The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-01
FAR MORE SERIOUS
TRAN RACE SUICIDE
Great Loss Of Life Among The
Lille Ones Could Be
Prevented

Washington D e. Nov i
American race waste more serious
than race suicide is pointed onl in
Census Mortality Bulletin No iNi, 10
which babies nnder live years OF use
die from prcyenuhle causes This
great loss of lile among ihe litile
anes at the period when they ale
most loving and most lOYable could
be prevented is The opinion of Dr.
Cressv H. Wilbur. chief staIsiieian
l0f vital statistics Of the census bu-
reau. who prepared the bulletin. ON
he basis OF present daY knowledge
of sanitary measures For the ac
cOmpllshmeut cf effective preventive
work ia this direction, lr Wilbur
holds that the prompt registration of
all births and the more careful and
precise statement of causes uf death
by phl sicians are essential.
IN analyz.ng and COMPARING ile TO.
als obtained tn ihe compilation oi
Iianscripls Of death returns recely
od for tae year 1908 hy ihe census
bureau From the entire deah regis
raliCn area of the United states as
sci forth Ia the buletin those for
age periods show somewhat I'm
creased per cent OF deaths of I'M
lants under one year for 1908. al-
though the ratios for each Of NE
individual yeals from one ~ four are
identical for 1907 and 1905 OF o1c
total number OF deaths, 69t57i re-
turned for 1905 from The entire reg
isiraucn area it is stated IN the bull
letin that nearly one-tiiih were OF
infants undar one year of age and
ever one-fouth OF children less taan
3ve years OF age II Is tdcclared
that the brute force OF tAe figures
representing the actual deaths Is
more impressive, however, than any
ratios or Than The rates of infant
mortality, even III the latter could De-
computed in enc absence ol proper
registration Of birtas, Here are the
igurcs.
More than one-eghth Of q million
babies. under ona year Of age and
fully 20D,005 children, under iive
years 81 age died among about one
half of the total population Of jhe
United States Ia the year mention.
ed u IS considered probable that
fully 200,000 more died in those
cities and states not included tn the
census bureau death registration
area. In this connection Or Milbui
quotes Prof Irving Fishers conclu
sion that OF all the diseases OF in
fancy. having the median age one
wear, AZ per cent may be prevent
ed ana lhal of tie diseases ~ child
hood having mediau age Two g eighi
years, G1 per cent may be prevented
I'll does nel seem unreasonable
Nr. Wilbur states. when wc eonsid
er the faci that ihere Is apparenili
no reason why infants. II properly
born. and this means simply the pre-
vention of ante-nalal disease and the
impro gemeni of the health and con
ditions of life OF their parents
should die at an IN carly infancy oi
childhood, except from hae cumpaf
atively small proportion Of aceidentl
bat are strictly unavoidable
The bulletin continues with
statement that the general deaii
r4ie of a coanfs f. largely depend
ent upon its infant monalii be
cause the death rates Of Infants ans
young children are high and they al
feet q relatively numerous elemen
the population Exact study @
ihp Incidence of disease anon N
fancy and childhood Is mos imp0l
tani aha 4 is lmparatiNely niece.
sary ihal @ere should be more a
feciiye registration oi hifihs through
oui the United STATES for ibis pul
pose The extremely Important fat
suown as iBiani mortality IS ih
ratio 81 deaths of infants under on
year OF age moi o population hu Z
he number OF children born aitF
AnHng ihe year lhls most impo
tani ratio SHOULD be eadiiy avaiiabl
ior the comparative study Of death
? 81 Infants 10 all OF cnr states ana
cities. bal. inc Bulletin states ID ID
sfem majority 0f lhem unfortunate
I 81, te registration pi births is morfl
less. and ratios calculated upon ID
I returns would De deceptive and mr.
! iabls
The POSSIBILITY Of great saving