livourne 104 : 100. —

(In the "Annuaire pour l' an 1867." p. 213 it is shown that during 44 years throughout France the births of boys are very nearly as 17 : 16. Therefore boys, to girls ie. as 106.2. to 100

But during these 44 years it has happened 65 times in certain Departments that female birth have exceeded the male, as we see above in England. This excess of females has occurred, during the 44 year, 4 times in Department of Corsica Corse & Alpes Hautes — 5 times in Alpes Basses & 6 times in Corrèze

(See the last Report in which sexes during 10 years tabulated)

References:

Registrar General. 1866. Twenty-seventh annual report of the Registrar-General of births, deaths, and marriages in England. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode.  

Thury, Marc Antoine. 1863. Mémoire sur la loi de production des sexes chez les plantes les animaux et l'homme. 2d ed. Geneva and Paris: Joël Cherbuliez. [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 315] PDF