Birth, Deaths And Marriages

The Argus is this week iu receipt of the vital statistics of Michigau for 1893 f rom Secretary of k State Gardner. A few fauts of interest may be gleaned from it for Ann Arbor readers. In 1893, according to this report, there were 79 births in this city and 70 deaths. The birth rate per 1,000 popnlation was only 7.4, a very srnall one indeed, the birth rate in Detroit being 32.8 per 1,000, and in the cities of the state taken as whole 26.4. The death rate was also small, being 6.6 per 1,000 population, while in all the cities of the state it is 12.5, aiid in Detroit H.4. From these figures it will be seen that the birfhs in Aun Arbor. are too iufrequent to acoount for tbe rapid growtb in population. In the county of Wasbtenaw tbe births registered in 1893 were 500 nnd the number of deatbs 355. Tbe Wrth rat was 11.6 iu 1,000 popnlatiuu aud tbe death rate 8.2 in a 1,000 population. The birth rate for the whole state is 21.6 and the death rate 10. The low birth rate runs through the list of the oldest and largest counties. The report states that "this is not accidental, but is due to the very low and still declining birth rate among the native born inhabitants of the state. ' ' Froni another table it is seen that, according to the census of 1890 and 1894, the native born population of the county increased 1,246 and the foreign born population 35. This indicates the rapidly decreasing immigraton from the old countries to this couuty. In L.1894, the native boni inhabitants of the county uumbered 35, 7 1 7 and the foreign born inhabitants numbered 7,774. Of the 500 infants born in this county in 1893, 261jwere boys and 238 girls and one whose sex was not reported. The largest number of these bom in any one month was 54 born in August, and the second largest 50 born in Maren. The smallest number born in any month celébrate their birthdays in January, 28. The biggest excess of boys over girls was in October when 33 boys were bornaud only 16 girls. January and August were both girl months, there being 10 boys and 18 girls born in Januavy and 20 boys and 34 girls born in August. All the births in Washtenaw were white exoepting 7, flve boys and two girls, who were colored. The parentage of the children forma the basis of another table from whioh it may be seen that the parents of 338 of the children born in 1898 were both native born ; the parents of 79 of the children were both foreign born ; while 50 of the children had foreign born fathers and native born. methers, and 27 of theru had native born fathers and foreign born mothers. Therê were eight pairs of twins botn in the county in 1893 aud two of the children were of Ilegitímate birth, Another]interesting table is made tip of marriage statistics. In 1893 there were 373 marriages in the county. The largest number in any one month was 48, in October, and the smallest 19, in February. In 260 of the marriages both the parties were native born ; in 29, both were foreign born ; in 34 the grooms were foreign and the brides native and in 23 the brides were foreign and the grooms native. There were four grooms under 20 years of age and 72 brides. Between 20 and 25 years there were 140 grooms and 180 brides; between 25 and 30, 112 grooms and 59 brides; between 30 and 35, 55 grooms and 28 brides; between 85 aud 40, 17 grooms and 12 brides; between 40 and 50, 24 grooms aud 15 brides ; between 50 and 60, 1 4 grooms and 6 brides; between 60 and 70, 5 grooms and 1 bride, and over 70, 2 grooms and no brides. Of the 355 deaths in the connty, 213 were niales and 14 females. The largest mimber of deaths was in December, 51, and the smallest nuinber in July, 19. Of the deaths 46 were over 80 ; 35 betweeu 70 and 80 ; and 30 between 60 and 70. Between 40 and 45 there were only 3. There were 19 under 10 years old. There were 339 deaths amoiig the whites and 16 among the blacks. There were 267 native born deaths and 74 foreign bom, and 14 whose nativity is nnknown. Washtenaw was among the lowest couuties in the state in the death rate from typhoid fever. Twenty-two of the deaths were from accidents, of which 1 was bnming, o drowning, 3 railroad, 1 gunshot, There were 2 suicides. The report is well gotten up and is very instructive, especially the ruuning comnients scattered throngh the book.