The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-09-25
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, 1t Is
Observation-Disclosures Also
Live Long.
DOCTORS DIE THE FASTEST

London, Specials: Great interest has
been aroused by the publication of a
blue book containing a triennial report
to the registrar general by DIR. latham
on ~occupational mortality in England
and Wales. 1t is q monument of statis-
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 each 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 10th 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 Go greatly exceeds the
average for all males, the comparative
mortality figure of II clergy between
the period from % to Go years being
lower than that of any other u
ton, except that Of farmers and other
agriculturists.
The rate Of mortality between bar
listers and solicitors between the ages
OF % and 65 figures as second lowest,
and they suffer more severely than the
ordinary retired man from gout and
influenza, diabetes, diseases of the liver
and other diseases of the digestive sys-
TEN. Diabetes mellitus carries off more
members of this profession thar 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.
die more quickly at every stage of
life: as compared with the clergy their
the nervous system and circulatory
systems form the principal causes of
death. tuberculosis. phthisis and dis
eases OF the respiratory organs are the
fatal to medical men than to others.
AS to architects, artists and mu-
sicians, DR.. latham states that the
most potent cause of death is alcohol
ism. OF the last profession he said:
1T is impossible to escape the con-
viction arrived at 10 years ago that
many of the men included in this group
are sadly addicted to inte1nperance."
In reply to this statement, f. Orch
ardson, the secretary Of the British
and Foreign Musicians society, says
shat such a thing as alcoholism or in
temperance is unheard OF in our So
ciety today.
'The suggestion that some Of our
musicians are never at their best I'M
less under the influence of a stimulant
pf some kind is preposterous 1t must
who are alluded to in this report. I
cannot understand it at ALL"
Domestic servants guilds are also
indignant at the suggestion that SUI
eide is the chief cause Of mortality
among domestic One man
ageress, in reply to the question wheth-
er %ervant have an unusually large
number of hopeless affairs of the heart,
said, Nonsense. 1t Is anemia they
suffer from mostly. I never heard OF
suicide in my experience
Grocers Lead Their Glass.
In the case of transport services
that is. railways, tramways and ship
ping-the excess Of the standard
ranges from 4 per cent at e5 and up