New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-07
THE CITYS DEATH RATE.

DECREASE OF INFANT MORTALITY - MORTALITY
AMONG GERMAN CHILDREN-CAUsEs OF DISEASE
IN TENEMENTs
On account of the large infant mortality re-
ported for the week ending July "a Dr. f. q. Janeway
Chairman OF the Sanitary Committee OF the Board OF
Health instructed the Sanitary Inspectors TO investigate
the causes OF the high death rate from diarrhcal dis
From the reports that made from the differ
sanitary districts yesterday Dr. Jaway found that
the infant mortality has decreased rapidly during the
past two weeks. The maximum death rate was reached
III the week ending July 2i For the week ending July
81 there only sl5 deaths against 955 reported for
the week before. Up to late hour last evening only
$40 deaths had been reported for the past week The
mortality among the children under years of age stiil
large percentage of the entire number Of deaths
but is excessive it two weeks ago, when
formed more than nchaf OF the tota mortality Of the
city,
Dr. Janeway said that the Investigations OF the
Sanitary Inspectors showed that this terrible death rate
among young children is mainly due TO want OF sufficient
nourishmen 1t ascetained that out Of rs infants
who died under year of 81 had been fed wholly
from the bottle aud partly. Extreme restitution was
found In only three families In the majority OF
eases the families seemed to be in circumstances no
than is usual amcng the tenement population but
those who had the infants did not appreciate
the necessity Of administering the nourishmcnt properly
In it found that only two teaspoonuls OF
condensed milk in quart OF water were given daily
The decrease in the death rate IA believed 10 be due TO
the fact thar the majority of the weakest children have
importance o the measures az the Board OF Health TO
Chandler said that he used condensed milk in his family,
and that he considered that IL superior TO that FUR
be fed to children so that they will thrive upon it,
prominent physician said yesterday that. Dotwith-
standing the large mortality among children throughout
the city, the death rate at the Infant Asylum III sky
rs,st has not been increased materially TINS !, due
however great to the fact that IL this IN
stitution The children have the best of care The eXeuL
sions in the floating hospital OF ST. Johns Gud nave
contributed greatly to proonG the lives Oh many Vi "e
children of the poorer classes A..
Statements have appeared in the German papers that
the mortality from cholera inianum of cidftn OF Ger
parentage has been greater OF late than that OF
children of other Municipalities Different callscs nave
much beer While they are nursing the infants DE-
a%cns sn i M' e GF"11 ON TAG h p"'1Es
Side Of the ely said Yesterday hat d ne ora
disease greater among German children than Others
He then spoke in regard 10 some OF the causes o the
population The old tenement honses ne sid werc Dun!
with front OF % feet by 81 fee; deep Zach oor was
occupied lar re With bedroom attached These
sets VI rooms were well !gnted ana Ventilated ny M
nge families could afford Ia much room,
and prOperyOwners, accordingly, changed the plan %
TIE houses increased to 20 feet aud thus four rooms
ADDED to each floor, two upon each SIDE ny ms
fl esh air. To remedy tins evil tie Department. OF Bd-
ngs ordered that these should be ventilated by
and comm nicate with each of by fues. he
result of this was that the fotii exhaiations from
the cellars were introduced mo the" roohiS
by the veniators Every floor Of these tencmcnts is
now occupied by four families instead OF two "a Ill the
houses built tic old plan, and entire tenement
building often contains from twenty 10 fifty families.
The rapid consumption Of all the pure air that finds lis
way through the windows, the exclusion OF light nom
tie middle roos, the offensive smells introduced by the
ycptiaoys the odor Of the cookns-teIe being about
foil kitchens each oUrthe scent Of the kerosene on
burned III the lamps all combine to breed pesie1cc
and IN n sh food for epidemic Of any kind.
NJ fha al Isll
adde perhaps the physical exhaustion OF the tenants
these houses. The husband tolls early and late 10
earn money to pay cXOrbitant rent for wTetche-,
rooms aud TO support large family. Returning home
after his Labor he passes the night in the close. badly
ventilated The family early i'll the morning,
little refreshed by their sleep i'll the foul atmosphere ana
they soon break down. the weakest first becoming We
n To disease. Tie jewellers in tcncmcns must change
their method of living, said DR.. Miller before
mortality among them can be greatly lesscnod