MORTUARY REPORT 
OF THE 
BOARD OF HEALTH 
OF THE 
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, 
FROM - THE 
1st of JANUARY to the 31st DECEMBER, 
1867. MORTUARY REPORT 
OF THE 
Board of Health, from 1st Jan. to 31st December 1867. 
Diseases. 
JAN 
FEB 
MAR 
APE 
MAY 
j’ne 
JUX. 
AUG. 
SEPT. 
OCT. 
NOT 
DEC 
TOTAL. 
Abscess of Abdomen 
1 
1 
2 
“ Brain 
1 
1 
“ Head 
l 
1 
“ Kidneys 
1 
i 
2 
“ Liver 
1 
1 
1 
l 
2 
2 
2 
10 
“ Lumbar 
2 
2 
“ Lungs 
1 
1 
“ Neck 
1 
t 
“ Rectum 
1 
1 
Albuminuria 
1 
l 
1 
l 
3 
1 
1 
9 
Aneurism 
i 
1 
1 
3 
“ of Heart 
1 
1 
“ Aorta 
1 
1 
1 
3 
Anaemia 
2 
2 
3 
4 
2 
3 
3 
3 
3 
1 
26 
Angina 
2 
1 
1 
4 
Pectoris 
1 
1 
2 
Asthenia 
2 
1 
3 
Atrophia 
] 
1 
1 
1 
1 
5 
Apoplexy 
7 
6 
6 
9 
10 
7 
3 
11 
8 
9 
8 
7 
91 
Asthma 
5 
3 
2 
3 
1 
1 
2 
1 
2 
20 
Brain, disease of 
1 
1 
2 
Bronchitis 
8 
II 
12 
8 
5 
6 
7 
2 
5 
11 
6 
3 
84 
Burns or Scalds 
•7 
5 
2 
2 
3 
2 
4 
6 
4 
1 
36 
Bright’s Disease 
3 
1 
2 
1 
1 
1 
9 
Cancer 
3 
2 
1 
1 
2 
4 
4 
4 
2 
4 
27 
“ of Abdomen 
1 
1 
“ Breast 
1 
1 
2 
4 
Brain 
1 
1 
Face 
1 
1 
“ Neck 
1 
1 
“ Stomach 
1 
I 
1 
1 
1 
5 
“ Tongue 
1 
I 
2 
“ Womb 
I 
3 
2 
2 
1 
1 
4 
1 
1 
1 
3 
20 
“ Rectum 
1 
1 
Catarrh 
2 
2 
3 
2 
1 
2 
5 
1 
18 
“ Senile 
1 
l 
Carbuncle 
1 
1 
1 
3 
Chicken Pox 
1 
1 
Cholera 
5 
1 
4 
36 
39 
15 
37 
234 
210 
581 
“ Infantum 
] 
3 
2 
11 
14 
11 
12 
5 
5 
22 
14 
100 
“ Morbus 
2 
2 
4 
2 
6 
5 
4 
3 
8 
10 
46 
Cirrhosis of Liver 
1 
2 
1 
2 
2 
2 
10 
Colic 
1 
2 
I 
2 
1 
7 MORTUARY REPORT—Continued. 
DISEASES. 
JAN 
FEB 
MAS 
APE 
MAT 
j’nb 
JUL. 
AUG. 
SEPT. 
OOT. 
NOV 
DEC 
TOTAL. 
Colic, Bilious 
1 
1 
1 
1 
4 
1 
£ 
Compression of the Brain... 
1 
2 
3 
Concussion “ do ... 
1 
1 
2 
Congestion of the Bowels.. 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
4 
1 
1 
13 
“ *' Brain.... 
5 
4 
9 
5 
7 
12 
11 
21 
25 
35 
17 
9 
160 
“ “ Liver.... 
1 
l 
“ “ Lungs... 
2 
4 
3 
3 
3 
1 
2 
3 
3 
3 
1 
4 
32 
Constipation of the Bowels. 
1 
1 
Consumption 
40 
53 
65 
51 
47 
54 
55 
53 
64 
60 
72 
57 
671 
Convulsions 
1 
15 
2 
28 
3 
3 
2 
5,4 
*• Adult 
2 
1 
2 
1 
3 
1 
3 
1 
14 
“ Infantile 
11 
15 
17 
8 
13 
24 
20 
38 
27 
53 
29 
17 
270 
" Puerperal 
1 
1 
1 
3 
Cyanosis 
1 
2 
1 
2 
6 
Croup 
7 
8 
7 
1 
3 
1 
2 
4 
4 
2 
3 
4 
46 
Debility 
1 
4 
2 
8 
8 
9 
12 
44 
“ Adult, 
6 
6 
1 
7 
5 
6 
5 
6 
2 
44 
“ Infantile 
6 
2 
2 
1 
8 
4 
5 
11 
2 
1 
3 
45 
Delirium Tremens... 
2 
2 
1 
1 
3 
4 
2 
4, 
2 
1 
1 
23 
Diarrhoea 
6 
1 
6 
4 
5 
13 
7 
9 
12 
8 
10 
5 
86 
“ Acute 
1 
2 
1 
2 
1 
5 
1 
1 
14 
“ Chronic 
4 
5 
3 
7 
7 
10 
12 
13 
12 
12 
11 
9 
105 
Diabetis 
1 
1 
Dropsy 
3 
4 
3 
3 
2 
2 
7 
3 
3 
5 
4 
3 
42 
“ in Abdomen 
1 
2 
1 
1 
3 
4 
2 
2 
1 
17 
“ of the Brain 
2 
2 
2 
2 
3 
3 
1 
2 
4 
3 
24 
“ in the Chest 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
5 
“ of the Heart 
2 
1 
3 
“ Ovarian 
1 
1 
Drowned 
2 
8 
5 
6 
3 
17 
Jo 
7 
7 
5 
5 
5 
80 
Dysentery 
1 
4 
5 
1 
4 
17 
*3 
14 
7 
12 
18 
8 
104 
“ Acuta 
1 
2 
1 
3 
3 
1 
3 
3 
17 
“ Chronic 
8 
1 
5 
3 
2 
5 
7 
12 
3 
2 
7 
4 
59 
Diptheria 
2 
3 
2 
1 
2 
6 
5 
3 
3 
4 
31 
Enlargement of the Liver... 
1 
1 
Epilepsy 
1 
3 
1 
3 
2 
5 
1 
3 
19 
Entero-Colitis 
1 
6 
6 
7 
7 
3 
1 
6 
37 
“ Mesenteritis 
1 
1 
Erysipelas 
1 
2 
3 
2 
1 
9 
Eliphantiasis 
1 
1 
Exposure 
1 
1 
2 
Fever 
1 
4 
10 
3 
4 
22 MORTUARY REPORT—Continued. 
DISEASES. 
JAN 
FEB 
MAR 
APR 
MAY 
j’ne 
JTJL. 
AUG. 
SEPT. 
OOT. 
NOT 
DEO 
TOTAL. 
Fever Bilious 
l 
l 
2 
3 
3 
6 
15 
12 
l 
1 
45 
“ Congestive 
2 
l 
7 
2 
8 
17 
26 
55 
58 
66 
26 
10 
278 
“ Pernicious 
1 
3 
2 
1 
2 
9 
13 
47 
90 
67 
12 
8 
255 
“ Intermittent 
3 
2 
1 
1 
2 
6 
12 
11 
8 
4 
1 
51 
“ Brain 
2 
1 
5 
2 
1 
2 
6 
14 
3 
3 
39 
“ Nervous 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
3 
2 
1 
1 
13 
'* Puerperal 
1 
1 
3 
1 
1 
4 
11 
“ Remittent 
3 
2 
1 
9 
25 
27 
31 
11 
1 
110 
Scarlet 
1 
1 
1 
2 
1 
4 
2 
12 
“ Malignant 
1 
4 
7 
12 
“ Gastric 
1 
1 
“ Typhoid 
8 
6 
4 
3 
3 
11 
5 
17 
20 
26 
8 
8 
119 
“ Typhus 
2 
1 
1 
9 
7 
1 
2 
23 
“ Yellow... 
3 
11 
255 
1637 
1072 
103 
26 
3107 
Fracture 
1 
1 
2 
“ of Arm 
1 
l 
“ of Leg 
1 
1 
2 
ofkSlTull 
1 
1 
2 
Gangrene 
1 
1 
2 
“ of Bowels... 
1 
1 
“ of Lungs 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
6 
“ of Nose 
1 
i 
u of Scrotum 
1 
i 
“ of Mouth 
1 
i 
“ Senile 
1 
1 
1 
3 
Gastro-Enteritis 
10 
3 
5 
1 
8 
9 
9 
9 
9 
25 
15 
19 
122 
Gastrodynia 
1 
1 
Glottis, Spasm of. 
1 
1 
Gout 
1 
1 
2 
4 
Haemorrhage 
] 
1 
1 
2 
3 
1 
1 
10 
“ from Lungs 
1 
2 
1 
2 
2 
2 
1 
3 
1 
3 
18 
“ from Navel 
1 
2 
1 
4 
“ from Stomach 
2 
1 
8 
6 
“ from Womb 
2 
3 
3 
8 
Heart, Disease of 
14 
11 
8 
9 
6 
7 
7 
14 
12 
4 
8 
10 
110 
“ “ Valvular. 
. 
2 
1 
3 
“ Enlargement of. 
1 
2 
2 
1 
1 
1 
8 
Hernia 
2 
3 
Hooping Cough 
2 
2 
2 
3 
3 
5 
2 
4 
3 
1 
1 
28 
Hysteria 
1 
1 
2 
Hsematuria 
1 
1 
Hydrophobia 
2 
2 
Imperforate Anus 
1 
l 4 
MORTUARY REPORT—Continued. 
DISEASES. 
JAN 
FEB 
MAF. 
APR 
MAY 
j’ne 
JUL. 
AUG. 
SEPT. 
OCT 
NOV 
DEC 
TOTAL 
Inflammation of Bladder... 
O 
i 
l 
4 
“ of the Bowels 
2 
2 
2 
3 
8 
23 
16 
9 
4 
2 
9 
i 
81 
“ “ Brain 
2 
3 
2 
3 
o 
4 
2 
12 
5 
5 
1 
2 
43 
“ “ Heart 
1 
1 
91 
“ “ Kidneys 
I 
1 
1 
1 
' 1 
5 
“ u Larynx 
y 
1 
1 
2 
“ “ Liver 
3 
3 
2 
2 
4 
2 
7 
4 
. 4 
5 
4 
40 
“ “ Lungs 
4 
1 
2 
1 
2 
1 
3 
2 
16 
k‘ “ Stomach,... 
1 
1 
1 
2 
5 
7 
2 
2 
21 
“ “ Throat 
1 
2 
3 
k‘ kl Veins 
1 
1 
“ “ Womb 
I 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
7 
“ “ Vagina 
1 
1 
Inanition 
1 
2 
3 
3 
9 
Intemperance 
3 
1 
2 
3 
3 
2 
14 
Intestines, Disease of 
l 
1 
Intussuseption of Intestines. 
1 
1 
Jaundice 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
6 
Kidneys, Disease of. 
2 
2 
Killed accidentally 
2 
2 
4 
2 
4 
5 
2 
4 
1 
5 
2 
7 
40 
Killed or murdered 
2 
5 
2 
4 
1 
1 
15 
Labor, Difficult 
2 
1 
1 
1 
5 
Lightning 
1 
1 
Liver. Disease of. 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
8 
“ Fatty degeneration of 
1 
] 
2 
Laryngitis 
1 
1 
Lockjaw 
2 
3 
1 
4 
(i 
10 
15 
19 
21 
23 
18 
G 
128 
Marasmus, Adult 
3 
1 
2 
] 
1 
1 
3 
4 
4 
G 
4 
30 
“ Infantile 
4 
1 
3 
6 
7 
11 
19 
11 
10 
12 
21 
H 
116 
Malpractice 
1 
1 
Measles 
1 
1 
2 
Meningitis 
4 
5 
6 
2 
,r> 
5 
6 
G 
4 
7 
1 
6 
57 
Odcema of the Lungs 
1 
1 
Old age 
8 
8 
1 
3 
i 
3 
1 
6 
3 
8 
G 
7 
GO 
Paralysis 
2 
2 
1 
i 
2 
4 
6 
4 
3 
5 
5 
35 
“ of the Bladder.... 
1 
1 
“ Mercurial 
1 
1 
Peritonitis 
3 
2 
1 
i 
3 
1 
2 
2 
5 
2 
2 
24 
“ Puerperal 
1 
1 
Pericarditis 
1 
i 
1 
1 
1 
5 
Pleurisy 
1 
1 
3 
1 
i 
3 
1 
2 
13 
Paraplegia 
1 
L 
Pneumonia 
43 
29 
31 
22 
11 
16 
9 
7 
27 
28 
17 
27 
267 5 
MORTUARY REPORT—Continued. 
DISEASES. 
JAN 
FEB 
• 
MAR 
APR 
MAY 
j’ne 
JUX. 
Atro. 
SEPT. 
OCT. 
NOV 
DEC 
TOTAL. 
Pneumonia, Pleuro 
l 
3 
2 
2 
8 
“ Typhoid 
3 
1 
l 
l 
2 
1 
1 
10 
Poison . 
] 
] 
1 
2 
l 
6 
Premature Birth 
O 
3 
2 
3 
7 
4 
5 
5 
8 
9 
3 
52 
Pyemia ....... 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
6 
Purulent absorption 
1 
1 
2 
Purpura , *. ...... 
1 
1 
1 
3 
Rheumatism 
2 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
8 
3 
2 
16 
Rickets 
l 
1 
Scrofula 
1 
2 
1 
2 
3 
1 
10 
Scurvy . .. 
1 
2 
3 
Smallpok 
7 
9 
5 
5 
6 
5 
1 
1 
1 
40 
Softening of the Brain 
1 
3 
] 
2 
2 
3 
1 
1 
2 
6 
1 
23 
“ “ Stomach... 
1 
1 
Stillborn 
25 
31 
33 
31 
22 
49 
36 
58 
65 
55 
54 
51 
510 
Syphilis 
1 
1 
4 
6 
“ Secondary 
1 
1 
2 
“ Tertiary 
2 
1 
i 
4 
Suffocation 
2 
1 
1 
1 
i 
1 
7 
Suicide 
1 
2 
1 
1 
2 
5 
2 
1 
i 
16 
Sunstroke 
2 
3 
1 
6 
Skin disease 
1 
1 
2 
Stomach, disease of 
1 
i 
2 
Spine cleft 
1 
1 
“ compression 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
3 
Stricture of Urethra 
1 
1 
Teething 
1 
3 
6 
4 
5 
19 
12 
16 
9 
14 
IS 
5 
107 
Tris. Nasceniium 
99 
13 
19 
22 
10 
25 
12 
20 
24 
28 
16 
28 
246 
Tumor 
1 
1 
1 
3 
<£ of the Brain 
1 
1 
“ of the Womb 
1 
1 
“ of the Pelvis 
1 
1 
Tabes Mesenterica 
1 
1 
1 
2 
4 
3 
1 
1 
1 
15 
Thrash 
1 
1 
Tubercules on the Brain.... 
1 
1 
Ulceration 
1 
1 
1 
3 
of the Bones 
1 
1 
“ of the Bowels..... 
2 
1 
2 
5 
“ of the Leg 
1 
i 
“ of the Stomach... 
1 
i 
“ of the throat 
1 
1 
2 
4 
Urine, Suppression of. 
2 
2 6 
MORTUARY REPORT—Continued* 
DISEASES. 
JAN 
FEB 
MAE 
APB 
MAY 
j’nb 
JTJL. 
AUG. 
SEPT. 
OCTk 
NOV 
DEC 
TOTAL. 
Urine, Infiltration of 
l 
1 
Unknown 
9 
13 
4 
8 
5 
8 
9 
10 
3 
5 
3 
4 
81 
Varioloid 
2 
4 
1 
7 
Worms. 
2 
3 
5 
Wounds... 
1 
2 
i 
1 
5 
“ Gunshot 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
3 
9 
Womb, Disease of 
1 
1 
1 
3 
Not stated 
5 
6 
2 
4 
4 
5 
1 
12 
16 
14 
7 
4 
80 
Total.... 
397 
362 
401 
350 
316 
561 
551 
1039 
2498 
1942 
959 
720 
10096 MORTUARY REPORT—Continued. 
COLOR. 
JAN 
FHB MAR APR 
I i 
MAY 
j’ne 
JtXL. 
A VQ. 
SEPT. 
OOT. 
NOV 
DEC 
- —9 
TOTAI* 
Whites 
272 
239(277)236 
175 
399 
390 
794 
2193 
1710 
715 
466 
7866 
Mulattoes 
40 
43! 19 36 
33 
55 
57 
50 
68 
53 
84 
67 
605 
Blacks 
80 
73 98 69 
87 
95 
98 
142 
126 
147 
140 
171 
1326 
Not stated 
5 
7 7 9 
21 
12 
6 
53 
111 
32 
20 
16 
299 
Total 
397|362|40l!350 
316 561 
551 
1039 
2498 
1943 
959 
720 
10096 
Male 
Female 
Not stated 
219 
165 
13 
193 246 
145 141 
241 14 
191 
146 
13 
164 
145 
7 
293 
244 
24 
292 
232 
27 
646 
354 
39 
1708 
731 
59 
1294 
621 
27 
594 
345 
20 
399 
297 
24 
6239 
3566 
291 
Total 
397 
362 401 
350 
316 
661 
551 
1039 
2498 
1942 
959 
720 
10096 
SEX. 
AGES. 
Under 1 year.., 
95 
97 
115 
108 
104 
209 
139 
193 
205 
256 
193 
149 
1863 
1 to 2 years 
25 
13 
25 
24 
15 
44 
67 
57 
95 
80 
63 
31 
529 
2 to 5 
18 
18 
22 
9 
12 
29 
26 
54 
149 
129 
52 
48 
566 
5 to 10 
4< 
8 
14 
9 
12 
7 
10 
15 
27 
159 
152 
48 
30 
491 
10 to 15 
«4 
8 
8 
5 
7 
5 
8 
16 
21 
68 
73 
15 
19 
253 
15 to 20 
44 
12 
8 
7 
5 
4 
22 
10 
49 
174 
112 
40 
23 
466 
20 to 25 
4< 
16 
15 
17 
18 
19 
24 
33 
105 
363 
225 
67 
40 
942 
25 to 30 
44 
19 
27 
19 
16 
22 
30 
31 
111 
400 
228 
83 
53 
1039 
30 to 40 
14 
47 
34 
52 
44 
37 
47 
67 
166 
422 
308 
130 
87 
1441 
40 to 50 
44 
52 
40 
48 
29 
30 
47 
60 
100 
196 
153 
103 
88 
946 
50 to 60 
(4 
35 
26 
34 
33 
18 
32 
47 
51 
91 
107 
71 
59 
604 
60 to 70 
4< 
25 
24 
14 
18 
24 
21 
13 
28 
39 
41 
45 
49 
344 
70 to 80 
44 
17 
14 
8 
9 
2 
12 
8 
14 
27 
14 
22 
16 
168 
80 to 90 
<4 
8 
7 
7 
5 
1 
4 
5 
5 
4 
13 
7 
4 
70 
90 to 100 
<4 
2 
2 
1 
2 
1 
2 
2 
12 
100 and upwards 
1 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
1 
2 
10 
Unknown 
9 
16 
19 
10 
15 
22 
22 
55 
105 
45 
17 
22 
357 
Total 
397 
362 
401 
350 
316 
561,551 
1039 
2498 
1942 
959 
720 
10096 MORTUARY REPORT—Continued. 
NATIVITIES. 
COUNTRIES, 
JAN 
FEB 
MAR 
APR 
MAY 
j’nk 
1 
JCL-jAUG. 
SEPT. 
OCT. 
NOY 
DEC 
TOTAL. 
Africa 
l 
2 
i 
1 
2 
~ 1 
l 
9 
Austria 
2 
I 
2 
2 
6 
18 
8 
2 
3 
44 
Australia 
1 
l 
British America 
1 
2 
5 
1 
1 
10 
Belgium 
1 
1 
3 
5 
1 
11 
Bohemia 
1 
1 
1 
3 
Canada 
1 
1 
1 
l 
2 
4 
25 
14 
1 
2 
52 
China 
1 
1 
Denmark 
l 
1 
2 
1 
2 
5 
3 
7 
22 
East Indies 
1 
1 
2 
England 
6 
6 
3 
I 
l 
2 
5 
.18 
65 
57 
17 
12 
193 
France 
6 
14 
9 
14 
10 
19 
16 
78 
188 
119 
54 
22 
549 
Germany, 
31 
18 
16 
13 
20 
19 
37 
120 
354 
244 
91 
32 
995 
Holland 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
1 
i 
8 
Ireland 
49 
45 
47 
43 
24 
41 
43 
96 
355 
223 
98 
69 
1133 
Italy 
2 
3 
3 
3 
4 
4 
26 
44 
37 
13 
5 
144 
Mexico 
1 
1 
1 
2 
5 
Norway 
1 
1 
1 
1 
4 
Poland 
2 
10 
4 
1 
17 
Portugal 
1 
1 
1 
3 
Prussia 
1 
3 
4 
2 
6 
2 
19 
83 
33 
13 
5 
171 
Russia 
2 
1 
5 
7 
2 
1 
2 
20 
Sandwich Islands 
i 
1 
Scotland 
3 
1 
2 
1 
5 
9 
26 
8 
5 
6 
66 
Sea . 
2 
2 
South America 
1 
2 
3 
Spain 
4 
4 
9 
1 
4 
6 
10 
6 
2 
11 
3 
53 
Sweden 
1 
1 
2 
2 
6 
4 
1 
17 
Switzerland 
2 
l 
2 
3 
1 
7 
15 
10 
2 
3 
46 
United States, 
204 
202 
224 
211 
182 
329 
306 
468 
1021 
935 
506 
402 
4990 
Unknown 
1 
1 
2 
1 
2 
7 
Wales’ 
1 
3 
1 
5 
West Indies 
1 
1 
4 
2 
2 
4 
6 
1 
8 
5 
34 
Not Stated 
85 
61 
81 
54 
65 
120 
116 
158 
248 
215 
128 
144 
1475 
Total 
397 
362 
401 350 316 
561 
55ljl039 
QO 
Ci 
T* 
(M 
1942 
1 cn 
i-O 
1 cn> 
720 
10096 
GEO. WMj DIRMETER, M. D.? 
Secretary Board of Health,