PROBABLE NUMBERS OF THE DEAF & DUMB.
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here is an increasing desire on the part of the various Governments of the world to give information likely to be useful to the instructors of the deaf and dumb, but it has been proved beyond doubt that the Census returns in many cases are not altogether reliable, the numbers being considerably understated. The following Table by Hartman, compiled from the various census returns, shows the per centage to the population:—
European Countries.
Date of Statistics. Total Population. No. of Deaf Mutes. Deaf Mutes among 10,000 Inhabitants.
1Germany187739,862,13338,4899.66
2France187236,102,92122,6106.26
3Great Britain and Ireland187131,631,21218,1525.70
4Italy187126,413,13219,3857.34
5Austria186920,394,98019,7019.66
6Hungary187015,417,32720,69913.43
7Spain186015,658,53110,9056.96
8Belgium18584,529,5601,9894.39
9Netherlands18693,575,0801,1193.35
10Sweden18704,168,5254,26610.23
11Norway18651,701,7561,5699.22
12Switzerland18702,669,1476,54424.52
13Denmark18701,864,4961,1566.20
Non European Countries.
1United States of America187038,558,37116,2054.20
2Argentine Republic18701,743,1996,62638.07
3British Colonies in N. America1871583,5354708.05
4In the West Indies1871905,7306907.62
5In Africa1871330,46052916.01
6In Australia1871305,730561.83
In Prussia (1875) the Census showed a population of 24,604,351, the number of the deaf and dumb being 24,315, or 9.9 to 10,000 of the population. In India there are, it is said, over 200,000 deaf mutes. The total number in the world is supposed to be over 700,000.