Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-12-07
A LOW DEATH RATE.
A. C0MPAREW WITH
OT1E1 CITIES.

more or less Of the unhsalthiuess Of th
place, and think, from time to time
that the death ratio 10 very high. Thi
feelinR does not exist In Wilmington I.
any great extent, and n the faw VIII
think this An unhealthy place woult
compare the monthly reports from th,
various cities, they would soon diAcove
that they live in one Of the healthies
cities In tho county. IN
With , view OF giving y few peril.
nsnt points on this interesting subject
representative Of the REPUBLICAN
called ut the Office Of Registrar Frazer
yesterday afternoon, aud AFTER an
hours con veraation on the question OF
health In the various cities, many points
Of interest were gained Of which some
OF the most important are herewith
given.
In Wilmington, DEL, with . porula.
OF $4,000, for the week ending Novem-
vember II, 1888, there were l3 deaths
reported BY the Registrar, which makes
an annual rate per 1000 persons Of 1875.
In Omaha, Neb., population 49,
200, there were 10 deaths with
an annual rate of 17.2.
In Lowell, Mass, population 6s, 900,
there were u deaths ; aunnal rate l4.O.
In Albany, n. Y, population 90,9O3,
there were 80 deaths annual rate 200.
Auburn, N. Y, population 25,OOO,
deaths 10; rate, 22.8. Boston, Mass,
population 427.s4O: deaths, 1856 !:
rate 16.6. Lynn, Mass, population
1924 deaths IA rate 1879. Wor-
cester, Mass, population 5s,2s5 deaths
II rate 15.1.
Providence, r. l., population, 1l6, :.
1856 deaths, ~ rate, 1871. New York
City, population, 1928, 5,092 deaths,
$50 rate, 21,6 Brooklyn, N. Y, popu.
lstion, e24,1ls deaths, 2ll rate, l78.
Cleveland, Ohio, population, 1914 900
deaths, 6S rate, 1871. Evansville, Ind.
population, 10000 deaths, l2 rate,
1855. Chicago, ILL.,, population, $50,
695 deaths, 1871 rate, 1877. st. Louis,
NO., population, 400, 900 deaths, 1873
rate, 1913. Richmond, Va, population,
white, 80, $40 colored, n, 200 deaths,
Band 10, respectively rate, 17.O and
24.8.
In foreign cities, for the week ending |
October 9th, London, with q popnla.
ton Of 1895, ,814, reports 1,45O deaths,
with an annual rate Of 1871. Liverpool,
with q population Of I66, 753, hal 273
deaths, with an annual rate of 25.l. In
Brussels, with population Of l66, 35l,
there were 7S deaths, with q rate of
33s
Thus 1t Will be seen that Wilmington's 8
death rate, as compared with other cit.
les. is much lower and Ia classed among
the healthiest cities in the land. During
the month Of October, there were 73
deaths in Wilmington with an annual
rate on 1000 persons Of 1852, which is
far below the average Of the majority
Of the cities In the union according to
the population, notwithstanding the
fact that Wilmington has not a com.
plete system Of drainage. Last year
the deaths In this city numbered 1,143
and Mr.. Frazer IL of the opinion that
number will bo decreased during the
present year about 1875 or to 1,0l8, which
Is certainly q good showing. During the
present week, from Saturday noon until
6o'clock last evening, only eight deaths
had been reported.
In looking over report from Grand
Rapids, Mich, for the month ending
November 30, 1t WAS learned that with
spopulation of $4,000 they had "a
deaths, with an average rate per month
per annum Of 8.03. Among these deaths +.
were two suicides five died with con-
sumption and seven were under five
years Of age.
From what could be learned at the
Registrars Office and In conversation
with several physicians, the city il At
the present time In very healthy +.
state, tho main disease being measles
among children and few cases of
scarlet fever and diphtheria. There IL,
however, no epidemic In any disease
and the people should do all In their
power to keep the city in good healthy i
condition. .
In speaking Of sewers, the attention /,
OF the reporter was calle to an impor-
tant item in the New York Sanitarian,
which was headed Loss Of an eye =,
from sewer gas after extraction of
cataract The letter was copied from =
the Medical and Surgical Reporter, and :
was contributed to that paper by one of :.
Wilmington's learned physicians, and {
as the operation was difficult one, as !,
we'll as being performed on one OF our
own citizens, we quote the same In full: n,
;. To the Am. Ophth. Asso." DR.. o.
Mckay, of Wilmington, reported the u
case of John H. (Hartmsn). . German =
brewer, 81 years Of age, who was opera a
ted upon April IS, 1882, for senile cats- q q
ract. without an anasthetic, by| v
Graefe's method of linear extraction
The upward operation was performed
satisfactorily. and without accident. +
he counted fingers immedistely after
The operation. The eye was covered =
with absorbent cotton, and light u
flannel pressure bandsge, without the u
further introduction of a mydriatic. u
Three days and half after the opera.
tion the bandage bee anne somewhat
loosened. Ths eye WAS examined, and >,
a'rophine was introduced. The incis IN
ion had closed the cornea was clear tn
the pupillary field was dark, and vision al
tried for moment was very encOurag- 30
Ing The patient subseq uently showed "
symptoms OF some general disease evil -,
denced of contamination of the atmos- y,
phere by sewer gas was detected, and IL
finally the eye was lost, in consequence,
as DR.. Mckay believed, of the poison e, te
ing OF the general system, produced BY o.
This noxious agent" La
.ale OF Pennsylvania Property. Of
. On Thursday, December 18th, . fine 10
Arm containing 100 acres, and situated b
Just beyond the Delaware line, In Ches- o,
ter County, Pa, short distance from vi
fairville station. on the Baltimore Gen. b!
tral Railroad and eight miles from this d'
city, will be sold at public sale at 10 o. cd
clock, p on the promises. The farm l.
belongs to the estate Of the late Joseph Of
Lancaster, is in fine locality, and we'll Ps
worth the attention of buyers. Phe W W
property IL in good condition, we'll th
fenced and drained, and is we'll adapted na
lor dairy purposes. The improvements 81
on the same consist Of frame dwelling "a
mouse, with summer kitchen, wood H. H.
house . double decker barn, with good tn