The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-08-23
The Proper Climate tor Csusuuv11veu,

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| DIR. e. Andrews, professoe m tbea
Chicago Medical CollSge, has complied
the following interesting statistics
from the United States census In rela<
ton to the number of deaths from con-
sumption in the different Stn1Ds Ard
Territories. 1t will surprise many
readers to hear that the best place for
such invalids is New Mexico. 1t VIII
also be seen that of the six New Eng
land States not one il 50 well on in
comparative exemption from consump-
ton rs Connecticut. Delaware seems
to be a frightful little State for con-
sumption:
| The two last census reports (1969 and
1870 issued by our Government have
each q quartO volume showing the
| number of deaths in every State and
| Territory, and the diseases causing.
| them. By classifying the facts there
stated, it appears that consumption
and cancers are two diseases which are
similarly affected by, and prevail in,-
the same regions. The laws govern
ing their prevalence are two in num-
ber:
First. These two diseases are abund
ant near the sea, and diminish as you
recede from it.
Second. At equal distances from
the sea they prevail most at the north,
and diminish as you go south. ="
EOr example, if you begin at Masaa-iI
chusetts and go westward, the propor-
ton of deaths from consumption to
deaths from all causes regularly dimin-e
ishes as you recede from the Atlantic.
Here are the figures: y
Deaths from consumption in Masea-
chusetts, 25 per cent. New York, %
per cent; Ohio, Is per cent. Indiana,
IA per cent. Illinois ii per cent. Mis-
souri,, per cent. Kansas, s per cent.
Colorado, Sper cent; Utah s per cent.
and then if you go to California it in
creases again to IA per cent, on -ae-
count q the proximity of the Pacific
Oceans r
A similar decrease is observed If you
go from north to south, as follows:-
Michigan, IS per cent. Indiana, II =
per cent; Kentucky, IA per cent.
Tennessee, Il per cent; Alabama, g.
per cent.
From this it follows that the best re-
sort for aconsumptive or cancer patient :;
is some point which is ut the same time
as far south and as far from the sea as
possible. Such place is New Mexico, x
where the deaths from consumption !.
are only per cent, or Arkansas, where "a
they are 5 per cent. while in cold and 9
sea girt New England they are 25 per
cent. Probably the uplands of old
Mexico would be still better. ;.
Entirely in accordance with this =
rule, but contrary to the popular
opinion, Minnesota is worse place =.
than any other State, having IA per ],
cent. of deaths from consumption, :
while Illinois has only III per cent. :
The best places in the country are as =.
follows: New Mexico, 3 per cent; .
Arkansas, per cent. Mississippi, q I
per cent. Alabama, q per cent. Flor 2
ida, per cent. Georgia, 8 per cent. :
South Carolina, 5 per cent. and Utah
6 per cent
The census of 1870, as compared with
the one taken ten years before, shows /,
a considerable increase of consumption
in the Southern States, and diminu-
ton Of it at the North. This is pro-
bably due to the moving of invalids
southwark in search of health, which I
only part of them succeed in attain
ing.
By consulting the following table .
the Invalid can see at a glance where
the best locality lies:
Table showing the percentage of deaths from
consumption, AS compared. with the total
number of deaths fiom all causes, in each
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