Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-06-19
Statistics of MOrtality.

forms partof the United States Census
Report for 1879, offers much interesting
information for those who take the pains
to dig for it In the mass of tables with
which it is filed. In presenting some
OF the curious phases of life and death
In America, it may be assumed, for con-
venience sake, that the total population
was 100000 Git was actually 80, $685.
371) in 1870. OF these there were more
people between the ages of 5 and 10
years than at any other period of life
there being within a few thousand of
100000 of young people who were over
5 and under 10 years of age. From this
creases with very remarkable uniformity.
Out of the entire population of the coun-
try there were only 1904 people living
over 95 years of age, only 1851 be-
tween 90 and 95, and after the age of So
years the computation drops from mil
lions to thousands. The smallest per-
centage of deaths occurs between the
ages of 10 and Is years. The proper
ton at that age is 5.66 in 1 200 persons;
under and over this age there is
gradual increase of deaths both ways,
though the mortality between the ages
of l and is double that between the
ages of and 3, and the proportion of
those dying under l year is three times
that between the ages of and years.
Out of every 1000 children born in the
United States, ITO die before they are
year old; if they survive the first year,
however, their chances of life are not
SO slim again until they are IS years old,
when there are 1873 deaths in / ZOO per-
sons of this age. It is worthy of note
that, while the proportion of those who
survive up to the age of 20 is larger in
England than America, after that age it
turns IN favor of this country. If one
can manage to live to be 70 years of age,
he has better prospect for living to be
100 years old in this country than in
England. The proportion is very near
~ the same through the different ages,
SO that it appears, in spite of the life of
excitement and overwork common to
Americans, the advantages for longevity
are greater III this country than in Great
Britain.
The mos5 dangerous diseases of the
country may be discovered in the follow
ing number of deaths from each: From
consumption, 69,896; from pneumonia,
4O,012; from enteric fever, %, 1877 !:
from eholera-infantum, 2O,255; from
scarlet fever, 20,320; from diarrhea,
IA, 1876 from commissions, II, 751: from
incephalitis, IL, 7O1 from Group, 1852;
from dropsy, 1856. There were II, 457
deaths from debility; 1885 from old
age, and 5000 still-born. Alcohol. pure
and simple, killed l, 40 people, and D.
740 people met their death by accidents
and injuries. Of these, l, 345 committed
suicide, ana there were 2,057 homicides,
with 81 executions. Massachusetts, had
the largest proportion of deaths from
consumption, 353 in 100000 persons.
The District of Columbia comes next.
with 336 in 100000; the proportion in
Louisiana was 318; New York, Rhode
Island, Delaware, California, Connect
cut, New Hampshire and Vermont had
each over 200 deaths from consumption
out OF every 100000 inhabitants. The
States and Territories which fare best
are Arizona, where there were only 10
deaths from consumption out of every
100000 population, and then Idaho, Ne
braska, Nevada, New Mexico, Wyoming,
Colorado, Arkansas and Florida. There
was no State or Territory in the country
where death did not occur from con-
sumption, though there was only one
death IN Arizona, four in Wyoming, Eve
in Idaho, thirteen in Dakota, and seven
teen in Montana. In pneumonia. which
is more prevalent and more fatal than
people ordinarily suppose, the proper
ton of deaths is larger in that part of
Texas lying east of the Colorado river
than III any other section Of the country.
where it caused the death of one out of
every 81 persons who died. Idaho is
freer from it than in any other locality,
only one death occurring there, at the
rate of seven in 100000 living persons.
Those who have a wholesome dread of
smallpox Will probably help to populate
Wyoming, Washington Territory, Idaho,
Dakota and Delaware, where not sim
gle case of this loathsome disease is re-
ported. Arizona suffered most heavily,
however, as one in every 81 was from
smallpox
The percentage of deaths to popula-
ton was larger in Arizona than in any
other section, the ratio being Isl, caused
doubtless by the visitation of the small
pox. In other localities, where no such
special cause existed, Louisiana appears
to be the least heathful of the States.
The percentage of deaths to population
there was 2 in the District of Colum.
bia, 1.53; in New York, 1.58; in Texas,
1.37 in Pennsylvania, 1.49; in Illinois,
1.33; in Missouri, 1.e3; in Idiana,
Los; in California, 1.61 IN Massachu.
sets, LIT; in Nevada, las. The low.
est percentage of deaths was in Indaho
0.33 in Wisconsin, 094 in Wyoming,
0.S1; in Dakota, OIL. Among the
States of large population, Wisconsin
has had the smallest proportion Of
deaths. The proportion of nativity il
the deaths throughout the United States
was 424, $50 of native born to IS, 1853 Of
foreign born.
The Louisville Courier-Jou77aal re-
calls the fact that Colonel Mackenzie,
who would not permit his purpose OF
Furnishing the cattle thieves to be baked