The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-02-26

THE BOARD or HBALTH-Annual Report of
the Reotstrdr,-The annual report of George Il.
Chambers, Registrar of the Board OF Health,
showing the number Of births deaths, and are
riages within the city during the past year, was
presented TO the Board at their meeting this
Statistics
BIRTHS
The number Of births registered during the
year was IA d8, an increase of 2009 over the pre-
yious year; The male births numbered 1885, an
increase of 1909 over 1865, and the female births
were S2ll, an increase of 1000
The still-births numbered 798-4A males and
The number of colored births registered was
3l9, an increase of 80 over 1866. OF the whole
number in 1866, l6l were males and 1853 females
Average births per 1913
=, WeeK.'.................' '...'~''" 050
uay....,....,..... 10
MARRIAGES.
The marriages. registered during the year 1856
numbered 7OS7, an Increase Of 223 over the pre-
vious year.
The ceremonies employed were as follows:-
Methodist; 1853; Roman Catholic, 1855; Episcopal
S2l; Presbyterian, 72j; Aldermen COL; Lutheran,
554; Baptist 5l6 German Reformed, 35o indie,
pendent, l46 Hebrew, l26; Mayor, l02; Dutch
Reformed. 81 Evangelical Association. 33; Uni
versalist, 20; Independent Germans, 49, Friends,
Ioi congregational, II; MoraVian' lU New Jeru-
Average marriages per month...................500
week k......'.''.''''''''.''"'lS0 lS0
OF the men married, 1887 were natives OF the
United states; of that number, 3556 married
ried foreign women, and 20 married women
whose nativities were unknown. The foreign
men married numbered 276O, OF whom 6OB
were married to women OF the United states,
2O55 to foreign women, and TO women whose
nativities were unknown.
or the women married 4274 were natives OF
the United States; 696 married foreign men, and
22 married men whose nativities were un,
known, The women of foreign birth married
numbered 24f5. OF these 352 married men Of
the United States 2O55 married foreign men,
and 3S married men whose nativities were
unknown.
The ages Of the men married were as fol-
lows
ried women under twenty, and 7 married
women between twenty and twenty-five. .
Between twenty and twenty-five years, 2236,
OF whom siI married women under twenty
1884 married women between twenty ana
twenty-nve; 1853 married women between
| twenty-five and thirty; Is married women be
| tween thirty and forty; two married women be-
| tween forty and ffCy one married women
women whose ages We're not given.
Between twenty-five and thirty years-2265;
| of whom 320 married women under twenty;
| twenty-ive 500 married women between
twenty five and thirty; l27 married women be-
| tween thirty and forty: married women be-
| tween forty and fifty, and married women
| whose ages were not given.
over thirty yearS-l954.
The ages of the women married were as fol-
| lows:-
Under twenty years, 1910; of whom l5 married
| men under twenty; Sll married men between
! twenty and twenty-five; 325 married men be-
| tween twenty five and thirty; "A married men
between thirty and forty; married men be-
| tween forty and fifty; married men between
| fifty and sixty; and married men whose ages
were not given.
| Between twenty ana twenty-five years-3O26;
| of whom Z married men under twenty; 1884
| married men between twenty and twenty-five;
| 1910 married men between twenty-five ANA
| thirty; 45l married men between thirty and
| forty; 56 married men between forty and fifty;
| 10 married men between ifty and sixty; mar
| ried man between sixty and seventy, and
| married men whose ageS,were not given.
| over thirty years, 1908.
| Five women between the ages of sixty and
! seventy were married. OF these, one married II
man between fifty and sixty, three married
| men between sixty and seventy anC one mar
| ried man between seventy and eighty.
| The ages of so men and $50 women have been
| omitted.
MORTALITY.
The whole number of intermentS in the city
during 1866 was lS,S03 decrease of 1866 from
| 1866. OF the whole number, l5S72 were whites
and 93l oOored 1851 were males. and 1885,
females; 1925 were male adults, and 1866 femal5
| adults; 1916 male children, and 4lS6 female
children. . ~.
=" s1iII-born rn....,...,.., 79S
q" old age................................ Oh
| unknown, external and
| accidental cause........,.,.. S3
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