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The Charleston Daily News
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
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Mortality report for Charleston for the week ending August 1, 1868, listing 31 deaths (14 white, 17 black and colored) from causes like cholera infantum, with age breakdowns.
Merged-components note: Bill of mortality report; the table of causes of death belongs to this local news item; relabeled from table to domestic_news.
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| CAUSES OF DEATH. | WHITE. | BLACKS | ||
| COLORED | ||||
| Anasarca | 1 | |||
| Brain, Congestion of | 1 | |||
| Consumption | 2 | |||
| Cholera Infantum | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Cholera Morbus | 1 | |||
| Coup de Soleil | 1 | |||
| Diphtheria | ||||
| Dropsy | 1 | 1 | ||
| Dysentery | ||||
| Fever, Bilious Remittent | ||||
| Fever, Infantile Remittent | ||||
| Fever, Typhoid | ||||
| Heart, Disease of | ||||
| Heart, Malformation of | ||||
| Hydrocephalus | ||||
| Marasmus | ||||
| Paralysis | ||||
| Teething | ||||
| Tetanus Nascentium |
BILL OF MORTALITY. - Return of deaths within the City of Charleston, for the week ending August 1, 1868:
By Color:
Whites, 14; Blacks and Colored, 17 - Total, 31.
AGES:
Under 1 year of age...10; Between 50 and 60 yrs. 3
Between 1 and 5 yrs... 6 Between 60 and 70 yrs. 1
Between 5 and 10 yrs.. 1 Between 70 and 80 yrs. 1
Between 10 and 20 yrs. 3 Between 80 and 90 yrs. 0
Between 20 and 30 yrs.. 0 Between 90 and 100 yrs. 0
Between 30 and 40 yrs.. 3 Over 100 years of age... 0
Between 40 and 50 yrs..
Office of City Registrar, August 4, 1868.
GEORGE S. PELIZER, M. D., City Registrar.
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Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Charleston
Event Date
Week Ending August 1, 1868
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Outcome
31 total deaths: 14 whites, 17 blacks and colored; ages: under 1 year (10), 1-5 years (6), 5-10 years (1), 10-20 years (3), 20-30 years (0), 30-40 years (3), 40-50 years (not specified), 50-60 years (3), 60-70 years (1), 70-80 years (1), 80-90 years (0), 90-100 years (0), over 100 (0).
Event Details
Table of causes of death by race including anasarca (1 white), brain congestion (1 white), consumption (2 white), cholera infantum (various by race), cholera morbus (1 black/colored), coup de soleil (1 black/colored), dropsy (2 black/colored), and others with zero reported; totals by color and age groups provided.