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

FIVE YEARS OF AGE.
of age was the highest in the District, and
for the coiored 1t was also very high. A
| considerable part of the excessive death
rate occurred among the children.
| Malarial fever caused more than five
times the average proportion of deaths.
| D1arrheal diseases, consumption and ty
phoid fever each caused more than the av-
| eraSe number, while the rate from diph
| iberia and Group was much below the aver
age. The death rate from pneumonia and
from accidents and injuries was also high
! Sanitary District No. 8.
Bounded by X, 18th, B, 18th and f
streets. Virginia and New Hampshire ave-
nues and cath street northwest; height
above tide water from 10 to GO feet.
Area, 1916 acres; population, 9,649; whites,
6,S6S; colored, 2,7a; number of persons to
each acre, oSf2
This was a residential district with dwell
ings ranging from fair 20 good. The Execu-
tive Mansion. Treasury and State. War and
Navy Department buildings were in this
section.
The death rates in this district, exclusive
of stillbirths. were follows:
| Total-White. 1902: colored. 1852. Under
five ycars-White. 1851 colored, 1927 Ma
larial feve-. SlSs; diphtheria and Group,
1865; diarrheal diseases, 1866; typhoid fever,
$3.50; consumption, Zip.
The death rates for both white and color
ed, total and under five years of age, were
all below the average, the greatest diff
ference being in the rate for colored chill
dren under five years of age.
The number of deaths due to each of the
causes specified was well below the aver
age, being much less than usual for dar-
rheal diseases, and for consumption in par
ticular.
Sanitary District No. %.
Bounded by Boundary street. Vermont
ba oil
ton from eighty-five to 122 feet above tide
water
Area, 14S acres: number of dwellings.
1,123 population. 6.2S7; whites, 1851; colored,
1856; number of persons to each acre, A. 3d.
to each dwelling. 5.6i.
This mainly a residential district on
the extreme northern edge of the city prop
er. Three considerable streams once flow
ed through this district, and it still receiv-
ed surface water from the range of hills
north of Boundary street. Some alley popu-
lation was found in the northern part,
which also contained large street car
stables.
The death rates in this district, exclusive
of stil-births. were follows:
Total: White, 1871; colored, 2S.27: under
five years: White. CPS; colored. 1886. Ma
larial fever, S4.0S; dphtheria and Group
1863: didnrheal diseases, 27s35; typhoid fe-
yer. S2S7; consumption. 1888.
The total death rate was somewhat below
u,
also for the colored children under five
years of age. the rate for white children Of
this age group being slightly in excess Of
| the average.
Typhoid fever, diarrheal diseases, and
diphtheria and Group each caused more
than the average number of deaths
Sanitary District No. 10.
Bounded by T street, Vermont and Mass
| achusetts avenues, 18TH S, and 18th streets
northwest, the height above tide water
varying from "A to 1Ol feet.
Area. 156 acres: number of dwellings, /, 456;
population, S.451; whites, 5SS9; colored,
1862; number of persons to each acre, 5417;
! to each dwelling, $50.
With the exception of a few retail stores,
this district was exclusively residential
all houses being Of the better class. 1t con-
| tanned one market.
The death rates in this district, exclusive
| of still-brths We're follows:
Total: White, 1913: colored, 2379. Under
five years White, 1924: colored, 1886. Ma
! larial fever, 1925; diphtheria and Group
Si22 diarrheal diseases, 1874; typhoid fe-
Yer, 1888; consumption, 226.70.
The death rates in this district were very
| low, both for white and colored. In the ag-
gregate it had the lowest rate of any To-
cality in the District. namely, 1889.
For each of the causes specified the rates
were very much below the average.
Sanitary District No. II.
Bounded by T, 18TH s, 18th, and n streets,
Rock creek, and Boundary street north
west, the level varying from Rock creek to
80 feet above tide water
Area, 2i6 acres; population, $40: whites,
5000; colored, $780, number of persons to
each acre, 2199.
This area contained the finest residences
in the city, although much of it was made
ground, the streams that originally flowed
south from the boundary until near the
center of the district, and, after making a
bend farther south, reappeared at it's wes-
tern end and entered Rock creek, having
been mostly filed the fills in places reach
Ing forty feet. There was an extensive
dump at Rock creek, where the Boundary
street sewer discharged.
The death rates in this district, exclusive
of stfll-births, were as follows.
Total: White, 1873: colored, 31S3 Under
five years: White, 6S35; colored 1F7S. Ma
larial fever, 1870; diphtheria and Group,
eS3s; diarrheal diseases, 240.19; typhoid fe-
yer, 6672; consumption, 2S0.22
This shows that the rates per 900 of popu-
lation in this district very closely approx
mated the average rates for the city, and
the same is true of the rates per 100000 of
population due to diarrheal diseases. diph-
iberia and Group, and malarial fever. The
rate due to consumption was much below
the average in this district
Sanitary District No. IL.
Bounded by n street, Massachusetts and
Vermont avenues, and X street northwest,
and Rock creek the altitude ranging from
the level of the creek to seventy feet above
Area, 243 acres; population, II, ISL; whites,
Ala; colored, 6,3T; number of persons to
each acre, 45S9
This was mostly "a residential district, and
contained much made land. The stream
mentioned above traversed it partly from
east to west. The houses ranged from me-
dunn to good There was considerable
alley population of the vicious class; it con-
tanned one market.
The death rates in this district, exclusive
of still-births, were follows:
Total: White, 1925; colored 3l.S0. Under
five years: White, 66.S7; colored 1885, Ma
larial fever 1898; diphtheria and Group,
1895; diarrheal Diseases 263.41; typhoid fe-
yer, 67.S9; consumption, 391 II.
| This was large district in point of popu-
lation, but the proportion of children, both
white and cOlored, was considerably less
than the average. The death rates were
lower than the average for both white and
colored total, and higher than the average
for the white and colored children under
five years of age This may be accounted
for. to some extent. by the comparatively
| small number of chrildren as mentioned