|
General Death Rate of Northern and Western Cities, and Newark, 1871-1890 (Rate per 1,000 population)
| Year |
Northern and Western Cities |
Newark |
Percent in Excess (less) of Northern and Western Cities |
|
1871
|
23.7
|
24.4
|
3
|
|
1872
|
28.7
|
24.4
|
18
|
|
1873
|
25.7
|
32.9
|
28
|
|
1874
|
23.7
|
28.7
|
2
|
|
1875
|
24.7
|
27.8
|
13
|
|
1876
|
24.0
|
30.0
|
25
|
|
1877
|
21.2
|
26.4
|
25
|
|
1878
|
20.2
|
24.3
|
20
|
|
1879
|
20.3
|
23.4
|
20
|
|
1880
|
22.0
|
18.7
|
(15)
|
|
1881
|
24.9
|
20.7
|
(17)
|
|
1882
|
24.6
|
27.4
|
11
|
|
1883
|
22.2
|
23.8
|
7
|
|
1884
|
21.9
|
22.5
|
3
|
|
1885
|
21.6
|
24.4
|
13
|
|
1886
|
21.4
|
23.1
|
8
|
|
1887
|
22.3
|
22.8
|
2
|
|
1888
|
22.0
|
24.4
|
11
|
|
1889
|
20.9
|
24.2
|
16
|
|
1890
|
21.5
|
27.2
|
27
|
SOURCE: Frederick L. Hoffman, "The General Death Rate of Large American Cities, 1871-1904," Publications of the American Statistical Association 10, n.s., no. 73 (March 1906):5, 49. |
