Listeria: New York City Vital Statistics, 1895-1896

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.