National Republican., 1878-11-12
MORTALITY IN THE DISTRICT.
What the Health omcer's Report Says
Insanitary Condition Of school Buildings.

Accompanying the annual report OF Health on
Ger Townshcud Is q table showing the death rate
In this District prior to the SOth Of June last the
total of which is SJ23. White males, s3l or gIiS9
per cent: white females, 7ii, or 2i5ll per cent
C,lored males, 723 or 23.oi7 per cent, aud colorcd
females, rs or 2i0S2 per cent. The whites furnish
80 OOi per cent. aud colorcd 1892 per cent Tie
death rate per 900 Of the population for the two
races wns-whites, 1867. and CJlnrcd, 3l.!L He
says: When We compare the death rate OF the two
races, the CUlOrcd being little above one fourth
OF the entire population, the great disparity between
the white aud culOrcd l. noticeable. This table
shows Of either small poS OF Asatc cholera,
snnstroke OF yellow fever
Consumption stands at lhe head nf the list. fur.
nishing ~, " lSi9 rcr cent. nearly one fnh Of
the total. other tables Ms TO consumption show
that among the colnrcd tlere were nearly three
times as many as whites Pneumonia stands mex.
$40 or l6.h5 Of the tOtal-G white males ~ white
females III Culorcd males, aad % COlnrcd females.
and he remarks the tables show It Is peculiarly fatal
to cU.Ored, who furnish two thirds OF all the Ca'Cs
aud n still more remarkable fact Is the relative
IN rtnlity under hvc year. of age which IL more
than four times the death rate of the whites Scarlet
fever aud diphthCria each furnished less than 5pct
cent Ui the total deaths, and they were much more
fatal than with the whites. table showing color,
eek. average age, married single. widows, aud
widowcrs develops some interesting facts The low
average Of nge attained by the guOrcd race com.
pared wiIh.the whites; the colored male attaining
male Rttains that Oi 27SsS The difference Of the
average ui the while aud COlOTCd female iS not
QUllC great. NvlnE tliir ana one lNll lCnrS
Comparing the white uIRlC and female II Is iOund
the advantage il III favor Of the female little over
two yCrS. while the coOTch females have the nd
vantage over the CuluTed mates UI three aud six.
tenth years. AltCr the age Of five year, II l. shown
that this difference is to sgmC extent Ohlitefntcd
At the age Of forty the tables tun in favor Of the
CulurCd race. The culOTrl male has over two and q
hlf years mote allotted to HIM than the white, aud
the CUlurCi female nas the advantage Of one aud
fourth ycars nS compared with the white female 81
that. although their lives may prove Of greater
length anvf arriving At the age Oi forty, St!ll the
white chili born Al the same time with the CuDred
has nearly two chances iu the others one ~ attain
this nEc. Another point Of interest IL the 50, ial
lsiiuns. Amuag the whites the number Of widow
crS is fry seven aud the number Of widows lil
III difference Of uiEi iy seven.
IN married lify ~ married men die TO 1855 mar.
Tirl WnMCu--a ddCfcICe " sixty two O'Whlr
Wggs single, - over the are Of twCUiy years die.
against - single ir.Iulrs-R d!f rene, o. 30 The
HNrwgC age OF a." married male exceeds that II
the married female over nine and ci-htIcGths
years The l.ig Ul the married male exceeds that
~ the unmarried By over seventeen and a half
years and The lie Of the mdniCI female that Of
the unmarried female %! twelve y afs. To OhNiaie
amy cIuul'ls impression which may be- dr'Wm
uUm lhi, tg'dc II l. explained that tHusy CLlvuIa
lions are uE.lv oIlv Irom the ages OF those who
have died dnr.nglhC nine mpl.h is covc,ri Icy these
being nearl! double The former
III TJBIT s,unulS.
The Health b.ltyI SAY. that hC has mrdp thor
ough 'n'pe'l lIn oi the ruhiir scl,n"is In company
with two ASSISTANTS Tue cpl'rrd schools being
nearly nl "'lc d IN bHtOdIuss Of recent Consmc.
tl"n, We. ruNd 10 b. generally In better sanitary
C1udliuu TIA. HE white. and the huillugs owned
10y TIE Dl.iru Tar superior r ihi> part CIlnI to the
rented mn"s The owned n'i,ding. me by ~ means
Itr'-yi wgyer aud In sa.aG yi the Il est defects
# o .crivgs C IggteT were found Defects Of ven
u.thuu urd .inHHge were iJGHd In the Jefferson
ana Franklin NniItiHgs detective ventilation In the
thomson. -Humr! uui J. + CupA buildings. some
nl the ON. in ihr latter building OvurCruwdci.
Detective water closets were found ~ tic -cHtun
building, and defective ventilation IN the Curtis
...l.t IL tL. N. lts!t building tn. la.tll
..U.uWCHls Sc defective
Ia ,hc chumnyriutu DuIiug. GCorRciowu the
All wa, t.Ul IN every runm aud the heat Mas IN.
uTm0y d!.uibu'el Tie Lhu.lu building Was in
good condition. nut an in''h'ivury " heat was
crrl!aIacd uL TIE l,v'l,y nUs 10 L.clu' of ven.
Uiuubu other lEam the Vlud MS. The NJ CuImivk.
Potomac. stevens BJwra and Crau.h bIlid'rgs
were ~ fair condition mi the RduIai and Miner
buildings excellent throughout.
lie recommends that the following buildings
found " Je totally unit fOr school purposes, he va.
Gated a. soon ns rirpvt onln9dati MS
/ ani New loik avrunc n"rlhwr>t: corner Fourth
aud street. rsDTlhWCsl' NJ. hclweru Tenth and
Eleventh. nofihwrst' corner Twentieth aud Kstrce'.
nurthwt,l, Fourteenth, Lyrwrei Onto avenue and
y street northwest and COMET lh!Id aud II streets
southeast.
THE RIVER FEoHr
The report says that Inst Gni foremost among the
sanitary urccssiucs OF the Dis'IlCI Of columbia Is
the Improvement Of our river front and the Rhate.
mcni Of that great nuisance, 'th" Fats or "kldwell
lotions, cNtCmli0- along IN, north shore of the
Potomac from the Nutonal Observatory To below
he Long bridge. uUI 50 IIrse OF the Eastern
SrEuCh - AHaustin liver. stirred 10 energy 10y
the lerIl1." tNIrl:.. &c uf our Southern cites M
ehori I: again ucing n.d' 10y sons OF our PrDlni-
nCut JIUEgnN TO iNiutr luurryss IL take decisive
action At ls McN session IuOKtng 10 the eradit alton
ui this plague s"i from our midst. l%t us al siNu
| this murGMuUl oui CATc'i aud hearty support and
tru'l that Brlttl rcsu!s Amy attend our lnOOrs than
| h,s heeH the Uasc win lEusC who have tOiei in
| tbs direction te!'Tr Us
lie requests thai Cr'.t;rsS 10 asked to eg!sate
H. L. rtrHl.r he AyE'ih u;hrer to work mUIr "f'cr
lively IN Hba.tH- nu.,tIvrs IN lhC streets, aicys
| ana IvgHgrs N.I!Ua NE not now uud.r his unluC-
I.alc supervision. a.su Lat the aiuHlrn ui Con.
Err, Uc Invited 10 The SUBJECT Of sewer ga escaping
.la houses With lr NlrN ~ lCgslaliHg to prevent
! h.i.alyT T.LIb,ug II" calls attention lJ the uc.
| Ce,,!ly Of pIgvNimg medicines sul sucUIalve iJI
| '"C pom, aEi lUE more thorough Inspection Oi
! we s,J,E.
| MENs ovERCUAls. ElsEMAN BROS. TTII
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