Show JEWISH STATISTIC A census balleria Bal letia gives tie kayler in the united slates size c families etc washington dec 7 the division of vital statistics of the census office has prepared a bulletin containing summary of the results of th special inquiry concerning jews in this country ceu the inquiry resulted in the return of completed family schedules embracing living persons on the day of december 1889 and in these families there have been 2148 marriages births and 2062 deaths during live years ending on that date the social condition of the families is indicated to some extent by the number of servants kept by them and as about two thirds reported as keeping one or mere servants the families reported mache said to be in easy circumstances the average number of per sons to each family on 1880 was and the average annual number for five years covered by the statistics of the average number of marriages per 1000 of the total population was much loer than the general rate but was 7 A and the average ase at marriage greater than amone the general population the low marriage rate and increased age of marriage are alio principle reasons for the low birth rate the deaths reported for five years biye an annual average death rate of per 1000 population being about of the average rate for the general population contrasting the birth and death rates for those of native born parents indicates that the birth rate is decreasing and tha death rate increasing with prolonged residence iu this country but the beneral results in the jews here retain many of the peculiarities which have noted among them in europe |