VITAL STATISTICS

Sonmary for W'cek Ending Saturday, 12 m., January 4, 1913.

"Corrected according to borough of residence.

1 l'he presence of several large institutions, the great majority of whose inmates are non-residents of the city, increases considerablv the death-rate of this Borough

Deaths by Principal Causes, According to Locality and age.

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VITAL STATISTICS

Suun mary for Wcek Ending Saturday, 12 m., January 4, 1913.

*Corrected according to borough of residence.

Che presence of several large institutions, the great majority of whose inmates are non-residents of the city, increases considerably the death-rate of this Borough

Deaths by Principal Causes, According to Locality and Age.

1,052 1,092 1,071 1,181 1,400 1,213 1,482 | 1,495 1,636 1,436, 1,534

Deaths According to Cause, Age and Sex.

1. Typhoid Fever .... 7
3. Malarial Fever...
4. Small-pox.....
5. Measles....
6. Scarlet Fever... 14
8:

Whooping Cough.

Diphtheria and} 9. Influenza...

17 12. Other Epidemic Diseases....

11 13. Tuberculosis Pul

monalis....... 14. Tuberculous Men

13 ingitis........ 15. Other forms of Tuberculosis...

13 16. Cancer, Malignant Tumor...

76 17 Simple Meningitis. 3

of which 17a. Cerebro Spinal Meningitis......

3 18. Apoplexy, Soften

ing of the Brain 19. Organic Heart!

Diseases. eart} | 178 20. Acute Bronchitis.. 21. Chronic Bronchitis. 22. Pneumonia (ex-)

cluding Broncho 191

Pneumonia).... 22a. Broncho Pneumonia 110 23. Other Respira

7 tory Diseases.. 24. Diseases of the

Stomach (Can

cer excepted).. 25. Diarrhæal diseases

26 (under 5 years) 26. Appendicitis and 2 27. Hernia, Intestinal

Obstruction...) 28. Cirrhosis of Liver.. 29. Bright's Disease

and Ac. Nephritis) 30. Diseases of Women (not Cancer)

5 31. Puerperal Septi

cæmia.. 32. Other Puerperal

8 Diseases 33. Congenital bility and Mal

104
formations.....
34. Old Age....
35. Violent Deaths.. 81

a. Effects of Heat.
b. Other Accidents. 72

c. Homicide.....
36. Suicide
37. All other causes..
38. Ill-defined causes..

* If the deaths under one month, numbering 130 from all causes, be deducted from the total deaths under one year, the resultant rate will be 46 deaths of infants per 1,000 weekly average births of 1917.

Mortality. Among Children, Week Ending January 4, 1913.

• Includes Small Pox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria and Whooping Cough.

Deaths According to Cause, Annual Rate per 1,000 and Age, with Meterology and

Number of Deaths in Public Institutions for 13 Weeks.

Total deaths...

1,274 1,393 1,243 1,238 1,149 1.302 1,216 | 1,354 1,251 1,420 1,333 1,481 1,403 1,519

Annual death.} 12.85 14.05 12.53 12.48 11.59 13.13 12.26 13.65 12.62 14.32 13.44 14.93 14.15 14.75

261 331 671 236

22€ 315

Under one year

271
Under five years 381
Five to sixty-five
Sixty-five years

and over...
In Institutions... 513

223 309 635 205

693

204 311 861

671

237
345
791
284

177
279
782
272

199 325 783' 859 295

200

230

309

451

Inquest cases .... 171

162
183 184

179
228

215 231

180

244 Mean barometer. 29.99 29.94 30.03 29.85 29.86 29.67 29.87 29.91 29.93 30.02 29.96 29.81 29.93 29.69 Mean humidity.. 64.4 69.6 59. 74.9 62. 63.6 63.6 55.3

71.7 52.9 64.9 10.4 68. Inches of rain

0.31in 3.79in .doin 2.26in .28in. .99in .65in or snow....

.72in 1335 in 2.33in Mean tempera

ture (Fahr 59.1° 63.47 57.90 56.4° 54.40 51.69 51.70 18.30 '40.1° 48.o 33.4°41.1° 33.6' 43.6°

enheit).....
Maximum tem-
perature 78. 81.o 72.o 69. 72. 67.0 72.o

66.
55.° 64.

57.° (Fahrenheit) Minimum tem40.°

32.°

37. 31.° 35. Fahrenheit)

34.
18.• 32.° 24.

30.