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Exhibit A. — Showing certain death rates in the District of Columbia before and 
after the enactment of the milk law of March 2, 1895. 
Death rates per 1,000 of entire population. a 
Year, 
General 
death rate. 
Of persons 
1 year and 
over. 
Of persons 
under 1 
year. 
From diar- 
rhea and 
enteritis 
under 2 
years. 
Fiscal year: 
1880.. 
23.88 
16.93 
6.95 
2.09 
1881 
24.60 
18.06 
6.54 
1.14 
1882 
22.33 
16.47 
5.86 
2.21 
1883 
23.74 
17.83 
5.91 
1.55 
1884 
24.64 
18.28 
6.36 
1.16 
Average 5 years 
23.85 
17.54 
6.31 
1.62 
1885 
24.77 
18.64 
Q.13 
1.79 
1886 
22.97 
17.03 
5.94 
1.44 
1887 
22.30 
16.14 
6.16 
1.65 
1888 
24.23 
17.31 
6.92 
1.58 
1889 A . . . 
23.15 
17.28 
5.87 
1.49 
Average 5 years 
23.48 
17.27 
6.21 
1.68 
1890 
23.81 
17.43 
6.38 
1.85 
1891 
25.16 
19.04 
6.12 
1.46 
1892 
25.36 
18.58 
6.78 
1.69 
1893... : 
23.25 
16.96 
6.29 
1.88 
1894 
21.89 
16.19 
5.70 
1.89 
Average 5 years 
23.95 
17.70 
6.25 
1.75 
1895 b 
21.23 
16.00 
5.23 
1.10 
1896 
21.16 
15.84 
5.32 
1.68 
1897 - 
19.75 
15.05 
4.70 
1.51 
1898 .' 
20.54 
16.13 
4.41 
1.36 
1899 
20.32 
15.93 
4.39 
1.10 
Average 5 years 
20.59 
15.77 
4.82 
1.35 
Calendar year: 
1900 
20.61 
16.04 
4.57 
1.32 
1901 
20.19 
16.07 
4.12 
1.15 
1902 ^ 
18.95 
14.91 
4.04 
1.08 
1903 
19.08 
15.57 j 
3.51 
.91 
1904 
19.61 
16.05 
3.56 
1.02 
Average 5 years 
19.68 
15.73 
3.95 ; 
1.09 
1905 
19.20 
15.68 
3.52 
1.04 
1906 
19.35 
15.57 
3.78 
.97 
« Reasonably accurate data are not available for the calculation of these infantile death rates upon 
the basis of the infantile population alone. 
b The act now regulating the sale of milk in the District was approved March 2, 1895. 
