CONTENTS.

GENERAL TABLES.

TABLE I. General summary of the births, marriages and deaths, in 1888,

showing the number of births, the sex and parentage of those born;

the number of marriages, with the nativity of those married; the num-

ber of deaths, with the sex and parentage of those who died; the ag-

gregate and average age of the decedents of each sex, and of the whole

number of decedents whose age was given.....

2-3

4-5

TABLE II. Births; showing the number of each sex born in each month

of the year, in the several divisions of the State.......

TABLE III. Plurality births; arranged by months, sexes and divisions

of the State, and showing the nativity of the parents.

TABLE IV. Marriages; the number in each month, and in each quarter

of the year, in the several divisions of the State......

TABLE V. Deaths; showing the number of each sex that died in each

month, in the several divisions of the State....

TABLE VI. Deaths; showing the number of each sex that died at cer-

tain stated periods of life, in each town and division of the State; also

the estimated population of every town and division, with the percent-

age of deaths to population..........

7

8-9

TABLE VII. Causes of death, and season, in 1888; arranged alphabeti-

cally, showing the number of each sex who died from each cause, in

each month and in the whole year, and also the number of American

and of foreign parentage for the whole year.

TABLE VIII. Causes of death and age; arranged alphabetically, and

showing the number of each sex who died from each cause, in each

period of life ....

10-15

16-25

26-35

TABLE IX. Classification and percentage; showing the number and per-

centage of deaths from each cause and in each class of causes, in the

whole State, and in each division of the State.....

TABLE X. Occupations and ages at death; showing the number and the

aggregate and average age at death, of the decedents in each occupation

and class of occupations, in the whole State, ages under 20 omitted... 44-50

TABLE XI. Occupations, and causes of death; showing the number in
each occupation and class of occupations, who died by each specified
cause, omitting ages under 20..

36-43

51-66

SPECIAL TABLES AND COMMENTS.

Births, Marriages and Deaths.....

Diagram I. Birth Rates......

BIRTHS. Special Results. Tables XVI-XXIX.......

MARRIAGES. Special Results. Tables XXX-XLII....

DIVORCES. Tables XLIII-XLIV............

Nomenclature of Diseases. Appendix.....

Suggestions Concerning Physicians' Certificates of Death...

Laws in Relation to Vital Statistics....

REPORT UPON THE REGISTRATION

OF

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS

IN

RHODE ISLAND,

FOR THE

YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1888,

AND

FOR VARIOUS PERIODS FROM 1853 TO 1888 INCLUSIVE.

TABLE I.

1888.

MARRIAGES, 1888.