Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-06
FOR Year 1904.
Annual Report Of Registrar
Of Vital Statistics.
Increase Of Births Over Deaths
Was 4059 For the Year.
Births, I5,405; Deaths, I,346; Marriages,
sos; Divorces, 906.

Tic last and Eth annual report ol i)r.
A. o. Young. register Of vital statistics
for the State, has just been issued 1t
is for the year 1904. The report shows
that the number of the births in the
State that year was 15,40J, or 2IJ more
than given in the preceding report.
There We're f20S couples married or
eight more than previously given and
II. 346 deaths, or 337 more than given in
the last report. There Were al more
deaths from tuberculosis, 81 more from
diphtheria and Group, So more from dis
ease of the heart and four more from
f;riSht'S disease. There were 81 leS~
deaths from disease Of the nervous SyS-
tenn The increase of births over deaths
was 1852
The number Of living children born
was 1853 and the number Of still
births 49, of tn" living children 1iS2
We're males and III females. The birth
tate Of living children for the state
was 2113 for eacn 1900 of the ponula-
ton. AS il has been ever since the reg
istralion began the birthratc WAS the
highest in tronStook county 31.21 and
the lowest in Waldo 13.19. In four coun-
ties. Ar0ostunh. oxford. Washington
ANA York. the nirthratc WAS above that
al The Who'll" state. OF the total births
in the state en5S per cent. Wcr" Of ma
tive parents. Waldo county hal the
largest percentage of natiVe-burn pa
rents. 81 10 per cent. with Lincoln next
with 90.2S per cent. The largest per
,entago Of rrrcicn-horn parents in the
cities was in BildC:nrA. In Ellsworth
there were no foreign births AMI in Eel
fast only 81 per cent.
There Were 173 twin births ana ono
triple birth in Harpswoll. TIL" largest
uur1Der Of still births occurred in cum
h-rltnd and York counties.
Tho marriage rate was higher in
hrooStnok county than anywhere els"
III tie state. it being 2o.52 per loai pop
ulat:rn. TIL lowest rate was in Valid"
county FL. The largest numh"r both
~ rI0onS and brides. was h"tWc"n ~
ana - years Of age. There We're II mon
and min" women between - and ~
wears married and one man oTrr 50.
There were -G9 WitoWcrS ana 5SS wild
o,,e rnnarrieI. There were e men ami
three women married fourth time.
The Oldest groom Was >2 ana tn" old
oct groom Was Sc ana me oldest Bird"
a In two marriages the bride WIS
but T. and in 10 marriages but r. ~
one instanc" /; brid" was married
tlilI time when but ~ years Of age.
In one marriage the groom was IS md
the bride II.
There were 906 divorces j"Cr""' ia"
wife being the Iih"iiaut IN t3N. Iii''.''
were three divorces after tn" count"
had been married hut ,iv n"nths ana
y divorces after - years Of mAiilt'i
life.
The ,lyatn-rltr ia Washington was
lower than that u amy other county.
being only 1o96 III" highest counts
death-ratc was in krnn"h"r. An'.r"i-
coggin. Arrost"rk. Hancock, Nh"N.
Lincoln. Piscataqu!s. Sa%ddat"'. Wal
da ana washington mad ln""r o'ata-
rates than that Of tn" Wh"i ~''''' 4 F'
largest number Of deaths occurred n
April. OF the II 346 deaths in II" St:'t"
during the year. 5~h> W'-r" mates an!
rtcS f,naies. Their" were I'll I''r"
deaths among boys under five years ~
age. than among girls within tn" same
aga reriod But between 10 ami -
Years there was a prepond"r"nr" "I
death among females. One woman
reached l0o years. The various tiSea r
u of the brain occupy the first rla'"
IN tho causes of death. and the dtSe25-
-; of the heart have the second r'a'".
There are q deaths occasion"l tN
,I.aholism. The special de2th-rai"
from alcoholism in the State - ~"
Trcre were 40 deaths due to "a alH.
33i men ana ~ women. NS-nril-
that that the majority 80 TN" n"' q
over 20 died from I'D age. the g. am
rate would br 5n.N6 anon" every '".-
600 living AT an ages. Vine one woman
who reached ln0 years MAS Ma'C'to-
RradIev rEihedrrv and snr del IN
Hradley she wIs bonn in MiIaN"SN;'.
York county had tn" highest d'a'H-
rate from diseases Of the heat ani
Aroostook the low "A.
Bright's disease vas N" c1NS" 81
80 deaths and us Of these occurred
in the cities. This disease hrs been
steadily increasing. there hciNE but
90. deaths from this cause In TO.
More 81 tho deaths hay" occurred IN
Cumberland county than In amy ether
There wcr" C@6 deaths FROM 'N''rmhl
causes. "a from railway injuries. ~
from falls % from pistol and rUnsh"i
wounds ana III" resi- from miS""lian'-
Gus causes. There ~"r" l"t persons
who committed suicid". ~ mills ana
Is females Most Of IN" males wcr'
farmers ANA lalnr.rs ana most ~ IN"
females were housewives. Their" W"F"
20 who committed suicid" hy shooting.
Is hy hanging. u hy poisoning. T. hy
downing, nine ny cutting throat and
others in different ways. The young
est suicide was a boy az II. tn" u'l-
est. man of 81. The largest number
II suicides was in the month uf S.p-
trmh,r. The highest dcath-rut" from
suicide was in PisCataquiS county. The