Note 54 — Chapter XVI · VALLEY OF AOSTA, AND ASCENT OF THE GRANDES JORASSES.
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It was stated a few years ago that one in twenty-five of the natives of the Canton Valais (which is chiefly occupied by the valley of the upper Rhone) were crétins. This would give about 3500 to the canton. At the same time the valley of Aosta contained about 2000 crétins.