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Detailed information was secured for a total of 2,284 this locality. Of this number 52.6 per cent are males a cent are females. The foreign-born shows a larger pr males than the native-born of foreign father, which in tu larger proportion than the native-born of native father. tion of the nativity groups is naturally reversed as regar portion of females. Considering the foreign-born by rac that the Lithuanians show the largest and the Irish t proportion of males, the same races reversed showing and smallest proportion of females.

The table next presented exhibits, by sex and by gene and race of individual, the number and percentage of pe households studied for whom detailed information was se

TABLE 117.-Persons for whom detailed information was secured, by s nativity and race of individual.

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Detailed information was secured for a total of 2,284 this locality. Of this number 1,202 are males and 1,08 Of the males, 57.8 per cent are foreign-born; 27.4 per co born of foreign father, and 14.8 per cent native-born of nat Of the females, 49.8 per cent are foreign-born, 31.5 per c

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born of foreign father, and 18.7 per cent native whites born of native father. Considering the foreign-born by race it is seen that the Hebrew shows the largest proportion of both males and females.

EMPLOYEES FOR WHOM INFORMATION WAS SECURED.

Detailed information was also received for 4,959 operatives in the community, of whom the number and percentage of each race is shown, by sex, in the table below.

TABLE 118.-Employees for whom information was secured, by sex and general nativity and race.

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CHAPTER VII.

RACIAL DISPLACEMENTS.

History of immigration-Period of residence in the United States of foreign-born employees and members of their households-Racial classification of employees at the present time [Text Tables 119 to 122 and General Tables 73 and 74].

HISTORY OF IMMIGRATION.

Data showing in detail the history of the movement of immigrant races to Community A are, unfortunately, unavailable. The Massachusetts State census, however, classifies the population of the city, by country of birth, in the census years 1855, 1865, 1875, 1885, 1895, and 1905. From these figures it is possible to determine in a general way the history of immigration to the community. The data are presented in the following table:

TABLE 119.-Population of Community A, by country of birth, in years in which a State census was taken a

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TABLE 119.-Population of Community A, by country of birth, in years i census was taken-Continued.

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It appears from the above table that the population of A increased from 15,713 in 1855 to 77,042 in 1905. fifty-year period the increase was quite regular. Since has been a marked increase in the proportion of foreign-bo ants. The first immigrants to come to the city in ar appear to have been the Irish. There were 1,857 of thes the community in 1855, and 2,307 in 1865. From 1865 t Irish population increased rapidly, but the figures for 19 slight decrease. Even in 1905, however, the Irish are larger numbers than persons of any other European race. immigration to Community A has been heavy since 1875. the persons of Canadian nativity are from Nova Scotia, N wick, and Prince Edward Island and many others are descent. English and Scotch immigration, while not so he Irish and Canadian immigration, has been regular since be Since 1885 there has been a limited Scandinavian immigrat immigration of persons cf southern or eastern Europea was very light until after 1895. By 1905, however, persons Russian, Italian, and Austrian birth had come to the com considerable numbers.

PERIOD OF RESIDENCE IN THE UNITED STATES OF FORE EMPLOYEES AND MEMBERS OF THEIR HOUSEHOLDS

The racial movements to the industry in the communit indicated by the following series of tables, which set forth of residence in the United States of foreign-born emple members of their households. Period of residence in thi and in Community A are not necessarily identical, but th approximate each other and the tabulations afford an in the character of recent and past immigration. The first t

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