Mortality of Philadelphia, for April, May and June, 1853, arranged from the record hept at the Health Office. By Wil- son Jewell, M. D. The deaths from all causes reported during the quarter end- ing July. 2d, embracing a period of 91 days,9 amount to 2235. Compared with those for the same period of last year, there has been a falling off of 15 per cent, in the aggregate. Deducting the “ Still Born,” amounting to 150, the deaths from “External Causes,” 82, “ Old Age,” 29, and “Unknown,” 46, amounting in all to 307, and there will remain 1928 deaths from known diseases. The number of deaths reported under one year of age, exclu- sive of still-born children, amounts to 482, or nearly one-fourth ; and those under five years amount to 915, or about one half of the whole number of deaths from known diseases. The deaths among males were 1157, females 1078—being an excess of 79 of the former over those of the latter. Estimating the population at about 415,000, the aggregate of deaths in the quarter will give 1 in every 181 i of the popula- tion ; which is equivalent to 25 deaths per day, during the quarter. Eleven hundred and thirty-two, or about fifty per cent, of the whole number of deaths recorded, were under 20 years of age. Class 1st.—Among this class, the “ Endemic or Zymotic,” there is a decrease of 162, or about 25 per cent, from those for the like period in 1852. The difference is accounted for by the falling off in small-pox and measles. Last year the mortality from these diseases was wide-spread. The present year, thus far, they are comparatively rare. Class 2d.—Of the diseases of “Uncertain Seat,” there were 297 deaths. Of these, 212 are charged to Debility, Marasmus and Dropsy, of which number 103 were under one year of age. Class 3d.—The deaths under this head, “ Nervous System,” amount to 393. 142, or nearly one-third, were from Convul- sions, 47 from Dropsy of the Brain, and 40 from Inflammation of the Brain. Of these, 114 were under one year of age. Class 4th.—The diseases of the “ Organs of Respiration,” amounting to 515, constitute nearly one-fourth of the whole number of deaths for the quarter. Consumption of the Lungs make up a large proportion of this class—namely, 312; while Inflammation of the Lungs furnish 103. The deaths from Consumption of the Lungs are less 12 than for the same period in 1852. 92 of the deaths took place between the ages of 20 and 30. The deaths among females exceed those of males by 11 per cent. Class Sth.—The diseases of the “ Organs of Generation ” furnish only 22 deaths. Five of these are charged to Child-bed and four to Puerperal Fever. In 1852, in the same period, there were 24 deaths from diseases of the Organs of Generation, eight of which were from Puerperal Fever. Class 12th.—From “ External Causes ” there were 82 deaths. 56 of. these occurred in males and 26 among females. The ex- posed situation of the male sex over that of females, and the danger of their out-door employments, may add to the increase of deaths among males from external causes. Table No. 3, furnishes the exact number of deaths at fifteen distinct periods of life. By this it will be seen that infancy furnishes a large proportion of the deaths ; that between birth and the fifth year, 915 children have perished during the past three months—a number almost equal to one-half the whole number at every age of life. The healthiest period of childhood lies be- tween the ages of 10 and 15, and this corresponds with other statistics. The deaths that took place at the Alms-House during the quarter, were 174, and those which occurred among people of color were 190. TABLE No. I. Deaths for the Second Quarter of 1853, classified. MALE. FEMALE. •c >> g 1 “ 3 = A. M. J. A. M. J. £ 1. 'Endemic and Contagious Diseases. Zymotic or Epidemic . . 135 108218 59 49 112 76 59 106 461 2. Uncertain or general seat. Spo- radic diseases .... 94 76127 55 36 63 39 40 64 297 3. Nervous System . . . 140j 104 149 77 52 89 63 52 60 393 4. Organs of Respiration . . . 203 152 160 99 83 78 104 69 82 515 5. “ Circulation . . .24 17 23 12 6 8 12 11 15 61 6. Digestive Organs . . . 541 41 56 31 16 33 23 25 23 151 7. Urinary Organs . . . 1 2 6 1 2 .5 19 8. Organs of Generation . . 6 11 5 6 11 5 22 9. ££ Locomotion . . 6 5 112 531 12 10. Integumentary System . . 12111.1 1 4 11. Old Age..................... 14 69636833 29 12. External Causes . . . . 19 26 37 11 17 28 8 9 9 82 Still Born.................. 50 33 67 31 21 36 19 12 31 150 Unknown...................... 9 14 23 6 5 15 3 9 8 46 _______________________________756597 882 390 293 474 366304 4082235 TABLE No. II. 1. Endemic and Contagious Diseases.—Zymotic or Epidemic. • • I............o' 2 . 2 . « o o o o © o © o © O . • Or-ia|WVlOH • p CM — O • S OJ ooloooooooo-'-'rs A A ^oiq'ooooooooo _° JA HH i—1 T-< H Cholera Infantum . 28 35 53 8 2. 63 ££ Morbus . 2 2 2 1 1 4 Croup ... 25 29 7 8 30 9 54 Diarrhoea . . . 17 12 14 3 1 4 2 1 1 3 29 Dysentery . . 31 31 18 12 15 1 1 2 2 2 5 1 2 1 62 Erysipelas . . 14 12 10 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 3 2 1 26 Fever ... 241 11111 6 ££ Bilious . . 4 1111 4 ££ Continued .3 2 1 3 “ Intermittent .312 3 ££ Remittent . 57 3 22311 12 “ Scarlet . . 37 38 4 13 34 19 4 1 75 ££ Typhus . . 26 23 1 1 4 12 12 6 8 2 2 1 49 “ Typhoid . . 19 23 15436577111 1 42 Hooping Cough ..3 4 2 5 7 Influenza ... 1 1 1 Measles ... 3 2 1 1 3 5 Small Pox. .. 787122111 15 Syphilis ... 1 1 1 ____________________220 241 119 57 92 37 10 1429 3319 24 12 5 8 2 461 2. Uncertain or General Seat.—Sporadic Diseases. • . ................S2 H .1000000000 0—4 •— • O —<(NCO'^IQOOQOO»-' A E^ooc2222222222°3 Abscess ... 4 1 111 4 “ Neck ..11 1 “ Psoas ..11 11 2 Angina ... 4 2 2 4 Cancer ... 2 3 1 4 5 “ Breast . . 1 1 1 Cachexia ... 1 1 1 1 2 Cyanosis ... 2 3 5 5 Debility . . . 45 50 40 3 2 1 1 3 9 3 7 11 9 6 95. Disease of Throat .1 1 1 Dropsy . . . 15 11 4 52 131114211 26 Fungous Glands of Neck 1 11 Gangrene ... 2 1 1 2 Glandular Swelling .11 1 Hectic Fever . . 2 11 2 Hemorrhage .. 3 5 4 2 1 1 8 Inanition ... 5 3 5 1 1 1 8 Inflammation . . 3 2 1 3 “ Throat • 1 1 1 “ Tonsils .11 1 Malformation ..1331 4 Marasmus . . . 44 47 59 11 14 2 1 1 3 91 Meloena ... 1 1 1 1 2 Scirrbus ... 1 1 1 Scrofula ... 9 3 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 Spina Bifida ..112 2 Tabes Mesenterica .71611 8 Ulceration ... 2 11 2 “ Throat .21 1 2 154 143138 22 31 5 4 5 9 16 11 1720 11 7| 1 297 3. Of the Nervous System. >> ...............o2 a? . oooooocooo^ ,2 . .Ort0tCW»®t'«>0>'* . o g oOOOOOOOO*-',c3 73 S -g *-l “ J-^ O«OOOOOOOOO r~ & p. M H re -H ff) re T « > uo 31 -n F"’ Abscess of Brain ..11 1 Apoplexv . . . 12 11 1 1115464 23 Cerebral Fever ..11 1 Compression of Brain .11 1 Concussion “.212 1 3 Congestion “ . 19 14 11 4 8 1 4 2 1 1 1 33 Convulsions . . 69 73 80 19 25 3 4 1 1 5 2 1 1 142 “ Puerperal .1 1 1 Coup de Soleil .. 20 4 1 1 3 7 5 5 1 1 24 Cramp ... 1 1 1 Dropsy of Brain .. 23 24 2312 8 3 1 47 Effusion “ . . 684131 11 12 14 Epilepsy ... 3 3 1 2 3 6 Neuralgia ... 1 1 1 1 2 Palsy .... 67 12325 13 “ of Brain ..11 1 Mania apotu .. 19 1 144632 20 Softening of Brain .11 112 Tetanus ... 3 1 11 3 Trismus ... 1 1 1 1 2 Tumors of Brain .1 1 1 Disease “ . . 66212 1123 12 Inflammation “ . ; 22 18 11 9 11 4 2 1 1 1 j 40 _______________________218 175 136 50 60 13 7|11 26^22 26[16 14 5 7 I 393 4. Organs of Respiration. . re . _ ..................... 2 -• .too OOOOOOOO,-, . J±? u • • o cs> revw®t'«ioH A § *5 V 2 * *■’ O »o OOOOOOOO § r° p 01 IQ H H OCC>C'QOO|2 H Abscess of Lungs . 1 3 1 1 2 4 “ Thorax .11 1 Asthma ... 3 12 3* “ Thymic ..11 1 Consumption of Lungs . 147 165 3 4 3 5 9 30 92 74 50 20 16 6 312 Congestion “.4533 1 2 9 Disease of Lungs .81311 31 9 Dropsy of Chest .. 46 1221 1 12 10 Effusion “*.2112 3 Empyema ... 1 1 1 Disease of Chest . . 1 1 1 Effusion of Lungs .1 11 Hemorrhage of Lungs . 4 1 111 4 Inflammation “ . 61 42 16 920 5 1 2 14 11 5 7 5 7 1 103 “ Larynx .5121 111 6 “ Bronchiae. 19 16 13 4 5 2 1 1 3 3 3 35 “ Pleura .2 2 3 1 4 “ Chest .2121 3 Palsy of Lungs . . 1 1 z 1 Ulceration of Larynx .111 1 2 Tuberculosis ..11 1 1 2 ___________________260 255 42 25 3514 15 34 118 90 5834 30 19 1 515 5. Organs of Circulation. £ ........I . . . .Id O • . .'0000 00000’0—' 1-4 • •OrHQQCO^‘Q^OOQOCX>T-<’-< . J— OI LQ •—1 . o S 0) ooooooooooS'T? b? ^^OV^OOOOOOOOOr0 >—)’-»OJVT>t-i^C9CQt3<»0 co l^QOQ^r-.H Angina Pectoris . . 1 1 1 Anaemia ... 1 1 1 1 2 Dropsy of Heart . . 36 2 111 111 IS Disease “ . . 17 23 4 4 3 1 2 1 2 6 6 5 2 2 2 40 Enlargem’t “ . . 15 1 11111 6 Inflammation cc . . 4 1 112 1 5 Ossification “ . . 1 11 26 38 6 5 5 2 3 3 4 7 11 8 3 4) 2 11 64 ( 6. Digestive Organs. >. ................o o . . ^OOOOOOOO O’-* O r_‘ • • O H IQ JO *•. r-1 . r-J j_ QQ IO T—I . —'C^CO^V^OOQOGZi^Hr^ Albuminaria . . 1 1 1 Disease of Bladder .1 11 Inflam, of Bladder .11 11 2 “ of Kidneys .11 1 Ischuria ... 1 1 1 Rupture of Urethra .1 1 1 Stricture ... I 11 Urinary Calculi . . 1 11 _____________________8 1__1_________3 1___3 1_______________9 8. Organs of Generation. & .......................© ,® d -< .tQOOOOOOOOO^H r-4 • .Or^C'jcO'^lOOouOOT-i A p ■S<2'27££S522OOO2*"'=3 S3 § c o 0) f"+J+J’“o©OOOOOOOOOr? <1 h—« r-. c; cc rj « I- H Cancer of Uterus . . 3 111 3 Child Bed ... 5 14 5 Disease of Uterus] .1 11 Fever Puerperal . . 4 3 1 4 Hemorrhage from Uterus 3 2 1 3 Inflammation of “ 3 2 1,3 Puerperal Mania .2 2 2 Scirrhus of Uterus .1 11 _____________________ 32______________8 9 2 3 |22 9. Organs of Locomotion. p .................00 . . ‘OOOOOoOOoS^H o 1—1 • .O’—oo00o CD 3 S, * * O fl O O O OOOOOOjP <5 U. 3 h « « m -n ?i t: -r « o i' m s -1 H Carbuncle ... 1 1 1 Fistula ... 1 1 1 Purpura Hemorrhagica 2^1 1 2 ______________________3 11________________2 1____________4 11. Old Age. Old Age . . • | 15| 14| || I I. I I I I I I 3|11|14| 1| |29 12. From External Causes. . £ (....)....................... 2 OOOOOOOOO r" □ h oj rH (N co go □ H Asphyxia ... 2 2 4 1 4 Burns and Scalds . • 3 7 4 1 | 2 3 10 Casualties . . . 19 10 4 2 2 2 2 3 3 8 1 1 1 29 Drowned . . . 20 1 1222424121 21 Fracture ... 1 I 1 1 “ of Spine .1 11 Intemperance .. 53 32111 8 Poisoning ... 2 1 1 2 Suffocation ... 1 1 1 Suicide ... 4 1 1121 5 _____________________ 56 26 9 4 3 5 4 5 14 12 15 5 4 2 82 Unknown . . . 261 20 81 31 3j 1 11 6 61 5 6l 5 2| 1 46 Still Born . . . 88l 62 150| | I | III 1150 TABLE NO. 3. Deaths for the Second Quarter of 1853, at fifteen distinct periods of life. Under 1 year,....................482 1 to 2....................184 2 to 5 . . . 4 . . 249 5 to 10 ...... 88 10 to 15.......................50 15 to 20 . . • . . . 79 20 to 0......................241 30 to 40......................215 40 to 50......................158 50 to 60 120 60 to 70......................109 70 to 80.......................63 80 to 90.......................41 90 to 100...................... 6 100 to 110...................... 0 2085 Still Born......................150 Total, 2235 Included in the above Tables, are 174 from the Blockley Almshouse, 190 people of color, and 20 from the country; as follows: April. May. June. Total. Almshouse, . . 65 47 62 174 Blacks, ... 67 55 68 190 Country, . . 7 5 8 20 139 107 138 384