Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-12
DEATH RATE VERY
GREAT IN WISCONSIN
AS SHOWN BY THE REPORT OF
HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
First Three Months of Year Shows
Startling Facts - tuberculosis
Claims Many During January.
February and March. 1913
Deaths We're RepOrted-Hedvier
In Southern Part.

During the months of Janaury, Feb
lusry and March. 791 deaths were re-
ported. according to the quarterly
bulletin of the state board of health.
which was mailed out today. The
figures are compiled from the reports
of the local registers of the towns,
villages and cities. This includes 3S7
delayed certificates, which are not
included In the tables of classltications
issued by the board and corresponds to
an annual death rate of 1876 per of
1000 estimated population.
1.-The nothern section shows death
rate of 10.6 per 1000, while the rate
for the central section is 1873 per 1000
and the rate for the sou.hs,n section
is 14.2 per 10O0,'' says the bulletin.
''The unusually high death rate
shown for the southern counties of the
state il proof that complete returned
are being obtained while the low
death rate In the northern counties
can be only explained in two ways.
Either the northern part of the state
is more healthful or else on account
of the 81 arse population and the long
distances to be travelled, the under
takers are not fling their death
certificates promptly. Whenever it
appears that the sub-registrar provi-
sion in the law can can be utilized we
have urged licensed undertakers to
apply for permit to act as sub
registrar with the understanding, of
course, that the certificates of death
will be filed promptly and burial
permit issued in every case
1.-THE important causes of death
we're: Pulmonary tuberculosis, SIS;
other tuberculosis 116; typhoid fever
81; dlptheria, 107; scarlet fever, SIS /;
measles, 80: whooping cough, 81 :;
pneumonia, 1914: meningitis, 14S; can
Ger 260 and violence, 295.
"Of the 295 deaths caused by
violence, resulted from suicide, az
were caused by railroads %, resulted
from accidental burns, II were caus
ed by drowning, from gunshot wounds,
Z were caused by homicide, by
street cars, by freezing 2, by coal
gas and l by hydrohpobla.
For each $1,000 people living in
the state during the months of Janu-
airy. February and March, three died
of tuberculosis, 5 from pneumonia,
from iEfiu enza. 1 from cancer and
from violence. Of the total deaths
reported 8.3 per cent. were from
tuberculosis 14.2 per cent. resulted
from pneumonia: A. per cent. from
cancer and 3.9 per cent, from violence.
"Olassitying the deaths by age
groups We find that 1859 or Is per
cent. of the total deaths were Of
people under 1 year of age. At the
ages l to A inclusive, 401 people died
at the ages 65 and over 1886 persons
died.
"For the months of January Feb
ruary anu March, IL, 548 births, 1899
marriages and 2429 accidents were re-
ported to 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 reported in Wisconsin
since any attempt has been made to
study the vital statistics. 1t is very
gratifying to note the interest which
IS being manifested in this work by par
ents who desire having a salts
factory record on file. 80 as to protect
the civil and property rights of their
children. The annual marriage rate
of Ill per 1000 gross population and
accident rate OF Az per 1000 is smaller
in each case than the rate shown for
October, November and December,
but the seasonal fuctuation in all
probability will account for the
decline.