Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-15
LIFE AND DEATH.
terestingSummary ofMaine's
Latest Vital Statistics
The Report Of DR.. A. G. Young tor
1899 Just Issued.


report on Names vital statistics. COW
erjnc the year 1899. Below is full and
most interesting summary OF the
figures in it, These reports do not come
out as promptly as DR.. Young would
like for it takes much time and no END
Of patience to get the figures from
every city. town and plantation. This
report is for the year 1899.
In 1899 the whole number of births in
the State was l4,415; marriages. 5.o29'
deaths. 1880.
The births showed a falling off Of e46
from the preceding year, far greater
decrease than has been shown since the
department was established. But there
is a prospect that the decrease may be
overcome in the future. for the mar
riages of the year We're 1S5 in excess of
the year before. The deaths exceeded
those of 1895 by Ala.
CAUSES OF DEATH.
Compared with 1895 among the chief
causes of death. there were in 1879. 29S
more deaths from pneumonia, 30 more
from influenza, III more from diseases
of the nervous system. - more from
whoo, ing- cough. 80 more from nephritis
and Br!ght's disease. % more from
bronchitis 10 more from cancer, seven
more from diabetes, seven more from
cerebro-s spinal meningitis. seven more
from tetanuS: five more from Group.
and five more from scarlet fever. On
the other hand. there was smaller
number of deaths from the following
causes: From diarrheal diseases. 1872
fewer: from diseases of the heart. 104;
from diphtheria. 80; from typhoid
fever. 81 from pulmonary tuberculosis.
six: and from measles. two fewer
deaths than in 1898.
A noteworthy and uninterrupted
diminution of the number of deaths
from pulmonary tuberculosis. or con-
sumption has been going on in this
State ever since the registration Of
vital statistics was begun. The num-
her of deaths from consumption for
each of the registration years. 1922,
has been l,3352. l,299, 1852. l,195. LIE.
LBS. LOCI. and l.0l5. respectively. The
lessenins of the number Of deaths from
each succeeding year since 1892 has
been So 81, g.. %. A. lO7. and six. The
death rate from consumption per ln0oO
of pOpula tiOn has been reduced from
2O.2f il. 1892. to l4.69 in 1890. The 50
death rates are based upon the eSti-
mated population FOR those two years.
THE BIRTH RATE.
The birth rate of living children in
the State was POLO per Zach 1000 popula
ton. using the estimated population Of
that year as a basis. In the cities this
rate ran up to 31.O3 and in the country
dropped to 1866. The rate was higher
in, pb il stood 81 -,
and lowest in Waldo 1863 In Andres
coggin AroOStook. Franklin. Washing
ten and York the rate was above the
average for the State.
The number of living children born
was 1885. and the number of still
births. $50.
Of the whole number of living chill
dren of which the sex was certified.
1921 We're males. and 6.1S9. females.
In Il births the sex was not stated.
For each 100 girls born there We're
1914 boys.
OF TIL. births. 6l.42 per cent. were Of
native parents; 20.51. foreign: 1884 of
parents one of whom was foreign. Lin
coin county had the largest percentage
of native born parents. to wit. 94.6l per
cent. and only 0.60 per cent. in which
beth parents We're foreign born. Waldo
followed with 1924 per cent. of native
parentage. and only 0.60 per cent. in
which both parents We're foreign born.
In Hancock county in 1886 of the
births the parents were native born.
In Knox the percentage was U.25: OK
ford. 1925. Low percentages of native
born parents were shown in Andres
coggin county. where 3.l1 per cent. of
the births the parents were native born
and 49, foreign born: and in YORK
county with 80 per cent. and Cumber-
land 53.04 of the parents native born.
Comparing the percentage of births
in the 90 cities with that of the rest of
the State it is found that in the cities
40.11 per cent. of the births We're Of
American parentage, while in the rural
parts of the State the percentage of
American born children Were 12.26
The largest percentage of foreign
born parents was in Biddeford, sos
and in Lewiston, 6ASS. In Belfast no
birth was reported in which both par
cnts were foreign. and in Ellsworth
only 3.92 per cent
The largest number of births in an.
one month was 1895 in April: the small
49, 49, IA -~oN'hip'i. iit thit' ''t-
secutivc months in which the largest
number of births occurred were March.
April and May. 3.756
In 1899. 115 twin births occurred: Ia
o. instances. both boys: in 50. both
girls; in %. Il boy and girl OF the
''oo children. S2l We're born alive: 2aI
were still born. In Lewiston Il tiipl
birth occurred in which the children
were all living.
of the $50 still born children 3o4 Were
males and 24G females.
SOME MARRIAGE FIGURES.
The largest number Of marriages
was solemniZed in June. 62S February
had the least only 2S6. October had
next to June. then November. Septem-
her. December. April. August. JUL.
January. May and March.
The number of marriages regis,ered
in the state during the year 1899 was
5.'2' ''.'26 in 1892. 5.195 in 1898. 1914 in
1874. 3.a29 in 1925 5.519 in 1896 1871 in
1891. and 5.l44 in 1899. We have there
fort. TOR the year 1899 Il marriage rate
"i la tpersonS married) to every
100" population. or at the rate of al
marriages per 1000 persons
ne marriage rate was higher in
Franklin county than elsewhere in tn.
state, ii being for that county ,,,,.