The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-07-12
THE VITAL
STATISTICS
OF Sta ark County for Year
Ending March 81.
BIRTHS AND DEATHS
Interesting Facts Glea ned From
Reports at the Probate
Offiee--Causes of
Death.

pleted a table showing the vital stats
tics of Stark county for the year end.
ing March 81, 1901. The report was
compiled from the returns made by
the assessors and are comparatively
correct. A study Of the table is quite
interesting, showing, as it does, the
number Of births, deaths, the causes
OF death, marriages, etc. Compared
with the year previous, the past year
shows 81 more deaths and SO less
births, making total loss over the
preceding year Of II. No explanation
has been advanced for this difference
The total number of births in the
county for the year is 1868, only of
which were colored. The deaths we're
721, but two colored persons being
among those who died. This shows a
net gain in the population Of G42.
Students of vital statistics figure out
that the number of deaths as COM
pared with the births is growing less
each year, due, it is claimed, to the
better manner of living. The mortal
ity among children is said to be much
less than in former years.
More children were born in March
than any other month, the records
showing 142 for that period. In May
there were but 80.
The proportion of the sexes is rather
}, unusual. AS rule, 1t is said, more
girls than boys are born, but the ratio
has beeen reversed. There were III
male children born and but GAO fe-
=. males. Among soothsayers this is
said to presage war.
The winter and spring months show
: the greater number of deaths, Janu,
ary and February leading. This Pc
riod seems to be especially fatal to
. old people.
MARRIAGES.
: In marriages, the year was a record
| breaker. There were S39 licenses is.
sued. Among those securing licenses
,, were but three colored couples. In
the month of December there were
SO licenses issued. This included the
usual large number of Christmas we'd
. dings. June came next with 81.
Eleven boys were sent to the Lancas-
ter reformatory and two girls to the
industrial school at Delaware. One
epileptic was sent to the Galipolis hos
pital Stark county's quota is full in
that institution or several others would
have been sent during that period.
Eighty persons were committed to
, the Massillon hospital for the insane.
, There were Al males and 39 females.
This proportion of the sexes Is unI-
, sual, as it Is stated that there are
usually a larger number of women than
men who are sent to that institution
The records show that 120 naturali.
, zation papers were issued during the
year. The greater number were from
the German speaking nations of Eu-
rope. There were SO Germans, 26
Austrians, and large number of
Swcdes. The balance were divided
, among the other countries of Europe.
There were 143 letters of guardian
ship issued for 10 minor children, 2
drunkards, 2S insane and 1S imbecile
persons. Letters of administration
were issued for 33T estates.
CAUSES OF DEATHS.
A study of the causes of death shows
that during the year there was no pre-
d vaiing epidemic. Cholera insantum
, carried off 33 children, all under four
years of age. Thirteen died of diph-
iberia, and 40 of typhoid fever. This
/, latter disease carried off persons of all
ages, from little children to the eX-
tremely old. Ten died of la grippe, .
OF scarlet fever, 20 of cancer, 50 of
consumption, II of consumption Of the
bowels, 40 of paralysis and "a Of apo
ployy. These latter two diseases
might properly be classed under the
same heading, showing a total of 73,
The victims of these diseases were all
old persons. Heart disease in all its
forms claimed SO victims, pneumonia
A. Bright's disease 6. Fifty,nine per-
sons died of old age. There was one
above '95, three between 80 and 95, four
teen between S5 and 80. OF those who
died of old age, 81 werewomenandbut
died Of old age, 81 were women and but
20 men.
Seventeen violent deaths were re-
ported. Two were drowned, A burned
to death one was shot, and the others
died by accidents. There were 80
sudden deaths reported, the causes Of
which were not known.
In the probate court there were 35
criminal prosecutions and 81 convic-
tions. Nine were for petit larceny, 6
for gambling, for unlawful cohabita-
n tion and the others were for various
crimes OF the decalogue. Fines to the
amount Of 1927 were assessed all of
which except $25 were collected. The
total costs taxed in the cases were
$S5321, and the jury fees $373.60.
Taken all in all, the year was an unu.
sually busy one in the probate court,
q larger volume of business being
transacted than for many years.