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ARTHUR R. REYNOLDS, M. D., COMMISSIONER
VITAL STATISTICS
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CITY OF CHICAGO
FOR THE YEARS
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Vital Statistics of Chicago
For the Year Ended December 31, 1899.
Population of Chicago 1 638 702
Total Deaths from All Causes 25 503
Annual Death Rate 15.56 per 1000 of Population
Population by Ages and Sexes.
Ages.
Males.
Females.
Total.
19198
17290
18429
18464
18742
90084
143981
160262
159593
99630
51106
23434
8266
1564
3147
18799
17142
18105
18608
18916
90752
152477
168693
138156
81076
45806
23957
9518
2240
1267
37997
34432
2-3
36534
3-4
37072
4-5
37658
5-10
180836
10-20
296458
' 20-30
328955
30-40
297749
40-50
180706
50-60
96912
60-70
47391
70-80
17784
3804
4414
Total all ages
833190
805212
1638702
REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OP HEALTH.
I. Deaths and Reported Causes of Deaths : 1899.
Causes of Death.
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1 Total Deaths from All Causes
2 Disease . . .
3 Violence . .
GENERAL DISEASES:
Febrile or Zymotic—
4 Cerebro spinal fever
5 Diphtheria
6 Influenza
7 Malarial fever
8 Measles
9 Mumps
10 Scarlet fever
11 Smallpox
12 Typhoid fever
13 Whooping cough
H Total
Diarrheal—
IB Cholera morbus
16 Diarrhea
17 Dysentery
18 Total
Venereal —
19 Syphilis, acquired
20 congenital
21 Total
Septic—
22 Erysipelas
23 Puerperal septicemia
24 Pyaemia
25 Septicemia
26 Total
Parasitic Diseases—
27 Thrush
28 Total
Dietetic Diseases—
29 Alcoholism
30 Total
Constitutional Diseases —
31 Anemia
32 Cancer of breast
33 liver
34 rectum
36 stomach
36 uterus
37 other parts
38 Diabetes
39 Hemorrhagic diathesis
40 Leucocy themia
41 Rheumatism
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23949
1554
2498
2364
134
2240
2134
106
2343
2233
110
2386
2265
121
2066
1952
114
1918
1774
144
2360
2188
172
2113
1967
146
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