New York Herald Building, 1895.

• Estimated Population…1,125,000
• Deaths from all causes…42,761
• Deaths under 1 year of age…10,799
• Deaths under 5 years of age…17,360
• Deaths 5 to 65 years of age…20,887
• Deaths 65 years and over…4,514
• Deaths from Measles…814
• Deaths from Scarlatina…384
• Deaths from Diphtheria…1,580
• Deaths from Croup…244
• Deaths from Typhoid Fever…309
• Deaths from Bronchitis…1,474
• Deaths from Pneumonia…5.763
• Deaths from Phthisis…5,170
• Deaths from Diarrheal Diseases, all ages…2,910
• Deaths from Diarrheal Diseases, under 5 years…2,557
• Deaths from Small Pox…3
• Still births…3,429
• Coroners’ Inquisitions…5,381
• Deaths in Inquisitions…10,886
• Marriages…20,677
• Births…55,057

Statistics for the period October 1, 1895 to September 30, 1896, taken from the 1897 Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac.