The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-17
Ueprpsenting FOrty-Nine Per Gent
of COunty'S Population.
67. O34 PEOPLE DIED IN 1907

Il J =
Reports to Census Bureau Just Made
public. $4,000 More Deaths of
Males Than Females. 10000
Deaths From tuberculosis and
$4,000 From Cancer. Typhoid
Fever Carried Off 10000. =
WASHINGTON, D. C.-The bu-
roau of the census has just published
+s eighth annual report on mortaIi-
~ statistics, which presents the fig
nros for 1907, together with com
narrative data for the 1903 to 1906,
inclusive.
The statistics given in the report
5o not cover the entire country, but
onIv that portion Of the United
States known as the registration
area This area includes the states
in which the laws requiring the reg
4 is+ratfOn of deaths have been accept
cd as giving practically complete
mortality returns, and those cities
in D0n-registration states in which
Satisfactory returns are required by
+ha local authorities. The registra-
ton area in 1907 included fifteen
states. the District of Columbia and
spveuty-siX other cities. The fifteen
rpgistratiOn states were California,
q CoI0rado. Connecticut, Indiana,
8 Maine. Maryland, Massachusetts,,
n Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jer-
& sew New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode
#Igand, South Dakota and Vermont
The aggregate population Of the
REGISTRATION area for the calendar
#vear 1907 is estimated at 41,758,-
M0S7. or 48.8 per cent. Of the total
ESTIMATED population of continental
United States for that year.
Comparison of Death Rates.
The total number of deaths re-
@ported for the registration area IN
M1907 was 687, 034, corresponding to
n death rate of 16.o per 1000 of
estimated population. In 1906 the
n rate was 1911. Among the foreign
countries for which rates for 1906
Mare available Australasia (10.6) -,
#Denmark $3.50, Norway (13.O,
MSweden CAD, the Netherlands
@14.S). and the United Kingdom
@Q5.6) had lower rates than the
#United States in that year; while
#Begium 16.4), Prussia (17.9)
'AFrance (19.9), Italy (20.8), Servia
cad, Hungary A24.8), and Spain
81 (26.2) had higher rates.
South Dakota Indiana and Michi-
Mean had the lowest rates in 1907,
#While California, Rhode Island and
NCol0radO had the highest.
ii Ten Of the fifteen registration
states had higher rates for 1907
n than for 1906, and three had lower
e rates, while for two the rates for
%the two years were the same.
The high rates in the larger cities
1907 were for New Orleans, La,
n (24; Denver, Col, (23.5); Fall
River, Mass, (22.5); and Washing
ton, d. c., (20.3). The low rates
#were for st. Joseph, Mo, (9.2);
minneapolis 900 and st. Paul
n )l0.G) in Minnesota; and Omaha,
s Neb., (12.4).
N In the case of every registration
d state the death rates were larger in
Il cities than in the rural districts.
Deaths by Sex and Age.
OF those dying within the regis
uation area during the year 1907
$1,000 were males and 81, 044 fe-
q males
Over one-fourth (183,774, or 26.8
4 per cent? of the deaths were of chill
dren under years of age. Nearly
q one-tfth (131,110, or 1911 per cent?
OF the total number of deaths were
OF infants under one year of age;
4 II is gratifying, however, to know
mat the proportion of deaths at this
early age period of life was less in
Il 1907 than in 1906. For youth and
early manhood and womanhOod (15
10 ~ Years of age) nearly One-third
u lo-,2 per cent? Of all the deaths
We're due to tuberculosis in some OF
a us forms, and about One-siXth (16.S
per cent? were the result of VIC
3 renee, For mature manhood and
n |omauhOOd go to A years of age)
q these two causes were most fatal,
although the proportions of deaths
Il We're somewhat lower, being 25.G
per cent. for tuberculosis and 13.1
per cent for violence. For the
a period from As to SO years heart
q disease outranked every other cause
Ol death, being responsible for one
a 5s1Jh C2.5 per cent? OF the
q ueaJhs, while tuberculosis ranked
second, with 12.1 per cent.
Mortality OF the Colored.
n Since the southern states are not
n Included in the registration area
u .ne statistics concerning the mortal
81 nv OF the colored race are meager
III those registration cities in which
at least One-tenth of the population
n was colored the death rate per l.
n WV inhabitants was 90 in the case
II y. me colored and 1871 in the case
III the whites.
Inc total number of deaths re-
II ported from all forms of tUberculo-
MS for the year 1907 was 1860, an
n Increase of 1,138 over the number