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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 07, 1873
Page
13
The fragment references broad claims about statistical accuracy across the land, implying scrutiny of data quality and representativeness. No further details are provided in the text.
The notes from the enumerator criticise the Church Defence Committee for measuring seating area and allocating four square feet per sitting, arguing that in pewed churches the proper method is to count sittings directly rather than rely on area calculations.
A careful revision compares Church of England places of worship and sittings in Gateshead with the Church Defence Committee list. It notes discrepancies in St Mary, Holy Trinity, St Edmunds, St James, St Cuthbert, St Paul, St John, and mission rooms, totaling 6 775 sittings when calculated at four square feet per seat.
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