Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-21

males. All but one were less than II
years of age.
Including deaths from gastric
fever" fever" 3 'slow fever"
bilious fever" and l from continued
fever" there were 1877 deaths from ty-
phoid fever. OF these. 96 were OF
males and II of females. AS indicative
of the loss which the State incurs from
typhoid fever, it is well to bear in
mind that the age distribution of the
decedents shows that the deaths from
this disease are principally among
those active and productive age
periods when human life Is of the most
value,-4 per cent. died between 10
and so years of age.
The largest number OF deaths, "a. Oc-
Cured in September. and the smallest
number, 8, in July. By quarters. 80
were in the first quarter. 35 in the sec
ond. As in the third, and As in the last
quarter of the year. The typhoid
death-rate of 3.78 in the cities is con-
siderably greater than that in the vii
lagos and rural towns, which is 200
The rate for the State is 2.53.
Seven deaths were registered as
the disease was contracted outside Of
this State. four of the persons having
been soldiers in the War Of the Re
bellion. In two cases no information
is at hand as to the place of infection.
In 1897. tuberculosis in its various
forms was the cause of 1898 deaths
G5l3 in 1892. 1446 in 1893, 1449 in 1894,
1897 in 1895, and 1859 in 1896 The
death-rate per 10000 from this cause
was 20.30.
From consumption 1928 deaths were
registered in 1897. which is equivalent
to death-rate of 1906 per 10000 of
population. The death-rate for the
cities was 2l02. The tabular arrange
ment Of the number of deaths in the
State from pulmonary tuberculosis in
each OF the six registration years, to-
Sethcr with the death-rate from con-
sumption for each year. is very en-
couraging exhibit 1t indicates a pro-
gressivc and rather rapid diminution
IN the mortality from pulmonary
tuberculosis. There were. in 1897. 224
fewer deaths than in 1882. III fewer
than in 1898. 134 fewer than in 1894 81
fewer than in 1895. and A. fewer than
in 1856
The total number of deaths caused
by diarrhcal diseases was 666 1862 in
1892. 642 in 1898. CO., in 1894. 635 in 1895.
and s3g in 1880 The death-rate for
this group OF diseases was 1907 per
10. 600
InfantiIc diarrhea as synonymous
with cholera infantum or including it,
was the cause of 52s deaths (546 in 1892,
5O7 in 1898, i6s in 1894. 523 in 1895. and
$40 in 1880.
With tuberculosis transferred 70 the
class ar zymotic diseases. there were 651
deaths from constitutional diseases. or
death-ratc of 9.9i per l0.e10 for the State.
The returns give u deaths from rheu-
matism tdS in 1872 46 in 1893 G6 in 1894, 50
in 1895. and a in 1S96l.-1s males and q
females.
From cancer in It's various forms and
locations. there were i63 deaths 404 In
1892. i53 IN 1885. ia in 1884,. $50 in 1895, ana
SIS in 1920.
There were registered go deaths as due
to old age 329 men and 81 women. OF
these decedcnts. l5n were between 20 and
~ years of age. ~ were from ~ to 90.
lbs were from 90 to l0n; while were over
100 years old: and the age of ; was IN
who died the ages between 20 and 1Wi
years or more was 1922 1891 in lS92. 3l4I in
1888 3242 in 1884. 2S91 in 1925. and 3ui5 in
1885. or one death in every three and
one half was of person who was
between 20 an+i-l0a- years nj age or older.
Assuming that all these 3o32 died Of old
age the death-rate from old age would
be 4S.Sa among every l0,0oo living at all
ages.
Among the persons whose decease oc-
CURED in 1897. six had REACHED or ex
Ceeded the age of 100 years. -Four OF these
persons We're women.
The number of deaths registered under
the causes included in the group Of nerV-
Gus diseases was 1861 Gi59 in 1892. 1851 in
1898 1913 in 1894. 1875 in 1898. and 1870 in
1856. or ISIS to every 10000 Of popula
ton.
1iSS in 1Sg2 i22 in 1898 40S il 1891, 4Ss in
1895. and 492 in 10000 males and 295
females
From diseases OF the heart. including
those from cndocarditis. vdlyular dis
ease of the heart. hypcrtrOpnY and dila
there were 062 deaths CSi6 in
1882 S75 in 1893. $40 i'll 1891, 9iS in 1895, an
1895 in 1880.
As may he noted Waldo county had
the highest death rate from diseases of
the heart and Aroostook the lowest
The rate for The State was 1906.
Without the inclusion of tuberculosis
13i7 persons died from the various respi
ratory diseases, Gi96 in 1892. 1901 in 1893
1917 in 1891. il65 in 1885. ard iii in 1880.
The number Of dca Tbs registered from
pneumonia cause was $50 ti45l in 1892. IL 10
in 1888. 1913 in 1894. Sl2 IN 1895, and Isl in
1866. of which -v were males and 1856 wc-o
females.
From bronchitis. including both acute
and chronic bronchitis 81 deaths were
registered ,2S7 in 1892. l97 in 1898. 209 in
1891, ID in 1895. and DO in 1880.
The combined mortality from diseases
of the digestive system was 6i3 1859 in
1892. s53 in 1888 $50 in 1891, 63S in 1888, and
SO in 1880.
There were III deaths from peritonitis
129 in 1892. Isl in 1893. 1877 in 1894. lbs in
1895 and 1l6 in 1A9sD,--if males and % fe-
males. Forty -four of them were in the
cities.
OF the deaths classified under append
cits. 81 in number, % were males and s
were females.
of the liver-those of 10 men and ~
women.
There were $50 deaths referred to the
diseases of the urinary system, equiva
lent to a death rate of SIS.
Brght'S disease was the cause of 23l
deaths goa in 1892, 217 in 1893. 2l9 in 1891.
23i in 1895 and 2S2 in 1s96p,-13, males and
"a females.
Under the group of accidents and dis
cases of reproduction, 62 deaths were
registered, not including puerperal fever,
(69 in 1892. 80 in 1893. Al in 1894 IS in 1895,
and IS in 1885,
From accidents of various kinds 36i
persons met their death 1916 in 1892, $50
IN 1898. 2S6 in 1894, 81 in 1895, and 34S in
1850 OF deaths from falls. there were
.. 3 were from a carriage: ;, falling
each from a tree. electric car, and a bi
cycle: while IA were unSpeCifled