The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-07-05
United States is considerably greater
than In England and Wales and Scot

United Ststes is considerably greater
thanin England and Wales and Scot
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For the principal cities the average
annual rates were highest In Alle-
cheney, Plttsbufg, Few York and
Ksusas City, NO.; and lowest in ST..
Paul, Minneapolis, St. Joseph, Mo-,
and Toledo.
Among the Leading causes Of death,
diarrhea and enteritiR was third, the
average annual mortality from this
disease for the five years being 1i3 1
per 100, 900. Over 80 per csnt Of the
deaths from these diseases were deaths
of children under five years of age, and
and over IS per cent OF children under
one year Of age. FJr the principal
cities the rate was highest In Fall
River. It was high also in Pittsburg,
Providence, New York and ALE.
gheny.
Heart disease was fourth among the
leading causes of death, the average
annual rate In the registration area OF
the five years being 1903 per lOo,0 900
of population. Over Is per cent OF the
deaths from this disease occurred at
ages above "A. over As per cent OCCUR
ring at IS years and over. IL Is no.
ticeable that the mortality from heart
disease Is steadily increasing, the
death rate advancing from 1l12 per
100, 900 In 19OOto l34.8 in 1904.
Another cause Of death with an In
creaslng rate was cancer, the rate for
which increased from 63 per 10000
In 1900 to TO- In 1904. A compare
lively small proportion of the deaths
from cancer occurred at ages under 40
years. The deaths Of females far ex-
ceeded those of males, the proportion
being 622 females to 37S males In L.
900 deaths,
The death rate from cancer In the
registration area of the United States
was less than in England and Wales,
Scotland, Germany, Norway. the
Netherlands and Switzerland, but was
greater than in Ireland, Hungary,
Spain and Italy. It, was higher In
the cities than. in the rural districts,
but this is due partly-to the fact that
residents of rural districts In the last
stages OF the disease seek the hoSpit'
ais in the cities for treatment.
The average annual death rate from
typhoid fever In the registration area
was 80 8 per 100. 600 Of population. Oi
the ten European countries for which
similar statistics are available Italy
alone shows a higher. The total mum.
her of deaths In the five years, diVid.
ed as to sex. shows q proportion o1
5S8 males to 412 females in every L.
600 deaths. In each year q greater
number Of deaths from typhoid fever
occurred between the ages Of 20 ano
IS than st any other age period. The
number of deaths was greatest IN Sep
tember and October, and least In
June. Over one-third OF the deaths
occurred in August, September and Oc'
Gober.
Among the large cities the greatest
mortality from this disease occurred
| In PIttsburg, Pa, tho rate being more
than 12O In each year. The next high
est rate was in the adjoining city oi
Allegheny. The mortality from ty'
phoid fever was also excessively high
in Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus
Louisville and Washington. The aver
age In New York city, ST Paul, Mil
waukee and Jersey Oity. The NOR
tality was greater in many OF th'
smaller cities and In the rural districts
of certain counties In the registration
States than In the larger cities.