National Republican., 1883-03-17
HEALTH OF THE DISTRICT.
Report OF Vital Statistics for the Month
OF February.

During the month of February, 1888, there
were 1927 deaths in the District of Columbia,
giving an estimated death rate of 20.44 per
1000 per annum. OF this number 81 were
white males, 70 white females, 20 colored
males, aud rs colored females. The DEATH
rate for the white population was 1915; for
the colored, 2S.6S. This is the lowest death
rate for the month of February, both for the
white and C0lored population, which has
been reached during the past nine years.
The cause of deaths by classes was rs fol-
lows: Zymotic diseases, 80; constitutional
diseases, So; local diseases, 15I; develop
mental diseases, 3S, and violence, Z. There
was death from smallpox, 8 from Group,
from diphtheria, 12 from scarlet fever, from
typhoid fever from typho- -malarial fever,
from nalarial fever, 2 from diarrhGal dis
cases. from tonsillitis, and from inanition.
OF the 23 deaths caused by Group, diphtheria,
and scarlet fever, 90 were among white chill
dren--a continued illustration of the curious
fact that these diseases are much more fatal
to white than TO colored children, notwith-
standing the hygienic advantages which the
former enjoy. Deaths from rheumatism 3,
cancer 3, scrofula 3, rachitis /, tuberculosis 3,
tubercular meningitis q tubercular peritonitis
l, marasmus ., hydr0cephalus i, consumption
50, Potts disease ], and hip disease 9. OF
those dying of consumption, n per cent. were
over 20 years of age, and only one-third were
natives of the district, though one-half of the
total mortality was among natives Of the dis
trict
There were deaths from meningitis, 3
from apoplexy, l from epilepsy, from con-
vulsiOns, . from trismus nascentium, "a from
heart disease, IL from bronchitis, I3 from
pneumonia, 10 from diseases of the digestive
organs, s from diseases of the urinary organs
II from dcvelopmcntal diseases incidental to
children, 3 from puerperal complication, Is
were due to diseases incident to advanced life
and accidents terminated fatally. The col
ored race furnished 55 per cent. of those dying
of constitutional diseases, 45 per cent. of the
deaths from local diseases, and 80 per cent. of
the deaths from deveopmental diseases
Over 20 per cent. of the deaths were among
children under 1 year of age, nearly "a per
cent. were under o years of age, and 40 per
cent, were under 10 years Of age.
The average daily mortality was 116S; the
highest mortality qS) was reached on the
last day of the month the lowest (6) ON the
tenth. Highest barometer on the second,
lowest barometer on the seventh. The average
age of the white male decendents was 35
years, of the white females 81, of the colorcd
males 30 and of the cOlOred females 20. OF
the docendents over 20 years of age 80 were
widowers or widows sc were married, and 36
were single. Twenty-Five deaths occurred in
Georgetown, 237 in Washington, 20 in the
county, aud So in the different public institu-
tiOns.
There were 81 marriages, 272 births, and 30
still births reported during tho month. OF
the marriages, 33 were contracted between
white and Is between colored persons. The
births, according to sex and color, were as
follows; White males so, white females 81 !;
colored males 81, cOlOrcd females 40. There
We're three cases of twins; two white and one
colorcd. The still births were 10 white and
Ii cOlOrod.
Seventeen persons We're buried within the
district who died beyond its limits. There
were 3 white aud 20 colored buried at the
public expense.