The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-24
LOWEST DEATH RATE
SHOWN BY CLERGY
British Report Gives the Best
Health Record in World
to the Preachers.
DOCTORS DIE THE FASTEST
Architects, Musicians and Artists Are
Afflicted by Alcoholism, II Is
Observation-Disclosures Also
Live Long.

London, Special: Great interest has
been aroused by the publication of a
blue book containing q triennial report
to the registrar general by DR.. latham
on occupational mortality in England
and Wales. 1t is a monument Of stats
teal labor, and is highly praised by
competent authorities. The report gives
the rate of mortality among men Of
a number Of occupations, showing the
most potent causes OF death in zach in
stance.
The clerical profession, it appears,
Is subject to a much lower rate of NOR
tally than any other. From the goth
to the 45th year of life members Of the
clerical profession die about half as
fast as do males from selected healthy
districts. The number of clergy liV-
ing at the age of 65 greatly exceeds the
average for all males, the comparative
mortality figure of the clergy between
the period from 20 to 65 years being
lower thar that OF n other occupa-
ton, except that of farmers and other
agriculturists.
The rate OF mortality between bar
listers and solicitors between the ages
Of rs and 65 figures as second lowest,
and they suffer more severely than the
ordinary retired man from govt and
influenza, diabetes, diseases of the liver
and other diseases of the digestive sys-
tenn. Diabetes mellitus carries off more
members of this profession than any
other trade or profession, with the ex-
ceptiOn of innkeepers. while pulmon-
airy tuberculosis and heart disease, as
also nervous diseases, are less severe.
Doctors Show High Rate.
Medical men, compared with lawyers.
6ia moro n1JiHElU nf nUnRNT Sfnpa 90
life: as compared with the clergy their
mortality is far in excess. Diseases of
the nervous system and circulatorv
systems form the principal causes of
death. tuberculosis, phthisis and dis
eases Of the respiratory organs are the
only causes Of mortality that are less
fatal to medical men than to others. {
AS to architects, artists and mu-
s~icians, Dr.. latham states that the
most potent cause Of death Is alcohol !
ism. OF the last profession he said:
is impossible to escape the con-
arrived at 10 years ago that
many of the men included in this group
are sadly addicted to intemperance."
In reply to this statement, f. Orch
the secretary OF the British
and Foreign Musicians society, says
hat such a thing as alcoholism or in
temperance is unheard Of in our So
ciety today.
"The suggestion that some OF our
are never at their best un-
ess under the influence Of a stimulant
some kind is preposterous. 1t must
De outside good-for-nothing musicians
who are alluded to in this report. l
cannot understand 1t at ALL"
Domestic servants guilds are also
indignant at the suggestion that SUI
;ide is the chief cause of mortality
smong domestic servants. One man
lgeress, in reply to the question wheth-
sr servants have an ~nusually large
of hopeless affairs of the heart,
'atd, Nonsense. 1t is anemia they
suffer from mostly. I never heard Of
suicide In my experience"
Grocers Lead Their Class.
In h case of transport services
nat Is, railways, tramwa1ys and ship
excess OF the standard
'anges from 4 per cent at co and up