The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-12
DECEMBER DEATH RATE
MORTALITY STATISTICS PREPARED
BY STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
The Death Rate Was Higher I'm the
Cities than I'm the Country-In-
teresting Figures.

The following summary OF the mortality
statistics Of the State for the month of
December. 1899. has just been completed by
the State Board of Health: Total number
of deaths, 2.607 death rate for the month.
l1.s per 1000; deaths under one year, s64;
one to five years. inclusive. 1885, sixty
years and over, ga. The last class shows
an increase OF log over the preceding
month. Pulmonary tuberculosis caused sO2
deaths and other forms of the disease
caused S. The total typhoid mortality was
13S. only a little over one-third as many
as died OF this disease In November. Oc-
tcber and November are known as the
typhoid months.
Diphtheria caused 90 deaths, scarlet fever
20. measles 1. whooping cough II. pneu-
monia %, diarrhoeal diseases %, cerebro-
spinal meningitis %. influenza, s, puerperal
fever IL. cancer Ga. violence 1885,
The public institutions reported 63 deaths
The highest county death rates for De-
cember occurred in Clinton, Marion and
Union counties, the rates being 1872, 1911
and 1874. respectively. The lowest county
death rates occurred in Newton and Wells
counties. being Al and 5, respectively. The
total stillbirths was lis. The cities OF the
first class those having over $1,000 inhabi-
tants. Indianapolis and Evansville. report
z22 and 81 deaths. respectively. This makes
the December rate 19.1 for indianapolis
and 1872 for Evansville.
The cities OF the second class, those hav-
ing from IS. 90 TO $1,000. including Fort
Wayne, South Bend and Terre Haute. re-
port 122 deaths. For Fort Wayne SO, South
Bend 81, Terre Haute 80. being a death
rate. respectively, of 10, 17.3 and IL.
The cities OF the third class, those hav-
Ing from 10000 20 $500 inhabitants, in
Guiding Anderson. Elkhart. Elwood. Ham
mond. Jefersonville, kokomo, Lafayette.
Logansport. Marion. Michigan City, Num-
Gle. New Albany. Richmond and vincennes,
report PAS deaths. average rate OF 13S.
The cities OF the fourth class, those hav-
ing 5000 TO 10000 inhabitants, including
Alexandria, Bedford. Bloomington. Brazil
Columbus. Connersville. Frankfort, Gosh
en-, Hartford City, Huntington, Laporte.
Madison. Mount Vernon. Peru. Princeton.
Seymour. Shelbyville. Wabash and Wash
fngton, report 163 deaths, making a rate
OF l31. The first class represents 1872. ls9
Inhabitants, the second class 114S2i the
third class no $50. the fourth class 14056S.
the fifth class 129. 4i3. The total city deaths
Il Sol, and for the country 1.6i6, the aver
age death rae for the cities being LA
and for the country 10.4. The December
death rates from certain disease, respec-
lively. for cities and country, We're as fol-
lows. per 10000 people: Typhoid fever. G
and 4: pulmonary tuberculosis, Is and 10:
pneumonia 10 and 8; diphtheria. and 3:
From all diseases death was more de-
structive I'm the cities during December
than In the country. The violence death
rate per 10000 from the cities was and
Cor the country 5. The death rates given
are calculated as annual. There are few
CT deaths I'm the State in December than
In eitSer October or November. IL does
not seem unlikely that the holiday season.
with It's hopefulness and happiness, in
some degree accounts fer this.