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The information in this table is taken from the Annual Report of the Philadelphia Division of Vital Statistics for 1905. The population figures for 1870, 1880, 1890 and 1900 are taken from the United States Census for those years - the intervening years' population figures are estimates by the Division of Vital Statistics. Deaths in Philadelphia 1861-1905
Year Population Deaths Deaths per
1000 personsPersons living
to one death1861 576,408 13,540 23.49 42.57 1862 587,287 13,864 23.60 42.86 1863 598,166 14,220 23.73 42.06 1864 608,045 15.875 26.10 38.30 1865 618,924 15,633 25.25 39.59 1866 620,803 15,362 22.80 40.99 1867 640,682 12,600 19.76 50.60 1868 651,561 13,391 20.39 48.65 1869 662,440 13,428 20.27 49.33 1870 674,022 15,317 22,72 44.00 1871 700,000 15,485 22.12 45.20 1872 725,000 18.987 26.19 38.18 1873 750,000 15,224 20.29 49.26 1874 775,000 15,238 19.66 50.86 1875 800,000 17,805 22.25 44.93 1876 825,594 18,892 22.88 43.69 1877 850,856 16,004 18.81 53.16 1878 876,118 15,743 17.97 55.65 1879 901,380 15,473 17.17 58.25 1880 846,980 17,711 20.91 47.82 1881 868,000 19,515 22.48 44.47 1882 886,539 20,059 22.62 44.19 1883 907,041 20,076 22.13 45.18 1884 927,995 19,999 21.55 46.40 1885 949,432 21,392 22.53 44.88 1886 971,368 20,005 20.59 48.55 1887 993,801 21,719 21.85 45.75 1888 1,016,758 20,372 20.04 49.90 1889 1,040,245 20,536 19.74 50.65 1890 1,046,964 21,732 20.76 48.18 1891 1,069,264 23,367 21.85 45.75 1892 1,092,168 24,305 22.25 44.93 1893 1,115,562 23,655 21.20 47.15 1894 1,139,457 22,680 19.90 50.24 1895 1,163,864 23,796 20.44 48.90 1896 1,168,793 23,982 20.17 49.57 1897 1,214,256 22,735 18.72 53.40 1898 1,240,266 23,790 19.18 52.13 1899 1,266,832 23,796 18.78 53.23 1900 1,293,697 25,078 19.38 51.59 1901 1,321,408 24,137 18.26 54.74 1902 1,349,712 23,847 17.67 56.60 1903 1,378,624 25.947 18.82 53.17 1904 1,408,164 25,971 18.44 54.22 1905 1,438,318 24,807 17.25 57.98