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

Of deaths in this district, the other causes
specified each somewhat less than the
average.
Sanitary District No. 13.
Bounded by Boundary and streets and
Vermont avenue northwest: height above
tide water from eighty to ninety feet.
Area, forty acres; number Of dwellings.
1856; population, 2,70l; whites, 2,05S; colored,
GAS; number of persons to each acre. 67.5a;
to each dwelling 5.45.
This district, mainly of residential char
acter, with small retail stores, adjoined the
northern boundary of the city, and was
originally traversed by the Tiber, with
several lateral branches, and much of the
land had been drained and filled. There
was considerable vicious colored and
white population in the northern part in
the vicinity OF 7th street northwest.
The death rates in this district, exclusive
| Of still-births, were as follows:
Total: White, 1881; colored. 41.46. Under
five years: White. 63. SO; colored 1877 A. Ma
larial fever. 1894; diphtheria and Group,
12O.0o; diarrheal diseases, 233 43; typhoid fe-
yer, 6S.69; consumption, SOC. 70.
| The death rates in this district among the
whites per 1000 of population were abou,
the same as the average. The rate for the
| colored was considerably above the average
both as to the total rate and that for those
| under five years of age.
The rate due to diphtheria and Group in
| this district was more than twice as great
| as the average rate for these causes, For
the other causes specified the average num-
per CT deaths was we'll below the average
| for malarlal fever particularly.
| Sanitary District No. IA.
| Bounded by S. Boundary, list, o, and 10th
streets. and Massachusetts and Vernon,
| avenues northwest. The variations in leye
range from 60 to 80 feet above tide water
Area, 251 acres; population. l3, To4; whites
9,O41; colored, 4663; number of persons to
| each acre, 54.60.
This was residential district the houses
ranging from fair to very good. branch
of Tiber creek originally flowed through
| the district from northwest to southeast
The death rates in this district, exclusive
OF stilibirths, were as follows:
Total-White, 1926 colored, 341 Under
five years-White. 5l45; colored, les As. Ma.
| larial fever. 1898; diphtheria and Group
4f.l: diarrheal diseases, 1852; typhoid few
er, 6oaS; consumption. 1926.
| For the whites the death rate per 900 ot
population was less than the average, but
for the colored it was slightly above tn,
average. The rate due to each of the cause.
specified was well below the average.
Sanitary District No. Is.
Bounded by o ard LIST streets, Massachu
sets avenue, and 10th street northwest
The altitude varied from 40 to 80 feet.
Area. 242 acres; population, 16,715: whites
each acre, 69.07.
This district was devoted to Residential
purposes and contained a large alley pop
ulatiol. mostly colored. The houses facing
the streets were good, while the alley house.
were small, cheaply built. and crowded t.
the utmost. There were two markets anC
several large livery stables in this section.
| The death rates in this district exclusive
of stillbirths. We're as follows:
| Total-White. 1876; colored, $685. Under
five years-White, 60.63; colored, 1925. Ma
larial fever, S1.31; diphtheria and Group
43.ls; diarrheal diseases, 2O5.l2; typhoid fever
1888; consumption, G95.13.
The death rates among the white popula
ton were very close to the average rate!
for this class. The rates among the coloret
were slightly above the average the excess