The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-12-24

husband was the libellant "a times. and
the wife in Ill. For intoxication. the
husband was the libelant in cases. and
the wife in 46. For cruel and abusive
treatment, the husband was the libellant
in 30 instances, and the wife in 12S. Fol-
failure to support, the wife was the libel
liant in the A divorces decreed for that
cause.
Two divorces were granted before the
marriage life had lasted six months: IA.
before one year; 206, after from one to
hve years marriage; 1874, after ) to 10
years marriage; 179, after 10 to 20 years I;
Il, after 20 to 80 years and 16, after more
than 30 years married life.
DEATHS.
In the year 1894, II, 012 deaths were
registered in the State az, 147 in 1892 and
IL, 1874 in 1889, which is equivalent to a
death rate of Is. 66 for every /, 200 of pop
ulation as returned by the census of 1890
QS.37 in 1892 and IS. 81 in 1889. Based
on the estimated population for 1894, the
death rate would be slightly lower, Is. sd.
1t will be seen that the death-rate of
Aroostook county was lower than that of
any other county, being only -. 46, while
the older counties, Kennebec, Andres
coggin, Cumberland, York and Penob-
scot show death rates of 1886, 49,
1857, 1926, and 16 40, respectively.
The death-r in the cities was 16. IS
| (20.46 in 1892 and 49, SO in 1881 as com
pared with that of the rest of the State
with the cities omitted, which death rate
was 1889 Q7.46 in 1892 and Is. 81 in
1898
For the year 1894 the death rate of
Maine was is "a; of New Hampshire.
1882; of Vermont, 1927; of Massachu-
sets, Is. IS; of Rhode Island, 900; and
OF Connecticut, 1873
The largest number of deaths occurred
IN January, 1866; the smallest number of
deaths in any one month was 761 in No
vember. During the spring months 2, 764
deaths occurred; duriug the summer.
2,634; during the autumn, 2,53S. in the
winter, 3,066
OF the Hop descendants, 1910 were
males, ), 422 females.
CAUSES OF DEATHS
A new table shows some deaths caused
as follows; l,32s, brain diseases; /, 262,
consumption; 1.023, pneumonia, $40.
heart disease; 697, old age; 474, cancer; ?
46S, infanTile dia1rhea: 342, kidney dis
ease; 209, bronchitis; 1879. diphtheria and
Group.
The death rate from the zymotic dis
eases is often used as an index of the
healthfulness Of States and towns and
cities and of the efficiency of their SAM
tary organization. The lists of the "
motto diseases usually include small box.
measles, scarlet fever, typhoid fever,
whooping cough, diphtheria and Group.
and the diarrheal diseases
The death rate from these causes is less
in Maine than in any other New England
State,
The mean death-rate from 1892 to "a
from zymotic diseases is the greatest in
Androscoggin; least in Lincoln; of cities,
largest in Biddeford: least in Belfast.
No death from smallpox has resulted
in Maine during 1892 to 81
The total mortality from scarlet fever
was 20 in 1894; from whooping cough. 20;
diphtheria, II; cerebro-s spinal meningitis,
"a; typhoid fever, 217I; tuberculosis, i 449:
pulmonary tuberculosis, l POP; cancer.
474; old age, 697 (354 men and 343 wo-
mem. Among the descendants there were
four centenarians.
There were 40S deaths from apoplexy:
], 023 from pneumonia. The bronchitis
death-rate of the State was 3. 10, of the
cities, t. 40 In the same year the bron-
chitis death rate was in New Hampshire,
5. Is; Vermont, LIS; Massachusetts, 7.O2;
Rhode Island, 6. -; Connecticut, 5. II.