The Portland daily press., 1894-08-22

is,374 The rats LOT tne State is 4 49,
The typhoid death rate. in some other
sa acS 4. 40; Connecticut = 40. En Enc,
land / so Ireland 2.33; Prussia , az:
Sweden 2.22; France (cities) 5.32: IUaly
$50.
From statistics relating to malarial dis
eases the conclusion is drawn that mala-
rial diseases very rarely originated in
Maine ii they ever do.
The total number of deaths from tu-
berculosis was l, 513, which is equivalent
to death rate OF SS,eS per 10000 as COM
pared with that of IS. IS for Massachu-
setts (1ss1-9O) and that of 90. 2s for Con-
necticut QeS3-92l
The States deatharate from consump-
ton was 2O.45 in 10000 of population;
that of the cities 1929. Outside of our
State the death rate from consumption
is 20. 95 in New Hampshire 1s84-91);
%. "a in Massa chusetts QS81-90;) 300
in Connecticut (1SS3. -92l; and from 1887
81. 20 in Austria. Eighty per cent. of
those who die by these diseases do SO at
an age when their death entails the
greatest loss, to the commonwealth.
OF the $40 deaths from infantile
diarreh oea 1913 were returned from the
cities. This represents an urban death
rate from this disease of $40 which IS
strongly in contrast with 5.33. the rate
for the villages and rural districts
Thus the returns present very clearly
three truths, not new, but the statistical
presentation of which in this State is of
interests; That it is essentially hot
weather disease; that it finds by FAR it's
greatest number of victims among ir-
fants in their earliest months; that it is
much moie prevalent in crowded places,
as in cities. The death rate of Maine
from this affection is S25, that of Massa-
chusetts and Connecticut in the same
year IL. so and Is. Il respectively.
Maine makes an excellent showing in
the death rate by alcoholism, O.13 as
compared with 0.82 in Massachusetts, and
0.93 in Connecticut. Great difficulty,
however, is found in getting correct re-
ports under this head. The same flat
tering commentary on the temperate
habits of Maine people as regards drink
ing intoxicating liquors is seen in the
death rate from cirrhosis of the liver a
disease usually caused by intemperance.
Names rate is 0.19 per 10, coo while Con-
neeJicut's was O. SO.
There were 404 deaths by cancer the
rate being Gil higher than in Massachu-
setts, Connecticut or New Hampshire.
The whole number OF persons who died
at ages between 10 and 100 years or more
was 3. sol. Comparing with Massachu-
cOuoS III w " CthUO UnC GTOpOEI1Ou OIL
elderly persons is not so great, 81 per-
sons to every 10, 900 of population died at
the age of 70 years or over.
Accompanying the epidemic OF inf1uen-
"a in the early part of the year, there
was an unusual prevalence of the acute
respiratory diseases, particularly pneumo-
MIA, from which cause ], 431 deaths were
registered; a larger number even than
was caused by pulmonary consumption,
rrdi ru rii II fha Loo of 4
mortality reports, q number exceeded
only by that from tuberculosis in its
various forms. OF the decedents from
pneumonia 500 were males and 1872 were
females. The death rate from this dis
ease was, therefore, 81. Sc per TO- 600,
and as 45S of the deaths occurred Id the
cities the urban death rate was 23. Sc.
In Massachusetts for the same year the
pneumonia death rate was 81. 81: that of
New Hampshire was 2S. 30: that of Con-
necticut 5000.
The facts given show the futility OF
basing a guess as to the death rate of
a State from diseases of the respiratory
organs solely upon geo graphical position.
The death rate from diseases of the
dig estive system was g. 81
From accidents 376 persons met death.
% deaths occurring. from poisoning, 13C
from drowning, 185from railway injuries.
There were two deaths by homicide
and one by infanticide The rate in
Maine is 0.05 to 900 in Massachusetts,
and 0. 06 in Come cticut.
There were Al males and Is females
who committed suicide. Twenty of the
males were farmers. The youngest sui
eide was boy of IA years and 10 months
and the Oldest man of "a. The
largest number was in Septem Der. The
rate for the State per 10000 of popula-
tion was 0.S9; that of Massachusetts in
the same year was LOB; of Connecticut
1.21. y