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The Tenth Census Report of the U. S. of America for 1880 contains some interesting statistics of the deaf and dumb, and apparently show a considerable increase as compared with the whole population. | 1850. | 1860. | 1870. | 1880. | | Total population | 23,191,876 | 31,443,321 | 38,558,371 | 50,155,783 | | Deaf Mutes | 9,803 | 12,821 | 16,205 | 38,878 | No. of Deaf Mutes in each
million of population | 423 | 408 | 420 | 675 | Out of 33,878 there were 18,567 males and 15,311 females. The number of native deaf mutes was 30,507, and foreign 3,721. White, 30,661; coloured, 3,217, including 3 Chinese and 37 Indians.
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