, 1877-01-05
VITAL STATISTICS.

REPORT OF TIE HEALTH COMMISSIONER
Thp Commissioner OF Health yesterday com.
pleted bis annual report, which will b. presented
to lhs Council. Tho document ia a. follows:
~ herewith present to yonr huno1ab.o body rc-
port OF tho workings Of this department fns tho
year 1871, tugsther with expenses attending tia
fom that ioathson,o dl.ease small: pox. which /
btlleve ID due. In material measure, to the thor
nd the pe1si.,enc5 that Ill. epar.nen, pa Sss
ctsed through In Sanitary Inspectors, together
with shs general eomrl'anes 81 Ihy.ielsa., ielsa.,,
from our ettxcnt OF The n0xtous otlors which ema.
mats from s'suahtcrtng. packing, rendering, aud
stocx: x:Y.sa iIs,sse:s. and ju..iy too. III by the
reesnt vigilance md determined edosts Of this
rsnsra sopsnse ~ o.. e isTt # osGi"s p.r
.onplaigt.. think .hs Time /. ntsr i hand when
10 degrees that will be etsdiable and beneficial to
rhsm. well - yongeni4, IL tie ''ssirts Of ls,e
g s's II. 'os ne.. as' s. i a. Ss ssa
ss e 11 1ay IT, ,n a.
I'LL the esntrse.o. Tor lie suns bc eompriicd 10
peEfof.n tho work In : thorough and rati"tactcry
nAanet, The department ean 10 worked with
bedy IN ~: s@a Ssu .aisjy ~ that Y spiis
Expended whils andcr ny supsss}.i",. lou '"A's''''
''Tht fa!l IND winter thus 4 fsf hss been attended
yst ash shnx Ut M ts % IT,
past, I'M led Ia believe tlsl ti,r c"n,n: season
may Gal! Tor !he sitlesess ,Eanse Of 'h!' dspnIt.
would recommend that onc and al! aet and 10 .ns
sanltAtisn. Irrlctlfa11y submitted.
''H. P. Wni"fE. cossttsEss!daer ct Health"
TIM ANSuAL Aktunr or nEATHH
shens 1hs following aguIes: Dca,h' n,I,7!; Of The
y III narIIcd. anl j. pig ains!e: til ase. wess:
;saft Js:. Y i = IT, & Is s, H. % 10 e. g.
;ots %, 80. 1 . 70, ~; 10 to TO- $H: 20 - %
%. ": 10 70 LOO, Ii. There were bu1 1lo col.
ol ldeeeased were: Austria, II; Austtalia, 2; bel.
Eh!s.se'o1. e nmeFean patsA1aks i: .n,:
Is; itslsnd. ko7: i..iy. i; NV litan.a,ef' .; !;
ssaS g. Ss:.. ses.s 1a ~. a. ss
S*ttEsr!,na+ II; ~e't Indies, :; Males, II; un'
In liz Flrst Ward there were 8. deaths; second,
I'll; seventh. d'so; Eighth. or: Ninth. ..ij;
tseata. :tii; Foutteca.l. .oa7: Fifteenth. iii
htxtecath, tDa: Seventeenth. 40; Eighteenth,
ss i'll ."fets;s ss sas Gss"; Il s. ;s
3rrA.n A.yla@: =; ps1ee .ta!iSn., :; s: Jo.eph',
Wo@an's tetuye. 8; House q tl.e Good shepherd,
~ AU4E ~ 0ElSu AAu lutlG<c4, II 21nalk-
lIospitai. 81; Eys and Ear lntrn,lry. .; House q
t!on, 10; Sisters o: the Poor, !; Old ladies
AtoMc, !.
Theirs were G74 more deaths th5n In The yen
pfttteHs. Compared Mtth tht tame scar. thes'
were 1a3 uofa de%llls from Group 3.0 more from
d3phtherta. 10 more from consumption, bs:i nus,
1EU scarlet fetes, .01 ic&4 ft0ul clotsr&
e. less from diarrIes. and ~ lcss from violence.
TUE RECORD or HlRrus
shows that January saw 100; February. 800
n.Isa, 5o4; April, ;9 -; M.J. 54s; Ja5e, r.,
7o4; November, Bi7; December. 7,i8 The male
namb4red 3, Do5 and females $. 7G3; total, 2. 7ss
LA PER GENT of tbs population OF tho city, All
eA5 lea th4a rho number Of de4thA-
Anotae.ed, u; burned, u; falling, "a; throw
from xaEon: 1d: killed On sailsoa1. ~: aeslded
aSM, q abortion. 4 spop)exy. II; asphJ1,s, II