Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-13
Bureau Of Vital Statistics
Issues Annual Report.
Augusta Leads in Number Of
Deaths During Past Year.
Vest Gardiner Has Highest Death Raie and
Chelsea The Smallest,
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Thursday, Oct. 25, at 10 A. M,

| The annual report Of the bureau of
vital statistics giving the births. mar
| riaGcs, divorces and deaths in The
state. which has just been issued
shows that in Kcnncbcc county with
q population of 59.111. during the mast
year. there were LIZA births of which
number sal were males and COZ fo
males. there being 9i.7 males to each
loo females. The parcntagc was di-
Nlded as follows: Both American COS.
"oth foreign, 249; American mother
ana foreign father, 113; American
iathcf ana foreign mother, 80
During the year 403 marriages vcr,
Solemnizcd in 50 of which both the
bride and groom We're foreign. in "a
me husband was American and in -
the wife was American. The 1aroes,
number of marriages took place in the
month of June while February and
May are tied as the banner month for
| having the smallest number OF mar
riaGcs.
OF the Kcnnebcc cities and towns
iiiSl"W WAS nigh line in the birth
fate p'lhS 3l-lS per 1000 inhabitants.
| while in Chelsea it was lowest bcinn
| "' VIC PER cent. NO births took
| place at Togus or Unity plantation
during the year.
ne largest number Of deaths occur
req III Augusta and the smallest num-
Der IN Unity plantation. The death
| cate was highest in West Gardiner
being 21.42 per 1000 inhabitants and
the smallest in Chelsea being 40 nor
cent The largest number Of deaths
occurred III February and the smallest
curing the month of June.
| mere were Il suicides in Kcnnchoc
"uhtE the past year which is o.O3 rcr.
| 1000 of populations
| III somerset county with n ,onrI,
| '"'h ~ '''.Ni?. during the year 1hrrn
| N'r" ''t births of which number -
Wcr" males and 307 females being Is Il
per nho Inhabitants The parentarn
was divided rs follows: Both Amcri :
can. 431; both foreign. 93. Arncri,.,,,
mother and foreign father. IS. Ano,i-
can father and foreign mother 40 ,rhc
largest number Of births are recorded
IN March and the smallest nunhcr -,
| December
purlhS thr year 321 marriages Wcro
S"lemniZ"d, in 2S2 Of which both tnc
| '' - '''''' S'''ill were American. in IL
b"fh the bride ana groom were foroj,-r.
| IN H. III" husband was American.
| ana III -. tn" wife was American Tho
Eirc"Ht nuHh"r Of marriages took nIacn
III IN" month of October ana thu small
''St number in tn" month Of February
| ~ IN" Somerset cities and toVns
concord was high line in the birth
rate, being 1896 per 1000 inha bitarts.
WhiI" in Smithloli it Was the loves,
| h'1ng A?l per cent. of the rIanta-
| tons n" birth rat" was the highest in
JAcknl"n and tn" lowest in Lcxingt IN.
| \" births took pIac" during tn" year i'm
| Brighton or West Forks plantations.
IN" largest number Of deaths DE-
c'Irr"1 in SkoWhcCan and the smallest
number in Rig"low plantation, High
land plantation and Lexington planta-
tinn. one each. NJ deaths occurred in
brighton. EiG"l"w. Ja"kman or West
Forks plrn'ati"nS during tn" yoar The
death rat" was highest in DcnniStoWn
plantation. being 26.Oa per ,0M nribi-
tdniS aud the lowest in Lexington
plantation being i.23 per cent. Tho
largest number of deaths occurred in
February and the smallest number
during the month of May.
Th"r" W"r" fcur suicides in Somerset
county the past year which is lis per
1000 Of population.