The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-08-02

The Proper tIlaiate ter t0ssssms,I ~
4 VI se-A.sh
Il DR. r. Andrews. professor III ilie
Chicago Medical College. has cUl,pil-
ed the following interesting statistics
from the United States eeleiH m rIa-i I
tiOn tn the naaler Ol deaths from
consumption In str d!iiercnt States
and Territories. IL will surprise
many readers to hear dat the best
place for such invaiids |, New Mexico.
1t will also be, seen TINT OF the six
New England States not one il 20
well off IN comparative. exemption
from consumption rs Connecticut.
Delaware seems to be frightfMl little
State tor consumption:
The last two census reports 1870
and 1870 Issued by our Government
have each quarto volume showing
the number Of deaths in every State
AMI Territory, and the diseases eaus-
ing them. BY classifying the facts
there stated, itappears that consump-
| tion and cancers are two diseases
which are similarly affected BY, and
prevail In, The same regions. The
laws governing their prevalence aie
two III number:
First. These two diseases are
abundant near the sea, aud diminish =
as you rccede from 1t.
Second. At eqlul distances from
the sea they prevail niost'at the liortlI,"
and diminish as you 20 south.
For example. If you begin at Mas
saciusetts and 80 westward, the pro-
portion OF deaths from consumption to
deaths from all causes regularly. d.
minishei AS you rccele from the At
lantic. Here are the figures; Tt
Deaths from consumption III Massa-
clluSe,t', 25 per cent; New York, 20
per cent; Ohio, Ii per cent; Indiana,
II per cent; Illinois, IL per GENT;
Missouri, 0 per cent; Ktns;ls, s per
cent; Colorado, s per cent; UtalE 9
per cent; and then il you 20 to Cali
tornia 1t increases again to II per
cent, on account Of the proximity of
| the Pacific Ocean.
| A similar decrease Il observed IL
you go from north to south rs follows:
| Michigan, Ii per cent; Indiana, IL $
per cent; Tennessee, II per cent;
Alabaina. O per cent. 80
From this it follows that the bet
resort for Il conslmptive or cancer pa-
tient IL some point which Il at the
same time Is far south and rs far from
the sea as possible. Such a place i,
New Mexico, where the deaths from
consumption are only 3 per ceut., or
Arkansas, where they are 3 per cent:
while IN cold and scagirt New Eng
land they arc 2j per cent. Probably
the uplands Of old Mexico would be
still better.
Entirely In accordance with thiss
rule. but contrary to the popular opin-
ION Minnesota IL worse place than
any other State, having II per cent. Of
deaths from consumption, while Hi
nois has only II per cent. The bet
places in the country are as follows:
New Mexico, . per cent; Arkansas,
per cent; Mississippi, Q per cent;
Ahbalna, q per cent; Florida, Q per-
cent; Georgia, 5 per cent; South
Carolina, . per cent; and UtalA 8 per
cent.
The census Of 1870, as compared
with the one taken ten years before,
shows considerable increase Of con-
sumption in the Southern, States, and
a diMinution of it at the North. 'rIiis
u probably dine TO the moving of III
alids soNthward In search of health.
which only apart Of them succeed III
attaining. aaa.
by consulting the following table
tile invalid can sec at glance where
tile best locality lies:
Table showing the percentage Of
deaths from consumption. as COM
pared with the total number of
deaths from all causes, IN each State