Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-24


District Government Affairs.
Nearly complete set Of the laws and
ordinances OF the corporation of Georgetown,
commencing in November, 1871, up to the time
OF the repeal Of the charter of that cor
poration, have been collected by Col. Dodge,
District assessor, and have been neatly bound
by Mr.. u. w. Francis, bookbnder for the Dis
trict.
IRON SHUTTERS FOR STORES, ETC.
MI Entwisle, inspector of buildings. has sent
a letter to the Commissioners in reply to the
order to report as to whether any precedents
exist for the proposed change in the building
regulations, for placing iron shutters on some of
the large buildings in the business section of
the city, as suggested by Chief Cronin, of
the Fire Department. The building inspector
srates that he finds precedents in several of the
large commercial cities, and he quotes from the
New York city building regulations on that sub
Ject, showing that all stores or store houses OF
other buildings, except dwelling-houses or
churches, which are more than two stories. or
20 feet In height above the curb-line, shall
nave doors. blinds or shutters made
Of fre-proof material on every
window and opening above the first story
and where they cannot be put on the outside of
s s door OF window. they shall be put on the
inside, and If placed on the inside shall be hung
upon an iron frame independent of the wood
work OF the window frame or door; and every
such blind door or shutter shall be closed upon
the completion of the business of each day by
the occupant of the same; and those placed
above the first story to be so constructed as to
be opened from the outside. Similar regula-
lions are also in force in other commercial cities.
INSPECTION OF BOILERS
Mr.. John II. WilkersOn, District inspector Of
steam boilers, has made a report to the District
commissioners stating that he has inspected
i'm ho Inns ole
the WOrkhOuse, and finds them to be UP to the
standard He also inspected the high pressure
boilers in both buildings. He recommends that
competent engineer be placed in charge who
consider the present system safe. At the work
mouse ne finds prisoner in charge of the boil
ers, ana at the expiration of his term another
prisoner is to take his place.
VITAL. STATISTICS FOR NOVEMBER
The total mortality in the District of Column
ba for the month of November, 1881, was $50.
Gan increase of "a as compared with the cores
pondng month of last year, and SO more than
the average number of deaths for the month of
November for the past eight years., or at the
rate of 1926 per LOCO per annum Like the
previous two months, the death-rate for this
month was exceptionally high. being almost
five in the l 900 higher than last year. and 3. %
in the COO more than the average death-rate
for the month Of November for the past eight
years, and the highest rate of any November
for the same time. The last summer was pc
cnliar, in that, there was high temperature,
nigh percentage of humidity with little rain
fall and an exceptionally low deatil-rate for
June, July and August The mortality OF the
white population was Gil, or at the rate of
10 IS per LOCO per annum. while that of the
colOred was 1853, or at the rate of 80 IS The
annual death-rates by classes of diseases. were
as follows: Zymotic, 6.3S; constitutional. $50;
local, 9.S4; deyelopmental. 246; violence, Go
The mortality as compared with the month of
October last, shows a decrease of 3d. The
deaths from ZymOtc diseases decreased from
l4S to SO; constitutional, from g; to SO: local.
increased from 100 to 148; developmental. de-
creased from 81 to 81 and violence from IA
scarlet fever increased from to 4; diphthera
from Is to Is; Group decreased rom Z to 4:
typhoid fever from % to ID; malarial fevers from
80 TO II; diarrhteal diseases from AZ to g. can
Gers from to 4; phthsis pulmonalis remains the
same, viz. 81: diseases of the nervous system
increased from IS to 60; diseases of the heart
and others of the circulatory organs decreased
from ~ to II; pneumonia increased from IL to
w bronchitis from to II; congestion of the
lungs from to 8; diseases of the digestive or
Gails remains the same as last month viz IL:
diseases Of the urinary organs increased from 6
70 y; puerperal diseases of women increased
from to to 3: and old age remains the same.
VIZ, 49, The average daily mortality was IL g.,
DeinS % OF L less than last month. OF the
deaths 2I6 occurred in WashingtOn IS IN George
town; "a in county. and 50 in hospitals Of the
white decedents, 73.46 per cent. were five years
OF age and over: 20 per cent. were 20 years and
over. and 80. 81 per cent were 10 years and over
VI the colOred. A per cent. were years and
over; 40 per cent. were 20 years and over, and
lo9 per cent. were 40 years and over showing
a percentage in favor of the white race for each
of the specified ages. as follows: 26 46: 1000: IT,
". Of the total $50 deaths. So or 2l.8 per cent.
were under year of are: (Of these infants S3
We're white. and so colored) The total NOR
cent. There were 324 births reported Can an
nual brth-rate of 50 per 1,0OO) Of these
births. 95 were white males, IS were white
66 We're colored males. and Is
c0lored females, Ga brth-rate of Is. 06 per LOCO
for the white, and SO for the colored popula-
tom. showing an apparent decrease of the to-
tai population. by excess of deaths over births
reported of Sc, the white population decreasing
by 81, the cOlOred by %. Four pairs of twins
were reported, 2 white. 2 colOred OF the births
reported 800 occurred in Washington: 20 in
20in the county. and Is in the hos
pitfalls. $50 reports were made by physicians, !
and l69 by midwives white and 81 colOred |
were lllegltImate. "a were reported by physi- |
clans; IL by midwives. and 2 by the coroner |
there was pair OF twins. white; in 10 cases the
certihcates failed to give the cause. or stated it
as unknown; white and cOlOred were illegit- |
innate. Marriages reported. y; white. Al: col |
Ored. 25. During the month IA permits were
issued Tor burial OF persons dying outside the
District, and IA transfers; Il white and "a COL
ored were buried at public expense.
The Courts.
CIRCUIT COURT-J,Mge MacArttur
Yesterday, Stutz agt. Metropolitan Life In
surance Co.; motion to produce papers over
ruled. Smith agt. Williams; default. Brett
barth agt. Haywood; order set aside and motion