Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. TABLE OF CONTENTS V
3. FOREWORD VII
4. CHAPTER I Introductum 1
5. CHAPTER II A Brief History of Vital Statistics in Philadelphia
6. The First European Settlements: Vital Statistics and Government Policy 3
7. The City of Philadelphia: Vital Statistics as News 7
8. CHAPTER III Guide To The Bibliography
9. Medicine 16
10. Bibliographic Aids 16
11. MAJOR SUBJECT AREAS 17
12. DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS 20
13. SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC VARIABLES 22
14. CHAPTER IV Annotated Bibliography of Sources for the Study of Philadelphia's Papulation, 1600-1860
15. General Works on North American Demographic History 26
16. Philadelphia's Population 26
17. The Demography of Philadelphia 27
18. Public Health in Philadelphia 31
19. Comparative Urban Demographic Rates and Public Health 31
20. Immigration and Emigration 32
21. Ethnicity and National Origin 34
22. Regional Demography 35
23. Manuscript Sources and Guides to Archival Collections 38
24. Proceedings of the Symposium on the Demographic History of the Philadelphia Region, 1600-1860 41
25. Addendum 42
26. CHAPTER V Documents
27. Abbreviations Used 44
28. A. Recreated Bills of Mortality {Documents 001-043} 44
29. B. Facsimile Bills of Mortality {Documents 044-157} 60
30. Documents
31. Chapter 1 61
32. Chapter 2 261