Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-12
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VITAL STATISTICS.
Registrar A. G. Young Issues
Very Interesting Report.
Names Statistics Very Nicely and
handily Placed in Tables +


DR.. A. G. Young, registrar Of vital
statistics. has just received his 5th an
nual report for the year ending Decent
Der 81. from the printer and will COM
mence the distribution Of the reports
in a few days. The report is a book Of
23s pages and has lots Of interesting
information The fun matter OF mar
riages. births, deaths and divorces are
arranged in numerous tables which are
very convenient for ready reference.
These tables are very complete giving
the various details for each city, town
and plantation in the State.
The delay in publishing the report is
due to the fact that the town officials
are not required to make their returns
until after the first of the year. Then
there are numerous errors to be corr
rected' and the returns tabulated and
prepared for the printers. 1t is con-
sidered better to delay the issuing Of
the report so that it can be complies.
BIRTHS.
In the year 1896, 1920 births were
registered in the State, including still
born. (14.O2s in 1892. 14.sA in 1893. a.
COZ in 1894. and 15.43O in 1881
The number Of living children born
: was 1853, and the number Of still
births was 1886.
or the whole number OF living chill
dren of which the sex was certified,
1927 were males and 714S were females.
1n1Sb births the sexwere not stated. For
each 100 girls born there were 1853 boys
(1O6.7 in 1892, 1914 in 1893, 1O4.7 in 1894,
and 1864 in, 1850
Birth rate-The birth-rate for living
children for the State was 22.23 for each
1000 OF the population, using the figures
as given in, the census returns for 1880
az the basis of calculation.
For the purpose of comparison 1t may
Vermont was 2l1s; in Massachusetts,,
1884; in Rhode Island. 1929; and in
Connecticut, 24.9.
Parentage-Of the total births in the
State. 62.S4 per cent. were of native pa
rents: POTS per cent. were of foreign
parentage; 1857 per cent, were of pa
rents one of whom was foreign; while
of 1.Ol per cent. the nationality was no.
stated.
-births-Tn 1896, 2O2. twin births
occurred: In IS instances the twins
were both boys; in n. both girls: in
81. boy and girl In 119 cases the
parentage was American; in So. for
eign; and in 30 instances the parentage
was mixed. OF the 4o4 children, s65
were born alive, and 80 were still-born.
Triplets were born in Biddeford.
-births-Of the 726 still-born chill
dren. 406 were males. and 296 females.
In "a the sex was not stated. With the
exception of IA still-births, as to which
the nativity OF the mother was not
stated. 496 were Of American mothers,
and 226 were of foreign mothers.
MARRIAGES..
The number OF marriages registered
in the State during the year 1896 was
$3.50 (5726 in 1892, 5795 in 1893, 1894 in 1894
and 1929 in 1852 We have, therefore.
for the year 1896, a marriage rate of
1888 (persons married) to every 1000 Of
population, or at the rate of 844 mar
ria paS nor 1000 narc,pc
Marriage-rates-The morriage rate
was higher in Aroostook county than
elsewhere in the State, as in the two
preceding years, it being for that cour-
ty 1913 per 1000. The lowest marriage
rate. that of 1898 per 1000, was in Sag
adahoc county
Comparing the marriage rate Of
Maine. 1888 per 1000, with that of the
other New England states. we find that
for the same year, 1896. it was in YER
mont. 1880; Massachusetts, 1851;
Rhode Island, 10; and Connecticut,
1856. =
Nativity-Of the 5526 records of mar
rage in which there is a statement of
birth place, in 70 per cent. the groom
and bride were both American: in II
per cent. both We're of foreign BIRTH in
z per cent. the groom was American
and the bride of foreign birth; while
in 8 per cent. foreign groom and
American bride were united.
Seasons-The largest number of mar
riages. 6S7. was solemndzed in June.
while the smallest number in any one
month, S03, occurred in March.
Ages of the married-The largest
number. both of grooms and brides,
was between 20 and 25 years Of age
While still under Is years of age, II
brides were married; in the age-period
1920 years, there were 1877 grooms and
1863 brides; in the period 2O-25 years
2O65 men and 2166 women were married:
from $3.50, 1871 men and 1897 women:
from 30-s5, s64 men and $40 women;
from s5-40. 1856 men and 21s women: