Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-18
District Government Affairs.

Bui ding permits Issued by Inspector Entwisle:
Paul Hiser. erect twostory dwelling, GIN
street. between and Boundary; ST. 800. Mrs.
NJ. M. Kelliher, erect two-story dwelling,
street, between ~ and 9Th streets southwest:
81 500. r. j. Collins. build two-story brick
stable, alley, between ~ and 9Th and and F
streets southwest; 5000.
THE DISTRICT AT THE YORKTOWN CELEBRATION.
The Commissioners have addressed letter
to GOV. 7. ". Holiday. at Richmond, Va,
naming DR.. "; J. G: puhamel, OF this city, "a
French navy, that cO-operated with Gen.
washington at the siege and surrender of York.
town.: as eminently q proper person to repre-
Ing centennial celebration of that event, and
they cordially recommend him for appoint
ment to that position.
VITAL STATISTICS FOR FEBRUARY
Health Officer TOwnshends monthly report
just issued shows that the total mortality In
the District OF Columbia for the month of Feb
ruary, 1SS1. was 1862, Ia decrease OF II as com.
pared with the corresponding month of last
year, and 20 more than the average number of
deaths for the month Of February for the past
years.) or at the rate OF 2413 per 900 per an
mum. The mortality OF the white population
of the cOlOred was 1885, or 37.2. The mortality.
as compared with that Of January last, shows
an increase OF 22. The number of deaths from
ZymOt1c diseases increased from 4S to 81: con-
sututiona from &C to 100; local, from 40 to l49;
developmental decreased from 4S to AZ; violence
increased from to IA Measles remains the
same viz, 2; scarlet fever decreased from to 2;
diphtheria, from II to 10: Group increased from
TO 10; whooping- cough decreased from to O:
typhoid fever, from to g. malarial fever In
creased from to 10; diarrhoe al diseases from
Increased from 60 to Il; diseases OF the nervous
system decreased from Al to 3S; diseases of the
respiratory organs increased from 60 to 6S:
pneumonia decreased from AZ to al; bronchitis
Increased from II to IA; diseases of the dIges-
tive organs remain the same, viz. Is; develop.
mental diseases OF children remain the same,
w, l6; puerperal diseases OF women
The average daily mortality was 1898, being
l.96 per day more than last month. OF the
deaths. 263 occurred Ia Washington; 10 In
Georgetown: 2S In the county. and 50 in the
hospitals. OF the whites ". 16 per cent were
years OF age and over; CTS per cent were 20
years and over, and 43.1S per cent were 40 years
and oyer. or the colored 81 % per cent were
over, and 24.2O per cent were 40 years an over,
showing percentage in favor OF the white
population at each of these specified ages as
follows: 1880, 20.03, 1S9S. OF the total S62
deaths, Sc, or 1851 per cent, were under year
Of age; {of these Infants, SO were white and 81
colored) The total mortality under years of
age was 1876. or 3I.4 per cent. There were 254
olrtns reported, ian annual blrth-rate Of 1898
per 9QO) OF these births, IS were white males,
So white females; 30 colored males and 60 col.
ored females, "a birth-rate Of Ill per 1.OOO per
anRum for the white and 1915 for the colored
popqlationy showing an apparent decrease Of
total population by increase OF deaths over
births OF los, the white population decreasing
by 50, the colored by -. OF the births reported.
70, occurred Ia Washington; y In Georgetown:
26 In the county, and Gin the hospitals, Two
white and &c colored were illegitimate. There
were DO still births, az more than last month
Is White, 26 colored and color unknown.
Marriages reported, 52-White a; cOlored, s:
% were reported by Methodist clergymen. Il
b. Episcopal, by Catholic, by Presbyte-
rian. by Baptist, by Evangelical, and / by
'ernan Reformed. There were II permits is
DprEOnS O
7rfci q, ID S transfers; white and So colorei
were hnrt. 1 at public expense.