Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-17
District Government Affairs.

The sub-board OF school trustees for South
washington (Messrs Pearson aud Lloyd have
provided places for all the schools thrown out OF
the Jefferson school building 10y the recent fire.
Since completing these arrangements there have
been some changes made 10 accommodate all con-
cerned The eighth grade school, taught hy Mr.
Fairhrother has been brought back from the Cur
tis Dulldlng, Georgetown, and located in Becker's
hall. The schoo-rOOm or Miss Van Horn has been
changed from Becher's hall To the Greenlear build
ing, and that OF Mrs Wise 10 the Oregon hnu,e
on 9TH street. The school taught 10y Miss Riley
has been taken from the Greeneaf building and
sent TO Beckers hall One OF the greatest evils
felt Is the want OF water-clOset accommodation,
which are almost entirely wanting IA some OF the
places rented, and there are no funds with which
10 supply them. There seems 10 be 40 other way
than for the Commissioners 10 ask an appropria-
ton of Congress
VITAL STATISTICS
Inc total mortality In the District OF Columbia
for the month OF January. 1ss2, was 333 or at the
rate Of 2l.0l per 600 per annum THE death rate
Tor thls month Is less than for any other January
Tor the past years, and per 1000 less than the
average rate Tor same month and time The NOR
tallty OF the white population Was 16s, or at the
rate OF 1906 per loo per anDu, while that OF the
colored was 1885, or at the rate OF 30 13 There was
one death from smallpox, the first since last Octo-
Der There Was one death from scarlet fever. the
same as December: dphtherla Increased from 10
10; Group from to 8: whooping cough decreased
from to 3: typhoid fever Increased from 8 to Z;
malar1al levers from TO 4; diarThoeal diseases
from To 6: cancers decreased from 10 To 9: con-
sumption from 20 to &c; diseases OF the nervous
system increased from 80 10 30: diseases OF the
heart and blood vessels Increased from IL 10 Is.
pneumonia decreased from 80 to 81: bronchitis
from ~ 70 s;conJeSion OF the lungs Increased from
TO IL: diseases or the digestive organs Increased
from To -: urinary orgars from to IL; develop
mental diseases OF children decreased from 20 10
IA; old age increased from 20 to 80. There were
seven deaths frem accidents and negligence, two
hOmicdeS and one suicide, the same for each as
last month. OF the white decedents. 30 per cent
were i've years OF age and over; 666 per cent were
~ years and over and 4s II per cent were 40 years
and over. OF the colored, BIB per cent were 5
years OF age and over 666 per cent were 20 wears
and 0ver, and 1861 per cent 20 years and over
showing percentage in favor OF the white
race for each or these specified ages, follows:-
2a46: U0O; 2l.54. or the total 1888 deaths "a or
10 ID per cent were under year or age; (or these
Infants Is were white and 46 colored Total mortal-
ny under years OF age was LOG, or 81 SO per cent
There We're 27s births reported tan annual birth
rate OF l763 per l,0OW or these births, 81 were OF
white males, SO OF white females: 7S OF colored
males, and 60 coOred females "a birth rate OF IL 62
per 1000 for the white and 29.37 for the colored
popuiauon1 showing an apparent decrease OF the
total population. by excess OF deaths over births
reported OF 81 the white population decreasing by
36, the colored by IL. Marriages reported 81 white
80; cOlored, 2.