Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-01
VITAL STATISTICS.
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les, ana 10 LII OlhCA PAe~NSS' A--N N-F--
iberia death-rate for the State was
2.O4, and for the cities. 2.91.
Croup.-The number Of deaths refer
able to this cause was 81 Q06 in 1892, 50
in 1893 and g. in 1S94) OF the 81 de-
cedents, % were males and 80 females.
All were less than 10 years of age.
Ages: Under /, 20; 1-5. "a: 5-10. g..
The death-rate for Group was, for the
State, O94; for the cities, 1.02.
1t is now conceded that the two dis
eases, Group and diphtheria. are etiolo-
gically one and the same. The COM
bined death-rate for the two diseases
is, for Maine 29S per 10000 of living
population; of our cities, 3.93; and in
the same year, for New Hampshire,
1925; Vermont, 2.44; Massachusetts,
7.16; Rhode Island, 9.61; Connecticut.
AIS
The following tabulation shows the
number Of deaths from diphtheria and
Group for the four years 1925. ar
ranged by counties, months, and age
periods.
Cerebro- Spinal Meningitis. = The
number of decedents was 20 (3S in 1892,
80 in 1893, and "a in 1884, Is males and
IA females. Eight Of these deaths were
in the cities. Deaths from this cause
occurred in every month; distributed
by quarters, they were s, s, 6, Z. The
death-rate from this disease was 044.
Tetanus.-This disease was the
cause of 10 deaths & in 1892, 10 in 1898,
and in 1S94) The decendents were,
males 9, and females l. All these
deaths occurred in the months from
May to December,-May, /; June, 2;
August, 1; September, 3; October, 2;
December, l. No county had more
than one case.
Ages: Under l. 1; $40, 1; 1920, 4;
20-30 l; 5000, 3.
Typhoid Fever.-Including 10 deaths
from gastric fever" bilious fever,
/ fever" and l from "slow fever, u
there were 206 deaths from typhoid
fever. Of these, 81 were of males and
lis of females. AS indicative to the
loss which the State incurs from ty-
phoid fever, it is we'll to bear in mind
that the age distribution of the de-
cedents shows that the deaths from
this disease are principally among those
active and productive age-periods
when human life is of the most value
--73 per cent. died between 10 and sc
years Of age.
Ages: Under /, 2; 1-5, IA; $40, IL: 10
20, 40; 20-3O, GO; 1910, 20; 1880, Is; $3.50
70; 6O-7O, 9; 1880, lover 80, 1; not stat
ed, 2.
The largest number of deaths, 35, oc-
Cured in September. and the smallest
number 8, in June. By quarters, "A
were in the first quarter, 81 in the sec
ond, IS in the third, and y in the last
quarter Of the year, and l not stated.
The typhoid death-rate of 4.44 in tn:
cities is considerably greater than that
in the villages and rural towns. which
is 256. The rate for the State is 3.12
The typhoid death-rate for the same
year was, in New Hampshire, S.76; Yer
mont 265; Massachusetts,, 2.1; Rhode
Island, 1926; Connecticut, 81.
Malarial Diseases-Ten deaths were
returned as from malariai diseases
The diagnosis in six of these was ma
larial poisoning" in 2, "malarial few
err" in i, Chronic malaria" and in 1
1.-The result of fever and ague." The
age of Of the decedents was between
30 and 40; 3, between so and 60: g. be-
tween 60 and 70; 2, between 70 and 80;
and l, 81. With the exception of one
the decedents were all men. 1t is
stated that 6 of them contracted the
disease in the army; that the woman
received the disease in the South; in l
it is said that it was contracted out.
side Of the State; in 2, Chronic ma.
laria and dropsy caused by malaria
poisoning" There is no statement as
to whether the infection was received
within or without the State.
In the other New England states, ir
the same year, the number Of death.
mont, 4; Massachusetts, 81; Connect
cut, 116; and New Hampshire an,
Rhode Island, none.
Tpherculc sis Tuberculosis. a com
Eunicable and, therefore, prevent
able disease, destroys more lives thar
any other malady. In 1895, it was tn
cause Of 1897 deaths (1513 in 1892, IA
in 1893. and 14i9 in 1S94.) The death
rate per 10000 from this cause was q. u
The death-rate from tuberculosis in tn
same year was 1919 in New Hamp
shire; 174S in Vermont; 29. SO in Massa
chusetts; 22.4S in Rhode Island; ant
2O.94 in Connecticut.
Cerebral tuberculosis (Tubercula
Meningitis. 1.-The number of death
was 80; 36 We're of males and 46 of fe
males. The number in the cities wa
35. The death-rate for the State wa
124 for the cities, 179.
Ages: Under 1, 90: 1-5, 26; $40, 8
1920. II; 2O-3o, 3; 3O-40. 5; 1880, 2
5000. 1; 6070, 2.
Pulmonary tuberculosis (Consump
ton. )-From this cause 1895 death
were registered in 1895 Q352 in 1885,
1899 in 1898, and 1862 in 1S94.) Their
were. therefore, in 1895, 157 fewe
deaths than in 1892; 1O4 fewer than il
1893; and 81 fewer than in 1894.
Ages: Under 1, Is; 1-5, 16: $40.
1920, 1853; 80, 351; 3O-4O, $40; 1880 1T
5000, 1902; SOTO, 1903; 1880, Sc; 5000, ID
over 80, 1; not stated, 1.
1t is thus shown in this report, as
was in three preceding reports, tina
the smallest number of deaths oc
Cured at the age-period to 10 years
and that. of the decedents whose age
were given. 81 per cent. died at thos
ages when their deaths entailed tn
greatest loss to the State.
AS to the sex. 523 Of the decedent
or 1873 per cent, were males; and g.
or 56.2 per cent, were females.
The States death-rate from consumr