It will be seen by the above table, that if 68 per cent of the births were of children of foreign parentage, the deaths of those of the same nativity make 69 per cent of the whole mortality. In like manner it is seen, that while the births of children of native parentage make only 31.88 per cent of the whole number born, the deaths of the same class make only 30.81 per cent of the entire mortality. It will also be noticed, that in regard to the first-named class the deaths were one per cent in excess of the births. The result is reversed in regard to the second class, the births being one per cent in excess of the deaths.

IX. DEATHS IN EACH MONTH. SEX AND AGES.

An examination of the above table will show that the number of children who died under one year was 1,371 (ninetyfive of whom died on the day of their birth), making 24.82 per cent of all who died. In the preceding year, the percentage of this class was 25.40. Of the number who died on the day of their birth, sixty-eight were children of foreign parentage. There were eight hundred and three who died between one day and six months, four hundred and ninety-nine of whom were children of foreign-born parents. The number who died between six and twelve months was four hundred and seventy-three, of whom three hundred and thirty-six were children of foreign-born parents. The number who died between one and five was nine hundred and forty (17 per cent of all who died), six hundred and ninety-four of whom were children of foreign parentage. A comparative statement of the deaths of all under fifteen years of age in the cities of Boston, Charleston, New Orleans, St. Louis and San Francisco, is given in the following table:

The reports of the deaths in Charleston and St. Louis give the number of deaths between the ages of five and ten, and ten and twenty, and in that of the latter city the number of deaths under one year is omitted. It will be seen by the above table, that the difference between the number of children between one and five who died in Boston, and those who died during the same period in the other cities, is very greatly in favor of Boston. On the other hand, of those who died under one year, the

difference is very greatly in favor of San Francisco and New Orleans, against Charleston and Boston.

Of the three hundred and nine decedents between five and fifteen, two hundred and eighteen were children of foreign parentage; making 70.55 per cent of the whole number.

There were five hundred and eighty-four decedents between twenty and thirty, of whom two hundred and seventy-nine were foreign-born — one hundred and eighty-five being natives of Ireland.

Between thirty and forty, there were five hundred and twentythree decedents, three hundred and twenty of whom were foreignborn, two hundred and forty-one being natives of Ireland.

Of the four hundred and eighty-nine decedents between forty and fifty, three hundred and twenty-five were foreign-born, while two hundred and forty-five were born in Ireland.

Between fifty and sixty, there were three hundred and fiftyone decedents, two hundred and twenty being foreign-born. Of these last, one hundred and sixty-nine were born in Ireland.

Of the three hundred and fifty-four who died between sixty and seventy, one hundred and ninety were foreign-born,— one hundred and forty-seven were natives of Ireland.

There were two hundred and seventy-four decedents between seventy and eighty. Of these, one hundred and thirtyone were foreign-born — Ireland furnishing one hundred and nine of this number.

The number of decedents above eighty years of age was one hundred and sixty-eight. Of this number, seventy-eight were foreign-born-sixty being natives of Ireland.

It will be thus seen, that of the whole number who died during the several divisional periods of life specified in Table IX., the foreign-born decedents exceeded the native-born in each period, except in the two above eighty.

Of the 2,780 decedents under twenty years of age, the males exceeded the females by one hundred and thirty-two. those who died between twenty and sixty, the males exceeded

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the females by only nine; while of the four hundred and fortytwo who died above seventy, two hundred and eighty were females, exceeding the males by one hundred and sixty-two.

The percentage of deaths, during certain periods of life, is seen in the following table:

Compared with the preceding year, the decedents under five years of age are nearly three per cent less in the above table. In regard to those above fifty years, the mortality is nearly two per cent above that of the preceding year.

The number of colored decedents was one hundred and forty-six, seventy-seven males, and sixty-nine females, — an increase of fifty-six, compared with the number recorded in 1868. The deaths among this class are in the ratio of fortynine deaths to each one thousand persons of the colored population living, estimated to be 3,000. The deaths among the whites are in the ratio of 22.70 deaths to each one thousand persons of the white population, estimated at 237,000.

There were eight hundred and seven of the decedents who were married at the time of death; and one hundred and seventeen were widowers. Of the females, six hundred and seventy-six were married, and four hundred and thirty-eight were widows. The married and widowed of both sexes made 36.87 per cent of all who died.

The interments in the city cemeteries number one hundred and thirty-eight; at South Boston, one hundred and twenty-nine; at East Boston, ninety-eight. The number of disinterments and removals from the city for burial was one hundred and sixtyeight. The number of bodies brought from other places for in. terment here was fifty-seven, making the total number of bodies interred in the various city cemeteries to be one hundred and eleven.