The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-09
BUREAU OF CENSUS
RfpORTSMORTALITY

from all forms of tuberculosis for the
year 1907 was 1860, an increase of
1.138 over the number reported for
1906. When allowance is made for the
increase in population, however, the
death rate declined slightly, falling
from 1912 per 100000 in 1906 to 1886
in 1907
Nine of the Is registration states
had decreased rates in 1907 as COM
pared with 1906. The highest rates for
1907 were those of Colorado (2S9.D,
California, (27S9), Rhode Island
(2O9.9), and Maryland (20O.2); while
the lowest rates were for Michigan
(1O35) and South Dakota G05.D. In
California no less than Is per cent
of all deaths occurring during 1907
were from tuberculosis; in Colorado
the proportion was even greater Q6.4
per cent?. These states, however, are
credited with more than their just
proportions of deaths from tubercu-
losis, since many persons suffering
from this disease go to these states in
search of health, and when they die
there their deaths are reported for
these states rather than for the states
from which they came. The high rate
for Rhode Island probably is the re-
suit Of the dense and largely urban
population, while that for Maryland is
causede by the large number Of col
ored inhabitants, among which class
tuberculosis is particularly prevalent
and fatal.
The large cities with. highest rates
were Denver, Colo. 1860; New Or
leans. La. $3.50; Newark, N. ]. (291.S);
Washington, d. c. (28o); Cincinnati,
Ohio (266.S); Baltimore, Md. (26S.2);
and Jersey City, n. j. (261.5). The
highest rates for cities with less than
100000 inhabitants were for San An
tonic, Tex. (es3.2) and Colorado
Springs, Colo. (5SO.5). In the case OF
cities, as well as states, the health re-
sorts are credited with more than their
due share of deaths from this disease.
tuberculosis of the lungs caused
nearly nine-tenths of all of the deaths
from tuberculosis in it's various
forms.
The mortality of the Indians from
tuberculosis is undoubtedly far high
er than that of either the whites or
the negros, although it is believed by
careful Investigators that the disease
was entirely absent before the advent
of the whites in America.
The second appendix of this report
contains a copy of the pamphlet pre-
| pared for distribution at the Inter-
national Congress on tuberculosis re-
Gently held in Washington, as we'll as
additional tables and diagrams show
| ing graphically various facts concern
ing the mortality from tuberculosis.
! Violence.
The total number of deaths from
all forms Of violence in the registra-
ton area during the year 1907 was
52,54S, an increase of 1896 over the
number for the previous year. The
death rate rose from 1909 per 100000
of population for 1906 to 1858 for 1907
Of the deaths from violence, 1904
were accidental, 6,745 We're suicides
and 2,7O9 were homicides. Deaths from
railroad accidents and injuries num-
bered 1876, and deaths from automo-
bile accidents 294.
| The death rate from suicide rose
from 14.3 per 100000 of population in
1906 to 1872 in 1907. This apparent in
crease may be due in part to more
accurate returns in the latter year.
Revision of Classification.
With a view to securing uniform
and comparable statistics of the
causes of death for the world, the In
ternational Classification of Causes of
Death was prepared in 1900 This
classification has been adopted by all
of the countries of North America and
Australasia, by nearly all of those Of
South America, by Japan, by France,
and a number of the other countries of
Europe, and by several cities of Aus
ira and Russia.
In order to keep abreast of the
progress of medical science, it was
planned to revise the classification
every ten years. The first revision
would naturally come in 1910, but in
Difference to the wishes of the officials
of the ceusus Of the United States the
international commission of revision
will meet in Paris in 1909 This will
enable the many countries taking a
census in 1910 to prepare mortality
statistics that will be in accord with
the advanced medical ideas.
A RICH BANKER OF 70
WEBS HIS LAUNDRESS.