New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-08-03

One OF the most inte.estirg aad in ger;ous |
things ever published in the field OF stats |
ties, are the charts OF mortality from various
diseases in tie United STAKES. issued il the
second vclumeof the ninth census. Tie
object OF these maps is to show, in Gistinc,
coIors the relative mortality from the va.
,ious diseases IL different parts Of tue coun-
,rv. TIE frs. char, which will be OF great
interest to all the inhabitants OF the North
ern States, is that of the mortality from
consump.ion,' that great scourge CT .Els
county. Tie highest average q death.
,ha. IS. Of over 2G00 Il 10 600. is indicated ov
a grea, blue color, Numbered as .ne fifth
grade. A little lighter SHADE Of Blue. or
tie fourth grade. Indicates an average II
from 1900 10 1000 deaths; tie third grade
shows from 900 20 $780, The frs. grade is
from 80 20 80. and a :'and ct pure white
indicates al average If under 800 deaths
from consum prion n IC00o.
To the surprise CT nos. who study tins
interesting Chart, the deepes: t.y.e. Or the
| tfrn grade, is no. ooAttEe. 10 III. Eastern
States. 1t is true that Aear.y a.! OF Maine.
al OF New Hampshire. The northern par, OF
Vermont. the greater part Of MassacLn-
sets, and amos: all 0: Rhode Island. the
| northeastern portion o. Connecticut. are in
the fifth grade, and SHOW he terrible aver
| age OF over Cne-ft;h Of tie deaths 20 be
| from consumption. But this -a-ai color
appears again il North vestern Eew York,
| on tie borders Of Lake Ontario. on the 81.
| Lawrence. 1t cEors out IA Eastern New
| jersey; l. forms kind u Ozark Island about
| the upper waters Of tie Ohio; :. IS seen
again in singular band running through
Southern Chio. Northern heI-ccky. and
Southeastern Indiana. Il is found 10 cover
| even the eastern portion OF Tennessee. and
part OF Middle Tennessee. 1t is not oLce
| seen in the Northwestern States, or in the
| Southern. The next grade OF co.or. how
ever, showing 1o:M!cae-e average Ni
deaths, from 1900 70 COCO. is 1oUn. largely
| over the West and Northwest. II occupies
large part o: the peninsula OF Michigan:
il includes considerable portion 81 South
ern Wisconsin. of Northern Illinois and
Eastern Iowa. Il appears again II Central
Indiana, III Central Ohio, II IerLesse- and
| Western Virginia. and covers TIE greater
part OF the Middle States: ehcep: Pennsy.-
vania. Even Eastern Virginia shows tbs
fatal average. The OILY portions CT tne
| Union with a perfectly White record With
regard 20 tbs Glsease-'ha- q. showing an
| average CT from ~ 10 l3u-are NoItLeTn
Minnesota, Northern ".sccnsi2. ana
Northeastern Michigan though me
freedom OF THIS latter d.strct may he
due to scarcity Il popQlaIonj. a
! purely White spo. = seen aiso IA '>otth-
western Virginia, n Western Horth
| carolina, II the MldGie Of Georgia, ana
N Southern 1lo,l.s. re mex. highest
grade, IepreseL.ns freedom from TINS
disease, Is found IL the AGircndaeH region
II New iolk, and r"W1eIe csc IN me
NorVhe1n' M-ao!e OF western o,a:es' 'a'
cones .ortH AGAIN n !Ee IRENE SCUM.
| broao 0eI. OF ialnt tl.e- e Eet1a-E n Lctis1-
ana and Texas. Inc !..ge cites stand
somewna: .ayorsbly Il TeSa-c 20 his
d;sease, New loik ard ne southern part
OF "estcnester COMFY raok!ng Win New
port anc New cIleaLs, ard chicago. even,
II tie tLlia grade: aHd Bosttr. "-.n rs
east winds. not lower than the 1onr!n
| grace. II VIII surprise MaLy mat .Ee nost
iatai g!aAe-:he titE--s iclLd or tie coast
| II Ca-iiofnla. naL.n 81 san G.ee'
though southeTn C2-l.o!Lla acu the oiff-
| fas indicate reEaIkar-e exemption !ruN
diseases We md tie .haa;nr g.: me loca}.