Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-05-19
City Birth And Death
Rate Show Decreases
Birth Rate 25.8 Per 1000 and
Death 9.4, Which Is
Extremely Low
BY GEORGE H. MANNING
washington Correspondent of the
Perth Amboy Evening News)

WASHINGTON. May 19.-Both
births and deaths in Perth Amboy
were less numerous last year than in
1922, according to provisional fig
ures just compiled by the census bu-
reau and announced today.
With a birthrate of 25.s per 1000
population for 1928. against 27.7 per
1000 in 1922, Perth Amboy still
showed more familiarity with the
stork than did most of the cities of
New Jersey; while the death rate of
"a per 1000 was extremely low,
and the decrease from 100 deaths
per 1000 in 1922 made the city ex-
ceptional. Only twelve other cities
in the state showed decreased death
rates. while twenty-six reported in
creases.
In inscnt mortality also Perth AM
boy showed considerable improve
ment. For 1928. there were IA
deaths of infants under one year of
age for every 1 900 births, against
SO in 1922. Twenty-six other cities
reported decreases in infant mortal
ity. and eleven showed increases,
while one. Atlantic City. showed no
change. The rate in Perth Amboy.
however. was still higher than the
or for the state as a whole.
The average rate for the state of
New Jersey last year was 22.1 per
1000, against 22.5 in 1922. The death
rate was 1878 per 1000, against IL 2
in the preceding year; and the infant
mortality rate decreased from 70 per
| 1000 births to ~.
| The cities of over 10000 popula-
ton in general made a better show
ing than the rural districts of the
states. The birth rate in the cities
was 1878 per 1000. against 241 last
year; while in the rural districts it
was only 1910 per 1000, as compared
with 1876 last year. The increase in
the death rate in the cities was only
from 11.9 to 12.0 per 1000, while in
the country it rose from $50 to
1870 to 15.4 per 1000. Infant NOR
tality in the cities decreased, from
7S deaths per 1000 births in 1922 to
IL per 1000 last year; while in the
country the rate of deaths of infants
under one year of age rose from ~
per 1000 births in 1929 to 76 last
year.
Among the cities of New Jersey,
the highest birth rate for 1929 was
47.2 per 1000, in Long Branch. Or
ange was second. with a rate of ASP.
MorristowI third. with 433: and
! Englewood fourth with 41.6.
Long Branch also had the highest
death rate in the state 294 per
| LOCO. Morristown was second, with
25.1; Hackensack third. with 20.6;
and Atlantic City's 1877 was fourth.
The lowest birth rate was 62, at
East Orange; Montclair had a rate
J of 81: Bloomfield lis, and West
! Orange. 1872. West New York had
| the lowest death rate. so per 1000;
| Carteret was next with So: West
| Hoboken's was Ga; Garfield's 81;
and Bloomfield's and Clifton's 10.
Gloucester showed the highest in
| fant mortality rate 100. and Bloom
field the lowest 3S. Millville had a
rate of 102. and Morristown 90:
while Englewood. with Al. Orange
with AZ, and West Orange with 43,
were other cities showing low rates.
| Rates of birth and deaths in the
| other larger New Jersey cities for
| 1928 were: Newark. births 25.3 and
deaths 116; Jersey City. 23.7 and
| 1910; Paterson 22.0 and 1871; Tren-
/ ton. 24.6 and 14.0; Camden, 1856 and
| l4.5; Passaic 27.2 and 10.S; Hobo
ken. 21.7 and 1870: Perth Amboy,
25.S and "a; and New Brunswick,
! 27.4 and 14.5.