BOARD OF HEALTH OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY.

Hon. GEO. Wurts, Secretary of State,
Hon. Samuel H. GREY, Attorney General,
Prof. John C. SMOCK, State Geologist,

Members ec-officio.

.....

John A. GITHENS, E Q..
EDWARD R. O'REILLY, M.D..............
Laban DENNIS, M.D..........
Cyrus F. BRACKEIT, M.D., LL.D......
FRANKLIN Gaunti, M.D.....
Henry B. RUE, M.D.........
HENRY MITCHELL, M.D..

Asbury Park.
Elizabeth.
Newark.
Princeton.
.Burlington.
Hoboken.
Asbury Park.

President..................Cyrus F. BRACKETT, M.D., LL.D.
Secretary

..HENRY MITCHELL, M.D.

THE OFFICE OF THE BOARD IS IN THE STATE HOUSE, TRENTON.

201896

Table of Contents.

Twenty-Third Annual Report of the Board of Health of the

State of New Jersey, 1899.

...............

.........

Report of Secretary....

Vital Statistics........

Deaths from Classified Causes.

Infant Mortality.....

Consumption..........

Diarrbæal Diseases of Children....

Diphtheria .....

Typhoid Fever...

Scarlet Fever.....

Measles.........

Whooping Congh

Malarial Fevers.....

Small-Pox..........

Brights Disease..

Public Water-Supplies.......

Local Sanitary Administration

Notification of Communicable Diseases....

Bacteriological Laboratory.......

Transportation and Burial of the Dead ......

Milk

Maritime Quarantine..

Foods ..

Sewer Outlet at Bayway, Elizabeth...

Inspection of Public School Buildings..

Map of New Jersey ....

fummary of Reports from Local Boards of Healtb..

Institutions

Sanitary Districts.....

Contagious Diseases of Animals..

Reports of Pollution of Streams

Report of Bacteriologist..

Epidemic Oatbreaks......

New Jersey Sanitary Association ......

Laws, Ordinances and Circulars..

PAGES.

1-79

1

6

13

14

14

18

20

26

26

26

26

27

27

29

30

32

35

36

36

59

65

71

75
PAGES

Report of Bureau of Vital Statistics.....

371

Table showing Population of New Jersey, by Counties, for the census

years 1880, 1885, 1890, 1895........

371

Table showing Population of New Jersey, by Cities of over 5,000

Inbabitants, for the census years 1880, 1885, 1890, 1895................. 372

Table showing Number of Deaths in New Jersey from each of the

Classified Diseases for 21 years......

........ 373

Table showing Death-rates per 1,000 of Population in Cities of over

5,000 Inbabitants for 21 years...

374

Table showing Number of Deaths from all Causes and Certain Speci.

fied Diseases for 21 years ending June 30th, 1899..........

375

Table showing Number of Deaths from all Causes and Certain Speci-

fied Diseases in the Cities of the State of over 5,000 Inhabitants

for 21 years ending June 30th, 1899..............

376

Table showing Marriages, Births and Deaths for the year ending June

30th, 1899............

377

Table showing Supplementary Births registered in the year ending

June 30th, 1899.......

....... 387

Table showing Sapplementary Marriages registered in the year ending

June 30th, 1899 ......

388

Table showing Supplementary Deaths registered in the year ending

June 30th, 1899 ....

389

Table showing Marriage Licenses issued for the year ending June 30th,

1899..........

390

Table showing Births, Marriages and Deaths received too late for
tabulation........

391

Table showing Mortality of State by Statistical Divisions.

393

Table showing Mortality in Cities of over 5,000 Inhabitants..

394

Table showing Mortality by Counties.........

396