Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-11-24

me males exceed The females about per ct
but when all between the 5ih and i0t6 gears
are included, The sexes are nearly balanced
There beng only about per cent in favor oil
the males. In the period included between
the toth and 9th years the females exceed
he males about per cent; and from this
time TO the Both year the exces. on the same
side continues pretty steadily in the alto OF
~froan to 10 per cent. Afterwards, however
1t increases greatly, SO that between the 5ot,
and Goth years the females exceed the males
"a per ct.
DON and 10th Us. do do do. so or RI
10th and Soh do. do do do 90 do
SOth and Goth do do do do re do
goth and tooth do do do do 40 do
VI those that attained and exceeded cen
fury, seven were females and three males.
he biacks constitute about 7 per cent O.
the population, their exact number t.eine
Ia 642, OF which 1907 are males aud 1885
females. The increase since the census of
1870 is about 32A per cent
he Disparity between the sexesis Gar grea-
ter than with the whites there being 81 per
cent more females than males, or, onl, e3
males 10 400 females. Under the 10th wear
the 4, male excess is about per cent, and
between the ages of 10 aud 81 amounts TO
= per cent; between the seth and 5Oth year
II Is only 10 percent, and between the 55ih
and Tooth. So per cent OF those that had
attained 100 years and over, IA were males
and 10 females.
Births HE Births are in the proportion
OF about a. per cent to the whole population
ihe lumber ot males born exceeds that OF
. The females more than per cent; which ex-
cess, as already noticed, is LOST by the 10Th
year. The number OF births varies with the
an. Ax,x. - "A o IL
ject, IN which the results of calculations in
Philadelphia are compared with similar ones
made IN Europe, and found to correspond
4 his subject Is new and interesting.
Mortality The proportion Of deaths to the
population mas been greater within the last 10
years, than at any other period since regular
records OF mortat, have been kept This il
clearly explained to be owing to the preva-
lence OF epidemic causes, the force of which
was chiefly felt by those living in the out
skirts Oh the own, or such as exposed them
| selves to the MI ht air ia the ,p.iuity. The
proportion OF deaths ,o the entire population
| Tor the last 10 years has averaged la about
55-whilst for the Ia years preceding, II was
only in about As OF the poInlatian in gen
eraa, and but | in 81 oil the whites The
| mortality began to swell in 1878, and In 1923
was at its greatest height Since then there
has been gradual decline in the proportion,
which tnr the last year lS3o,) WAS only in
about d (stiii born eAcluded) The proper
tion for the same year of the white popula
ten alone was one in 452.
| The increase rate oil mortality is traced
| for the most part to fevers and inilamations
1 The first mentioned class Of diseases prevail
ed NEST dnriag the first years of The series =
! whilst iniammatery affections seem to have
increased during The last years and with the
decline Of ievers.
| IAN examination Of our records of mortal
4 ity for the last 25 years, will show that dur
ing the whole time, the number of death.
from malignant or yetlolo feUer, is only about
1916 This information may appear strange
| even at bomej but how much more SO abroad
| 10 Europe for instance, where the dread o.
the disease has alone, perhaps, deferred
| many from visiting the country, and raised
obstacles to our commerce by the enforce
/ ment OF pexatious quarantine regulations IL
| many ports. The simple fact we have her,
! stated relative to our exemption from yellow
| fever, should, we think, eaiiile our vessel.
to general pratique, or at least lesson vesy
greatly the detention TO which they are SC
frequently subjected, especially in the ssutt
of Europe"
/ From the statements Of The periods of lif
at which the mortality took place, IT appears
that the deaths OF such as were under OH,
year Of age, constitute about 4S per cent Of
| nearly half the mortality under the 20ih year;
| under the 9Th year about 81 per cent, ant
under the 10Th about SO per cent. of all un
der the 20th year. The mortality under thu
last mentioned period constitutes about d
per cent. of that at all ages.
The increase observad lately 10 the NOR
taiiiy from iebrile and intiammatory diseases
is shown ia the following exuacts:-'Th
average mortality Of fspsrs, from 1907 to 1871
inclusive, was in the proportion OF in IS
or IL per cent of the whole mortality Blu
since that time, aud from year 1918 TO 49,
inclusive, the average has been as great at
IN IA or lea per cent. OF the whole mortality
| nearly double its usual rate,
With regard to the increase in the mortal
ity from ittjiansaations, II appears that 'th'
average OF the eleven years first menuone
was in 8, or about per cent, but tina
during the tive years included between ls2