, 1860-08-23
CITY MORTALITY FOR JULE.
The bills Of mortality In this ctr fer tho
month Of July al compiled from tho lists Of iu-
terments show figures a follows:

Wett plvition..
horn DisAun. II II
Total4.......................+..
Oftha 2s9 deuths. 214 were those Of children
under i've years old, and loa Of these under ore
year Of age.
cotemporary commenting on these figures.
character,zes 1t as )" Slaughter Of Innooents."
The inference eivsn both By the above exhibit
and by such comments, is that bone unusual
mortality existed in our city last month among
infaats and young children, in excess Of the
usual number Of deaths in city Of the aans
population ss cur cWn-
We do not think the inference strictly srue |
one, Such estimates a1s to be based on per |
ceu,ages only. each claus to bs compared By
themselves, The city il always in the summer |
reason less favorable in its Influences upon The
health of 7ouug children md infants, than is The
country br its purer sira and often purer and
fsesber condition Of tbs sartic1es OF infants
food. :, .~-t: At:{
Chicago can be only unfairly compared with
older ciies in respect to estimates Of mortality
Of infants based upon its general bills Of .m,r-
tally. We are community Of young familits
| There IRE doubtless more children In Chicago
onoes 'ae "ee VI u'' 'nAA ~ 0n1 osus1
Wy ~ ,;:s.I .r:-r..n
we are confident, chsllengn comparison with
the returns Of any other city.
oo' 4ne 4''u'A' ~ ~@' ~' ''"' J"'.A3 Nv
term which our cotsmporaFy uses, and which
We use in cur caption. It is = fearful slaughter
ofiuuoc.sts that is recolde1 in such bills Of
moftsn'5 'of '"0 ueat suus- a'oa|na. '1'oA'pk
aooa' eue's' e44 "'A ~ 'ne n4oe, ouPeto1
e'a' 'nS'eu' 'n'o soe -. ~Ae' s1' "An''
'a'5 coHa1''ol ~ w. s'' w. t.1seIs s-s.n'
We opt; "oA 49, s'ASe
.u' @' 'ue s.Ao'@4
lFo'n 'u' 1aAs' "D1 o4o o'' ~.
e1eNp~''a .'~A' o1'.
!e'ee 1Ae1 ~
~ ..ss.,. 49,. ..,~.. 49,, ss"..
LUZ pt,'sp s..<, 80 sn.r., w. -
sA'i5 "el'' sA'o "',e ~. sa4 uus " ~ @"o".a
'oe o@se y. "'e -. ~ ae
n'es ass W. 'v 80 -
"e a.. ......s.,a - s...sa.
euu'"e1 'A, "
aoo 1e'ass ~ -k s, 49,.
"use "oo ah -
e'aAs' P,o'''',A ,' .,,,s - -:
Ions ~u' 'a4I 'o'" "'''"~4 ''e' ~A0 80
aoous 'as eises.s. r..
nu' ps 80. NV. ~ ~ s .ss~ ~ ",.,.: -
1na''s, u s4A "oieo' ~. ~.
. moved. Ihefe arc no' IN luis Guy zen roas o'
alley-way that this summer baTe osed clesnli'
In III, inte1ytntiou of The suthc rites There
!. .,,..- .-.-.-.:--..,
arc LILIES oo u''e' VI .Ae's ''@'eis'ne tue pee'
and the densest port1ons of our city
l. vhoxe condition ruav be mildly described &,
d l..-.:.,. s,,hr f,,n xbo,s ,.at;r- ,o,t;,,
a hoa1'oa5 A''"5' NoaA "Aoss AAk' 'o'''at
piles OF waste an1mat and Segetaole matter ecn'
. ~ otcrs, pen ETH ating and annoying to well kep
Z ho,nss ond surrounding the ten-m.nt. of m,
Il AoASe' -, ..r--..-
poor with an atmosphere Hnoss eHenslFeaes
= to the sense Of smell is its 1easscril.
:. rha frat tn sufr.r and sint before such ayil
If 1ne a'', :, e 49, .,
Ia Ire 1ne ne'Piete ana 'enoe' h'1'e ooeS' Mel
~ known physician Of this city, man Of acssF
9s md ;ntrlliyeut aympstbie.. has re,oonded t
;,nni-;s. m iii. .,h;,rt hv = ,l.;, brt ms
h w. ~
=, erful sketch OF one single instance thas ha
1t came under his o~n observation, in = localit
T. va frlly de.ignate. Let cur authorities resa il
ID sad 1es iote''gens ca:'1en7 eeao ~ @oo leu Us
- no one Is to blame loF such reckless exposut
le of lio. The season ia, fortunately, most he a
u. 49,. hn, c.r,.. bars a1;x,.d ber. vora II
wy ooe' s1s
"a season OIL elcAness. snnc'eo' 10 aa'e noFaeo
~ pestiencs into ftighttul proportions, as witne.
Ut the following:
* IN North Market street. No. III. il i hui)e