Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-22
BURLINGTON VITAL
STATISTICS FOR 1878
Births Exceeded Deaths by 1874,
Figures Being COL and Alt,
Respectively NO Epidemic
With Exception of Light Run
of Measles-266 Marriages

There were COL births and Ill deaths in
burlington during 1919, according to the
heaitn oiflccrs report, filed in the office
or the city clerk yesterday The most
remarkable thing about tho report Is the
great reduction in the death rate over
the year previous and over most other
years. The death rate last year was only
1904. against PA the preceding year Tho
decrease Is attributed to the fact that the
city was free from any serious epidemic
and was In very good general condi-
ton There were 266 marriages
/ There we're 10 fewer births than tho
year previous The birth rate is placed at
H.3, although 1t is really only c27 for a
number of non-resIdents are included in
! the compilations. There were 29s males
and 800 females The percentages are
based on population of n city of 22,0oo.
The youngest mother was 10 years of age
and the oldest A. The births exceeded the
deaths by 1A.
BY wards "a large number Of births took
place in wards one and six because of tho
location of institutions there. They were
as follows: Ward one, 109; ward two IS;
ward three, 81; ward four, 108: ward five,
IS; ward six, log. Ward four was in reality
by far the largest ward for births, SO far
as Burlingtonans went. January showed
! The ages of the mothers ran as follows:
Under 70 years of age, %; between n and
30. 1886; between 81 and 20, 1s3; between
40 and 80, 10. The nativity Of the mothers
included 90 outside of United States and
Canada.
| Ntnety-seven marriage licenses were
issued to persons who were to be married
the second time and six we're taken by
persons who were to take their third
venture. One took out his fourth and an
other his fifth license. Forty-five divorced
persons were remarked during the year.
March was the biggest month for
deaths. 20 occurring during that month.
iForty-six occurred during April. The
smallest month was May, which had only
2. The ages were distributed as follows:
over 30. five; between 80 and so. Is; be-
tween 20 and 50. 81; between 60 and 20,
IS; between, 80 and 60, Ga between 40 and
30. %; between 80 and 20, %; between 20
and 80. %; between Is and 20. four; be-
tween 10 and 10, four between five and
10, five; between one and five. %; and 50
under one year of age. The high mortality
for infants is due 10 the large number
which occurred in institutions, many Of
the births being ilegitimate. The higher
mortality of illegitimate infants probably
was due to adverse prenatal conditions.
The principal causes of death were pneu-
monia. 80; organic heart disease, 80; cam
Ger, ~: nervous disorders, including "a
cerebral hemorrhages, 81: tuberculosis, y;
influenza, 20; measles, five; sclerosis, r.;
bronchitis five; darrhoea, %; bright's
disease, 20; cougential debility SO; old
age. five; suicide by fire arms, two; auto
mobile accidents, two; fractures, five;
burns and scalds. three: drowning, two:
poison one; carbon monoxide. three; and
six other deaths from accidental causes.
/ Excepting from a slight run of measles
early in the year, Burlington was free
from epidemics. There were only four
cases Of typhoid and all of these were
easily traceable to outside causes. The
diseases reported to the health officer
were as follows: Chcken-pox, 6S; dipii-
iberia. l6; erysipelas. two; german
measles one; infant paralysis, one; in
fuenza, 100; measles. 312: nlumps, 10;
scarlet fever. II: tetanus, one; tuber-
culosis, %: whooping cough. 81.