National Republican., 1883-11-22
THE PUBLIC HEALTH.

An Excellent Statistical Showing for tho
Month OF October-RemRrkable De-
crease In the Death Ratc-Interesting
Facts.
The monthly statement ofbirths. marriages,
and deaths for the month of October Just
issued by the health department gives re-
markable and Unsatisfactory showing for
the healthfulness of the district. The death
rate has been going down steadily until now
it seems to have reached the very bottom
figures.
The death rate from zymotic diseases was
only 3.3S per thousand of population for the
month, while the rate per thousand from all
causes reached only 17.iS.
During the month 2S4 deaths occurred OF
this number 81 were white males, 60 white
females, "a colorcd males, and SO colored
females.
The annual death rate per 1000 was 1416
for the whites, 23.S3 for the negroes, and 174s
for the total population. This, as compared
with the month of October for the past ten
years, shows the death rate for the whites to
be 1863 less, and for the negroes g. 60 less than
the mean death rate for the respective races
for that time. There has been but one Octo.
ber in the last ten years in which the total
number of deaths was less than during Octo-
ber 1888 October, 1879.
The deaths by classes were as follows: Zy-
motto diseases, 55; constitutional diseases,
II; local diseases, 10Y; developmental dis
eases, 80, and violence, o. The decrease in
deaths from zymotic diseases during the past
four months has been from 207 in July las
during August, 107 for September, to 55 for
October. The number of decedents under
year of age was for July, 21S; August 100 +;
September, 81, and October, So. During Octo-
Der, 1883 52 per cent. of the decedents were
over 90 years of age. Fifty per cent. of the
deaths from all causes were among natives of
the district, while only 3S per cent. of the
deaths from consumption were among those
who were born here.
Consumption caused as Deaths pneumonia
1S; heart diseases, 10; diarrheal diseases, 81
whooping cough, s; bronchitis, 8; urinary
diseases, z; accidents and negligence, z
typho-malarial fever, inanition, cancers
apoplexy, each 9; typhoid fever and conges
matism, insanity, convulsions, and dentition
each A. diphtheria, scarlet fever, pyemia
septicRmia, syphilis, aneurism, asthma, OBJ.
struction of intestines, and hernia, each 1.
The average age of the white males was 36
years 10 months and 2 days; OF the white
females 80 years 3 months and days; OF
the colored males 10 years l month and 1G
days, and of the colored females, % years s
months and 8 days.
OF tho white decedents above the age of 20
years were widowers, IL widows, so mar.
ried, and 2 of unknown social relation.
of the colored decedents above the age OF
| 20 years were widowers, 13 widows, q
married, 10 single, and l of unknown social
| relation.
The highest daily mortality Is was reached d
on the ninth, the lowest 5 on the second and
twenty-fifth.
The highest daily mortality for the whites
IL was on the ninth, the lowest on the first
and twenty-second.
The highest daily mortality for the negroes
10 was reached on the twenty sixth the
lowest on the twelfth and twenty fifth.
There were 10 deaths in Freedmen's hos.
pital, in Washington asylum hospital, 5 in
Providence hospital, 1 at Barnes's hospital, 3
at ST. Anr's infant asylum, 5 at Government
hospital for the insane, l in Columbia hospital
in Home for Aged, / in Washington city
orphan asylum, in Childrens hospital, in
station house, l in ambulance, and un
| known.
Besides the deaths above enumerated ther,
were 20 in Georgetown, 205 in Washington
and "a in the county.
The greatest number ofdeaths (37) occurred
in the seventh sanitary division, or what il
generally known as the island.
The mean barometer was 30.1S4; the NEAR
temperature, 56.9; the mean humidity, 769
the highest barometer, 30.649, on the six
| teenth; the lowest 29.527, on the twenty.
ninth. The highest temperature. "a, was OF
the fourteenth; the lowest 1862, on tn,
seventeenth.
Marriages reported white and 81 colored
total, 65.
Births reported-s1 white males, 70 whit
females, 20 coored males, and so colore,
females. There were IL white and IL colore,
still births.
Thirteen disinterment permits were is
sued.
There were white and II colored burial
at public expense. Twenty-one persons VIII
died outside the district were inferred within
its limits.
The following tabular statement shows thC
deaths and death rates during the month o
October for the past ten years Z: