Excerpt from Sixth Report to the General Assembly of Rhode Island, Relating to the Registry and Returns of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, in the State, for the Year Ending December 31, 1858 The number of births and deaths was greater than was ever before reported in any one year; that of marriages was less than either in 1856 or 185 7. The details of these results are exhibited in the tables and observations which make up this report. In our remarks which follow, we shall also introduce some comparisons with former reports, and with results Obtained in other States and countries. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.