Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-01-09
! EnALrEaY CITY.
HiiuSingaoH's Good showing for
Ilii Es:.st DecIae-Eho Death fssLc
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S1tistng eDH'S SFB0u showing Tor
Illa Gs..st Decnae--Hhc Death fsaLc
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Edi.1r Gazette d Journal: During the year
1883 There we're l,u39 deaths In Whining
ton. showing a death rate in the 900 in-
hRnitants OF 1919 on the basis of an estl-
nated population 63OG0, which, according
to the number of new dwellings erected
ana tho additional territory added, is q
safe estimate. l would not BIS surprised,
however, IL our population will show 65,OOO
by the census Of 1880. This population In
1870 was SC, S4l and durIag the following
decade thers were 1857 deaths and an In
crease II the population OF ii G5S. BY the
census OF 1850 the population was 42,i99.
During the last decade there were 49, 81
deaths IN Wilmington. The year 1881
shows the largest nunoeT OF deaf hs, l,5ii ,
but during this year there were 40 deaths
from snAip3x and an unusual large number
| Of deaths nom consumption 1903, an Increase
oVsE th9 previous ySErI 1851, OF 6J. IAe
largest number Of deaths from copsump.
/ zion since 1881 was Ia 1882, waen itrsached
| lGS deaths. S!nca 1882 the highest number
! Of dentbE from consumption IN any one
| year was 1G2 in the year 1887. Since the
| year 1881 the deaths have not exceeded
| /, 2R1 Ia any one year.
| From O2.ober TO January, 16il, there
| were Is deaths recorded, this being the llrsi
| year thlg registrar was appointed. uF
| to the present Gate there have been 20 SKI
! deaths recorded In fats city. LIS IL ah
renaLna6sHG that previous to the year 1881
/ our system OF registration was very i'm
| peEfecr. Bur at the present time Y t9,
| think, thu most eccnr4ts In the United
4 Stareg, anil therefore among the beet sJs
| TENS. This hlsh sfandard Tas attained
| during thr gears 1850 ana 1881, when sew
! erst phytiGilGs ann unaertAkerS were pro
| ceedeL against srG tilel Tor not complying
| Tith that&T. Since that time the IL y I'M;
| been EteicSly observed and We therefore
| have a correct registration department.
1 TIE report for tEa past decade is very
| gratifying when tHkon as a whole
| that Is, as our population increases
4 our deaih rat's oecrelses. For example, IN
| 1879 ths.e ware 81 deaths; the population
in roual numb rs WIS 44,O0O, giving s
| de4lh rate Vi ZIUO IN tas i ,!tU Inhabitants
III 1883 there wore 1883 deaths; estimating
tLe population to be G3, 600 vn have deatf
rave OF bit 1900 IN the 1000 Inhabitants
II ths mortality was as great In 1883 as |
WIS ia 1879, according TO the Increase o
population there would have been l,3lt
deaths ius.add Of l $50, anu b death rate o
2I. 20 Instead Of 1900. Tbs is aa eScalien
! showinS, aud tins effect haze and abroad
viii have q tendency 10 cai5a psOple seek
ing healthy climate, end desirable locl
Hon to select our growing and healtby city
Let us for Il niumBat examine Into tai
cogditlou OF the CRY Of i5eptiariy Love,
Fh,RI.lnh!a, and wnas Is ;ae rapport ini
1880? Why. 2o, $50 daa:hs; death rate il
100 iahROitan,s, ~ "A, estimating tha pop
uiitl0r to be i,c40,2i5. Oar population
as liEeiy TO be GJ1uO N9 inst OF Phiaiai
phiI 10 DO l,04U,2l5. At O. 100 We wouil
sh5R a death Rate OF 1890. We are til
h-4Ger city Of north, soutl and cast. Wei
may cur people /. ialce and os flsd for til
dressings OF the pRst yegr, particularly Wit
Iaspscs to health Il. T. FRAzEE,
Secretary State Board OF Heath.
UtLnrtSt1ruS Jaa1srY I'd 1890,