Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-18

The death rates of the whites In this dis
trict We're higher than usual, the greater
excess being in the children under five
years of age. For the colored the total
death rate was about the same as the
average rate, while the rate fo~ the children
Of this class under five years of age was
considerably less than the average
The proportion of deaths due to malarial
fever was very high. Diphtheria and
Group and typhoid fever caused about the
usual proportion, and diarrheai diseases and
consumption considerably less than the
average number of deaths.
Sanitary District No. Fl.
Bounded by 3 and 1stsstreets, Delaware
avenue. p street, the Potomac river, and G
and eth streets southwest, the level varying
from tide water to twenty feet above.
Area, 3C5 acress population 1903S; whites
1o,404; colored. S,6Si; number of persons to
| each acre, 62.42.
This district has a poor class of popula-
ton, mainly colored; the houses were most
ly small and many of them old frames
East of IL street the population was al
| most entirely colored. very poor and idle.
The death rates in this district, exclusive
of stillbirths, were as follows:
| Total-White, q IS; colored, 1854 Under
| five years-White, S09l; colored, 1852 Ma
larial fever A. Al; diphtheria and Group 81 O9: :
diarrheai diseases, 31lsl; typhoid fever 81 80:
consumption, 42425.
The death rates for both white and color
ed in this district were little above the
average, the greatest excess being for the
white children under five years of age
| This was the largest district in the city in
point of population, and the proportion of
children under five years of age was about
! the same as the average for the city.
The death rates caused by diphtheria and
Group, diarrheal diseases and consumption
| were considerably higher than usual. Ma
larial fever caused about the average num-
Der and typhoid fever decidedly less than the
average number Of deaths.
Sanitary District 20. -.
Bounded by Virginia avenue and South
Capitol street, the Eastern branch Of the
! Potomac, Delaware avenue and LIST street
| southwest. 1t is very low and fiat the ele-
| walton nowhere exceeding thirty feet above
| tide water.
Area, 279 acres; population, 1852; whites,
| 1,2S3; colored, 1,669; number of persons to
| each acre, 1858.
This district closely resembled the eastern
, part district q, which 1t Joined, and was
| mainly occupied by poor colored people liv-
| ing in poor houses and shanties. There
were two dumping grounds in the south
| part.
The death rates in this district. exclusive
| Of stillbirths. were as follows:
Total-White, 20.52; colored. $3.50. Under
| five years-White, 1852; colored. 1870. Ma
| larial fever, 12l57; diphtheria and crou ,,
1853; diarrheal diseases. 346.46; typhoid feve-.
| $50; consumption, 32215
The death rates in this district were
somewhat higher than the average. being
about equally so for the white and colored
| and for the children under five years of age.
| The rate for malarial fever in this district
was nearly three times the average. and
| that for diarrheal diseases was also high.
Consumption and diphtheria ana Group
| show falling off from the average rate.
Sanitary District No. %.
l Bounded by E street southwest and south
east, the Eastern branch OF the Potomac,