Evening journal., 1901-08-24
DEATH RATE IN
VERY Much LOWER
Statistics Also Show That
People Live 10 Greater
Age

Washington. Aug 30 The C,nsu, Iiu-
reau has made public the mortality STA
iIstics for the year 1900. W. \. King.
Chief of the Vital Statistics Division,
says
1.-THE most important feature Of the re-
suits presented is found in tho decrease
I'm the general. death rate in the registra
ton area Of is per 1000 Of population. a
dccreise OF nearly 10 per cent. and the
decrease in theraies from the particular
diseases To which the general decrease Is
die.
'rhe effect Of the advances made in
medical science and sanitation and ia the
preventive and restrictive measures en-
forced by tine health authorities Is still
more strikngly shown in the comparative
rate for the registration cities of the
country taken together. In 1898 the death
rate In 27l registration cities OF 5000 or
more population was q per 1000; in 1900
the rate was 1876 per 1000: in 34i cities
of 5000 population and upward, a reduc-
ton of "a per 1000. The gross population
of the cities cOmprehended was 1858, 25i
ia 1890. aud q $780, 3l in 1900.
Ine entire significance of these figures
can be properly weighed only when the
rates for the individual cities are consid-
cred IN connection with known conditions
of local Improvement in sanitation and
health regulatiOns-factors which are not
OF a statistical nature md which were
not developed by the inquiries in the
schedules.
LONGEVITY INCREASED.
"'rhe decrease in the general death rate.
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in The early years OF life. on one hand,
and he increase in the rates due TO those
diseases occurring generally at advanced
ages, ON the other, mean also increased
longevity.
"lhe average age az death in 1890 was
3l.1 years la 1900 b. MOS 800. years.
"fhe total number of deaths reported
in 1900 was iOaaOg4 ia 1890 Il was S41. 419.
The Increase was therefore. 1865. or
23.5 per cent As the percentage Of in
crease la the population was but 20.7. this
indicates more complete return of
deaths than in 1880.
1.-THE record of deaths upon which these
statistics are based was obtained from
two different sources. namely, the return
of the enumeratOrs of deaths reported 10
Them az the decennial enumeration and
the registration records Of deaths record
ed under local laws and ordinances"
In the non-regstration States no com
PARSONS with 1880 are made
IN STATES AND TERRITORIES
The total deaths in the various States
and Territories for 1900 are as follows
Alabama, 25,699; Arizona. 1,22S; Arkal,-
sas. 22.5lS California. 22.5O6: Colorado.
t.42S; Connecticut 1922; Dclnwa re-
3,075 District OF Columbia, 6.3O4; Flor
ida. 6,4S2; Georgia. 26.94l; Idaho. l.24g.
Illinois. 81 .229; Indiana. 33.5S6; India,,
Territory, 6'2S6: Iowa. 1888: Kahsas
1921; Kentucky. 2109l. Louisiana. 90
300; Maine. 12.1tS. Maryland. 20 400
Massachusetts. 1880: Michigan, 8s 40.
Minnesota. 1905. Mississippi. 20 o5l Mis-
sour. 3S0S4; Montana 2.1SS; Nebraska
S.264, Nevada. 43S: New 4,m,sbire
400; New Jersey. S2.7S5: New Mexico.
2,6i4' New York 1Se 26S; ,ortb Carolina
2l,O6S: North Dakota, ~ n. Ohio IA 9e2.
oklahoma. 3.iSl, Oregs m see. Pennsvl-
vania, so,ls9; Rhode island. sire south
Carolina, 1856 50 NTH Dakota. s.oss:
Tennessee, sO,572s Texas ALSO. utah.
S,0's: Vernon. '5.s2s; Virginia. 25. 252;
washington 4.sl o. West Virginia. 9.5SS:
w isconsin' 24,9'-s; Wyoming. 7s7.
/ 'iNoi -fAL CAUSES OF DEATH.
~ -fe regis ration area the fifteen prin-
S,p'.t causes of death with the rate per
10000 was as follows:
fneumor in. 1919; consumption. 1905;
heart disc 1874; diarrhoeal diseases,
s5li kidney diseases. SS.7; apoplexy. 66.6;
cancer SEQ; old age, "a; bronchitis. 4s.3,
cholera infantum. AIS; debility, 45.5: in.
summation Of brain and meningitis, AIS;
diphtheria. Sf.4; typhoid, 1878, and prema.
ture birth, SS.7 Death from all the prin-
cipal diseases shows decrease since 1890
the most notable heing in consumption
which decreased SAG per 100000
saven D.va - ~, p.n-,