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

W sSs the mean death rate of 2s7 for the period Of
hs 49, there would have been an actual difference
iss per cent which is almost hail f Of the i
os ess SHOWN In the comparisons made by the Board
p, Instead of comparing the death rate for Trinity
general the Board of Hah should have .G made s use
vi either OF four methods all OF which have been
bie whatever rea sonabe ground there may be in
the charge Of the Board Of Health that the tene-
nens Of Trinity Church are in highly unsani-
First, The Board Of Health could have compared
the Trinity death with the death rate Of Dis
trict a. Ward s. as shown by th- Board Of Health
tenement census in 1891 This census contains de,
the different sanitary districts of each ward. BY
Locating The Trinity Tenements In their respective
sanitary districts local death rate could have
been calculated for Trinity Tenern,nts which would
S % oeen s OF ION of rn
ny Tenements on January l. 1872 there were found
Which are the So% Properly ps OF trinity S chureh
these lloS were living in District A OF Ward s.
loS72 hence the Trinity element Of the population
Of this district is about 10 per cent, proportion
comparison of deal rates. In the table which fol-
lows ! give the details for the Trinity population lon
year 1891. the only year FOR which census Of this
kind has been published by the Board OF Health
tSee Annual Report. 1891. page 2l0:
DISTRICT a WARD s,, heath
trinity tenement. ........iics q 2iGd
Difference In favor Of Trinity cncments pcr lW'
PERCENTAGE IN FAVOR OF TRINITY.
This table illustrates In a forciblc manner Just
and impartial method that could have been made
use of by the Board OF Health in comparison OF
| the mortality OF one selected class Of tcncments
with another In the same locality. inhabited by
about the same class Of population. subject at the
same time to the same local conditions. This meth
| cd would be preferable TO any other but for the
| fact that the time element is too limited and.
therefore. other methods will be made use OF to
ascertain whether the favorable conditions SHOWN
| here for Trinity Tcncments In 1891 can he traced
| for other years In the table which follows J have
| brought together the death rates Tor selcrtehI
class Of tenemcnts. mostly in the lower part OF the
! the Real Estate Record and Guide Of recent date.
and Is based on Official reports Of the Board Of
COMPARATIVE DEATH RATES OF SELECTED
| TENEMENTS.
Population; pea,s scss ps .,n RAJ, Ts,s
4 elected 4 'fna%F3fs S Si 40 ssS
D!ner-nc. in favor of Trinity Tencments per %
1000 ............................... o" Ss7
Population" i. R;" Rs. p 1s;s I Is,:
e rs TSni,1 HrSe%rn 3, g ssS ~
p 1850, in favor Of Trinity Tcn'm'n' pcr ,cs
We have here four comparative death rates. all
tion. show in favor OF the tenements Of Trinity
1000 or by from $.5 to l42 per cent. -.
| The above rates for selected ienements are by
death rate and by from 355 to lI.2 per cent. in
excess Of the Trinity Tenement death rate. diner
snces 50 enormous nat SEEMS ms Amos
on the subject nothing should have been SAID about
| population OF abou, 300 instead OF So Trinity
| The third method which could have been en-
| ployed. and which is Of value for the main reason
that period Of six years Is taken INTO accoun III
have been to compare the. mortality in Trinity
| Tenements in District \. Ward On an oth'r
districts the Trinity element is less than per cent
! compared with local death rates. with the deaf n
in the ci report Of DR. Things on the health Of ns
district. This has been done In the following 'abe'
tally for the district in general and Trinity Tene-
ments in particular:
| MORTALITY OF DISTRICT A. WARD
s N'Sn
P4s,; 4s..x.s. s rs; ;:s 81 q e
Difference in favor Of Trinity Tcnemen's 1: 90
In this table two death rates are compared wh u,
| are not exactly for the same periods, Dut lor wv
pnrp of his md district ps for 1850 would
diner materially from the mean death rate for wv
from this district for the years 1921 Il IS not
possible to calculate death rate i.r sss W ,n1
i"0i pr. Bnss According to his table there IL
again showing In favor Of me I@neinc''s :, ." -
| Trinity Church. though the difference Is less IMAM
II was for the year 1891
CONDITIONS IN THE EIGHTH WARD.
Tho fourth but less reliable method would have
| been 10 compare the Trinity Tenement mortality
OF the Eighth Ward with the local death rate Of
! the Eighth Ward for the five years 1888 This
would have been justhablc method on the part