The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-26
NAMES VITAL STATISTICS.
"A Steady Increase in Population of State
Shown. Seven Centenarians Died in 1893.

births, marriages, divorces and deaths
in the State for the year 1898 has been
issued by DR.. \. G. Young. registrar of
vital statistics. 1t shows among other
things that there has been a steady gain
in population. Moreover it shows that
there is marked falling off in the death
rate from consumption.
These are but few OF the things that
may be seen at a glance. To a student
of statistics the report is of the greatest
value but even to the person who is but
slightly int .eSted in statistical matters
the report cannot fail to be of interest
Every part Of the report is convent
emily arranged and shows what an i'm
mense amount of labor has been done
by DR.. Dung in preparing report that
must of necessity be in great demand
The following are few of the extracts
taken from the report:
The births, marriages and deaths for
1925 We're:
Number OF births, IL number of
marriages. >. IA: number OF deaths, 10
$50, blrtll-rate. II. 9S; marriage-rate, Us:
death-rate. 1G.37
The births were: Males. 7.43S: females.
7,0lf: not stated -: total. l4.+733.
Parentage: American, 9,o97: ,toreign.
2,S47: one parent foreign. 2.9a; not
stated 1870: total. IA. 40.
The marriages for l>9> We're: Groom
and bride both American, 55175: groom
and bride both foreign, 329: groom
American, bride foreign, 3D. groom
foreign. bride American. 424: not stat
ed 20; whole number of marriages. >. IA.
Tie number of deaths is: Males. 3.5o6:
females. DAT: not stated. ): total, TO-
$50. American. 9.40S: foreign, LILO: not
stated, 23s: total. 1856.
The table of births shows by compar-
son that in 1898. 49, more males than
females We're born. the totai number of
births being l4.473. The number of
twins born was 1856 Aroostook county
showing u pairs. the greatest number.
The number of births registered in
1898 IS u smaller than during the pre-
ceding year: the number of marriages
registered is j. IA, a decrease of ls7 from
year previous The number of deaths
during the same year is 1886, de-
crease of $50 from the number of the
year previous.
Compared with 1897. among the chief
causes of death, there We're in 1898. 10
more deaths from measles more from
scarlet fever. more from cerebro-S spinal
meningitis, % more from typhoid fever,
Al more from infantile Giarrhpa. or
los from the Ilarrheal diseases coliec-
lively, is more from cancer. and 20 more
from diseases Of the heart. On the
other hand there was a smaller number
OF deaths from the following causes:
From influenza. 149 fewer: from whoop-
mug cough. ,: from diphtheria and Group.
81; from pulmonary tuberculosis. 1o1;
from diseases Of the nervous system. IA
from pneumonia, l67: and from bron-
ch]tis y fewer 1eatli, than in iSl77.
\ noteworthy and uninterrupted dim
mutton If the number NJ deaths from
pulmonary tuberculosis, OF consump-
tiun. has been going on in this state
ever since the registration ot vital sta
tisticS was begun. The death-rate from
consumption per 10000 of population,
according to the census enumeration in
$500. has been reduced from TO- - i'll l>!2
to u. II N l>s> If the rate were based
upon the actual but unknown ,popula-
tiou. the showing would be still more
favorable.
The reasons Tor this falling off in the
dtath-Iate from consumption are prob
ably more than one, but the principal
reason IS, undoubtedly, that our people
are understanding more and more clear
~ the significance OF the fact that pul-
n"ilafE tuberculosis is Il preVentabe
disease and that it should be prevented
Tie largest number of deaths occurred
III >rpJelnbtL LA. In 1897, the largest
nitu"r ui deaths was III March, 80.
The ~maliest number of deaths in any
one moMti Was 1!i in June. During the
spring months Ill; deaths occurred:
during the summer, 2,6o>: during tie
autumn, :.olN: III the winter. 2.Gl5
II $50 the highest mortality occurred
III January: IN l~!l3. IN August: III lisa
Ill January: IN l~"5 III March: III 1886
III August: IN 1891, III March: III l~">.
III September The smallest number of
deaths III I'LL the seven registration Years
has been III November, Will the eNcel-
tiul OF lN97. when it was IN June: and
ISIS. When it was in SEPTEMBER
OF the lo..'5d deceGtnts. :t.5of; Were
males. and 5.441 We're females. The SEX
OF three was unstated.
Among children diving before they
We're years old, LBS We're males and
l,ll5 were females: there We're 223 more
deaths among boys under :, years of age