The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-09
NAMES VITAL STATISTICS.
Births, Deaths, Marriages and Di-
vOrceS in 1894.
Smallest Zymotic Death Rate in New
England.


following interesting facts:
In the State of Maine, in the year 1894, 49,
6O7 births were registered including still
births ,02S in 1892, and IA ,604 in 1888. Of
the whole number 71O7 were males and
67S7 were females
This preponderance of the births of boys
over girls, 104.7 to 100, conforms with the re-
suits of the registration of births almost
everywhere.
The birth rate of living children for the
state was 21.09 fol each 1000 of population,
using the figures as given in the census re-
turns for 1890 as basis of calculation.
The birth rate of the different counties
varied widely. 1t was the h ighest in Aroos-
took, 1884, and the lowest in Waldo, 14.o4 In
six counties, AroostooS, Cumberland Han
cock, Androseoggin, Washington and York,
the birth rate was above that of the whole
state.
OF the total births in the state. 6375 per
cent were of native parents; 1913 per cent
were of foreign parentage; 14.96 per cent
were of parents. one of whom was foreign
while of 81 per cent the nationality was
not stated.
Lincoln county, as in 1892 and 1893, had the
largest percentage of native born parents,
49, 81 per cent 1885, in 1892 and SO. 10 in 1881
Waldo followed with 81. per cent of native
parentage (s9. 10 in 1892 and 9Os0 in 1889 and
only OFT per cent in which both parents
were foreign born. In Hancock county in
SO. 80 per cent of the births, the parents were
native born. In Franklin the parentage was
So. % and in Oxford 1922.
Low percentages of native born parents
were shown in Androscoggin county, where,
in ont of ia
were native born and 1884 per cent were
foreign born; and in York county with 51.43
per cent and in Aroostook with 54.97 per
cent of the parents native born.
The largest number of births in any one
month in 1894 was 1885 in March; the smallest
was se2 in January; the largest quarterly
total was 3779 in the second quarter; the
smallest 1908 in the last quarter.
The three consecutive months in which the
largest number of births occurred were
March, April and May, 3914
In 1894, 1873 twin births occurred; in 30 in
stances the twins were boys; in So, both
girls; in So boy and girl. In 90 cases the
parentage was Americana in 10 foreign, and
| in % the .parentage was mixed Triplets
were born in Mexico and North Berwick.
| Of still born children, 1854 were males and
$50 females.
| There were 5591 marriages in 1894 against
5705 in 1898, and 5726 in 1892. For 1895, the
rate is highest in Aroostook; lowest in
Lincoln.
| Comparing the marriage rate of Maine
| 16 80 per 10000 with that of the other New
England States, we find that for the same
year, 1884, it was in New Hampshire 20.6O;
Vermont, 1902 Massachusetts, 1914; Rhode
i
largest number of marriages, 636, were
solemnized in October, while the smallest
number in any one month, 29s, occurred in
| February.
| Six hundred and seventy-four divorces
were decreed in the year 1884, (552 in 1892 and
627 in 1888 and this is at the rate of over one
divorce to every nine marriages solemntzed
within the same year.
| Some of the causes for which divorces
were granted are: Adultery, 90 or 1876 per
cent of the whole number; extreme cruelty,
! 9, or 13 per cent; desertion, 1876, OF 2S.9 per
cent; intoxication, SO, or 7s per cent; cruel
and abusive. treatment, 1853 or 23.4 per cent;
failure to support, A, or 6.5 per cent The
other divorces were granted for multiple or
| associated causes.
| The wife was the libellant in 1876 divorces,
granted for adultery, the husband was the
| libellant AZ times, and the wife 40 times. On
account of extreme cruelty, the wife was the
| Iibellant in cases and the husband in i.
For desertion, the husband was the lbellant
| 81 times and the wife in Iii. For intoxica-
ton, the husband was the libenant in 7
| cases. and the wife in 46. For cruel and
abusive treatment, the husband was the
| I;la ir,2 inc vii in,
For failure to support, the wife was the
| libellant in the A divorces decreed for that
cause.
| Two divorces were granted before the
marriage life had lasted six months IA; be-
| fore one year, 206 after from l to years
marriage; 1874, after to 10 years; ITO, after
10 to 20 years; II, after 20 to 80 years; and 49,
after more than 80 years married life.
In the year 1894, Hop deaths were
registered in the state 12,147 in 1892 and
Ii, 1874 in 1889 which is equi valent to death
rate of 1856 for every 1000 of population as
returned by the census of 1890 1857 in 1892
and 16. 81 in 1899. Based on the estimated
population for 1894, the death rate would be
slightly lower, 1854.
| 1t will be seen that the death rate of
Aroostook county was lower than that of
any other county, being only 1916, while
the older counties, Kennebec, Androseoggin,
Cumberland, York and Penobscot show
death rates of 1886, 1922, 1857, 1926 and
49, 40, respectively.
The death rate in the citi es was 1855 co.
in 1892 and 1899 in 1889 as compared with
| that of the rest of the state with the cities
omitted, which death rate was 1888 Q7.46 in
| 1892 and To- "a in 1888.
| For the year 1894 the death rate Of Maine
was 1854; of New Hampsh ire, 1882; of Yer
mont 1927; of Massachusetts, 1855; of
Rhode Island, 1900; and of Connecticut, 16.s
The largest number Of deaths occurred in
January, 1866; the smallest number OF
deaths in any one month was 761 in Novem-
Der. During the spring months 2764 deaths
occurred during the summer, 26l4; during
the autumn, 253S; in the winter, 3o66.
| OF the HOP decedents, 1910 were males,
5422 females.
| A new table shows some deaths caused as
follows: 1928, brain disease; 1862 consump-
tion: 1923, pneumonia; $40, heart disease 1897,
old age; 474, cancer; 46S, infantile diarrhea /;
| o.o 1r;dnav disease: 209 bronchitis; 139