The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-03-07
CoUNTRYS BIG DEATH RAIE
More Than Half Million Succumb
To Disease.

washington (Speclal). - Out vi
only two-hftbs of the population OF
the United States, more than half
million lives were offered up in 1906
as a sacrifice to disease. Startling
as this death rate may seen, 1t was
less than that for the preceding year,
but was in excess of the number of
deaths registered fer any other. year.
This death rate is lower than that
of Ireland. Germany or Italy for the
same period, but higher than that
of England and Wales, Scotland and
the Netherlands.
The death rate from nephritis and
Bright's disease, apoplexy, cancer,
diabetes and appendicitis is increas-
ing, while that from old age, bron-
chitis, commissions, peritonitis and
scarlet fever is decreasing. The
greatest death rate recorded for any
one disease in 1905 was that from
pulmonary tuberculosis, amount to
56,77O. while pneumonia follows
closely with a death rate OF S9,06S,
exclusive of broncho-pneumonia. The
much dread ded cancer shows steadily
growing death rate, the figures be-
ing 24,330.
The above are the more interest
ing facts brought out in report Is
sued by the census bureau giving
the statistics of mortality for 1905,
together with revised figures for the
years 1901 to 1904, inclusive, for
the registration area of the United
States. The statistics in this report
are restricted to states in which the
laws requiring the registration of
! deaths have been accepted as giving
practically complete mortality re-
turns and to cities in non-registra-
tion states in which satisfactory re-
turns are required by the local au-
thoritles.
The registration area in 1905 con-
sisted of 10 registration states, the
District of Columbia and 1913 regis
| tration cities in non-registration
states The 10 registration states
were Connecticut, Indiana, Maine
Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hamp.
shire, New Jersey New York
Vermont and Rhode Island. The po-
pulation of the entire area in 1900
was 30,765,61S, representing 40.5
per cent. of the total population OF
continental United States. OF this
number 19,96O,742 persons, or 2G.S
per cent. of the total population
wero in registration states, and 10,'
| S04,S76 persons, or 1f.2 per cent.
were in registration cities in non
registration states.
Five additional states--California
Colorado, Maryland, Pennsylvania and
South Carolina-have recently beer
added to the registration area anC
will hereafter be included in the cen
sus bureaus reports on mortality
statistics
An urgent plea is made that othe
states adopt laws requiring the reg
istration of deaths.
The total number Of deaths report
ed from the various kinds of diseases
in 1905 aggregated 545,533, anC
those for the preceding year amount
ed to 551, ,354. On percentage basi
the death rate was in 1905, 1872 il
each 1000 of population.
The following figures show tn
death rates per 1000 of the registra
ton states for 1905:
Connecticut, 16.5; District OF Co
lumbia, 20.5; Indiana, 12.SS Maine
1872; Massachusetts, 16.9; Michigan
1875; New Hampshire, 10; Ney
Jersey, 1873; New York, 40
Rhode Island, III, and Vermont
40.
The causes, with their rates. t
which 20 or more deaths per 10000
OF population were attributed i
1905, ranked, according to number O
deaths per 100000, arc as follows
tuberculosis of lungs, 1882; pneu
monia, 1901; heart disease, 1872. >
diarrhoea and enteritis 116.7; ne
phritis and Bright's disease, 14.3
apoplexy, 72.2; cancer, 72.1; acc
dental traumatisms, 421; old ag,
36.4; meningitis, 34.5; bronchitis
33.5; premature birth, 32.9; cor
genital debility. 31.5; typhoid feve
2S.1; and diphtheria and croul
23.S.
The report discusses the preiudiC
of physicians in reporting tubercl
losis of the lungs, and states thi
they often report some other di
ease in it's stead. Other deaths,
is stated, were undoubtedly attribi
table TO this disease, but were M
I returned as such.
[ Cancer ranks seventh among Il
, various causes of death. or the "a
$50 deaths from this disease, 9,1S
: were of males, while 1914 were
females. Deaths from this diseai
7 occur principally in advancing ag
between the years of so and Ga.