BROOKLYN VITAL STATISTICS FOR JUNE, 1888.
By J. S. Young, Dep. Commissioner of Health.
Data of comparison:
| Population, estimated on July 1st, 1888 | 793,960 |
| Inhabited houses, about | 93,000 |
| Average birth-rate per 1,000 for ten years (returns incomplete). | |
| In the month of June, 1888, there were 1,513 deaths, the rate of mortality being 23.78 in every 1,000 of the population. | |
| The number of births reported was | 937 |
| The number of marriages reported was | 531 |
| The number of still-births reported was | 113 |
The mortality by classes and by certain of the more important diseases was as follows:
Causes:
| 1. Zymotic | 434 |
| 2. Constitutional | 251 |
| 3. Local | 644 |
| 4. Developmental | 121 |
| 5. Violence | 63 |
| Measles | 6 |
| Croup | 8 |
| Diphtheria | 82 |
| Scarlet Fever | 45 |
| Typhoid Fever | |
| Whooping Cough | 5 |
| Malarial Diseases | 4 |
| Diarrhœal Diseases (all ages) | 244 |
| Diarrhœal Diseases (under 5 years) | 233 |
| Phthisis | 137 |
| Bronchitis | 45 |
| Pneumonia | 80 |
| All Respiratory Diseases | 149 |
| Bright’s Diseases | 35 |
| Puerperal Diseases | 17 |
| Old Age | 17 |
| Suicide | 10 |
Reported cases:
| Diphtheria | 214 |
| Scarlet Fever | 255 |
| Measles | 128 |
| Typhoid Fever |
During the month 13 cases of small-pox were reported, of which number 13 were confirmed as small-pox. 13 cases of small-pox were sent to hospital. No deaths from small-pox occurred in the city and 2 in the hospital.
Deaths by sex, color, and social condition were as follows:
| Male | 846 | Female | 667 |
| White | Colored | 21 | |
| Native | 1102 | Foreign | 411 |
| Married | 328 | Single | 1006 |
| Widows, Widowers, and not stated | 179 |
Still-births (excluded from list of deaths) were as follows:
| Males | 60 |
| Females | 53 |
| Total | 113 |
| Deaths in public institutions | 115 |
| Deaths in tenement houses | 745 |
| Inquest cases | 156 |
| Homicides | |
| Suicides | 10 |
Age Periods:
| Deaths under 1 year | 496 |
| Deaths under 5 years | 253 |
| Total deaths under 5 years | 749 |
| Total deaths 5 to 20 | 126 |
| Total deaths 20 to 40 | 223 |
| Total deaths 40 to 60 | 233 |
| Total deaths 60 and upwards | 182 |
Certain foreign and American cities show the following death-rate for the month of June:
| Brooklyn | 23.78 |
| New York | 26.86 |
| Philadelphia | 18.98 |
| Berlin | 19.40 |
| Dublin | 23.58 |
| Vienna | 31.50 |
| Paris | 21.68 |
| London | 16.10 |
| Glasgow | 22.98 |