Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-11
Annual Report Submitted
by Registrar Young.
Record Of Births, Marriages,
Deaths and Divorces.
Report Is One Of Much Complete
ness In Every Detail.

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Gil Tuesday.
The report shows that the number OF
births registered the past year is 600
more than in the preceding year, the
number of marriages (number of
couples marricdD was $3.50 more than in
the preceding year and the number of
deaths recorded in the State for the
past year was II, ISL. 81 more than in the
preceding year.
| Compared with the preceding year
among the chief causes of death there
were during the past year 197 more
| from diarrhoeal diseases, u more from
influenza, II moro from diseases of the
nervous system. 81 more from cancer.
81 more from diseases of the heart. y
more from peritonitis, "A more from
| diabetes. II more from nephr,tls, ana
| BriGht'S disease, 10 more from measles
and three more from pneumonia. on
| the other hand there were q smaller
number of deaths from the following
causes: From tuberculosis in all forms.
| los: typhoid fever, Sc; diphtherla anu
Group, q; Whooping cough, 1t; broh-
| chitis, five; scarlet fever, three.
| During the past year there wer"
| 15,29i births Of which 1894 were males
and 1853 were females. In 9lS9 cases
the pdrentage was American, in 3.1i9
the parentagc was foreign while In
Psi one of the parents was foreign.
| The birth rate per 1000 was 2l.4o.
| The whole number of marriages dur
| ing the year was G264 and the marriage
! rate per 1000 was SIC. The groom and
bride were both American in l413 cases.
groom and bride both foreign in 6l2
cases. groom American and bride for
cign in ia cases and groom foreign and
bride American in $50 cases.
| The whole number of deaths was II,
| 3S1 AMI the death rate per 1000 was
Il592 OF this number $685. were males
and 5145 females. 1910 were of native
and 1888 of foreign parentage.
| AS the total number of births regis
| tered in Maine the past year was TO-
| COS and the number of deaths was H.
| ISL the natural increase of births over
deaths was 1924 The number of liv-
ing children born was 1924 and the
number of still births was Ill. For
each 100 girls born there were 1041 boys
Tile average birth rate in the cities pei
1000 population was 20.3S as compared
with 2l.S2. the birth rate Of the rest OF
tie State.
The birth rate of the different coun-
ties varies widely AS it has bce'
lcvcry year since the registration began
it was the highest in Aroostook. 3f.6l
la.d the lowest in Waldo, 1i.53. In five
counties, AroostOnk, Franklin, oxford
| Washington and York. the birth rate
was above that Of the whole Stat"
Lincoln county has the largest percent
laGC Of nativC-born parents while Waldo
county was second. Comparatively
high percentage Of foreign-horn parents
are found in AndroscoGgn, York, Cum
ncrland, kcnncbcc oxford and Pcnob-
scot.
The largest percentage Of foreign
born parents was in Biddcforl Whii'
Lewiston was second. In Ellsworth
there were no foreign births. Tho lar
ccSt number of births was in til" month
lof March and the smallest number il
| November The three consecutive
months in which the largest number Of
births occurred were May, June ant
July, 4,119.
! During the past year 1GS twin
births occurred: in 50 instances the
twins were boys; in a. both girls; II
"a. Il boy ana girl. In 100 cases tho
parcntagc was AlncriCon; in AZ
fore ign. in "a instance; the parcntagC
was mixed OF the 336 children. 50.
were born alive and - were still born
| In Monticello n triple birth occurred II
| which the children We're living. There
were also triplets born at Bath an'
York but in each of these only ono wa!
living. The largest number Of still
births occurred in Cumberland ant
| counties 1p, n p1pl. Whilf
the minimum number. nine. was re-
, ported in Lincoln county. The large
est number Of still births occurred il
f October and the smallest number il
, July.
. The marriage rate was higher in OK
p ford county than clscwh"r" in the
\ State while the lowest marriage rate
: was in Lincoln county. OF the 6,22;
- records of marriage in - per cent tn,
t groom and bride were both American
lin IL per cent. both were of foreign
birth. in eight per cent. the groom wa,
| American and the bride Of forcig,
birth while in nine per cent. a forcllr
groom and American bride We're uni
ted. The largest number. both 0
:, CroomS and brides. was between 9
ana - years Of age while still undc
|
ricd; between Il and 20 years Their
were 212 grooms and 1853 brides: be
tween 20 and % years of age 22S1 me
and 1868 women were married: fror
% to so years, there were 1873 men an
G 1864 women: from 80 to 80 years Their
l were SO4 men and AS women: from 8
| to 40 years 416 men and 265 women
from 40 to 45 years. 1873 men and IL
|. | women; from so to So years, 131 me
and 81 women: from So 40 60 year
80 men and g. women. from 60 to
I, years, 103 men and As women. from
to 80 years, So men and five women
u. over so years, one man and on
woman.
In 1919 marriages. the groom Wa
older than the bride: while in 945, til
, bride was the elder: 773 widowers an
500 widows were married: 2S7 men an
$50 women were remarked after ha\
ing been divorced from former maj
Y riage; 1912 men and 1921 women wei
married for the first time; $50 men an
Il $50 women were married the secor
- time; 101 men and 81 women wei
II united in the third marriage: six me