The age-herald., 1901-02-02
COUNTY HEALTH
 OFFICERS REPORT Jeferson'S Vital Statistics for the
 Year 1900 FIGURES ART: MISLEADING pr. Barclay Bases His Calculations on Old Population Estimates-Says He Has Not Been Furnished
 Last Census Returns.
FIGURES ARE: MISLEADING t

Dr. J. W. Barclay, health officer for Jeff ferson County, has completed his report of vital statistics for the year 1900 In this report Dr. Barclay uses the population fig ures that have been used for several years past, and for that reason both the birth and the death rate are too high He states
 that the census repor of 1900 has not been
 furnished him, which accounts for his using the figures of previous years His report
 shows the births and death of the incor- porated towns and cities separately and of
 the balance of the county as whole. It is as follows:
 Avondale-Total population 2000; births S5,
 rate per thousand of population 42.5O.
 White population 1250, births 6S rate per
 thousand 50,37 colored population $50, births
 +, rate per thousand 2615; deaths 5S, rate
 per thousand 29; white 30, rate per thousand
 22.32; colored 2S, rate per thousand 4S.OS.
 Beat reports, outside incorporated towns
 Total population 46, 900; white 30, 300, col
 ored 15,50o; births 1213; rate per thousand
 of population 26.37; white S97, rate per thou
 sand 29.61; colored 316 rate per thousand
 2O12. Deaths total, 795, rate per thousand;
 of population 15.9S; white 372, rate per thou
 sand 1928; colored 96S, rate per thousand
 2312
 Bessemer-Total population 4600; white
 2550, colored 2050; births 90, rate per thou
 sand 1857; white 31, rate per thousand
 1216; colored 59, rate per thousand 2S7S.
 Deaths S3, rate per thousand 1894; white
 27 rate per thousand 1O.59; colored 56, rate
 per thousand N.32
 Birminsnam-Tot population, 35,OO0; whte, 22,0OO; colored, 1900. Births, 723; rate per thousand 24.79; white, AT; rate per thousand, 22.75; colored, 3O6 rate per thous- and, 2S.S5. Deaths 743; rate per thousand, 25.47; white, 324; rate per thousand, 1767; colored, 4r9; rate per thousand, 3S.6S. Coalburg Prison-Total inmates, 515; white, 26; colored, 4S9. No births. Deaths, IS; rate per thousand, 34.95; white, l; rate per thous- and, 3S.46; colored, IT; rate per thousand, S476.
 Pratt City-Total population, 1900; white, 1000; colored, 300. Births, 106; rate, per thousand, 55.79; white, 93; rate per thous- and, 93; colored, 13; rate per thousand, 14.44 Deaths, 26; rate per thousand, 1868; white 12; rate per thousand, F; colored, IA rate per thousand, 1856.
 Pratt Mines Prison-Total inmates, SO4
  43; rate per thousand 4S1O; white, 2; rate per thousand, 2.51; colored, fl; rate per thousand 51.19.
 Warrior-Total population, 1200; white 800; colored, 400. Births, l; rate per thous- and, l. Deaths, l. rate per thousand, l. As will be seen, only one death and one birth were reported from Warrior and both were white.
 Woodlawn-Total population, 2500; white, 2G00; colored 500 Births, 2S; rate per thous- and, 11.20; white, "A; rate per thousand, 12; colored, 4; rate per thousand B. Deaths, 31; rate per thousand, 12.40; white, IS; rate per thousand g; colored, IS; rate per thous- and, 26.
 In making out this report Dr. Barclay says: '"The official census returns for 1900 have not been furnished me and my calculations are all made on the old basis. One calculation-on beat reports-is given below based on census report of 19OO" This report is as follows: Beats outside of towns and cities, total population S6,0OO, white 6S, 300, colored 22,5OO Birth rate per thousand 14.10, white 1413 colored 14.H Death rate per thousand S.55, white 5.S6. colored 1913.
 It is evident that be.h the birth and the death rate in Birmingham, Bessemer, Avon dale, Warrior, Pratt City and Woodlawn are too high as the population of the cities is greater according to the censlS af 1900