The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-09-12
DEATH RATE
in JERSEY
Number for Year Ending June
80, 1901, 3I,O48.

ease the Rate Has been Lowered.
tuberculosis Causes 3,6l2 Deaths.
Percentage Small in the Oranges.
New JERSEYS estimated population for
1901 was 925 781.
The twenty-hfth annual report of the
State Board of Health, which has Just
been issued, deals with the health of the
state for the year ending June 30, 1901.
The total number of reported deaths
during the year was 81 04S, giving a
death rate of 1862 per 1000 inhabitants.
This shows that this state stands very
high in its general healthfulness.
Throughout the entire state the highest
death rate was in Gloucester City, where
it was 26 57, and the lowest in East
Orange, where il was only 9.95 New
ark's rate was 1890 1t is rather singu-
lar to find that the rate for Orange is
II II, nearly double that OF East Orange.
The disease that carried off the great
est number was consumption. This
caused 3,612 deaths. in increase of 9S
over the previous year, and 268 over the
average of the previous twenty three
years. Next to consumption came diar-
rhoel diseases of children, which We're
responsible for 8, 469 deaths an increase
of 459 over the preceding year There
We're 80 deaths from smallpox, as against
for the year ending June 30, 1900.
Cancer carried off 1,001, or so more than
in the preceding year, and $40 more
than the average.
LESS TUBERCULOSIS.
Deaths from consumption, though
showing a larger total, have been gradu-
ally diminishing in percentage accord
ing to population for a number of wears.
In 1879 the rate was 2.73. In 1882, it
rose to 291, the highest point Since
then it has been decreasing, with some
fluctuations. The lowest point was in
1898, when the rate was only 1.7S. In
the year, under review the rate was 1877.
The healthiest place in the state, as far
as consumption is concerned, was Sussex
county, where the rate was only n.
Next came Montclair, .85, and East Or
ange. .94. Newark was we'll up with
rate of 2. SO for this dread disease.
cHIIDREN's RATE
The death rate among children under
years of age showed a marked decrease
for seven years preceding this report
This is largely attributed to more cleanly
methods which have been employed in
the collection and preparation of milk.
The highest rate in deaths of children
from diarrhoeal diseases was reached ia
1899. when it was 2.67. In 1900 this
had decreased to 1853 In 1901 slight
increase took place, the rate being 80.
The rate in Newark was 1.70. The low
est rate was in Dover. where it was 81.
East Orange had rate Of S5. The
highest rate was in Passaic, where it
was 4. 10, and Perth Amboy came next
with rate of 3.43. Montclair showed
the high rate of $40.
Diphtheria showed decrease of 93
deaths from the preceding year and 500
less than the average The State rate
was SO. The highest point in the twen-
ty- three years tabulated was in 1888.
when it was LAB The lowest was in
1899, when it was Al.
TYPHOID CASES.
The number of deaths from typhoid
fever gradually decreased during the
eleven years prior to 1901, although a
slight increase was noticed during the
last year. The number of deaths from
| typhoid in the municipalities of the
State was S99, IA per 1000, and in dis
tricts outside of the municipalities 81 or
IL per 900. The highest rate was in
1882. when ii was IA, and the lowest in
1900, when it was 18. The rate of 1901
was 10
The report goes quite exhaustively in
to the subject of deaths from typhoid,
and gives statistics from places having
sewerage system, comparing them with
places where there is no sewerage sys-
tenn. The greatest actual number of
deaths from typhoid occurred in New
ark-59 Jersey City had AZ, and Pat
erson pa. East Orange maintains in
this, as in other respects, in favorable
condition, there being only three deaths
from typhoid in population of 81 sos.
SCARLET FEVER.
The number of deaths from scarlet fe-
yer during the eight years preceding
1901 was remarkably small. and during
the year 1901 the death rate was lower
than at any previous year since the NOR
tality records have been preserved in
New Jersey. The deaths were 65 fewer
than in the previous year, and 292 less
than the average of the preceding TWEEN
| ty-three years. The rate per thousand
population in 1901 was only 90.
| Malarial fever and measles also
showed decrease in the total number Of
deaths and in the rate,
SMALLPOX.
In 1901 the fatality III smallpox was
only 2 . per cent. But the great epi-
demic of smallpox broke out after the
period covered by this report.
The general improvement in the
health of the state is attributed by the
report Of several cause.-the work of
the meteorological laboratory. the pass
age of laws by the Legislature to pre-
vent the sale of adulterated and un-
wholesome foods and drugs, the in
creased cleanliness in the preparation
and distribution of milk and the IN
creased efficiency in the local boards of
health. These causes have comb ed to
lessen the death rate, and make this
State one of thh most haalthfnl of al OF