The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-03
LIFE, DISEASE AND DEATH.

Tho HERALD last week published In detail tho figures
relating to the births, marriages and deaths IN tnis
city for the year 1885, minus the last Of Deccm.
ber Tho following report, yesterday submitted to
the Board OF Health by Registrar Nagc, OF tho Buroau
OF Vital Statistics, gives tho figures Tor tho year,
GLIDING the last week OF December
HnALrm DnrAnrnEsr or rnn CRY Nrw York,
BuKEAu or VITAL sTATisrcs. Jan = 1877. I
W; DE r. DAY, NJ d., Sanitary superintendent ana
There 473 deaths registered during week ending
week 1sa S a. s 81 ~ Is ns
daring the corresponding week Of 1873 The actual
below OF de aths corresponding
rate Of 2S per loo persons liyn the population being
estimated At i.ois.oss.
preceding week was duo to The following Diseases. VIZ -
s@ap aa Diseases esne phS psan
nails. 10; diseases Of The heart q hydroesp.sas and
deaths from measles Increased whooping cough, 4;
pneumonia mnrasmas and scroiais and nervous dis.
eases l. or these deaths 10 were IN institutions Is in
containing four families more hotels and board.
second the shira 80 on tho ioa,sS. os
During ss s s"a i p Ss marriages.
200 sbirths aud 2o2il deaths were reported havc
cent in tenement houses houses eontang four ani
Sres s1S o ~ cen; !"
cent In hotes ana bcaring houses t16s 10 80 per
per yards sc. TIE upon which
AND hes
nv follows VIZ Placement 2s3; first door. Is; second
$500; third, $3.50; fourth. iJO2 fifth, 2st; SIXTH s5
number OF houses that had noors Tho
certificates OF death which do number II
families ana oOrs stated thereon received tho early
part OF the year when the present system
plete a
The highest monthly number OF deaths reported was in
cal order With 100 7ya respectively The highest
weekly number Of deaths during the week ending July
10 when EOS deaths reported which IL within JO6 OF
which tbs lowest monthly humber deaths Reported
during the year The lowest weekly mortality during
the weeks ending November and rs, which had 4J deaths
each 40 less than the mortality dnring tho
week ending July 15 The highest monthly number
deaths reported In houses the
OF July q 40 and the lowest during the month o. Mo-
he of deaths reported during the year from
diphthena 7Di. scaristina. $50, Group
"a; nalaria levers 2i3 and cercbrospna fever 40;
23J o thesc deaths In houses containing three FAINT
lies and less including shanes). 0S in tenement house
40 IN hotels and boarding houses 20 Ia Institutions
canal boats OF those aths ~ the basemens
noor. ln9 the Sb nrt l.2Ds thc second
IU5 the ld, 2Sl fourth. and 90 fifth.
Tho averags those who died IRON scaratina
years mouths ~ days. diphhcrs, years months IL
days membranous Group years months. days; mala-
rial evcrs. 10 days aud cerebro spinal ievers 10
years, month"; days The wards that furnished the high.
est number u these deaths were, the Nineteenth. 4;
aud Twelfth, 232 The that furnished the lowest
~ the second Third. ~; First Al; fiith,
The burial OF 20i o. 81 90 per cent Of tho deaths and
stbirhs reported during the tho following
cemeteries yiz:-cavary, eti Lutheran, 1881; CitJ
green, i,o7i; Cypress Hills 1874
Tho actual morality BY months for the year 1876
the principal viii probably bs ready for The next
only % the nunper ceSca,ss d deaths received duns
JOHN T. xAoLK, NJ d,
Deputy Rsgistes Of Rssor&A
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