Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-08-21

The death rates by the seven principal
zymotic diseases by counties differ more
widely than their general death rates. The
registrar notes that elf the zymotic death
rate of the State as whole 10 flattering,
that of some of our manufacturing cities is
far from being so. 81 -.,
The scarlatinal death rate per 10000 for
the State was 054; for the cities, OIL; in
Massach chusetts and Connecticut for the same
year it was, respectively, 90 and 3.75 for
New Hampshire (lSS4-9D, 0.79. For the
years lSS7-9l, it was, in England, 2.3l {;
France (cities), $40; Prussia, 3.20; Bel
gium, 62; the Netherlands, 3S; Italy
2.99. t
The influenza death rate for the whole
State was IL 43 for. each 10000 of living
population. For the cities it was Z and
for the remaining towns 1919 per 10000.
In Massachusetts the influenza death rate
for the same year was 81; in Connecticut,
7.31; in New Hampshire, S.65; in Yer
mont, ll49. Thus compared, the infiuenza
death rate of Maine was more serious than
that of any of these other New England
States, with the exception Of Vermont.
Whooping- cough caused more deaths
than scarlet fever did in the year 1892. II
is disease of more serious import than
the general public feels. The younger
children should be guarded sedulously
against the contagion of whooping- cough,
for the following figures will confirm the
general observation that this disease il
particularly dangerous in the early months
and the first year Of infancy.
| 1t is believed that the mortality from
diphtheria has diminished. For this Stats;
tical wear there were LOG deaths. OF The
decedents, so were males and Sc females
| All but five of them were under twenty
years of age; 76 of them were less than ten
years old. AZ
The number of deaths by Group was The
same as by diphtheria.
In statistical reports the figures for Group
and diphtheria are often combined, for il
is now generally conceded that the two
| diseases are etiologically the same. Tit
j combined death-rate for the two diseases is
for Maine, 8 20 per 10000 of living popula
| ton; of our cities, 4.79; for New Hamp
shire t1sS4-9O) 8 "a Massachusetts (lSSl
9O). S.G3: Connecticut QSS3-92). 7.79
Prussia, 14.l7; Austria, 1920; Francs
! (cities), G 66; Belgium, SIT Switzerland
8 So; England, 2.9l; Holland. As.
i u5 i
cities is considerably greater than that O.
the villages ard rural towns which is 374
The rate for the State is 4.32. The typhoic
death-rate in some other places is; New
Hampshire, Alb; Massachusetts, 4.4o
Connecticut, 3 70; England, l.9O; Ireland
2.33; Prussia, 2. &c; Sweden, 2.22; Franc'
(cities,) 80; Italy. 3 32.
From statistics relating to malarial dis
eases the conclusion is drawn that malaria
diseases very rarely originated in Maine
they ever do.
The total number of deaths from tubercu
losis was 1918. which is equivalent to
death rate of % ss per 10, 900, as compares
with that of 35 3s for Massachusetts, (lssl
9o), and that of ,23.2S for Connection
| (lss3-92).
The States death rate from consumption
was 20 As in 10000 Of population; that o
the cities, 22. 30. Outside of our State, tn
death-rate from consumption 10 20.95 il
New Hampshire Qs8+9l; 1884 in Masss
chusetts (1SS1-90) 20.07 in Connecticu
(lss3. .92) and from 1882. 1900 in Eng
land: 2l .I5 in Ireland; 1920 in Austris
Eighty per cent of those who die by thes
diseases do so at an age when their deaf
eutails the greatest loss to the common
wealth.
Il Ofthe SAG deaths from infantile diarrhas
29S were returned from the cities. Thi
represents an urban death-rate from hi
, disease of 10 20 which is strongly in contral
with 5.S3, the rateofor the villages and rurs
districts.
J, Thus the returns present very clearl
three truths, not new but the statistical pr
eentation of which in this State is of interes,
That it il essentially hot-weather disease
! that it flnds by far its greatest number {
, xicfima among irfknta in their earle