The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-12-20
HUDSON'S DEATH RATE
Interesting Figures from
the Report of the State
Bureau of Vital
statistics.

Vital Statistics has completed Its table of
deaths in the State for the year ending
July 81. 1890 The statistics of marriages
and births have not yet been completed,
but will be in about thirty days During
the year 2s, 531 people died In New Jersey,
which is a slight Increase over the number
that died during the twelve months pre-
vious. the number being 81. SAB. The death
rate in the State is now fixed at 1880. The
largest number OF deaths have occurred
in cities list The list shows that 1s,05s
people died In 2s cities, leaving less than
10. 900 to die in the rural parts.
The number of deaths under one year
Of age was 7l15. but the largest number
occurred duri1g the period from 20 to 60
years OF age. In which period 900 deaths
are recorded. Over 60 years, 605I
cONsUsfP TIoN's RAvAcEs
Consumption has carried of 3.659 per-
sons of both sexes, of which 1903 were
male. Acute lung troubles claimed 3. s04:
diarrhBal diseases cut down .. .527 There
is no way of telling how many died of
Bright's disease, because they are classed
under renal and urinary diseases of
which 1,149 deaths are recorded. The
deaths the twelve months previous caused
by consumption was 3.449, aud from acute
troubles 1856, showing slight increase
This.y there have diel from brain and
spinal trouble 2,30S adults and 2.C32
children, enteric typhoid fever, 7S2; no
smallpox, and .235 persons came to their
death by accidents.
The deaths bycounties are as follows:-
Atlantic, 500; Bergen, 720; Burlington,
s54; Camden, 1.S92; Cape May, ia; Cum
berland. 72S; Essex, 0.107; Gloucester, 1872;
Hudson, 1.UOS; Hunterdon, 522; Mercer.
1.44i; Middlesex, 933; Monmouth, l,095;
Morris, 500; Ocean, 1891; Passaic, 2,l05;
Salem. 3S4; Somerset, AL; Sussex, 233;
Union, 1.266; Warren, SET
Sussex county has the lowest death
rate. 1t being only I04S, and Hudson the
highest, 1t being 25.72 deaths to the 1000
inhabitants.
In the cities the following is the num-
ber of deaths that have occurred:--Atlan-
tic City, Pol; Bordentown. 1.S43; Burling-
ton, $50; Camden, l349; Gloucester City.
124; Bridgeton. 203; MilIevilie, 154; New
ark, 4.94S; Orange, AGO; Bayonne, 3s1:
Harrison, 237; Hoboken, 1,116: Jersey
City, A. 258; Union. 239; Trenton, LOIS;
New Brunswick. 327; Perth Amboy, 165;
Long Branch, 1,O6l: Morristowu, l44;
Passaic City, 2i9; Paterson. 1,7l4; Salem
City, 81; Elizabeth, 127; PlainfeId, 100;
Railway, 1O7; PhiIliDsburg, l29. The total
deaths in cities, 169S7. The lowest death
rate Is in Phillipsburg where it Is only
14.96. and the highest is in Newark where
ir is 1926.
HUDSON coUNrY's FIGURES
During the year covered by the statis-
tics there died In Hudson county 1909
people. This compared with the goal
that died during the preceding twelve
months does not show a very alarming
increase The deaths are distributed ia
the various localities as follows:-B Bay
onne, 237. notable decrease in the num-
oh in
when $50 were taken TO their last resting
place; Gutenberg. SO, an increase over
the 40 reported last year; Harrison, 237,
against 209 in 1888; HoboKen 1,1l6, an in
crease OF only IA over 1882 and only 80
over the deaths in 1883; Kearny, 1Sy,
against 129; North Bergen, 243. AN increase
of SO; Town OF Union, 239, an increase of
80; Union, 81, an increase of II; Weehaw-
ken. 63. an increase of 2S: West Hoboken,
22S. an increase of %.
In Jersey City 4 ,25S people died, and the
death rate is fixed at 90. which Is the
highest in the State. Last year it was
% %. The number of infants under one
year old that died We're LII. decrease
of for the year proceeding. There were
1852 deaths between 20 and 60 years of
age, an increase of over / $40, wnich repre-
sents the death of the year 1889. The
largest number of deaths, 6s1, were
caused by acute lung troubles. This is an
deaths IN the preceding year, which is
reported as being 526 The total deaths
from consumption 697, aud only 4SS last
year and there were but 493 in 1883
Typhoid fever was the means of killing
159 this year, against 1872 reported year
ago. The death by diarrneal diseases
4y5, a decrease for the last report shows
that 522 died OF this trouble. Brain and
spinal troubles killed 206 adults and 1856
children, an increase in the number of
adults and decrease in the children.
The accidents are increasing rapidly.
In 1888 the number that We're killed was
204, last year it fell TO l63 and this year it
goes up TO 236.
The total death rate in Hoboken was
1,116 and the death rate is fixed at 1862
Acute lung diseases killed of the most,
the number being 173, an increase, for
the number last year was liz. There Were
144 deaths caused by diarrho a diseases,
an increase of IL only. Consumption is
gaining. Last year 12S people died and
this year the number is l6l. Accidents
increase only l. and the number was AZ
Brain and spinal diseases killed off 55
adults and G6 children.
The deaths in the Town of Union num-
bered 239. Group and diphtheria claimed
the largest number which was Al. Last
year the main trouble with the place was
diarrheal trouble of which 80 died. The
deaths in Bayonne were 3S1. principally
caused by acuts lung troubles Con-
sumption took off 20; accidents. 10;
typhoid fever.7: diarrhoeal diseases, Is:
death rate. 20.37. Harrison had 237
deaths, the largest number being caused
by diarrhoeal troubles, the number of fatal
cases being 43; consumption, "a; acute
lung trouble. "a; accidents, 10.
In Newark the death rate is o. 26.
Under year there died 1877 infants; l TO
years, 766; TO 20, 443: 20 TO 60, 1.640; over
10, 761. The deaths caused by diarrhoeal
troubles, 62i; consumption, both male and
female, 66I; acute lung trouble, 69S; acci-
dents, 145. typhoid fever, lS4- Brain and
spinal troubles killed 35S adults and 42S
children. The total deaths in Newark
were 4,94S.
The returns from the townships in
Essex county shows that Belleyille had Is
deaths; Bloomfield. lis; Caldwell. Al;
Clinton, 40; East Orange. l27; Franklin,
IL; Livingston, IA, Miliburn, 43; Mont
clair, 1O6; Orange. AGO. South Orange, IS,
and West Orange, g.
Officers Coming for Dodson.
The ST. Louis officials who are on their
way to this city after Evan " Dodson,