The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-11-27
QUICKLY THE DOCTORS DIE.
Faster Than Lawyers-No Account
Of Actors. Authors and Journalists.

Of Actors. Authors and Journalists.
If YOU would enjoy long life you
should become minister (os any
religious denomination), or failing
that gardener. q gamekeeper,
farmer or a railway engine driver.
These. according to DR.. John Tat
hams report to the Register-General
on the mortality in certain occupa-
tions during the three years from
1900. which was issued last night,
are the cailings which offer the best
prospect of longevity. At the other
end of the scale come the general
laborer. the tin miner. the hawker
and the hotel servant. and about
midway are the physician, the under
taker and the tobacconist.
As compared with lawyers Dr.. Tat
ham records. medical men die more
rapidly al every stage OF life. while
as compared with the clergy their
mortality is enormously in excess.
tuberculosis. phthisis and diseases
Of the respiratory organs are the
only causes Of death that are sub
stantially less fatal 10 medical men
than 10 males in the aggregate. Dis
eases of the nervous and ci-culatory
systems contribute the largest share
TO the mortality Of medical men. due,
no doubt, TO their anxious and ardu-
Gus occupation.
A sign of the times is given in the
particulars relating TO commercial
travellers. They fall victims 10 alco-
holism in greater proportion than do
all occupied and retired males by
thirty-eight per cent. while their
mortality from liver disease is more
than double that standard. But the
mortality from alcoholism. govt, liv-
eT disease. accident and suicide was
considerably less il the last period
than il 1SS0-S2.
In the previous supplement IT was
remarked that there was no other
occupation in which the ravages Of
cancer approached that among chin
usy sweeps. II is still noteworthy
thar although the mortality from
that disease has fallen by nearly one
fourth part. chimney sweeps are still
subject 10 the highest fatality from
this disease, although among several
other occupations. such as servants
il London. brewers. furriers. general
laborers and seamen. the mortality
does not fall far short of that Of chin
cey sweeps. Il Is 8 subject which.
IS Dr.. latham points out, deserves
further attention.
For the frs. time in these returns
the question OF the mortality among
women workers Is dealt with exnaus-
lively. though il Is a matter full OF
difficulty. For instance. the case Of
: domestic servant, the daughter Of
tricklayer Who has returned home
permanently invaded. is given. She
IS thenceto-Sard regarded as unoc-
caQiei, and n the event OF death will
b registered as hricklaye-'s dausn-
ts-. no mention being made Of her
previous occupation.
IN the case OF E married woman
this eauss would appear TO operate
even more strongly. the deceased
-o-zl being described simply as
wife OF widow. with mention o. her
husbands occupation bur withou.
mention OF her Own
Il IS rather curious that actors.
authors and so--r1rsS-s h=-r ~
place i these tables. even in the in
dex Even numerically they must Dc
almost IS Important as. say. eosts--
7o7se-s, -iguzEsrs and chimney
sweeps Tho are al iaelude6.-Lon-
don Daily Chronicle.