Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
PNEUMONIA HEADS
MORTALITY TABLE
DEATHS DURING QUARTER NUM-
Der 1914, WITH TUBERCULO-
SIS ABOUT HALF.
NORTHERN SECTION HEALTHY.
Rate Is 1916 Per Thousand, but Neglect
of Undertakes to Report May
Explain 1t.
RETURNS COMPLETE IN SOUTH.

MADISON, Wis, May 16.-LSpecial.l
During the months of January, Feb
ruary and March, 1913 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 3S7 delayed certi-
ficates, which are not included in 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 1916 per 1000, while the rate
for the central section is 1873 per 1000
and the rate for the southern section is
14.2 per 1OO0,' 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-
latiOn and the long distances to be
travelled, the undertakers are not filing
their death certificates promptly. When
ever it appears that the Sub-reglStrar
provision in the law can be utilized we
have urged licensed undertakers to APP
ply for a permit to act as sub-reglStrar,
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.
''The important causes of death were:
Pulmonary tuberculosis, 515; other tu-
berculosis 116; typhoid fever, 81; diph-
iberia 107; scarlet fever. Sc; measles,
80; whooping cough, 81; pneumonia,
violence, 295.
"Of the 295 deaths caused by violence
IS resulted from suicide a. were caused
by railroads, % resulted from accidental
burns, II were caused by drowning, s
from gunshot wounds; were caused by
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, ; from pneumonia, = from infu
enza, from cancer and l from violence.
OF the total deaths reported, So per
cent. were from tuberculosis, 14.2 per
cent. were caused by pneumonia, 4.3 per
cent. resulted from influenza, 50 per
cent. from cancer, and 80 per cent. from
violence.
AS to Age Groups.
''Classifying the deaths by age groups
we find that 1889 or Is per cent. of the
total deaths. were of people under l
year of age. At the ages / to inclu
sive, 4O1 people died. at the aged 50 and
over 1886 persons died.
''For the months of January, February
and March, 12,54S births, 3239 mar
riages and 2429 accidents were reported
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 re-
ported in Wisconsin since any attempt
has been made to study the vital sta
tistics. 1t is very gratifying to note the
interest which is being manifested in
this 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 4.2 per 1000
is smaller in each case than the rate
shown for October, November and De
cember. but the seasonal fiuctuation III
all probability will account for the de-
cline -