The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-16

The average annual rates were low
est in St. Joseph, Mo-, 800; Owosso,
Mich. t1O.D; Lincoln. Neb., lOH;
and ST. Paul. Mimi, 10.15): and high
est in Charleston, S. c. (31.3: Wilm-
ington, N. c. (2s.2); and Jacksonville,
Fla. esd.
There were fOrty-four cities in
which the average annual death rate
for the five years was twenty or more
per 1000. Nineteen of these cities are
located in the Southern states and con-
tain large proportion of colored pop
ulation. the death rate for which, be-
ing largely In excess of the whites.
tuberculosis of the lungs and pneu-
monia were by far the leading causes
OF death.
The average annual mortality from
tuberculosis of the lungs, or consump-
ton, 1900 to 1904, was 1926 per 100,
600 of population. 1t is gratifying to
note that the rate has shown a mark
ed decline since 1890. when it was
245.4. This indicates that the warfare
against the white plague is meeting
with success. The mortality from this
disease in the registration area in the
Uniter States is lower than it is in Ire
land, Germany, Norway, Spain and
Switzerland. but higher than in Eng
land and Wales. Scotland, the Meth
erlands, Belgium and Italy.
or the whole number of deaths from
tuberculosis of the lungs $50 per cent
or more than one-half, occurred be-
tween the ages of 20 and 40. The ma
jority of the deaths were among males,
the proportion being 500 males to 461
females. The number of deaths was
greatest in March and April and least
in September.
In the registration states the mortal
ity from tuberculosis of the lungs was
much greater in the cities than in the
rural districts. Taking each registra-
ton state as a unit, the mortality from
this disease was highest in Rhode Is
land, New York and New Jersey, and
lowest in Michigan, Vermont and New
Hampshire.
The average annual mortality from
consumption was higher in Denver
THANH In any other registration city.
This fact is easily explained by the
deaths of non-residents who resort to
the locality in the later stages of the
the disease hoping to be benefited by
the favorable climatic conditions Elk
Guiding Denver, the rates were highest
in New Orleans, San Francisco, Wash
ington, Newark, Jersey City, Balti-
more and Cincinnati; and lowest in St
Joseph, Mo-, Scranton, Omaha, Detroit
st. Paul, Buffalo and Minneapolis.
Pneumonia was second among the
principal causes of death, the average
annual rate being 1349 per 100000 of
population. The death rate from this
| disease in the registration area in the
United States is considerably greater
than in England and Wales and Scot
land.
OF the deaths from pneumonia near
| ly % per cent more were males than
| females. A greater number of deaths
occurred at ages under 5 than at any
other 5-year age period, the majority
| OF these deaths occurred under 1-yeal
OF age. After the age of years the
greatest number of deaths occurred al
ages between 60 and &c. The number
OF deaths from pneumonia was greatest
IN March, February and January, and
least in August.
| In the registration states the mortal
| lty from pneumonia was about SO per
cent higher in the cities than in the ru-
raj districts. Tc':::--:.', each registra-
tion state as a unit, New York, Rhode
Island and Vermont had the highest
number of deaths and Michigan and
| Indiana and Connecticut the lowest.
For the principal cities the average
annual rates were highest in Allegheny