[Illustration: INTERIOR COURT SCENE Note Hydrant on Left and Privy on Right which are used by Twelve Families, White and Negro.] We cannot remain indifferent to the startling adult and infant mortality rates among Negroes. Ignorance of and indifference to disease in any one group will ultimately work harm to the entire population, and neglected disease in the black race means the increase of disease among the whites. It is essential, therefore, for our own well-being that we look into the conditions under which our Negro brethren live; and ascertain all the facts which may throw some light upon the actual conditions existing. Hence, we have proceeded to analyze the records which could be obtained in our city health department, the records of a few of the larger hospitals in the city, and the records of the coroner’s office. The tables and discussion of the same follow. It is unfortunate that the statistical bureau of our Health Department--whether through insufficient appropriations or otherwise--does not maintain the standards set by similar departments in other cities. Our department does not afford the information necessary for a complete study of the health situation. However, from the figures obtained, it is obvious that our Negro mortality rate and especially the infant mortality rate is much higher than that of New York City, for instance, and that we are facing a grave situation. _TABLE NUMBER XXI_ _Causes of the Negro Mortality Comparing Periods of Seven Months, January to July, 1915 and January to July, 1917._