Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-03-05

character, ana II registration cltlcS
in nonregistration states. The Is
registration States were California,
Colorado, Connecticut. Indiana. Maine
Maryland, Massachusetts,, Michigan,
New Hampshire, New Jersey. New
York. Pennsylvania. Rhode Island,
South Dakota and Vermont. The es-
timatcd population of the entire reg
istration area in 1906 was 4o,996,3l7
or ass per cent Of the estimated pop
ulation of continental United states
OF this number. 32,s96,7s2 persons. or
3e.3 per cent of the total population,
were in registration States, and 7,999,-
$50 persons, or o.j per cont, were in
registration cities In nonrcEistration
states.
The total number of deaths report
ed for the registration area for 1905
was 65S.105, and the death rate was
ie1 per 1000 of populaton the cor
responding rate for 1908 was 49,
and the annual average rate from 1901
to 1905 was 1863 The annual average
rate for England and Wales during
the same period was 10; for Scotland.
1863; for ireland, 17.G; for Germany.
1873; and for Franco. 1916.
Tho comparison of the death rates
Of this and other countries at the
present time with death rates of the
same countries for the last century
shows upor what an era OF low NOR
of tho former death rates were up
ward OF 25 per 1000 Of population.
| The tendency in the larger countries
with a population OF similar charac-
ter to that of the United States now
seems toward an annual death rate
Of about Is per 900 or less
The death rate per 1000 OF popula-
tion in tho different registration
states in 1906 were as follows:
I California IA; Colorado, $50; Con-
nccticut 16.7; Indiana 125; Maine,
1e.c; Maryland, 49,. Massachusetts,
1876; Michigan. 14.s New hampshire,
49, New Jersey. 1862; New York. III;
Pennsylvania. 1873; Rhode Island, 17.5;
South Dakota, SIS; Vermont. 16s.
The number Of deaths in tho regis
trstion AREA for 1906 resulting from
pulmonary tuberculosis was 65,3i1,
81, the death rate per 10000 OF pop.
ulation was 1894 AS compared " Nh
rate of 1852 for 1908. part of
/ this gratifying decrease Is due to the
inclusion of new States with low
mortality rate from this disease in
the registration area for 1906, but
there has also been genuine de-
crease IN the rate in the old regis,
tration area
For the whole registration area the
mortality rate for 1905 from typhoid
fever was 32.1 as compared with the
Practically all of the increase was due
to the inclusion OF now areas with
high mortality rates, but in the total
! registration cities which underwent
/ little change during the period so far
rs aggregate population is concerned,
/ the rate increased from sol for 1905
10 $40 Tor 1906. The states with tho
1 highest rates were Pennsylvania
SOD and Colorado $50, and those
with the lowest rates were Massachu-
sets G6D and Rhode Island O6.D.
The total number of deaths in the
entire registration area for 900 from
ali forms Of violence was 49,552. cor
spoudine to a death rate OF 1903
per 100000 of estimated population.
This rate greatly exceeded that OF
1905 G1lO. or that of any recent
year. OF the total number Of deaths
from this cause, 3s,6S2 were of males
and l0,s70 were of females. The
classification of these deaths into ac-
cidental, suicidal, and homicidal is
difficult owing to the fact that many
deaths are simply returned as result
ing from "carbolic acid" pistol shot,
etc.
Tho death rate from suicide appar-
emily showed a large increase for each
year OF the period from 1902 to 1903
ana decrease for 1906. The numbe,
Of suicides in 1906 returned as sui
cides, was 1858. Of which A52l were
Of males and 1s3: of females The
largest number OF male suicides for
any hvc-yrar age period were OF the
age period IS to 50, and tho larges,
number OF female suicides were OF
the age period o5 to %.
In this connection It Is worthy OF
note that Vermont is regarded a,
holding front rank among the States
treating the public health from q
scientific standpoint. The establish.
Ing OF state laboratory and the hold
ing of annual schools for health Off.
GERS in connection herewith ma,
helped to make 1t possible 10 rende,
Vermont health statistics reliable anc
thorough to noteworthy degree.
THE MESSENGER.