Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-05-22
PNEUMONIA HEADS
MORTALITY TABLE
DEATHS DURING QUARTER NUM-
Der 1o74, WITH TUBERCULo-
SIS ABOUT HALF.
NORTHERN SECTION HEALTHY
Rate Is 1915 Per Thousand, but Neglect
of Undertakes to Report May
Explain It.
RETURNS COMPLETE IN SOUTH

MADISON, Wis, May 16.-[Special.l
During the months of January, Feb
quarry and March, 1918 deaths were re-
ported, according to the quarterly bulle-
tin of the state board Of health, which
was mailed out today. These figures are
compiled from the reports of the local
registrars of the towns, villages and
cities. This includes 387 delayed certi-
ficates, which are not included III the
tables Of classification issued by the
board and corresponds to an annual
death rate of 1876 per 1000 estimated
population.
The northern section shows a death
rate of 1915 per 1000, while the rate
for the central section is 1873 per 1000
and the rate for the southern section is
142 per 10OO," says the bulletin.
Search for the Reasons.
''The unusually high death rate shown
for the southern counties Of the state
is proof that complete returns are be-
ing obtained while the low death rate
in the northern counties can be only eX-
planned in two ways. Either the north
ern part of the state is more healthful
or else on account of the sparse popu-
Iation and the long distances to be
travelled, the undertakes are not filing
ever it appears that the sub-registrar
provision III the law can be utilized we
have urged licensed undertakers to ap-
ply for a permit to act as sub-registrar,
with the understanding, Of course that
the certificates of death will be filed
promptly and a burial permit issued in
every case.
Important Causes of Death.
sEThe imDortant causes of death were:
pulmonary tuberculosis, 515; other tu-
tberculosis, 116; typhoid fever, 81: diph-
liberia, 10Y; scarlet fever. Sc; measles,
80; whooping cough, 81; pneumonia,
1914; meningitis, 14S; cancer, 26O, and
violence, 295.
''Of the 295 deaths caused by violence
So resulted from suicide, AZ were caused
by railroads, % resulted from accidental
burns, II were caused by drowning, 8
from gunshot wounds; were caused by
homicide; by street cars; 5 by freezing;
2 by coal gas and l by hydrophobia.
For each 10000 people living in the
state during the months of January, Feb
ruary and March, three died of tubercu-
losis, 5 from pneumonia, 2 from intlu-
enza, 1 from cancer and l from violence.
OF the total deaths reported, S.3 per
cent. were from tuberculosis, 14:2 per
cent. were caused by pneumonia, 4.3 per
cent. resulted from influenza, 80 per
cent. from cancer, and 80 per cent from
violence.
AS to Age Groups.
EtClassifying the deaths by age groups
we find that 1889 or Is per cent. of the
total deaths, were Of people under 1
year of age. At the ages 1 to 4 inclu-
sive, 4O1 people died; at the aged 60 and
over 1856 persons died.
''For the months of January, February
and March, 12,548 births, 3239 mar
rriages and 2429 accidents were reported
10 this department by the local registrars
of the state. The annual birth rate of
21-6 per 1000 estimated population is
the largest rate which has ever been re-
parted in Wisconsin since any attempt
LAS been made to study the vital sta
tistics. 1t is very gratifying to note the
anterest which is being manifested in
stI!s work by parents who are DESTROYS
of having a satisfactory record on file,
so as to protect the civil and property
rights of their children. The annual
marriage rate of Ill per 1000 gross pop
ulation and accident rate of AZ per 1000
is smaller in each case than the rate
shown for October, November and De-
cember. but the seasonal huctuation IN
all probability will account for the de-
cline"