Daily Republican., 1884-02-15
hRTIrARY STATISTICS.
L,prs tROn kEvERAL DlF.
rxT rlTlES-COMPARlkON
wiTu WILMINGTON.

|, registration of births, marriage
fsa,bs in this city, under the ef
I snpervision of Registrar Frazer
lsrone an institution, known al
[br country, and scarcely a "a,
hat he does not receive statis
/ documents or mortuary report'
",b.r cities. Some of these arr
r,rrrsting, as showing the pro
{ldeaths according to population
he principal diseases IN ethel
[ rp,urns received from Philadel-
lar ,he past week show mat with
Slmaicd population of a27 .995, the
nmb,r of deatls was 397, and OF
(,nmber consumption takes the
\ other diseases, 80 having fallen
4, TO it. Inflammation of the lungs
| next, having caus' d the death OF
owipr that very nearly one. fourth
|,r,jre number of deaths In that
hiring the week were caused by
Ions Of the lungs.
returns for the city Of Baltimore,
I popu Iation Of 4CS, 500, for the
hari,d, slow that there were 17O
" Of which were from con-
fiop, and none from inflammation
lungs. >,
ke were rot any deaths from small
Ro- has there been since II pre-
| in that city about one year ago.
tal,h auilorit IL seem TO have ef-
| ly stamped 1t out at that time,
Las not made its appearance
report ofthe city of st. Louis for
NIX ending February 2, with a
k,iou ,siimate>i at about 400, 600,
the total number of deaths to
sen III, only II of which were
by consumption, but ~ we're
kuit OF pneumonia, and 10 from
rrIa st Louis has q smallpox
\ six miles south Of the city, TO
all cases, as soon rs reported, are
nless they are completely isolat-
ring the week there were three
from that disease at the institu-
nd one in the city.
mortality report Of Rochester, N.
the month Of January, with a
Stion of l0l, 800 shows a total
trofl4l deaths, % OF which were
J by consumption, and 15by pneu.
during the month there were
ths.
lew Haven, Conn, with a popu-
of 1J,CtO, there were 1873 deaths
the year, l75 Of which were
by consumption, SO by pneu.
3S by diphtheria and Group, "a
Poping cough, the samenumber by
fever, 80 by scarlet fever, aud
leaslrs.
hg the year there were 2,335
or all excess over the number of
Of 9t1.
idenct, K. l., with population
pt l22 NO, had 1923 persons die
the year 1883, 3G4 Of which we're
Presumption, and 204 with pneu-
Typhoid fever caused the death
heart disease III, and intem-
10. There was but one death
mall.pox during the year, and
curred in January. The patient
b Providence from Balt,nore.
p sick when he arrived. The
th from smallpox before that
July, 1870, and these two were
y deaths in Providence from
case since May, 1873, n period
ears and eight months. During
. there were 1880 persons vacci-
The office of the Superinten.
Health, In addition to those
lted by physicians, and 1850
ates OF vaccination were given
bI children, who had been pre-
4 vaccina,ed.
70 past 2Syears there have been |
certificates Of vaccination il
sclIoI children, and 20, ,533 per-
Rve been vaccinated OF Which
have been kept. The expert
I'll" medical authorities of Provi-
speaks volumes in favor of vac |
'h, and it is probable that II the
guardians of this city had not
n'cislve actions in the matter,
hgton would still be stricken |
lr disease.
inrarIson of these reports with |
ms III city will show very favor
r " Iilnington, and demonstrate |
doubt that this city ranks