The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-07-17
Birth, Death and Marriage statistics,


The following figures taken from the
record in the Probate Court will be read
with interest by the people Of Highland
county: The number of births in this
county for the year ending March 31st,
1890, are reported at 554. Ofthis number
518 were white and SO colored.
The total number of deaths for the
same period was 317. OF this number
303 we're white and IA colored. The |
marriages were 237. OF this number 212
were white while only 25 colored mar.
riages are recorded as having been con.
summated in this county in the twelve
months preceding the 31st Of March last.
A little comparison Of the number OF
deaths, marriages and births in the sew.
eral months of the year will prove inter-
esting. For instance February leads in
the number Of births, the total number
Of births for that month being "a.
March shows the greatest mortality, the
number Of deaths in that month being
53. October takes the palm in mar.
riages, the number recorded in October
being 33. As against this showing Of
the greatest number OF either births,
deaths or marriagesin in any certain months
the showing is that fewer births occur.
red in June than either of the other
eleven months, the births in that month
being only 20. April leads with the
fewest deaths, only IA being recorded,
followed by l5 in May. April also
shows that less number OF marriages
took place in that month than any OF
the others, the record being 10.
The record shows that more children
die under one year than at any other
period of life. The number in this
county who die at that age OF both white
and colored is 81, while between the ages
Of one and two years only deaths are
reported. From that age, that of and
years until Is and 20, there is a grad.
ual increase, the death rate between the
latter periods being 10. Between the
ages OF 20 and 25 the number of deaths
is II. From that period of life there is
decrease in deaths until 45 years are
reached. The period between As and so
shows death rate of 10, which number
is never again reached at later periods
in life.
The causes producing death and the
number dying from those causes or
diseases in Highland county is shown
by the following figures:
Cholera infantum.. ..................3 3
Croup. .............. .................s6
Dlpntnerla '........ ...................
Dysentery. ...................
Eryslpeias. ......... .....'.'........ 1
lyphOlu leVer. ................. ~
La grippe. ............... III
MeaSies'' .'''.'. ........ ...........
Whooping cough. .................. 2
O8ucer .................. .....lZ
rheumatism. ...................lZ IL
Consumption. .63
The. number of deaths from what is
often called the "dread disease" is about
20 per cent. of the whole mortuary list.
Twenty-Five are reported as having died
from heart disease, fifteen died OF
paralysis, ten of pneumonia, seven of
inflammation OF the brain, six OF con-
gestion of the lungs and six OF dropsy of
the chest.
Much more in detail might be given
as to relative numbers when months OF
the year are compared as to numbers of
either births or deaths or marriages, but
the above gives correct whole as taken
from the record lately completed in the
Probate Court.
1t will be remembered that the News.
HERALD last year doubted the correct.
ness Of the returns as made by the AS
SCISSORS in the different townships of this
county. This doubt is revised by look.
ing over the statistics for the past year.
For instance as is shown above the mum.
Der of colored births in Highland county
is set down at 36. This cannot even be
an approximation to correct return.
Seventeen OF this 36 are reported from
the North Precinct of Liberty township,
while only two are reported from the
SOuCn freClnCC.
We refer to Liberty township for the
reason that our knowledge of the events
here is better than elsewhere. Let 9
look be given to the probable correct
ness of the returns of deaths in this
township. The North Precinct returns
eleven deaths of both white and colored
while the South Precinct returns 48
We venture that close investigation will
disclose greater number of both births
and deaths in this township, however il
may be in the other townships.
No reflection is cast ON any individual
by saying that the returns as made by
the Assessors will bear little scrutiny
Yet from the fac. that this is pre.emi