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

of population; this was largely due to the
heavy death rates of children. The colored
population of the district small and
the proportion of colored children under 5
years of age was also less than usual, and
the high rate for this class is of no great
significance
Consumption diarrheal diseases. and diph-
iberia and Group caused more than the av-
erage number of deaths. while the rate
from typhoid fever was below '>e average,
and the rate due to malarial fever was par
ticularly low.
Sanitary District No. 3.
In West Washington; bound by l. Q9oad),
18th montgomery, N Gay and SD High)
streets, the height above tide water being
from " to 1SS feet.
Area. 127 acres: number of dwellings, 542;
population, 800; whites. 2.50l colored, $751;
number of persons to each acre, 2i.2i; to
each dwelling. 5.6S.
Part of this district covered the Oldest
! section of the city. the buildings being
mainly residences and stores. all of them
old. The northern part contained some
suburban residences.
The death rates in this district. exclusive
of stiilbirths. were as follows:
Total-White. 1477; colored 1925. Under
years-White i4.09 colored. 1883. Malarial
fever. 5.S; diphtheria and Group. SEE; diar-
rheal diseases. 1856; typhoid fever. Is. -;
The death rate in this district was con-
siderably below the average for the total
whites and somewhat above for the total
colored. The rates for the whites under
| 5 years of age were considerably below the
average. The proportion of children under
) years of age in this district was small.
| OF the causes specified diphtheria and
Group caused more than the average num-
| Der of deaths, all others being much below
the average, malarial fever again being
particularly low.
Among the white children under 5 years
of age having native born parents the
death rate was only 800 per 1000 while for
| those having one or both parents foreign
born it was $3.50.
| Sanitary District No. 4.
| In West Washington. bounded by n
GAY, 18th montgomery, NJ (Bridge) and
18th [Greene) streets. Rock creek, the Po-
tomac river and sd (High) street. The va
riations in level range from tide water to
80 feet above.
Area, So acres; number of dwellings,, 425;
population, $500; whites 2,246; colored, 554:
number of persons to each acre. 52.s3: to
| each dwelling, SIS.
The buildings were mostly dwellings and
stores and combined stores and dwellings,
some warehouses and limekilns along the
water front. with quite a large population
| living over stores and in warehouses
The death rates in this district, exclusive
| of stillbirths, were as follows:
| Total-White, 1854; colored, 4.S1. Under
hye years-White 6l;G: colored. 1859
CABS; diarrheal diseases, s6Os6; typhoid
| fever, 109.4O; consumption, 1908
The total death rates We're slightly above
| the average for the whites and largely so
| for the cOlored. The rates under five years
| of age were about the same as the average
Typhoid fever, diarrheal diseases and
diphtheria and Group caused more than the
average number of deaths.
Sanitary District No. 3.
In West Washington, bounded by p
WesD and Mill streets, Rock creek, 18th
Nj vi and
ery) streets. the height ranging from water
| level to $50 feet above, with numerous
washouts along Rock creek.
Area, 103 acres; number of dwellings,
S39; population, 1870; whites, 597; colored.
| i, S23; number of persons to each acre. 1854;
| to each dwelling, $50.
This was largely d colored district, the
people living. in old frame tenements and
small houses of modern date. many of them
above or below street grades, and some
along the edge of Rock creek.
The Metropolitan car stables were in
the northern part of this district and some
| limekilns existed along the creek.
The death rates in this district. exclusive
/ of stillbirths. were follows:
Total-White, 1854; colored, 1882. Under
| five years-White, 1872; colored, 162 10
Malarial fever, 1874; diphtheria and Group
! 1858; darrheal diseases, 29O.43; typhoid
| fever. 7I95; consumption, 543.3s.
The death rates per loo of population
were lower than the average for the white
population and above the average for the
colored.
Diphtheria and Group caused nearly three
| times the usual number of deaths and the
death rate from consumption was also
| excessively high.
Sanitary District No. O.
Bounded by h and 9th streets, New
Hampshire and Virginia avenues, and H
street northwest and Rock creek, the varia-
| tions of level ranging from tide water to
| fifty feet above.
Area, 40 acres; number of dwellings, $780,
population, 2,O31; white, loss; colored. 946;
number of persons to each acre, 50.7s; to
| each dwelling. 564
| This district had large alley population,
with many colored prostitutes and their
followers who gave the police much trou-
BILE. There We're some fair dwellings. but
| small.
The death rates in this district, exclusive
| of stillbirths. were as follows:
Total-White. q. 10; colored, SS 40. Under
| five years-White, 54.35; colored, 1919.
Malarial fever. 4.23; diphtheria and Group.
46; diarrheal diseases, BOOTS; typhoid
fever. 530S; consumption, 50425.
The death rate for the total white was
above the average, and the rate under five
| years of age for this class was lower than
usual. For the colored the rates were all
somewhat above the average. The excess
] of deaths was chiefly among the adults,
and for the whites this was particularly
! so among thoSe OF foreign parentage.
The number of deaths due to consumption,
/ to diarrheal diseases and to diphtheria
and Group was higher than the average.
Sanitary District No. z.
| Bounded by H street. Virginia avenue, Z,
] 18th and Il streets northwest and the Poto-
mac river, the height being from tide water
to g feet above.
Area, $50 acres; number of dwellings, 357:
population, 2,102; whites, 64S; colored LISA;
number Of persons to each acre, u.6S; to
each dwelling, 5.S6.
! This had mostly a colored population,
/ living along the river and back of it, in
small frames and tenements, with an occa-
stOnal home of modern construction. I'M
prOvenentS We're going on. Much vacant
ground and many old dumps existed in
{ this dis trict.
/ The death .ates in this district exclusive
of stillbirths, Were as follows:
! Total-White, 1888; coIored, 4tS7 Under
/ five ysars-White. 12LSj; Colored, 2O6.52.
Malarial fever, 256.41 diphtheria and Group.
I lIV9; Giarrheal diseases. 427.35; typhoid
| fever, Hill; consumption, HAL
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