The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-01-11
.y,taI sta,i.ric. OF the Jews >.

DIR. John 5. Billings, surgeon, UnliW
States Amy, hasa hlgnls interesting artici'
on "Nitai Statistics of the jews IN th'
January issue OF the North American Rc
view, and one which IL Of the greatest iui
portance 10 the Jewish people OF the United
States. The following statements and de-
auctions are taken theretrOm;
OF the 1000 90 Jews Ia the world, 0iO,OO'
are living In this country, and more IMAM
ope.thiId Of these last have arrived as I'm
migrants from foreign lands within the last
ten years--sver lgO, 90 having arrived at
the port of New York alone during the nNt
years loSo9. ma
From time to tim during he last fifty
wears data relating 10 vital statistics o.
the Jews in various parts Of Austria, DO.
hernia, France, the German Empire anO
Italy. all tending 10 show that the mar
riage. birth, aud death rates OF this race
are lower than those OF the people among
whom they live, and that they have lever
still-born children, greater average longevl-
Nv and less liability 10 certain forms oil DIS
ease than other rrces. 10 these same
characteristics exist among Jews in the
United Statesy
With the approval Of the superintendent
of the eleventh census, special inquiry
has been made into the vital statistics oi Z"
number OF jews ia THIS country, accordin
10 the lists obtained from rabbls ana pres'-
were sent 10 the heads OF about lo,OO0 III"
brew families, the heads of which have been
An this country for i've years or more.
The data co lie tied late 10 lO.oiS Jewish
families, including 5000 pers MS, living IN
the United states on December 81, 1852, OF
these families, 4.4ll, including %, lo6 pei
soma residing in the Eastern States and on
the Atlantic coast; 1,Vii families, including
rs pa persons i'm the lake region aud Mi~sl'-
sippi Valley; 1 ,i3S families including c,2iN
persons In the Southern states. aud lOS
families, including 1900 pepsons In tn
Western States aud on the Pacific slope.
The families were above the average OF
the general Jewish population as TO social
position. health and vitality. Only little
over one-third kept no servants, while the
remainder kept one or more servants.
or the total number OF persons living,
81 .00l were males and 1881 females. The
proportion OF males is larger than in the
general population at the last United stat s
census. This comparatively larger pro
portion OF males is due 10 smaller death
rate for infant males.
As regards age-distribution. the proper
ton OF children under I'VE years OF age is
less than IL Is la the average white pOpula-
ton in the proportion OF nine 10 thirteen,
while from nye 10 fifteen years OF age IL Is
greater in proportion OF twenty mine TO
fwanty-fhr9e. The proportion Of those be-
tween thlr.y.iye ADD iity.dye is also SOME
what above the average, due 10 the innu-
ence OF immigration.
or the 6O,63o persons. 1890 were oora
abroad and 40 G65 In the United states. VI
the latter number, 3g7I2 had parents one
or both OF WHOM were forcign-Dorn; Inc
mothers OF l2,73l were born IN the United
states. 1. 2s5 in England and Wales. GU IN
France, $500 10 Germ any, $3.50 In Russia
and Poland, I.4D 10 Hungary, l,7os Ia Boz
hemia. and the remainder 10 other foreign
countries. a,,.o.,
Ol lhe total m ale population above n'teen
years Of age. iAO3i were rspoitea an ns,
ing some dca aifs occupation; OF these were
2sj LAWYERS, l73 physicians and surgeons,
3ss teachers and literary men, S,vai &C,
countants, book-keeprrs and clerks, AZ
bankers brokers and officials OF COMPANIES
2.fI7 wholesale merchants and dealers,
J,767 commercial psyelisrs, b,elI retail