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

Pittsburg, New York and Kansas City,
Mo-. and lowest in ST. Paul, Minneapo-
lis. st. Joseph. Mo-. and Toledo.
Among the leading causes of death,
diarrahoea and entritis was third, the
average annual mortality from this dis
ease for the five years being 1871 per
100000. Over so per cent of the deaths
from these diseases were deaths OF
children under 5 years of age and ov-
err 65 per cent of children under year
of age. The deaths of males exceeded
those of females, the proportion being
529 males to AL females in every 1000
deaths. Over 60 per cent OF the deaths
occurred during the months of July,
August and September
In the registration states the average
annual death rate from these diseases
was about IS per cent higher in the
cities than in the rural districts. TAX
ing the registration states as units, the
average mortality from these diseases
was highest in Rhode Island and New
York, and lowest in Vermont and lndi-
ana. For the principal cities the rate
was highest in Fall River. 1t was also
high in Pittsburg. Providence. New
York and Allegheny.
Heart disease was fourth among the
leading causes of death. the average
annual rate in the registration area
for the five years being 1909 per 10O,-
900 OF population. Over IS per cent of
the deaths from this disease occurred
at 65 years and over 1t is noticeable
that the mortality from heart disease
is steadily increasing. the death rate
advancing from 1l.2 per l00, 900 in 1900
to l34.S in 1904.
Another cause OF death with an in
creasing rate was cancer. the rate for
which increased from IS per 100000
in 1900 to 70.9 in 1904. A comparative
ly small proportion of the deaths from
cancer occurred at ages under 40 years
The deaths OF females far exceeded
those OF males. the proportion being
622 females to 37S males in 1000
deaths
The death rate from cancer in the
registration area OF the United States
was less than in England, Wales and
Scotland, Germany. Norway. the Meth
erlands and Switzerland. but was
greater than in Ireland. Hungary,
Spain and Italy. 1t was higher in the
cities than in the rural districts. but
this is due partly to the fact that ru
raj districts in the last stages of the
disease seek the hospital in the city
for treatment.
In the registration states the aver
age annual death rates from cancer
were highest in Maine and Vermont,
and lowest in Indiana and New Jersey.
The average annual death rate from
typhoid fever in the registration area
was 33.S per 100000 of population. OF
the ten European countries for which
similar statistics are available. Italy
.alone shows higher The total num-
Der of deaths in the five years. divided
as to sex, shows proportion of 5SS
males to 412 females in every 1000
deaths. In each year a greater num-
Der of deaths from typhoid fever oc-
CURED between the ages of 20 and 25
than at any other age period. The
number of deaths was greater in
September and October. and least in
June. Over one-third of the deaths
occurred in August, September and
October.
The greatest mortality from this
disease occurred in the cities in the
non-registration states, in which the
average annual rate was 46.S per 1OO,-
900. Excluding the District of Column
bia. the highest average rates in the
registration states were those for In
diana and Maine: and the lowest, for
Massachusetts, New Hampshire and
New Jersey. The mortality from
typhoid fever was greater in the rural
districts than in the cities in each
year except 1904. in which it was very
Slightly greater in the cities
Among the large cities the greatest
mortality from this disease occurred
in Pittsburg, Pa, the rate being more
than 100 in each year. The next
highest rate was in the adjoining city
of Allegheny. The mortality from
typhoid fever was also excessively
high in Cleveland. Cincinnati, Column
bus. Louisville and Washington. The
average annual rate was much below
the average in New York city. st. Paul,
Milwaukee and Jersey City. The NOR
tality was greater in many of the
smaller cities and in the rural dis
tricts of certain countries in the regis
tration states than in the larger cities.