TABLE No. X-Continued.
MORTALITY OF CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS OF AGE, FROM ALL CAUSES, IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,

REGISTERED FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1876.
Total under 1 year.

From 1 to 2 years.

From 2 to 3 years.

From 3 to 4 years.
Causes of death.

W.
c.
W.
C.

W.

C.
W.

C.
M. F. M. F.
F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M.

M. F.
Class II.-CONSTITUTIONAL.
Marasmus .......

7 13

6 8

1 7 8

2
Rheumatism......

1
Hydrocephalus.

4
4
1

1
Serofala

1

1

1
Tabes mesenterica

2
6
14
10
2
2 13 11

2
6 8

1
Tubercular bronchitis

3
Tubercular enteritis

1
Tubercular meningitis...

1
1
1
3
1
6
3

1
1

1
Tubercular peritonitis

1
Tuberculosis.

1
Total from constitutional class.

16 27 33 27
9 11 27 25

5
8 14

10
Percentage to total mortality under 5 years..
1. 308 1.599 1. 308 . 436 .533 1. 308 1.211

. 194 .388.678 .097 .048 .048.485
Percentage to total mortality, all ca

causes . 377 .636 .636 .212 . 259

.636 .589

118

.094.189.330.047.024 .023
CLASS III.-LOCAL.
Apoplexy, (cerebral)

1

1
Atrophy, (spinal)

1
Congestion of brain.

6
5
1

1
Convulsions, (infantile).

27 29

61
41
7
5
8
7
2
3

1
Epilepsy

1
Inflammation of brain

3
4
2
3

1
Laryngismus stridulus
Meningitis.

9 12

5 2

6 4

3
Myelitis ....

1
Paraplegia.
Pott's disease of spine
Trismus nascentium.

9

37

31
Endocarditis.
Pericarditis.

2
Thrombosis, (pulmonary artery)

1
Valvular disease of heart

1

1
Asthma.

1
Bronchial catarrh.
Bronchitis ...

10 9 9

6 1

1 Congestion of lungs

2 4 8 2 1

1

TABLE No. X-Continued.
MORTALITY OF CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS OF AGE, FROM ALL CAUSES, IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,

REGISTERED FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1876.
From 4 to 5 years.
Total under 5 years.

Percentage Percent.
Causes of death.
W.

each cause to

age each C. W.

C.

Total.

total mortal cause to
ity under 5

total mor
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.

years of age. tality.
CLASS II.-CONSTITUTIONAL.
Marasmus

1

9

17
Rheumatism

13
18
57

2.761 1. 343

1 Hydrocephalus

1
.049

.023
1
11

6
Serofula

9
8
34
1. 647

.801
2
3

1
Tabes mesenterica

8

388

. 188
2

6
Tubercular bronchitis

34

87
4. 215

2. 049
Tubercular enteritis

5
8

. 188 Tubercular meningitis

1
. 049

024
1

4
9

6
Tubercular peritonitis

23
1.114

.542

1 Tuberculosis.

2

097

047
1
. 049

024
Total from constitutional class.

1 1

4 33

69
80

226
Percentage to total mortality ander 5 years

.049 . 049
. 194 1.599 2. 132
3. 343 3. 876

10.950 Percentage to total mortality, all causes.

.023
.023
. 094 .777 1.036 1. 625 1. 885

5. 323
CLASS III.-LOCAL.
Apoplexy, (cerebral)

1
Atrophy, (spinal)

1
Congestion of brain

1
2

.018

023
1
9
12

11
Convulsions, (infantile)

34

1. 647
36
37

71
Epilepsy

49
193

9. 351

4. 545
1

1
Inflammation of brain

3

145

071
1

3
Laryngismus stridulus..

1 8 16

.775

. 377
Meningitis

1
1

048

024
1
1
1
15
21
13

7
Myelitis .......

2. 713

1. 319
1

1
Paraplegia

048

.024
1

1

1 .049

023 Pott's disease of spino ...

1

.048

.024
Trimus nascentium .........................

9
7
37
31
84
4.070

1. 978
1

1
.048

024 Pericarditis...........

1 Thromboeis, (pulmonary artery) .............

019

014 Valyular disease of heart

1

3 .145

071 Branch Altarri

1. 303 "

1.III

ARma......

1