, 1873-06-02

part Of tho United States ConsuH Report for
1870, ofrera much interesting information for
those who takc tho tho pains to dig for It In tho
mass OF tables with which It Is nIllod. In pro-
sonting eomo Of the curious phases Of life and
death in America, it may DO assumed, for con-
vonionce sake, that tho total population was
40000.0o0 Ut was actually SO, ,558, ,971) in 1870.
OF these thoro wore more poop1o between tho
ages of and 10 years than at any other period
Of lifo,-there boing within fow thousand of
100000 Of young poople who woro over and
undor 10 yours Of age. From this age backward
and forward tho number deoreasos with yory re-
markab1o uniformity. Out OF the ontiro pop,1~
lation of tho country there woro only 1904 peo-
plo living over e5 yoars years Of ago, only 12671
between 90 and 05, and aftor tho age Of IS yoars
tho computation drops from millions to thou
sands. The amalloas percentage Of deaths oc-
ours botwoen tho ages Of 10 and 10 years. Tho
proportion ut that ago Is 5.68 in 1000 poraons,
under and over this ago there is gradual in
crease Of deaths both ways, though tho mortal
ity between tho ngca Of 1rand q Ia double
tint botweon tho ages Of 2 and s. and
tue proportion Of thoso dying undor
yoAr ia three times TINT betwoon tho
ages Of I and yoars. Out Of every 1000
children born in tho Unitod States, ITO die be-
fore they aro q ycar old; il they survive tho
first year, howoyor, their chances Of liio aro not
90 slim again until they aro 85 years old, when
there arc 1888 doaths in 1000 persons OF this age.
It is worthy Of note that, while Incorporation Of
those who survive up to tho ago Of 70 ia larger
In England than America, aftor that ago 1t turns
In favor OF this country. If ono can manage to
live to DO 10 yoara Of ago, he has bottor prof.
poet for living to bo LOO years old in thia country
than in England. Tho proportion is worry near1y
the anmo through the different ages, 80 that It
appears, III spite Of tho lfo Of excitement and
ovorwor1s common to Americans, tho advantages
for longevity arc greater in this country than in
Great Britain.
The most dangerous diseases Of tho country
may DO discovered In the following numbers Of
deaths from ouch: From consumption, GO, BOG !;
from pneumonia, 40,012; from ontorio fogor,
22.1e7; from cholora-infantum, 20,255; from
scarlet fover, 20,820; from diarrhua, II, 1876;
from convulsions, 12,751; from inoophalitls,
13,701 from Group, 1o,6a2; from dropsy, 1856.
There were 11,447 deaths from debility; 1886
from old age, and 5000 still-born. Alcohol,
pnro andaimplo, killed i, ,410 people, and az, 740
people mot their death by accidents and injuries.
Ofthese, 1,845 committed suicide, and thero woro
2,o57 homicides, with only 81 oxeou-
tions. Massachusetts Ind the largest pro-
portion Of deaths from consumption, 853
In 100000 persons. Tho District Of
Columbia comes noxt, with 838 in 100, 600; tho
proportion In Louisiana waa 3l8; New York,
Rhode Island, Delaware, California, Connecticut,
Now Hampshire, and Vermont had zach over 200
deaths from consumption out Of oyory loo, 900
inhabitants. Illinois had only 143 doaths from
consumption IN every 100000, which is bottor
showing than tho avorago. Tho States and Ter
ritories which faro best arc Arizona, where thsro
wore only 10 doatla from consumption out Of
eyory 100000 population, aud then Idaho, No
braaka, Nevada, Now Moxico, Wyoming, Col
State or Torritory In tho country where death did
not occur from consumption, though thero
waB only ono death In Arizona, four
n Wyoming, avo In Idahq, thirteon in
Dakota, and Bovontoon In Montana. In pnou-
monia, which is more prevalent aud more fatal
than pooplo ordinarily suppose, the proportion
Of deaths ia largor in that part Of Texas lying
cast Of tho Colorado River than in any other
section Of the country whore 1t caused tho
death Of ono out Of every CT persons who died.
Idaho is froer from it than any other locality
only ono doath occurring thoro. at tho rate Of
sovon in 100, 600 living poraons. Illinois has It's
share Of pnoumonia, there being III doaths
from It for overy 100000 inhabitants, and ono
doath out OF ovory Ill occurs from tlta disease.
Those who have wholesome dread OF smallpox
will probably help to populate Wyoming, Wash-
ington Territory, Idaho, Dakota, and Delaware
wLoro not single case Of this loat1Hono daease
Ia sroported. Arizona suffered most heavily, how
ever, ~ ono in eyory at deaths mas from small
po4. Illinois Is tolerably FREQ from slis dlseaas