" Berlin " 8.5 "
" New York " 5.7 "
" St. Petersburg " 4.6 "
The birth-rate of Buenos Aires for 1908 was 34.3 per 1,000.
" " London " 25.7
" " Berlin " 23.3
" " New York " 28.5
" " St. Petersburg " 27.5
Both these tables are, however, probably affected by the great number of
immigrants finding their way to Argentina, many of whom remain in Buenos
Aires.
The health of the City may be well gauged by the death-rate for the year
1907.
Buenos Aires stands well with 15.2 per 1,000 inhabitants.
London has a death-rate of 15.1 " "
Berlin " " 14.8 " "
New York " " 18.6 " "
St. Petersburg " 25.7 " "
(Undoubtedly the high rate shown by the last-named city is greatly due
to the foul condition of the Neva.)
To appreciate thoroughly the position which Buenos Aires now holds, and
the strides which have been made in regard to the sanitation of the
City, we have but to look at the past. Between the years 1889 and 1898
the death-rate per thousand was as high as 22.
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