Overview
Below are the number of indicated famines by century in both England and Ireland from 0-1845 A.D. as found in the work of Cornelius Walford’s work “The Famines of the World: Past and Present” as found in the Journal of the Statistical Society of London.
England
Below is the data related to the number of reported famines in England from 0-1812 A.D.
Data highlights for England:
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In the period from 0-1812 A.D., the average number of years between a reported famine was 21 years.
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In the period from 0-954, the average number of years between a reported famine was 45 years.
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In the period from 954-1812, the average number of years between a reported famine was 6 years.
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In the period from 1068-1812, the average number of years between a reported famine was 14 years.
Ireland
Below is the data related to the number of reported famines in Ireland from 0-1845 A.D.
Data highlights for Ireland:
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In the period from 0-1845 A.D., the average number of years between a
reported famine was 44 years. -
In the period from 0-1047 A.D., the average number of years between a reported
famine was 86 years. -
In the period from 1047-1845, the average number of years between a reported
famine was 27 years.
source:
The Famines of the World: Past and Present
Author(s): Cornelius Walford
Source: Journal of the Statistical Society of London, Vol. 41, No. 3 (Sep., 1878), pp. 433-535
Published by: Wiley for the Royal Statistical Society
Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/2338978
Accessed: 08-09-2019 18:44 UTC