The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-01-19
BETTER STATISTICS.

births if it were true. At such a rate
no population could last very long. 1t
would not slowly, but very rapidly de-
cline. Let us see, basng a calculation
upon last months basis, it would mean
a total of deaths for the year of 1874.
The actual number of deaths in 1900
was 1890. Allowing for accretions from
outside, it is evident that December,
1900, is very good month to base cal
culations upon. Taking the report Of
births for the month at 40, as given,
the total number of births for the year
would be $50. This would give a dis
crepancy between deaths and births of
SO annually. Should such a ratio be
kept up it is very plain to see that the
district of Honolulu would be depopu-
lated in a definite number of years.
1t is not necessary to elaborate on the
figures and bother the reader with per-
centages to show when the awful re-
suit would take place, and the last man
or woman, probably woman--for in
spite of legal statutes and opinions
woman in difficult conditions often sur
wives man,-would survey the empty
houses wharves and warehouses, and
g S''i'e Poo''~ iii'' p9'u' o'ei 'i'0
event, for such calculation would be
pure rot" to use a vulgarism, and the
whole thing based upon a fallacious
premise
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VI ~ OitS u uiU 10 i'ot 3
iHs Oaoh " aiuS' II Is "uH ailcIiis, tne
ieoo - rosa f,,ot,i 3S o62 -, 90 96e 10, no
nuIa+io,, and tboI,gb +ba,a ,,pdoub+adl,,
was during the decade an immense
accretion of population. there was a
large increase among the infant popu-
lation as well. The Portuguese alone
showed four years ago an average of
5.6S children per mother, the Hawaiians
4.S2 per mother, the part Hawaiian AIS
and the average for the group was 4.36
counting all nationalities. OF the SO, 600
women reported at that time 1900
were reported as mothers, giving one
lliru OF the population Oh females.
what Inc oIar Nlshes TO ann at Is
mat lie stallstlcs now puollshed by the
no"ru oI health' are an attempt TO
cur"te' Inc StaIISIics Oh uealhs' as Iar
DIS iioiioiulu Is concerned may De re-
sarueu as accurate thefe mas been
stIo"s enough pressure Oh OPINION from
NV puD'I' u l"lce liiis ISSUE Inc sta-
''0'iO" % III us are apsoutely lhaccur-
anu al rely as sIaleu' plrths
fepoFIeu' lhere may De hundreds OF
o'i 'i' "''epo' 'e"' iiloeeu tnls Is easy
10 snow
For ten months OF the year 1900 the
NUMBER OF deaths among children in the
district of Honolulu was $50, adding to
this the average of 2S per month for
the other two months. we have 336
deaths of children undar ono vaar of
age. Taking 40, the reported number
of births in December as a basis. and
it must be remembered that the re-
,ortire of any births is recent
innovation tbis ,vould rnAan Ae6 amman
,,,,,tt,, f., = att,, 80 Al 400 oo,,,a4 ooe
''s "'ii'' o'O
deaths or chlldren under one year or
age leaving a balance 144 children of
that ape to fry and carry on the str1q-
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What the Board of Health under its
present management desires is ac-
cnrata statistics &c far &c t. NAV ha
-, Go - i'''' "e
possible TO maintain lhen' II mas not
at present been able to obtain such sta
tistics and never win pntf If onn1iae
a. M r,e,,,,1 20 rIa,,,t,. -, -.
''ie Jaw ne 'odiu VI iheal'h mas no
need to ask the Attorney General or
any other legal luminary to expound
the law to it, as it has been in the habit
OF doing. Its powers are clearly sta
ted' ana any person of average ability
on 'e''t 'i'e statues anu UNDERSTAND
thein' II Is only Wheh the lawyers get
10 explaining them that they frequently
cease to be understood TO the laItv or
apv ono also