Statistics

Casualty rates per procession, in descending order:

           
Starting Point
Size of Procession
Number of Casualties
Casualty rate

Stockport
1,500
50
1:30

Oldham
6,000
90
1:67

Ashton-under-Lyne
2,000
30
1:67

Middleton
3,000
21
1:143

Bury
3,000
13
1:231

Rochdale
3,000
4
1:750
These figures are taken from 'The casualities of Peterloo' The author collated his figures from various reports from the time, such as the Trial of Henry Hunt.  The size of the processions to St Peter's Field are estimates, the processions are a composition of separate contingents, who organised thier members, however many members started they would been joined by others on the way.


Casualty rates per head of population, in descending order


By Parish
Population
Casualties
Casualty rate

Manchester (includes Salford)
186,942
364
1:514

Middleton
12,793
21
1:609

Oldham
52,510
82
1:640

Stockport
44,957
49
1:917

Ashton-under-Lyne
25,967
28
1:927

Saddleworth/Quick
13,904
10
1:1390

Eccles
23,331
16
1:1458

Bolton
50,197
19
1:2642

Bury
34,581
13
1:2660

Rochdale
47,109
4
1:11777




By township or chapelry
Population
Casualties
Casualty rate

Failsworth
3,358
9
1:373

Manchester (manorially old township)
108,016 282 1:383

Crumpsall
910
2
1:455

Rusholme
913
2
1:456

Ardwick chapelry
3,545
7
1:506

Stockport
21,726
39
1:557

Cheetham
2,027
3
1:676

Royton chapelry
4,933
7
1:705

Salford
25,776
36
1:716

Chorlton Row (Chorlton-upon-Medlock)
8,209
10
1:821

Heaton Norris chapelry
6,958
7
1:994

Middleton
5,809
5
1:1162

Pendleton
5,948
5
1:1190

Hulme
4,234
3
1:1411

Blackley chapelry
2,911
2
1:1455

Bolton town and chapelry
31,311
18
1:1740

Oldham
21,662
5
1:4332

Ashton
9,222
2
1:4611

Bury
10,583
2
1:5292
Population figures were taken from the 1821 census, the region was growing rapidly therefore the figures would have been less. The figures are confined to causalities who have given a residence.


Male and female injuries with specified cause*

By Weapon:
287 of 546 male injuries
61 of 178 female injuries
53 per cent
34 per cent

By horse:
136 of 546 male injuries
52 of 178 female injuries

25 per cent
29 per cent

By Crowd:
123 of 546 male injuries
65 of 178 female injuries
23 per cent
37 per cent

Injuries with specified cause*


By Weapon
348 of 724 injuries
48 per cent

By Horse
188 of 724 injuries
26 per cent

By Crowd
188 of 724 injuries
26 per cent





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