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1880 Census: Volumes 11-12: Report on the Mortality and Vital Statistics of the United States

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1880 Census: Volumes 11-12: Report on the Mortality and Vital Statistics of the United States

1885

Volume 11. Part I. Report on the Mortality and Vital Statistics of the United States

Download Title page, Table of Contents, Transmittal Letters, Introduction [PDF - 4.6 MB]

(1885)

Mortality and Vital Statistics as returned at the Tenth Census (June 1, 1880).

Includes statistics of deaths by States & territories, principal cities, and for the Chinese and Indian populations.

Document Sections

Title page, Table of Contents, Transmittal Letters [4.6 MB]

Introduction

Section I. Introductory and Explanatory Remarks [4.6 MB]

Section II. General Death Rate [4.6 MB]

Section III. Sex in Relation to Deaths [4.6 MB]

Section IV. Relations of Age to Deaths [4.6 MB]

Section V. Relations of Color and Race to Deaths [4.6 MB]

Section VI. Relation of Month or Season to Deaths [4.6 MB]

Appendix. Lists of Counties Forming the Several State Groups [4.6 MB]

Statistics of Mortality Tables

Table I. Deaths, by States And Territories, with Distinction of Sex, and the Rate of Death Per 1000 of Population at the Censuses of 1880, 1870, and 1860 [2.1 MB]

Table II. Deaths, by States And Territories, with Distinction of Sex and Race, and Statement of Rate of Death Per 1000 of Population, during the Census year ending May 31, 1880 [2.1 MB]

Table III. Deaths, by States And Territories, with Distinction of Age and Sex, for the Census year ending May 31, 1880 [2.1 MB]

Table IV. Deaths, by States And Territories, with Distinction of Race, Age, and Sex, for the Census year ending May 31, 1880 [2.1 MB]

Table V. Deaths, by State And Grand Groups, with Distinction of Race, for the Census year ending May 31, 1880 [2.1 MB]

Table VI. Statement of the Rate of Death Per 1000 of Population, by State and Grand Groups, for the Census year ending May 31, 1880 [2.1 MB]

Table VII. Deaths for the United States, and for each State Group (exclusive of certain cities), from each Specified Disease and Class of Diseases, with Distinction of Age and Sex, during the Census year ending May 31, 1880

The United States, Alabama through Flordia [7.3 MB]

Georgia through Kentucky [7.5 MB]

Louisiana through Missouri [8.6 MB]

Montana through North Carolina [7.9 MB]

Ohio through Tennessee [5.7 MB]

Texas through Wyoming [6.9 MB]

Table VIII. Deaths in 50 Principal Cities (By Grand Groups), with Distinction of Age and Sex, and Specification of Cause, for the Census year ending May 31, 1880 [7.2 MB]

Table IX. Deaths in the Chinese Population of the United States, by Age and Sex, with Specification of Cause, for the Census year ending May 31, 1880 [8.5 MB]

Table X. Deaths in the Indian Population of the United States, by Age and Sex, with Specification of Cause, for the Census year ending May 31, 1880 [8.5 MB]

Table XI. Deaths in Certain Grand Groups, by Age and Sex, with Distinction of Race and Specification of Cause, for the Census year ending May 31, 1880 [8.5 MB]

Table XII. Deaths in Certain Grand Groups, by Age and Sex, with Distinction of Irish and German Parentage, and Specification of Cause, for the Census year ending May 31, 1880 [11.0 MB]

Index to Statistics of Mortality - Part I [<1.0 MB]

Volume 11. Part I. Report on the Mortality and Vital Statistics of the United States

Download Volume 11 [76.0 MB]

Volume 12. Part II. Report on the Mortality and Vital Statistics of the United States

Download Title page, Table of Contents, Introduction [PDF - 3.0 MB]

(1886)

Mortality and Vital Statistics as returned at the Tenth Census (June 1, 1880).

Includes statistics of deaths by locality, cause, etc.

Document Sections

Title page, Table of Contents [3.0 MB]

Introduction

Section VII. Locality in Relation to Deaths [3.0 MB]

Section VIII. Causes of Death [9.3 MB]

Section VIII. Causes of Death (continued) [11.0 MB]

Section IX. Morbidity or Sick Rates [3.6 MB]

Section X. Births, Birth Rates, and Life Tables [3.6 MB]

Section XI. Ages of Living Population [3.6 MB]

Section XII. Conclusions and Recommendations [3.6 MB]

Statistics of Mortality Tables

Table XIII. Summary for States, State Groups, Cities, and for Counties of 10,000 Population and upward, showing with Distinction of Sex and Certain Groups of Ages, and of Color in each State Group, City, and County in which the Colored Population is 20 per cent or more of the whole, the Living Population at the date of the Census, and the Births and Deaths during the Census year, with Statement of Ratios, and also the Number of Deaths from Certain Specified Causes, during the Census year ending May 31, 1880 [14.0 MB]

Table XIV. Deaths for the United States from Certain Specified Diseases and Classes of Diseases, by Grand Groups, with Distinction of Month of Death, Sex, and Certain Groups of Ages, for the Census year ending May 31, 1880 [13.0 MB]

Table XV. Deaths from Each Cause in 1000 Deaths of which the Causes are known, with Distinction of Sex [7.0 MB]

Table XVI. Deaths at Certain Ages and Groups of Ages in 1000 Deaths from the stated Cause of which the Ages are known, with Distinction of Sex, and Specification of Cause [7.0 MB]

Table XVII. Deaths at Certain Ages and Groups of Ages in 1000 Deaths of which the Ages are known, with Distinction of Sex, by States and State Groups [7.0 MB]

Table XVIII. Number of Deaths from each reported Cause of Death, by States, State Groups, and Selected Cities [7.0 MB]

Table XIX. Deaths reports as due to Certain Specified Diseases and Classes of Diseases, and Number of Deaths from each Cause in 100,000 Deaths from all Causes at the Censuses of 1880, 1870, and 1850 [7.6 MB]

Table XX. Number of Deaths for Certain Grand Groups, and the Sum Thereof, with Distinction of Sex and Irish and German Parentage, at each Age and Group of Ages in 1000 Deaths of which the Ages are Known [7.6 MB]

Table XXI. Number of Deaths for Certain Grand Groups, and the Sum Thereof, with Distinction of Sex and Color, at each Age and Group of Ages in 1000 Deaths of which the Ages are Known [7.6 MB]

Table XXII. Total Number of Deaths from all Causes registered in 31 Large Cities of the United States during the Census year, with Distinction of Sex, Age, Color, and Month of Death, and in some cases of Parentage [7.6 MB]

Tables XXIII & XXIV. Deaths from Cholera Infantum & Convulsions Registered in 31 Large Cities of the United States, with Distinction of Age, Sex, Color, Parentage, and Month of Death [7.6 MB]

Tables XXV & XXVI. Deaths from Croup & Diphtheria Registered in 31 Large Cities of the United States, with Distinction of Age, Sex, Color, Parentage, and Month of Death [7.6 MB]

Tables XXVII & XXVIII. Deaths from Enteric Fever & Hooping-Cough Registered in 31 Large Cities of the United States, with Distinction of Age, Sex, Color, Parentage, and Month of Death [7.6 MB]

Tables XXIX & XXX. Deaths from Measles & Pneumonia Registered in 31 Large Cities of the United States, with Distinction of Age, Sex, Color, Parentage, and Month of Death [7.6 MB]

Tables XXXI & XXXII. Deaths from Scarlet Fever & Tetanus and Trismus Nascentium Registered in 31 Large Cities of the United States, with Distinction of Age, Sex, Color, Parentage, and Month of Death [7.6 MB]

Table XXXIII. Deaths from Diphtheria, with Exclusion of 50 Selected Cities, with Distinction of Grand Groups, Sex, Age, Color, Parentage, and Month of Death [7.6 MB]

Table XXXIV. Deaths from Diphtheria for 50 Selected Cities, with Distinction of Grand Groups, Sex, Age, Color, Parentage, and Month of Death [7.6 MB]

Table XXXV. Deaths from Cancer in the United States and in each Grand Group, with Distinction of Age and Sex [7.6 MB]

Table XXXVI. Deaths from Cancer in Certain Grand Groups, with Distinction of Color, Sex, and Age [6.5 MB]

Table XXXVII. Deaths at each Age and Group of Ages in 1000 Deaths of each Sex from Cancer, of which the Ages are known, in the United States and in each Grand Group, with Distinction of Color in Certain Grand Groups [6.5 MB]

Table XXXVIII. Deaths from Cancer in the United States and in each Grand Group, with Distinction of Nativity, Sex, and Age [6.5 MB]

Table XXXIX. Deaths from Cancer in the United States and in each Grand Group of Certain Specified Nativities, at each Age and Group of Ages in 1000 Deaths from Cancer of which the Ages are Known [6.5 MB]

Table XL. Deaths from Cancer in the United States and in each Grand Group, with Distinction of Age, Sex, and Civil Condition [6.5 MB]

Table XLI. Deaths from Cancer in the United States, with Distinction of Sex, Age, and Specification of Occupation [6.5 MB]

Table XLII. Deaths from Cancer of the Stomach in the United States and in each Grand Group, with Distinction of Age, Sex, and Nativity, and of Color in Certain Grand Groups [6.5 MB]

Table XLIII. Deaths from Cancer of the Breast in the United States and in each Grand Group, with Distinction of Age, Sex, and Nativity, and of Color in Certain Grand Groups [6.5 MB]

Table XLIV. Deaths from Cancer of the Liver in the United States and in each Grand Group, with Distinction of Age, Sex, and Nativity, and of Color in Certain Grand Groups [6.5 MB]

Table XLV. Deaths from Cancer of the Uterus in the United States and in each Grand Group, with Distinction of Age and Nativity, and of Color in Certain Grand Groups [6.5 MB]

Table XLVI. Deaths from Cancer of Head, Face and Neck, Abdomen, Mouth, Tongue and Throat, Rectum, Upper Extremities, Lower Extremities, and Other Localities, with Distinction of Color and Sex and Cities and Rural Districts [6.5 MB]

Tables XLVII & XLVIII. Deaths from Cancer of the Stomach and Breast in the United States and in Certain Grand Groups, with Distinction of Age, Sex, and Selected Nativities, and of Color, in 1000 Deaths of Cancer of the Stomach and Breast of Persons of all known Ages [6.5 MB]

Tables XLIX & L. Deaths from Cancer of the Liver and Uterus in the United States and in Certain Grand Groups, with Distinction of Age, Sex, and Selected Nativities, and of Color, in 1000 Deaths of Cancer of the Liver and Uterus of Persons of all known Ages [6.5 MB]

Table LI. Births, and Deaths in Infancy, with Statement of Ratios in the United States and in Grand Groups, also in States and State Groups, with Distinction of Rural and Cities, and in Certain Grand Groups, of White and Colored [6.5 MB]

Table LII. Deaths in Massachusetts, Exclusive of Boston, Reported by the Registration System of the State, also those Reported by the Census Enumerators, with Distinction of Sex, Age, and Month of Death [6.5 MB]

Table LIII. Deaths in New Jersey Reported by the Registration System of the State, also those Reported by the Census Enumerators, with Distinction of Sex, Age, and Month of Death [6.5 MB]

Vital Statistics Tables

Table LIV. Population, Births, and Number of Women from 15 to 49 Years of Age, in the United States and in each Grand Group, with Distinction of Sex and, in certain Cases, of Color; Ratios of Births to Population, and also to Women of the Ages Specified [8.9 MB]

Table LV. Population, Births, and Number of Women from 15 to 49 Years of Age, in the United States and in each State and State Group, with Distinction of Sex and, in certain Cases, of Color; Ratios of Births to Population, and also to Women of the Ages Specified [8.9 MB]

Table LVI. Ages, with Sex for each Period of Life, of the Population of the United States, at the Census of 1880, in the Aggregate, with Nativity and Race, with the Numbers of Certain Ages and Groups of Ages in 100,000 of All Ages and of Each Race [8.9 MB]

Table LVII. Ages, with Sex for each Period of Life, of the Aggregate Population of the United States, at the Census of 1880, with the Number of Certain Ages and Groups of Ages in 100,000 of All Ages (By States and Territories) [8.9 MB]

Table LVIII. Ages, with Sex at each Period of Life, of the White Population of the United States, at the Census of 1880, with the Number of Certain Ages and Groups of Ages in 100,000 of All Ages, by States and Territories [8.9 MB]

Table LIX. Ages, with Sex at each Period of Life, of the Native White Population of the United States, at the Census of 1880, with the Number of Certain Ages and Groups of Ages in 100,000 of All Ages, by States and Territories [8.9 MB]

Table LX. Ages, with Sex at each Period of Life, of the Foreign-Born White Population of the United States, at the Census of 1880, with the Number of Certain Ages and Groups of Ages in 100,000 of All Ages, by States and Territories [8.9 MB]

Table LXI. Ages, with Sex at each Period of Life, of the Colored Population of the United States, at the Census of 1880, with the Number of Certain Ages and Groups of Ages in 100,000 of All Ages, by States and Territories [8.9 MB]

Table LXII. Population of Grand Groups Specified by Age, Sex, and Color [8.9 MB]

Table LXIII. Population of the United States and of each State and Territory by Sex, with the Number per 1000 of each Sex at Certain Ages and Groups of Ages [8.9 MB]

Approximate Life Tables

Table LXIV. Approximate Life Tables for Massachusetts, New Jersey, the District of Columbia, and for the Cities of Baltimore, Boston, Brooklyn, Charleston, Chicago, Cincinnati, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, Saint Louis, and San Francisco [1.3 MB]

Table LXV. Approximate Table Showing Numbers Surviving at Each Age (1x) for England and Wales, Massachusetts, and New Jersey, as Computed by Mr. Humphrey’s Method, with Distinction of Sex<br>Table LXVI. Mean After-Life Time (Expectation of Life) at various Ages, Based upon the Mortality of England and Wales in 1876-’80, and of Massachusetts and New Jersey During Census year [1.3 MB]

Index to Statistics of Mortality - Part II [1.2 MB]

List of Illustrations

Note: Diagrams listed on pages 773 through 791 are not a part of this digital volume.

Map No. 1. Map of the United States showing the 21 Grand Groups [2.2 MB]

Map No. 2. Showing the Distribution of Deaths from Scarlet Fever, as compared with Total Deaths from Known Causes [<1.0 MB]

Map No. 3. Showing the Distribution of Deaths from Diphtheria, as compared with Total Deaths from Known Causes [<1.0 MB]

Map No. 4. Showing the Distribution of Deaths from Croup, as compared with Total Deaths from Known Causes [<1.0 MB]

Map No. 5. Showing by Counties the Proportion of Deaths from Diphtheria to Total Number of Deaths from Known Causes in a Part of the United States (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania) [1.9 MB]

Map No. 6. Showing by Counties the Proportion of Deaths from Diphtheria to Total Number of Deaths from Known Causes in a Part of the United States (Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois) [1.9 MB]

Map No. 7. Showing by Counties the Proportion of Deaths from Diphtheria to Total Number of Deaths from Known Causes in a Part of the United States (Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa) [1.8 MB]

Map No. 8. Showing by Counties the Proportion of Deaths from Diphtheria to Total Number of Deaths from Known Causes in a Part of the United States (Missouri and Kansas) [<1.0 MB]

Map No. 9. Showing the Distribution of Deaths from Enteric Fever, as compared with Total Deaths from Known Causes [1.7 MB]

Map No. 10. Showing the Distribution of Deaths from Diarrheal Diseases, as compared with Total Deaths from Known Causes [<1.0 MB]

Map No. 11. Showing the Distribution of Deaths from Malarial Fevers, as compared with Total Deaths from Known Causes [1.7 MB]

Map No. 12. Showing the Distribution of Deaths from Consumption, as compared with Total Deaths from Known Causes [<1.0 MB]

Map No. 13. Showing the Distribution of Deaths from Pneumonia, as compared with Total Deaths from Known Causes [<1.0 MB]

Map No. 14. Showing the Distribution of Deaths from Cancer, as compared with Total Deaths from Known Causes [1.8 MB]

Map No. 15. Showing the Distribution of Deaths from Heart Disease and Dropsy, as compared with Total Deaths from Known Causes [2.0 MB]

Map No. 16. Showing the Distribution of Deaths from Old Age, as compared with Total Deaths from Known Causes [2.0 MB]

Map No. 17. Showing the Distribution of Deaths from Child-Birth, as compared with Total Deaths from Known Causes [<1.0 MB]

Map No. 18. Showing the Distribution of Still-Births [1.4 MB]

Map No. 19. Showing the Birth Rate per 1000 of Living Population [2.1 MB]

Map No. 20. Showing the Birth Rate per 1000 of Women between 15 and 50 Years of Age [2.2 MB]

Volume 12. Part II. Report on the Mortality and Vital Statistics of the United States

Download Volume 12 [114.0 MB]

Download Both Volume 11 and 12

Download Part I and Part II [190.0 MB]

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