The Republican journal., 1897-11-11

Vital Statistics OF Maine,
Report Of Registrar Young for the Year 1898.

Report Of Registrar Young for the Year 1898.
Dr. A. G. Young, secretary of the
Maine Board of Health and registrar of
vital statistics, has just issued the fourth
annual report of births, marriages, di-
vorces and deaths. This, the fourth re-
port of the department of vital statistics,
| gives the results of the registration of the
births, marriages, divorces and deaths in
Maine during the year 1895. Many of the
| figures herein presented are very satisfac-
tory when compared with those of the
three preceding years, and with those ex-
hlblted by the reports of other States
in which trustworthy system exists for
the registration of vital statictics. In the
first registration year. 1892, an exception
ally high death rate was due to the cpl
demic prevalence of influenza. Since then
the total number of deaths in the State
and the death rate have steadily dimin-
ished. In 1892, the number of deaths was
| II, AT; in 1898, IL, 1874; in 1894, II O12, and
in 1895, 10, 464. The death rate for the
four years has been, respectively, 1887,
1854, Is, 66 and 1888. There were, there
fore, in 1895, 54S fewer deaths than in
| 1894, go fewer than in 1898, and 1858
| fewer than in 1892. 1t is to be hoped that
the death rate of 1895 indicates more
clearly than that of any preceding year
the normal death rate Of the State, or the
mean deathra in the absence of unusu-
al epidemic influences.
! The number of births registered in 1895
is larger than that in any previous year,
it was larger than that of the preceding
year by S22, while the birth rate was 22.-
! 80 as compared with 81 % in 1894 In the
three years, 1892 "a, the greatest variation
in any one year from the average number
OF those three years was only Ill. The
considerable increase in the number of
births is undoubtedly due in some meas
ure to the greater care on the part Of
town clerks to make their records as com
plete as possible.
The marriage rate of the State has
varied but little in the four years 1892 95
1t has been respectively, $50, S.76, SAG
s. 81.
| The number of divorces decreed in 1895
was 6S1, which, in proportion in the mum
| Der of marriages solemnized during the
same year, is larger than in any of the
other New England States.
The population of the State in 1890,
was, as given by the eleventh census,
| 66l, 0S6. In 1880, the population of the
State was GAS, 936 There was, therefore,
a gain of u. $50 in the decade between the
last two census enumerations.
In this report the birth rates. marriage
rates, and death rates from all causes.
are stated as so many among each | 200 of
the population as shown by the census of
, 1890
Death-rates from individual causes, or
from groups of diseases are expressed as
per 10 coo
The following is general summary of
the births; marriages and death in 1895:
Sex-Males, 1902; females, 7,144; not
stated, IS. Total IA, 762
Parentage American, 9,309; foreign.
2977; one parent foreign, >, pol not stated,
2l5, Total, IA, 1852.
Whole number of births. If, 1872.
Birth-rate per l,000 y, 81.
MARRIAGES.
Groom and bride both American. 4. O65,
Groom and bride both foreign, 614.
Groom American, bride foreign 40S.
Groom foreign, bride American, 41S.
Not stated, PA.
Whole number of marriages, 5,725.
Marriage rate per l., 900, s. Sc
DEATHS.
Sex.-Males, ), 226; females, ), 22S: not
stated, 10. Total, 10, 464.
Parentage. American, S,995; foreign,
1,1Ss; not stated, PSI. Total, 10, 1854
Whole number of deaths, 10, 464.
Death rate per 1000 of population,
-. SO.
As the total number of births register
ed in Maine in the year 1895 was IA, 1872
and the number of deaths was 10, 464, the
natural increase of births over deaths
was 4, 29S.