The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-01-28
nEe1srnAn oARR,s REPORT.
The Number of Deaths Greater Than Last
 Year and the NMnber of Births Less.

The Number of Deaths Greater Than Last
 Year and the Number of Births Less,
 James J, Carr, registrar of births, marriages and deaths, yesterday com pleted his report for the year 1895. The work of making up the report is long and tedious one, but MT. Carr this year has been thorough and accurate as in the past
 The report shows that there were 2,77S births in the town of New Haven in 1895, a number less than in 1894, when the total was 2,6SS. The births by months in 1895 were:
 January, 25S; February, 195; March, 251; April, 2S5; May, 19l; June, 22S; July, 243; August, PAP; September, 147; October, 232; November, 206; December, 255.
 There were 150 still births, S1 pairs of twins, and 40 illegitimate births. Of the percentage in 1 1,049 cases both parents were American born; 331 Irish; 2SS Ital- ian; 247 Russian; 1S9 German; 91 Swed- ish; 29 English; 24 Canadian; 17 Scotch.
 In 200 cases the mother was American and father foreign, and of 1S7 births the father was American and the mother foreign. In 90 cases both par ents were of different foreign nationali- ties.
 The ages of mothers at births of first child were:
 American mothers from 15 to IS years, 22; from IS to 20, 71; 20 to 30, 164 30 to 40, 35; 40 to 30, 2. Aoroe al hirtI, of 15 to IS, 6; IS to 20, IT.; 20 to 30, 216; 30 to 40, 59.
 One American mother between the ages of 30 and 40 years gave birth to her fourteenth child, and two between the ages of 40 and 50 years, each gave birth to her fourteenth child. | Of foreign mothers from 15 to IS years of age, 20 gave birth to their | tiI,st child; from IS to 20, 36; 20 to 30, 219; 30 to 40, S4.
 Second child, 15 to IS years, 2; IS to 20, F; 20 to 30, POS; 30 to 40, 69; 40 to 50.,2.
 One foreign mother between. 30 and | 40, gave birth to her fourteenth child; | two between, 40 and 50, bore each her | fourteenth child, and. one between 40 and 50 gave birth to her seventeenth ' | child.
 There were 925 marriages during the | year as against S79 in 1884, In 275 | unions, the wife's parents both were | Americans. and in 607 cases both her parents were foreign. In 43 eases one of | the parents were American and one for | eign. Of the grooms, in 293 cases, par ents were American; 5S3, foreign;49 one American and one foreign. | There were 107 widowers rernarried | during the year, and S7 widows. Di- I voroed women renarried, 35; divorced men, 19.
 | Where the parents of both husband and wife were American, 4S1; foreign, 279; American male and foreign female, ST. foreign male and American female, 31 sboth colored, 31 groom colored, bride | white 5.
 | The report shows that there were more marriages among women between the ages of 20 and 30 years than at any other time of life The number was 560. | One woman between 50 and 60 married | for her fourth time.
 The total number of deaths was 1890; of which 1000 were males and S90 fe- males: Deaths by months January, IFS; February 159; March 16O; April, 16S; May, 1S7; June, 1s7; July, 21s; August, | 153; September, 159 october, 16T; Mo- vember, 12S; December, 136. | Ages at death-Under 1 year, 437; one I to five, 173; 5 to 1O 30; 10 toY2o, 75; 20 to 30, 192; 30 to 40, 176; 40 to 50, 164; 30 to 60, 1s6; 50 to TO- 2O6; 70 to 80, 145; 80 to 90, 93; 90 to 100. 10.
 l Principal causes of death were: Ty- l phoid fever, 32; influenza, 30; whooping cough, 32; diphtheria and croup, 31; cholera infantum, I'll; diarrhoea, 47; malarial levers 45; alcoholism, g; rheu- matism, 20; cancer, 62; consumption, 199; premature births, 42; old age, AS: infiam- nation of the brain, 50; apoplexy, IT; paralysis,30; insanity,5; convulsions, 45; other diseases nervous system, 48; val vular disease of the heart 50; other forms Of heart disease, 73 bronchitis, 103; pneumonia, 169; pleurisy II; gastri- tis, 25; appendicitis, 6; peritonitis, r; oirrhosis of the liver, 10; nephritis and Bright's disease. 79.
 Accidents and violence: From rail- road injuries 20; burns and scalds, q asphyxia by gas, 5; accidental drown ing, 5; falls, 15; explosion of illuminate, 2; explosion of dynamite, 1. There were nine deaths from suicide.
 The deaths in public institutions amounted to 220, of which 136 were in the New Haven hospital, 65 in the aims house, '16 in Grace hospital, 3 in St | Francis orphan asylum, in New Ha- ven orphan asylum.
 In 1894 the number of deaths was 1,721, or ITO less than last year. There were 31 deaths from diphtheria and croup last year, as against 67 in 1894 It is believed the marked falling off is | d1la to tho l1se c,f anti-toyina