Vital Statistics Of Washtenaw County

VITAL STATISTICS OF WASHTENAW COUNTY

Low Death, Birth and Marriage Record–Big Divord Record

Some Valuable Statistics Showing the Marrying Months, the Months of Greatest Mortality and Greatest Births, and Ages at Marriage or Death

In 1900 there were 613 deaths registered in Washtenaw county, 594 births, 325 marriages and 52 divorces.

This information comes form the thirty-fourth annual report of the secretary of state on the registration of births, deaths, marriages and divorces in Michigan for the year 1900, which has just been published, a copy of which was received yesterday. The delay was caused by the defective birth returns throughout the state, and the secretary of state estimates that only about two-thirds of the births are returned. If this proportion hods true in Washtenaw county then there must have been approximately 792 births in the county to 631 deaths in 1900.

There was a decrease over the preceding year of 18 deaths and 32 marriages and an increase of 79 births and 2 divorces.

The deaths in the county per 1000 of population were 12.8, while in the state it was 14. The births in the county per 1000 population were 12.4 against 18.1 in the state, the marriages were 13.6 against 19.2 in the state, while the divorces were 2.2 against 2 in the state per 1000 of population.

In other words there were fewer deaths, betokening a healthy county. There were also fewer marriages and births proportionately and slightly over our proportion of divorces.

DEATHS IN COUNTY.

Of the deaths in the county 312 were males, 300 females and 1 unknown. The largest number of deaths occurred in March, 65, and the smallest number, 36, in August. It may be interesting to learn the ages of those who died. Of the whole number 78 were 80 years old or over, 109 were between 70 and 79, 82 were between 60 and 69, 70 were between 50 and 59, 43 were between 40 and 49, 39 were between 30 and 39, 58 were between 20 and 29, 26 were between 10 and 19, 6 were between 5 and 9, 97 were under 5 years and 5 were still-born. Of those under 5 years old, 73 were under one, 8 were one year old, 6 two years, 8 three years and 2 four years.

BIRTHS IN COUNTY.

Of the births reported 300 were males and 294 females. The largest number born in any month was 63 in July, and the smallest number 36 in December. The greatest number of male births in any month was 35 in August and the smallest 17 in February. The largest number of female births was 33 in April and the smallest 11 in December.

Of the births 20 were twins.

Both the parents of 393 children were foreign born. The fathers of 66 children were foreign born and the mothers native born, and the mothers of 51 children were foreign born while the fathers were native born. The nativity of the parent of one child was unknown.

THE MARRIAGE RECORD.

The marrying month in Washtenaw in 1900 was October, when 45 marriages occurred, while the smallest number in any month was 15 in July. The number of marriages in each month were January 23, February 19, March 30, April 20, May 20, June 24, July 15, August 22, September 32, October 45, November 36, December 39.

The ages of the brides and grooms were given in the licenses as follows:

                                         Grooms               Brides

Under 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . .     4                       46

20 to 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     87                     142

25 to 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     115                   68

30 to 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     57                     34

35 to 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     23                     14

40 to 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     22                     11

50 to 59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     9                        6

60 to 69 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     6                        3

70 to 79 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     2                        1

Of the 325 marriages 243 were both native born, 14 both foreign born, 29 foreign males and native females, 27 foreign females and native males, 11 native males and nativity of females unknown and 1 both unknown.

DIVORCES IN COUNTY.

In 1900 there were 52 divorces granted in the county and 1 refused. There were 77 divorce cases started during the year and 3 withdrawn. There were 30 cases pending at the beginning of the year and 51 at the end.

Of the divorces granted, 15 were granted to male complainants and 37 to female complainants. One marriage had not lasted a year when the divorce was granted, five had lasted one year, seven two years, two three years, three four years, 13 between five and nine years, 11 between 10 and 19 years, 8 between 20 and 29 years and 2 between 35 and 39 years.

Of the 52 divorces in 29 cases there were no children. Eight had one child, nine two children, three three children and three four children.

DEATHS IN ANN ARBOR.

In Ann Arbor in 1900 there were 198 deaths or 13.6 per 1000 of population, while the rate in cities of the state was 15.5 and the rate in cities of between 10,000 and 25,000 was 15.5. This shows the healthfulness of the city.

Of the deaths 91 were males and 107 females. The largest number of deaths in any month was 21 in July and the smallest number 13 in August and the same number in May. Of the deaths 20 were under one year old, 5 between one and four, 4 between five and fourteen, 18 between fifteen and twenty-four, 36 between twenty-five and thirty-nine, 52 between sixty and seventy-nine, and 16 eighty years old or over.

DEATHS IN YPSILANTI.

In 1900 there were 95 deaths in Ypsilanti, or 12.9 per 1000 of population, one of the lowest city death rates in the state. These deaths were 45 male and 50 female. The largest number of deaths was 14 in April and the smallest 3 in June. Of the deaths 12 were under one year, 3 between one and four, 5 between five and fourteen, 8 between fifteen and twenty-four, 9 between forty and fifty-nine, 32 between sixty and seventy-nine, and 12 eighty years old or over.

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FOR SELLING DISEASED MEAT

"Butch" Ely Bought a Dying Cow

AND RETAILED MEAT

He Was Brought Before Justice Doty Monday to Answer to the Charge

"Butch" Ely is in trouble again. This time he has run up against the ordinance to prevent the selling of diseased or unwholesome meat. Monday afternoon George Ely, who is better known as "Butch", was arraigned in the circuit court on the charge of stealing chickens. That afternoon also he was brought before Justice Doty on complaint of City Physician Elliott Herdman.

The case has been worked up by Patrolman Ball and Deputy Sheriffs Orton Kelsey and Fred Gillen, and is the strongest case which has yet been made out against Ely, who has in times past given the officers considerable trouble.

Fred Bergman, a Superior farmer, had a sick cow. He called in Dr. Lane, the veterinary,who made his first visit April 14 and afterwards made two other visits. The cow was down all the time. On Sunday, April 26, "Butch" Ely saw the cow and told Bergman that if he didn't get rid of her the health officer from Ann Arbor would be out and arrest him for cruelty to animals. Ely said he could get $2 for the hide and would give Bergman $1 for the cow and would kill her. The offer was accepted and the cow loaded on a dray and taken to the back end of a field, where Ely killed her and took the hide. On Monday Ely went back to Bergman's and told him that he could get half a cent a pound for the meat at the rendering work and Bergman told him that he didn't have time to bother with it and Ely could have the meat. Ely took most of the hindquarters and cut rolls off the front quarters and with the heart, tongue and liver came to the city where he retailed the meat from his wagon. Much of the diseased meat was eaten. The cow had been taking drugs.

One of the purchasers of the meat was a first class cook, who knew how meat ought to act when cooking. Hugh Johnson, the restaurant man, bought 15 pounds of the meat from Ely on April 27, Monday, for $1.50, on Ely's assurance that the meat was all right. He cut a slice off of the meat immediately after purchasing it and put it on the stove. It turned green under the heat and a nasty smell came from it, says Johnson, while the meat burned freely. Johnson was too much of a cook not to know that the meat was not all right and so threw it all away and aided the officers in their work.

The penalty for the offense of selling such meat is $200 fine or six months imprisonment.

Ely's examination was set for next Monday.

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