The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-06-21

future. The relative death-rates Of the
whites and colored people, in comparison
with the respective aggregates of the two
races when they are largely together, pre-
sent the following figures:
Sats. TIDAL No. Deaths. Totai No. Dcutts.
United sta's....-aa, ,5se,s77 sj677l dSsOO9 G7A6l
Alsbama....-.-,- s2l,ssl is5s as55Io eio1
6sfsRs9s bsa@s1s sa isi IA la lss!ss !si isS e
Dist Columbia. ss2s G9 lsa0 81
Kentucky..,..... I,oesSgs lo5O9 2222i0 a'osI
LouisiaHa......... 36206S $3.50 a6l,20 6.725
aassSsia% asSsipp - ss ss ssss 49, 1isssl tSss s2,s ass
8; Carolina 2seee7 2,sa tl5sll 1910
Virginia .....~..- 7isosS a'SS 5i2,ssI s's5o
So that, while the total negro population
is only about one-seyenth of the total
white population, the total negro deaths
are only little over one-fifth the total
deaths Of whites. In Alabama, while the
whites exceed the colored population AS
874, the colored deaths exceed the white
deaths | ,44S. In the District Of Columbia.
in spite of Congressional appropriations,
ring support, Government hospitals, and
the Howard University, the negro deaths
are nearly eight-ninths those of the whites,
although the white is more than twice as
great as the colored population In Geor-
CIR the white population is 100000 in ex-
cess the negro deaths 1000 in excess.
In Kentucky ! white man dies in every
100, negro in every 75. In Louisiana,
populations equal, deaths 200 more Of
negroes than whites In Maryland the rate
is whites, l in 100; blacks IS in 100. In
Mississippi, whites less than / in 100,
blacks LIS in 100. In South Carolina,
whites three-fourths of one per cent,
blacks 1,l5 per cent. In Virginia the
whites are 100000 more than the negroes,
but the deaths of whites are less than those
Of the negroes.
An examination Of the classes of dis
eases which lead to these excesses Of deaths.
while it shows that some Of the causes Of
the excessive mortality of the colored peo-
pie will be removed by any increase in en-
ightenment that may come to them, does
not by any means confirm the prevalent
opinion in regard to the superior strength
OF 'ne coloreo man constitution, and
moreover, singular as II may SEEM shows
snat ms supposed comparative exemption
from the more prenicious effects Of malar-
ious diseases is fallacy Take Alabama,
for example, as the first State on the list,
ana one IN "hien tne respective races are
nearly balanced. IN general diseases the
measles carried on zol negroes TO iz2
wnl'es .he 'yPnola leser, lsa negroes to
~. wnaes whiie remittent ana inter
mittent levers TOOK ~. negroes to 2ss
wni'es-a very surprising condition OF
tmngs' ppnthera ana wnooPlng-eough
were po.n more 'a.ai 70 piacss ,han whites,
WINE oi uiseases u '.e resPiratoiy organs,
such as Group mryhgl.is, proncnitis, asth-
ma ana pneumonia, Il negroes died Tor
every wni.es, rneumonia was especially
iatai 10 the coioreo race, 800 fatal cases OF
J. having occurred 10 4so among the whites.
10 ,he latter consumption was more fatal
IN the proportion OF 70 4. " the ne
ec l.... ri , a. oc -
9l ayscn'e.y ii negroes 70 op whites
In connection with parturition also the
WINES ,s nave ,arse,y .ne aa'an'age, m spite
u :ne ieeehualy .I esnS Ml'n wn,cn M af'inclal
socle'y = 'housns y sulIound lnis Iunc-
.lon ony pgsu. nunuea anu zen coioree women
olea ~ ennu.pli'n ~ Aiapama ..,, % oowni.e
women anu ae 'ne neslo s'l,l-oir1n. were los'
aga,ns' i'., !, 90 20. WINES oanoca.lon Is &C,
cleul.ea ~ Si.l n.a aes'roy.ng snc ilves Oh luz
peisons' c"'el ,aa ,s,sn's' % u waon were
aesloes ny anu ios negroes @ . whites
uiea o. our,,s or scaies. turning 70 ms
sissippi we ma malarious ievers destroying
nna,,,non;a dossr,,;a , - eo,aa Do.a .aVss anu
fn south csrol;n. as.nsral J;saasas" = "a.es. y 60
off sss NEGROES ,e eI s1a wh;,as Sss'' "a ar y
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