The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-10

Hence. F0g muturo manhood and som
anhood 100 % "a years Of agel tsssl
cauaeS were most fatal. although ii,
proportions Of deaths were somewha
lower helng ss.G pee cent FOR tuDercu
losls and l3.t nef eent fH Violence
FOR the perldi ffoin i5 io 30 year
heart dissase ohtrAnked EVERY ulhel
ganse ol deAlh, being Responsible f6
oneeirhih ti2.s per penll ni ihe deaihl
while tuberculosis ranked second. witl
lsll per cent H9
Mortality Of The colored
Since the Southern Males ARE not
lincluled 10 the registration area. the
staiBiics con,frnlnE ihe mortality
cl ihe eolored race ARE meager III
those registration cities IN which "A
least une.tenlh OF tho population was
colored, the death rate ler l.00a In
hlbiinnts was 20 III fae ease Of the
colored aud 1871 NJ the case al ihe
whites
Tubercuiosic
The total number ni deaths report
ed from all forms 81 tuberculosis Coz
the year 1907 was 1860, an increase
Of Lbs over the number reported
for 1906. When allowance is made
for the Increase IN nopulailon how.
ever. the death rate declined slightly
falling from lS4,2 per 100000 IN 1895
to 1885 n 1907
Nine Of ihe ~ registration states
had decreased rates iii 1907 as G M,
pared with 1906 The hlgheai rates
for 1907 were those for Colorado
(2S9.4l. California l27Sgl Rhode Is,
land l20Ogl and Marylaud t2ac.2.s
while the lowest rates were fOf Mich
lghn (l055l and South Dakota (i05.1)
Ia California no less than TO per cent
of all deaths occurring during 1907
were from tuberculosis, In Col rado
the proportion was even greater ttS.4
per centl These states. howeyc ara
credited with more than their just
proportions of deaths from iuhprcul
osis since many persons suffering
from this disease 40 to ihese states
M search OF health and when ihes
die there deaths are repaired foi
these stbtes rather than for DE state
from which they came The high rale
for Rhode isisnd probably IS The re-
suit OF the dnnse and largely urban
population while that for Maryland
is caused By the large numbof Of cal
pred inhabitants Hnloug watch class
tuberculosis Is particularly prevalent
and fatal
The barge cities with highest rates
We're Denver. Colo, t4S6.8l New Or
leans. i.a., t332), Newark. N. i, (2sil
Washington D q. t2s0l; Cincinnati
Ohio (266.Sl Baltimore Md ig6a2
and Jersey Cisy. n. J l2Gi3l The
highest rates for cities with less than
100000 inhabitants were Tor San Ap-
onio, Texts. l62S,sl and Colorado
Springs, Colo, t5SOal lu tho case Of
cities. as wen aa states, Che health
esorts are credited with more than
heir due share OF deaths from lhls
liseasc.
Tuberculosis OF the lungs caused
icarly uine.tenihs of alEaflhe dehihs
from tuberculosis hi lte various lofms
The mortality Of The Indians from
tuberculosis Is undoubtedly Jar nigh
" than thhl OF either the whitsa or
he negroes. although Il n believed
y careful investigators that tho als.
ase was entirely absent before lha
advent Of the whites IN America
The second Appendix Of This report
contains d copy fl the nampllet ple.
jared for distribution III Tie inter.
NATIONAL Congress on Tuhetcul0sla fe.
emily held in Washington as welt
s additional iahles aNi diagrams
howlng graphically garinns iacts con
eernIng lle morlallly from luhareu'
lOSif
Cancel
Cancer Affecting ihe various 0r.
ANS ana parts OF the bidy eanael
0.5lt deaths ln lhe nslslpaiinu area
turing the year 1877 Nr hiat moro
leaths lhau were reported lor the
iamc cause IN 1905 The death rate faf
he same cause in 1906 The death
ave for this disease rose from Te.S
er 100000 OF population IA 1906 TO
13.i fin 1907 Oh the u registration
tales, i2 showed Increased death
rates from cancer for lea7 ls cumpat.
I'd with the previous ye1f IND q;
Connecticut. Michigan and New Ter
sey-ahoWed slightly reduced rates
Or this disease
The large cities with high death
rates In 1907 were Frofld'not. Il i
ti0S7l. Boston. Mass. C04gl and
Sew Haven Conn li00a5j
The statistics presented With re
yard To Che colorea and white indi
roe that The moFifily from eaneei
gas decidedly lsss among The eolored
Hthough Il Is uncertain % what ey
ont imperfect diagnoses may con.
hhule 10 TIE lower N Haiitf
or TIE Yarloas forms ol hla ats
ease eancer of sae stomach and liy
er was the most important nsiag re-
sponslble for nearly ont OF erefy
3 deaths from raacer
Typhoid Fever
There were 1850 deaths from ~
phold fever w the registration are,
during the year 1907 The death rate
from this disease being 1913 per 100,
COO Of population IN hat yeag as com
pared With agA for 1906
The rate oi mortality from sypacit
ever was ass for 1907 ihan FOR
1876 IL every registration state cx
cept Colorado. New Jersey una NeN
York The states with me highest
death rates vi 1907 war8 euInFai;
l69.7l and Penns ivaaia l5a3l thaai
with The lowest we're Vermont fi08s
Rhode lslanJ tiil AMI New llsmp
shire lfI9l
Am ne The large eiilc9kT SHOVE,
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