The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-01
CITY'S DEATH RATE.
STATISTICS SHOWING RiCnuoSD's
MORTALITY DURING TIE YEAR.
AORE DEATHS THAN IN 1897.
List of Prominent People who Pass
ed Away-aeview Of the Fatalities
Gethcr with Reports Of Intcrments.


The health OF Richmond continues good.
The city was almost entirely free from
epidemics during the year just closed.
and there was not more than the usual
quantity Of sickness. During the eleven
months to December LIT there we've Los
deaths while for the corresponding pc
Rod Of 1897 there were only 1.4a5.
This apparent inoreose in the number
OF deaths, as we'll as in the rate OF NOR
tally. is thus explained by pr. W. 4. OPP
panhimor, president Of the Board Of
Health:
The ratio OF mortality is apparently
higher. and the number OF deaths appa-
rently greater than for the year 1877.
Z For this report we nave based our cal
culations upon a population Of 5000,
whereas IN 1881. we figured according to
ordinance on the basis of l03.Oe popula-
ton According 10 the requirements OF
the Same ordinance. we excluded from
our report bomjcidss. suicides. and many
deaths in our various hospitals This re-
port includes every death. from whatever
cause. within the citys limits within the
past eleven months.
An interesting feature Of the report Is
tho fact as shown that. Of the .56G per-
sons who died IN the city. so were un-
married. while the remaining 726 were
either married or widows or wid0wers.
There were too. more deaths IA the coll
ored population than among the whites.
tho number OF negroes passing away be-
ing SIT. as against AZ whites. The Stats
81. L.. IL.
more than half were of people who had
passed the age Of so wears There were
Sl5 persons who died after having passed
their sXteth birthday. and Of these 1856
saw their throeso0re and ten years while
Al lived fOurscore years. and four attain
ed the ripe old age Of -.
Appended are the statistics:
Sex and color-White: Males. 32f; fc
males. 358 Colored: Males, 81; females,
49,
Condition-Single: White males. 20S: Re-
males. 1853; coiored males. 2e}; females. %
Married: White males, l67; females. IS.
oolored malice 10; females. g. Nidowers:
White lG. colored 30. Widows: White,
CS: colored. lO7 Unknown. /.
Natiwty-R Richmond: White males, rs;
females. 80: coiored maies. 2iS; females.
% Other points I'm United etates: white
IL: females. &c. England. White males.
4: females. 2 France: White males, 1;
females. J. Germany: White males. p.
females. IS Ireland: white males. IS;
females TO- Italy: White males. s: fe-
males. 9. Scotland: White males 3 Rus
STA: White females, /. Unhmown:- White
males. g; females. 3.
BY whom cerulcd-Regular: White
males 2sg: females 90, colored males, III.
females. 3D. Irregular: White males, IS;
females. %: colored males. 60; females, 4j.
Coroner. White males. %; females Sc;
coIored males. "a; females. 50. Board CT
Health: White males, %; females. =; coll
ored maias. a.: females. -. Almshouse:
White males. p; females, q; colored males,
81: females. 81.
Locality-1Iarshall Ward: White males,
90 females. GO: colored males. -. females,
90 Jefferson Ward: White males. IS; fe-
males. So colored males. 86; females. As.
Madison Ward: White males. -; females,
a. c0lored males p: females. 20. Monroe
Ward: White males. A.. females, 29 col
ored males, Sc: females 30. clay Ward:
White males. 10j. females. 100; cOlored
males. SO; females. As. Jackson Ward:
White males. o.; females, 81; colored
males, 1872; females, 200.
Aged day TO 30-Whlte males. IS; white
females. II: colored males. IS; colOred fe-
males 49, 1 month 90 G-White males, 81;
white females. IS; c0i0red males. ~; coll
ored females, g. 6 months TO R-White
males, %; white females, -; colored
males. 43; colored females %. l year TO
3.-White males, %; white females, p; coll
Ored males, %; coored females, y. years
To 5-white males - white females. J.,
colored males. "A; cOlOred females, II.
aH.I a.
males. 10: coiorcd males. Il; colored fe-
males. l6. 10 years 10 20-Whiio males, u;
white females, 10; colored males. 40; coll
ored females. 81. % years 10 30-White
males, 81; white females, 80; Colored males,
Al: col0red females. s.. 30 years 10 10
White males, 80; white females. BIB; coli
ored males. 81; colored females. IS. 40
years to 50-White males, So white fe-
males. 20: cOlored males. IS; colored fe-
males. f3. 90 years to G)-White males, 40;
white females, 90; cOlOred males ~. coli
0red females. s.. ~ years 90 lO-WLite
males. a.: white females. y; colored males
&c: colored females, 81. 20 years 10 80
White males. A.; white females g; col
orod males. 13; colored females, 10. %
years 70 O-White males, -; white fe-
males Il. coiorod males 9; colored fe-
males s. 90 years 90 lo0-White male, /;
white female. /; cOlOred males. 2.
Comparative Mortality: Eleven months
ending December I. lseS-White iis; col
ored. 81. Eleven months ending Deem
her /, lS97-White. CAS-; colored, 75I
Rate OF mortality OF whole population
was 17.40 per 100 per annum.
Rate OF mortality OF white population
was y. ls per 1000 per annum.
Rate OF mortality OF colorcd population
was 200 per ! 90 per snnnm.
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