Sixth Annual Report of the State Board of Health, Lunacy and Charity of MassachusettsSupplement Containing Report and Papers on Public Health1884 . death-rate of reporting cities and towns was onan estimated population of 1,265,000. 1885.] WEEKLY MORTALITY REPORTS. 223 Deaths under Five Years, The whole number reported was 8,462, the weekly aver-age for the year being 162. The least number reported in any week was 96, in theweek ending May 24; and the greatest number 309, in theweek ending July 26. The ratio of deaths under 5 to the total number of deathswas , or one in ; a litt
Sixth Annual Report of the State Board of Health, Lunacy and Charity of MassachusettsSupplement Containing Report and Papers on Public Health1884 . death-rate of reporting cities and towns was onan estimated population of 1,265,000. 1885.] WEEKLY MORTALITY REPORTS. 223 Deaths under Five Years, The whole number reported was 8,462, the weekly aver-age for the year being 162. The least number reported in any week was 96, in theweek ending May 24; and the greatest number 309, in theweek ending July 26. The ratio of deaths under 5 to the total number of deathswas , or one in ; a little less than that of 1883, andalso less than the average for the whole State for ten years,1871-80. The average weekly number of reported deaths of childrenunder 5 years, for each month, was as follows : — January, . 122 July, . 232 February, . 137 August, . 259 March, .... 141 September, . 258 April, .... 118 October, . 181 May, . . Ill November, . 135 June, .... 117 December, . 141 Months having the least number of deaths. May and having the greatest number, August and September. 224 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. [July,. I 5 1885.] WEEKLY MORTALITY REPORTS. 225 Consumption, The reported number of deaths from consumption was3,725. The reported weekly average for the year was 72. The average weekly number of deaths reported for eachmonth was as follows : — January, . 75 July, . 63 February, . 69 August, . 64 March, . 86 September, . lb April, . 67 October, . 69 May, . 75 November, . 71 June, . 77 December, . 67 The months having the least number of deaths were Julyand August. Months having the greatest number wereMarch and June. The uniformity of the rate of mortality from this diseaseis quite marked. The ratio per thousand of reported deathsfrom all causes was , the ratio for the previous yearbeing The diminution in mortality from consumption is still moremarked than that of the previous year; the death rate per1,000 of the population as reported being but
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