The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-27

has been recorded for any previous
years OF registration.
The early publication of the data
relating to the mortality OF the year
| 1905 for the registration area OF the
United States was only made possible
by the increased promptness OF the
returns from the state and city Offices
most Of which now make monthly re
ports.
The registration area embraces the
registration states and separate reg
iStration cities In pon.reglstration
states accepted by the Census Bureau
as having approximately complete
registrations of deaths based upon
the requirement of compulsory burial
permits. For the year 1908. the reg
istration states we're California, Colo
RADIO. Connecticut, Indiana, Maine
Maryland. Massachusetts, Michigan,
New Hampshire, New jersey, New
York. Pennsylvania, Rhode Island.
South Dakota, Vermont, Washington
and Wisconsin.
The District of Columbia and ~
registration cities in non-registration
states, together with the registration
states mentioned. made up the aggre.
gate registration area for 1908. whose
total estimated population for the
year was 45.02S.767, or over one-half
(51.S per cent? OF the total estimated
population of the continental United
States. which was S6.S74 800 The ad-
dition OF Ohio for the year 1909 ha3
still further increased the percentage
of the population reporting TO 55.2
per cent. and other areas may be In
cluded for the calendar year 1910. for
which direct coparisoDs OF the NOR.
tality statistics can be made with the
population enumerated by the thir.
teenth census.
The total number of deaths return
ed for the year 1908 from the aggre.
gate registration area was 69l, ,574.
For the preceding year the number Of
deaths was 6S7,034. or only 1910 loss
than the 1908 returns, although the
ergistration area for 1908 was in
creased by Washington and Wiscon-
sin, The year 1908 was one of re.
maTkably low mortality throughout
the United States, so far as can be
determined from the available regis
tration records. and was marked by a
general absence of severe epidemicS
and of unusual mortality from other
causes.
Females contributed slightly lare-
er proportion of the deaths in 1908
than they did In 1907, but the actual
number OF deaths of males registered
for 1908 was less than for 1907. The
percentage OF males was 54.3 and of
females 457. Tho figures for age pe.
h1 cd
cent of deaths OF infants under one
year for 1898, but the ratios for each
of the individual years from / TO 4
are Identical for 1907 and 1898 A
close agreement appears In the sub
sequent fiye year periods. although
there was slightly more favorable
showing for 1908 for the age periods
from Is to 10 years.
Nearly one.flfth of all the deaths
that occurred We're those Of Infants
under one year OF age and over one.
fourth are of children less than five
years of age.
For both 1907 and 1908, 9S3 per
cent of all deaths were those OF white
persons. which shows the unequal d.
vision of the registration area in thia
respect, Mary land is the only regis
tration state with a considerable pro
portion (23.6) per cent? Of colored
Nearly one'fourth of all deaths reg.
istered were those of persons born
outside of the United States. The
states having the largest proportion
OF natiye-born Americans of native
stock are, DR. Wilbur states, the ones
In which it is the most difficult TO
secure the passage OF effective regis
tration laws. Therefore, the actual
of Americans of native pa
rentage is not fully represented in
the registration area. although over
twc-thirds OF the deaths registered
were of native-born persons and one
third were of native born with native
parents
1t appears that the month OF maxi.
mum mortality in 1908 was January.
with 6I.763 deaths, and that OF mini
mum mortality was June, with 49,70l
deaths.
The death rates of the individual
registration states vary for the year
1908 from 1874 for California TO 10.l
Tor South Dakota. DR. Wilbur points
1ut that the total variation Is less
han that among the great towns OF
England and that The range of NOR.
ality Is not excessive
With the exception of South Da-
iota, all the registration states for
which data are presented for more
han single year. show larger rates
or 1908 than 1907. and In several
Instances the rates for 1908 were the
owest on record, at least since fairly
accurate registration has been in ef.
'ect For Massachusetts d compari-
son of the rates given In the state
'eports since 1851 shows that. With
he single exception Of the rate G63) |
Il 1904. the rate Q6,5) In 1905 is the |
owest
Then follow comparisons OF the |
|eath rates Of the cities of the United |
States with 100000 population or over |
n 1890. OF the thirty-fve cities con |
'idered, a decreased death rate was |
shown In 1908 In all but FIVE In. |
tances- The remainder of the bulIe
in Is devoted to the consideration of |
'auses OF death, CT occupations In re |
alton TO mortality, and contains the
'ficial English translation of the re,
ised list OF causes of death arranged |
or use in mortality tables by inter.
'atiopal agreement at the second
lecennial revision In Paris last July.