The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-09-04
THE CENSUS.
Vital Statistics OF the Last Census, Male,
Female, Black and White.

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perfection Of the returns Is admitted by
the compiler The reports made by the
enumerators were supplemented by the
comparatively accurate publications Of
the health officers in certain cities, and
by the voluntary statements Of the med
ical fraternity throughout the country.
Circulars were sent to every medical
man whose name and location could be
found recorded, but replies were re-
ceived from less than ono-third OF them.
From these several sources OF informa-
tion the number of deaths is given at
75G,s95, including white, African des-
cent. Indian. Chinese and Japanese.
The annual death rate on the aggregate
population, according to the figures,
would be 10 In 1000. The proportion OF
deaths among the white race would be
| l.7i In 1000, and OF the blacks, l7.2S.
But the compiler estimates that rs re-
CARDS the returns from the country the
number of deaths given is 10 to 30 per
cent. too low.
The white male annual death rate Is
| l5.3j in 1000, and the death rate In the
| females IL ll.Sl. The excess OF white
population of 43,lO2, go.
There was an excess of deaths of col
ored females TO males, In the proportion
ofl.0l7 to 1000. The proportion of males
to females In the population was the
reverse of what is stated Of the whites,
the excess Of females being ~ ,5G3. The
proportion OF deaths, also, in the two
sexes of cofored people is different, as
appears by the figures.
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the mortality statistics of 81 cities in
which a registration OF deaths Is kept.
Six of these also discriminate between
the white and cOlored population. The
aggregate population of the 81 cities
was G,GO3, There was an excess of
females over males amounting to 49,
| $40. The total number of deaths In IL
months was liz lbs, of which II ,225 were
males and G9g33 were females. The
aggregate death rate in 1000 was 22.2s.
OF males the death rate, was 1882, and Of
| females 2O.72.
The six cities whose registration re-
| ports discriminate between the whites
aud blacks are Louisville, Washington,
Richmond, Baltimore, New Orleans and
| Charleston. In each of these cities the
females outnumber the males, and this Is
true of each race; while at the same time
there Is a remarkable excess OF deaths
I
females. But in all the excess of deaths
among the blacks, rs compared with the
whites, Is more remarkable. Thus In
Louisville the death rate of the whites
is 2O.0l In 1000 per annum; that of the
blacks is 3l.7G In Washington the death
rate among the whites is l7.S0, and that
of the blacks 35.I5. In Richmond the
death rate of the whites Is 1912 In 1000;
that of the blacks Is 3l.07. In Baltimore
| ha Ian raj IA a "a IL "a
and among the blacks 1851. In New
Orleans the death rate among the whites
Is phi and among the blacks 80 81. In
Charleston the death rate among the
whites is 23.7S, and among the blacks 40
An examination Of the health reports
of New York some months ago showed
similar results to the above. Table o.
the introduction shows the proportion
OF deaths in 100 of white and o
colored children under one year old IL
Is of the Southern States with tn,
District of Columbia. In Alabama tn,
death rate of white children of that ag,
IS 7.GI in 100, and of colored children tn,
death rate Is ll.30. In Arkansas tn,
white children under a year old die a
the rate of 9.9l in 100, and of coloret
children 1896. In Delaware the dealt
rate of white children is ll.06 in 100
| that of colored l4.Sl. In the District o
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Florida the figures are Dos whites to 7.3
blacks. In Georgia the proportion Il
. S.2l whites to ll.7 blacks. In Louisi
ana, 9.2i whites to l0.0S blacks. Ii
Maryland, 1925 whites to 1887 blacks
In Mississippi, G.97 whites to $40 blacks
North Carolina, S.S7 whites to III
= .oolored. South Carolina, 7.iG whites t
! ll.32 colored. Tennessee, 975 whites
1877 colored. Texas, O.SO whites, l0.7
colored. Virginia, 0.4G whites, 1891 col
ored
% 1t will be noticed that the death rat
e of this class, according to the figures, |
, far greater in the District of Columbi
I and in Maryland than in the othe
States. This difference may be PARTIAL
accounted for by the fuller returns like
ly to be made In Washington and Bait
more than in country districts. But tn
general testimony of the census an
Z other sources of information is that tn
7 negroes die more rapidly in the citie
! than in the country. The same is ais
II true to less extent of white people.
: Another table presents the death rate
u in the several States and European couT
tries of children under one year old. Th
J average in this country will not niue
y exceed 10 in 100, but In some States {
II districts where there is reason to believ
T, that the greatest pains are taken to a
-" rive at the truth, tine ngures run up muC
7. higher. Thus, in the District of Colun
o bia the death rate of children Is 23.52
L 100, and in Massachusetts 1905.
Maryland the rate is 1920, In New IoI
1870, while in Idaho and Montana Il
rate is under 6, and In Dakota and Flo
ida under in 100. Such discrepanci
90 are scarcely eXplainable on the assun
Of ton of accurate returns. The death ra
n in Europe of children Is twice that he
n reported.
o. A table showing the proportion
is deaths from disease, suicide and acc
es dent to the sexes, states that 5267 NAL
err die of alcoholism" to every 1000 femal
"a in the whole country, while the propo
~ tion in 80 cities is 237l.3 to 1000; tn
ne there are 1928 male suicides to 1000
lis males in the United States, and in q
eel 30 cities the proportion Is 3,666.6 to ion
e. In the United States there are 21326
ed male deaths from accidents and injuri
ly to 1000 females, and in the 30 cities I
o. proportion Is 2075.2 TO 1000.
,r- The compiler concludes that the l
or turns of deaths from the country
90 large are 10 to 80 per cent. too low, n
ng that instead of the aggregate death IA
re throughout the Union being 10 to II
OF per annum, II should be IS.
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