The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-01
STATISTICS OF MORTALITY FOR 1856.
Deaths In New York Duriag the Past
Twelve Months.


Deaths In New York Durisg tho Past
Twelve Months.
We pubsh this morning, In accordance with our usual
CUSTOM the lis OF movtahty during the year 1855,
We happy In being able TO congratulate readers
on the improved condition which they indicate In sbe
health Of the city BY comparison Of the deaths Will n
occurred the last twelve months with the mortality OF
1885, Il will be ahat tlere decrease Of ITO In
favor OF 1860 The meet fatal di,eases were oonsump
ton, vuls,ors, dtopty, fever Inflammation msrssmus
and cholera infan'um The number Of deaths by yellow
lever any Of the various forms Of fever not given
by the City Inspector, probably from motives Of pru
depOe bot there certainly reason why the amount
of the mortslry from that cause should not be made
spown That there were msny cases OF that fatal
disease Now York during the summer months Of 1855
thes. Is no doubt The report Of the City Inspector
for 1866 represents the number OF deaths from fever Of
all kinds durrg year 1903, while The aths from
in 1859 puntersd 2c20 As the mortality from the
different description Of fever seldom exceeds eco In
any year. /. b fair TO presume that over 1000 persons
died Of yellow fever In New York during the prevalence
Of that disease last summer.
Judging from the tables which publish 10 day, the
general health Of New York Is constantly improving,
whether We regard the number OF deaths from old age,
the dminution in tho age regae mortality compared
with former years.
ton water and system Of sewerage but there much
be the removal of nuisances and towards tho
general cleanliness OF he city before shall be healthy
as il should be from It's location.
The Cry Inspectors Report speaking Of the various
causes Of mortality, says
is true that large number Of deaths attributed
70 beaying rendering the direct
what question able but those Of unscenhc charsc
ter, as atrophy, debility or cn'n.ds, show constant
relation every year proving something definite Is meant
and enabling 70 olassify them for most scientific pur
poser. The winter months, January February, March,
and December hold the place regards fatality
owing TO the extremes bet~ indoor and outdoor
temperature and moisture, together with the loss OF
lids. The whole number OF deaths In l847 Is Of
whom $50 we're children little moro than one half
and 1853 adults making The excess Of children
adult persons only 472 while IN 1885 the whole num-
Der OF deaths being IS c42 the deaths Of children
10 7b3 seain 1889 adults the Of children
ADULTS being 10 Interesting 70 inquire - 70 tho
causes this great increase Of preporonAte number
Of deaths Of children over adult persons These facts,
while the city has been regularly increasing In extent
and population every year demonstrate an improvement
the neral heathfGiness among the adult population.
During the year 1865 the deaths Of 397 boys and 1855
girls reported Of boyR l,041 about
SEVENTH or reen and one quarter per cent The cor
62764 girls, b2sS2 excess, 9,S72; proportion nineteen
per OF boys proposed TO be accounted for by
the human The proportion Of Of male births
shown by the returns In this Office for 1885,
per cent for 1854 eight per cent for Ia,S nine
eight and aus, ter per cent secondly moro stllborn
males than females reported-or the pat year still
born males, ee. females go, premature births males
occur account Of the greser size OF the male child
Thdly the greater exposure OF male children 70 acc
Dents perhaps TO the general causes o, disease!
ANIMAL STATEMENT OF p~srno AND DISEASES, IN
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