The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22
FIFTH NAMED As BANNER WARD
Statistics on Births Show Complex Pop
ulation of Kenosha-Two Hundred
and Forty-three Couples Married in
the City in a Year.

The natural increase in the popula-
ton of Kenosha during the past year
has been the most notable in the his
tory of the city. It has been a real
stork year for the city mothers and
the statistics of the board of health,
which were sent to the state board to-
day, showed that during the year end
ing March 31st eight hundred and fifty
one babies were brought by the stork
to Kenosha. AS there were two humid
red and twenty-five deaths in the city
during the same period the natural in
crease in the population was six humid
red and twenty nine some increase.
The year was boy year and the
statistics show that there were four
hundred and forty-fve male children
born in Kenosha and four hundred and
six little girls. One of the most in
teresting facts is that all but fourteen
Of these babies are now past the year
old period and strong healthy children.
August was the most interesting
month for the mothers of the city as
the statistics show that during this
hot month of the summer ninety new
babies came to Kenosha, October was
second in the calendar with a record
Of eighty-nine births and the month
which brought the smallest number of
! hahies was March. Tits probable that
! the number of births for this month
will be considerably increased when
the final reports of the doctors are
received.
| The only ward in Kenosha where the
| charge of race suicide could be brought
is the first ward as the statistics show
| that there were but twenty three child
rem born in this ward during the year.
| Over in the fifth ward the stork was the
busiest and he left one hundred and
ninety-two babies during the twelve
months. The second reported fifty
| four, the third one hundred and forty
| one, the fourth one hundred and
/ twelve, the sixth forty five, the seventh
fifty seven, the eight ninetyfour and
the ninth one hundred and nineteen.
The statistics showing the parentage
of the children parents show the
complex population Of Kenosha. The
parents gave their birth places in the
following countries: United States
Russia, Austria Hungary, Italy, Bohe
mia, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Fin
land, Lithuania, Canada, Holland, the
Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland, Ar
menia, Australia, India, Belgium, Ire
land, Scotland, Asia, Turkey, Croatia
Norway The list is arranged in keep
ing with the frequency of the visit Of
the stork to homes of the different ma
tionalities. The fathers of three
/ babies were unable to give the place
of their birth and two of the mothers
had similar trouble.
The statistical report of the MARI
ages in the city during the year show
a total of two hundred and forty-siz
in the twelve months. The records
show that during the year there were
! fourteen marriages in the city among
men and women who had been di
| vorced.
The great mass of the marriages il
Kenosha were Of people who claimed
1 Wisconsin as their birth place.
The statistical report of the health
/ officer showed the following activities
along the line of examinations anc
inspections:
/ \