NORTHAMPTON TABLE
\nɔːθˈamptən tˈe͡ɪbə͡l], \nɔːθˈamptən tˈeɪbəl], \n_ɔː_θ_ˈa_m_p_t_ə_n t_ˈeɪ_b_əl]\
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A mortality table constructed in the 18th century from the statistics of baptisms and funerals of the churches of Northampton; owing to the error of regarding the number of baptisms the same as the number of births the table is inaccurate, the life expectation being too low.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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