The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-01

rmaa ife turing infancy and early
caildh0oa is emphasized oy tie esii-
mates made hy Prof irving Fisher.
= ihe hasis of independent medical
rlnlons, fog his report on National
Vitality TO the National Conserya-
Son commission. As 20 the ratio Of
arevcuiabili9 posipouahililyl. that
radio of presenianle" deaths
rom cause named to an deaths from
.ausc named for certain diseases Of
arls life.
~Cln Of evnl 100 deaths thai oc-
lr from each disease in which the
eeiiaa age at death is under s
sears lhere could be prevented the
g1iOWlng mlmhefs Premature birth
lV oungenltsl debility 40. yenereal
ilseases ln diarrhoea and enierilis.
tae most Important cause Of inlant
morality go. measles 90. acute bron.
ehiiis 80 brOnehOpneumOnia ~.
Rhcopng cough 90. Group (which
p aus diphtherial rs. meningitis 30,
diseases OF iaYnx other than iaryn-
sltis +e, laryngitis io. dph@eria
under its propet appellafianl l9.
earlet fever so
Other diseases especially fatal 90
infants and children would perhaps
shCW equally great ratios OF prevent
ability. they 10 not appear in the
above list because their median ages
are ab0ge the limit chosen or be.
rause as is the ease with eonvul.
ions they are grouped With other
an dinc0ngrnous cailses
The possible saving of lile for
general iltdehned and unknown
causes, including Heart failure.
drcpsN and convulsi0ns. median
ge 35 Years. O. 30 per cent The
median age of onVulsians alone is
ess ihan one year and y IS prob
nle ai at least The ratio of pre-.
fa9'iil ol diarrheea ANA ente.
la tN nee cent would apply To it
me grm Is an indefinite one be-.
ns expressive merciy Of the symp.
ems attending lhe true cause oi
leath. nevertheless no fewer than
i50 deaths were compiled there
.fom for 1908, although. in compila-
ion. any other definite caiise Is pre-.
'erred The term is no longer em
9loyed by we'll informed phyalcians
N reporting causes of death aud II
q possible BIZ Inquiry made by the
local sistrar Immediately after the
receipt Cf this and other unsailsfae.
tory statements, 10 practically elm
mate TEEN from the returns. as has
aiey been done for Chicago
IN the light Of the figures quoted
above II Waull seem thai practical
sanitation has only made begin
aing ia he work OF preventing the
occurrence of infant and child NOR
ality The ground has only been
scralched over Deep stirring of Tho
s0il aud thorough cultivation OF all
lha means available. with oHr pres
ni scientific and medical knowledge
i0r the guarding OF 3Oung human
iEcs would produce startling. and
rom an past human experiences nj
most unbelievable. results. Public
haih as g junction of government
Is Itself ouls q creation Of the middle
BART ni the last century dating frou
ile utilization Of the knowledge
available as q result of the opera
Ton 81 Pie English laws for tho reg
istaion al vital statistics lS37l
Sven iu England however. 10 sva
femafic efforts have been made uuti
very recent yeafs % utilize to ihei
utmost possibilities the mcls alreadi
known The infant mortality Of Eng
land wes higher for .ha years 1896 z
1870 tan for ihe years 1861 70 1865
and no marked reduction IN the parli
-ales occur until the present decade
"li is time that greater attention
ha given 10 the subject IN the Uni
ted States Tie prompt registration
Of all births and the mora carefu
end precise statement of causes q
death by physicians arc essential
Such erms as commissions maras
mus, 'aphliiy and the IKE Shout,
no longer BIZ tolerated when The tfm
causH al death can be determined Z