New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-29

. o.r~o ~ ,-.ot gravity based on absolutely moth
ing but the merest guesswork 1t Is PLAINLY s"o"
In the above table that only by such me'nou
has been employed by the Board OF Health Al
co,nnarinr the Trinity death rate with an assumed
c,v death rate could the excess OF % per cent
have been made plausible But II Is hardly nee
essary to enter into any argument OF thS MN"
to prove absolutely the false and tn he
DEMONSTRATED on the strength Of other onicia re-.
ords that the charges OF an excessive u"s s, ,re
absolutely without the shadow OF founoa.io.,
that in fact the condition OF Trinity hsSinh'h
Ward in particular and the city In genera h nf
is made possible through ,noronsh r,oraty for
the SIX years 1859 to 1894 ,,. - ,,ch
Sanitary science does not concern Itself so mus
with gross death rates with the actual ctuSes
OF mortality Certain diseases, commonly caied
b cSis v arr Of ospd Of Health in TACT
very for the existence OF Boarn OF fea d,n
eases and finally, has been done in the case OF
smallpox. and Is now being done IN une s cas- d,s
diphtheria to reduce the mortality from such uls
eases 10 a minimum II not to entirely cxtermi-
The 1--WE principal nth diseases are smallpox
scarlet fever diphthera. measles and typhoid fe-
yer. These diseases are recognized as preventab,e
the the diminuon OF the death rate due to these
causes 49, o,.. ..,.
Unsanitary conditions Of dwellings. nlthy hae,ts
OF the occupants and nlhy occupations OF ne
population are to-day recognized as beng ,nr
auction. OF the above named NTH diseases II Is.
therefore but fair that any cnargr AZ 10 VI.
sanitary condition OF Trinity Tanemcnts should De
investigated along the line followed IN al otnrr
investlgat ions Of this sort namely, that the charee
should he sustained by such facts az would prove
thar IN Trinity Tcncmcnts the mortality que, 10
such causes In excess or the local mortah'y
from the same causes
CHARGES IMPOSSIBLE OF PROOF.
It is principally for this purpose that tho NOR
tally is compiled. according 10 cause. for each
house street and ward. thus enabling the student
OF vital statistics and sanitary science To trace d.
rectly the local OF an excessive death rate
In the tenement census Of 1891 the Board OF Heath
followed Dr. Billings In the method used Tor me
census report for 1850 and for each sanitary DIS
! trict. tenement death rates are givea which are
a fair index OF the prevailing causes OF the NOR
tally This having been a satisfactory method
for the Roari OF Health census OF 1891 why was
against the ienemcnts Of the Corporation OF Trinity
Church? Solely and only. because y WAS not pos
sihc prove the asserted excess OF the mortality
In Trinity renements. Solely and only because
the facts In this cas-" condemn me statement
that the mortality OF Trinity Tenrments Is the
result Of unsanitary conditions In which these
tcnements claimed TO have been kept Tor a
number Of years past. This assertion or mnr j.
easily proved. and | below give n statement or
the actual mortality according 20 cause Tor me SIX
years 1924 Il should be understood that mes
causes have been obtained by actual transcript
OF all death certificates at the Health once nav
Ing reference the deaths In the Trinity Icne-
mcrts during t1c past six years. Ihls tahI" =
the most Interesting. tho most complete. ana,
therefore. the most deserving or careful con-
sheraton
CAUSES OF MORTALITY IN TRINITY TENENENTs.