The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-02
MAYOR REVIEWS
PROGRESS OF CITY

PROGRESS OF CITY
CONTINUED From First Pagc)
Ing tho year OF the sum Of ss2.749.i4.
Tho report of the Commissioner OF
Novenuo shows tho taxable values for
tho year as follows: Real estate. Sh?,-
sS5.7O5.UO. an Increase OF si.VO3.331.UO.
and personal estate, s59,l 5,J2i.UU. Il de-
crease or S3.I2VSJ9.0U. This loss is ex-
planned by the fact that railroad rolling
stock OF the value of $il.ooo.l73 was
In litigation ana docs not appear IN
our assessment
SLIGHT DECREASE
IN CRUDE DEATH RATE
Tho eighth annual report OF the
and exhaustive account Of the public
health. and the work done in It's be
half during the paat year.
The cruuc death rate showed another
slight decrease over the previous year.
being 2o5s against 2o.7s Tor 1912. The
total deaths were exactly the same
In 1911 and three more than in 1872.
j; Is y peculiar coincidence that In Il
city of Eichmonds size the number Of
deaths w;ts PRACTICAL: constant FOR three
years, while the population Increased
nearly i,ivV per year. The number oil
nonrcsidcnts dying IN Richnond Is con-
stanty increasing, which, of course.
holds up the crude rate. With non
residents excluded. our rate last year
WAS 1873 per i,oto. reduction 81 -
per l.oUO In the same rate for 1917.
While the rate from consumption
was distressinsiy high, 1t showed :.
large ana gratifying decrease over the
previous year. beng 1871 against
20G.6 per hundred thousand in 1912,
ana IL was the lowest tor seven years.
The rate from typhoid fever Was 20.i
against l6.S the previous year. The
above rate represents all deaths from
typhoid fever wherever contracted.
The total deaths were twenty seven.
niue beng nonresidcnts anu three be-
Ing resIdUnts who contracted the dts
ease elsewhere. Thus the total deaths
OF those who contracted the disease
here were fifteen. which gives US u
rate for the year on that basis OF
ia. ON tn. same basis thc 1872 rate
WAS l2.2. The average rate for
twcnty-sia years preceding the rcor-
ganization OF the department. was rs.
Owing TO cpidcmics OF measles and
whooping cough the rates from the
from measles jumped from S 10 iSe,
and that from whooping cough from
Their. was not n single death from
malariai fever. whereas the rate for
1872 was 90.
HIGH RATE OF CONSUMPTION
AMONG COLORED PEOPLE
In tho comparative mortality OF the
portion Is about the same as usual
Including nonres!dents the colorcd
ratio was. 90 per cent niger than the
75 per cent higher. While this is some
what lower than the previous year.
submit that II evidences conditions.
10 the colorcd race aud TO ourselves.
The colored rate from consumption was
:bsi per 100000, and from all other
diseases OF tn. respiratory systcm
sls.2 per o0o0. The white rates from
the same causes We're sS.5 and 1857,
respectively. ! respectfully rcpcat the
RECOMMENDATION 1 made last year that
M investigation al this entire uucs-
ton hc made, and | am sure OF the
cooperation OF all members Of the
colored race who really wish TO i'm
prove lis condition.
Tho average age OF all dcccden;s
Was 500 years against $40 Ia 1912.
t2.S. against 1925 in 1912. and o.
colnrcd Sc.2o against 1910.
The work for the prevention OF In
fant mortality followed tho lines pre-
Nlonsly laid down. and was conducted
10y III" head nurse and !ivc assistu-nta.
Th"y had 1903 babies under supcrylt
sion during the year: Go3 carried over
the 1913 babies - died, giving a NOR
ialiiy ~ 50 per cent, or one baby Ia
ll' The records show that OF the
2.o3J babies born! during the year VINO
were not under supervision Ala died,
EiViuS II mortality OF 2O.2 per cent or
approximately. one baby IN every five
The report Eodcstly states that the
there is no way b. which exact sta
tisucal com parison can he made bur
there can he no doubt that The i.tfrcs
even ~ MOI perfectly accurate. do show
tho great work our nurses arc doing
IN saving lives to the community
Tearing IN mind that perfectly re-
laoic statistics on infant mortality are
next TO Impossible 10 get the follow
ing comparison for tho last four wears
u the best that can he given: