The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-08
Death Rate from tuberculosis in
District for 1907 Is 7O.80 4
Per 10000. Veg . 7
STATE BOARD SUBMITS trl
AN IMPORTANT REPORT
Mortality in New Jersey During
Last Is Years Shows Big De-
crease--Suicide Increases.

physicians, places In the category of,
preyentable diseases. In nearly every
CITY societies have been formed to con-
quer the disease and Roadway has been
made. The camps in the vicinity Of
this city have been especially SUCCESS
full. s y e Il
according to the annual report Of the
State Board of Health for 1907. which
has justsbeen issued out of a total pop
nlation, Of "a I. PAS, 3S1, there were 81, 4os
deaths. making the rate per 1000 inhab-
itantss16ss3. In Newark. with an esti-
mated population of 2sS.177, there were
5,73e deaths. The rate per 1 900 inhab-
itants was 1911. The lowest death rate
of any city in the State was in East
Orange, where it4was HIS per 1000 In
habitants. Hoboken..T With a rate OF
22.91, was the highest In the State.
Bloomfield also had a low death rate,
1t being H. IS. Kearny's ~rate~was IA,
and Harrison's 1924. .e.t-g}a.ss n r
Consumption made the greatest raw,
ages of any disease. 1t claimed an
aggregate of .3.74a. victims, Or 1902 per
cent. of the total number OF. deaths In
the State. Pneumonia. also listed as a
preventable disease. claimed 1897, or
S.S4 per cent. @i."F & ~, &kt sol -t'
There was a slight increase over the
number of deaths frcm tuberculosis III
1906, Since then much has been done 20
prevent the disease from spreading, and
the State board is confident its next re-
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numberrof deaths from the disease,
According to, the State boards report
the number of deaths from consump-
ton, per 10000 Inhabitants during 1907
was 1867 per cent. For twenty-nine
years the number of deaths annually
from tuberculosis averaged 3,S7s, The.
greatest; number Of victims claimed by
consumption during 1907 were between
20 and 30 years old. Tho number was
nearly equalled by persons between the
ages of 80. and 40, HF, ttfg ss ea.
In Essex County the death rate from
aDz causes per a 10000 inhabitants was
1851 On,dhe same basis the death rate
from consumption for the year was
-2o,S9. THE percentage In this city was
2s.ssA sx,at JseF. ss
Orange stood second In the list with
n DCTCtlttdkGho @O+Vc - 49,
the percentage was 4.S1. Easts Orange
1850; %1rvington. 12.5s; Montelair. 9.s1:
West Orange, g 1873. Hudson County
death rate from consumption was the
largest in tine State. The total number
of tfea this. IN Newark for the year from
all causes YVES 5,73e. Of that numhcri
1866 were children under 5 wears OF
agessaa isaAn3 .sneiigs'J 1-tsss Is an Gag.
-1-l,at amin ia a ~ndanRnr0H
occupation IS shown by the report A
total ofn1,049 housewives died of CEN
sumption n in 1907. Other diseases
ofaimed afproportionately large num-
Der of housekeeperses This Is aiken. by
the board to indicate that conditions
In the homes are not as healthful as
they should be. : L its Introductory
remarks on consumption the report
says: NCi --45tf4 . #af lesfi. aSs hs7r'
THE number of deaths from pull.
monaryg tuberculosis during 1907 was
3.74o. utA1proximatclg one-tcnth of all
f~sths ,insathe United States are
d1c ,o this cause, and In the large
cities the proportion ranges from Z TO
IL ner cent. However, the national
and state associations for the proven
tion and relief OF tuberculosis. together
vjth the several auxiliary organizations,
working in conjunction with the state
and local Boa rls gof Health. Will no
dofbt be the means of lowering Inc
mortality from this disease" t.H4trs q
Newark has already begun a war on
the white pla que andsnow has a we'll
esta bJjshed fresh~air camp The work
,s beine successfully carried Oh ,F Inc
carn Nm will close early in. October, but
rsrl reopen next. summer, when, 1T Is
sxnsrted. its work will be carried on on
a sIarser scale. 81 tfR 58 -4aHaefs.. G,lI
"During the last eighteen years, me
ronort states, 1.-The mortality from
tuherculosis in this State has raduaiS
decraa sed until the number of deaths
fror, the scourge in 1907 per 1o,ooo
nonrlst ionss was onfy 1851. While 10 2 slls sS2
~, aeath rate was 90 90 per 5000 poppy
,.,,on This marked and STEADY
a~ninution OF mortality from consump.
t,on mas been. due. largely TO radicaiy
tnsnroved hygienlc methods, both OIL a.
nrivate and public nature,
people generally have become
.otiar not only with the best methoos
of treatment for those SUFFERING WIZ
tho disea Sc, hut better still. they hase
isarned how to avoid or prevent tne
snread Of the Infection lney neN.
,n6 marked benenclai results
obundance of fresh all, suniigh,,
ars water sanitary plumbing, perlecl
p,art,lation Of living and sleeping rooms,
n,ndance of outdoor life. etc Not
a,thstandlng the greatly reduced NOR
tsnty of the scourge in his state tne
~ of deaths caused by u Is
per No pains or expense should be
Sared in trying to reduce the NOR
SUI 70 the very lowest point possible
I'D In making those who are hopelessis
an miatsd with the disease as comfort
ann ! nossibie, at the same time pre-
aon,,ne the spread of the Infection 10
o'n .Ths tendency of the time Is to eve;e
at.ention and energy to the treat
a,t of those who are in the ineipien.
80 Of the disease, while those VINO
anicted with it II, the more ;ad-
are staees suffer for lack OF proper
,raat,nent, If indeed they receive any
trsatment at all. Thus the state OF
Nv Jersey has its tuberculosis ssna
Nem At Glen Gardner where are re-
.o,sed only those who are In the In
esn,snt stages Of. the Disease, while &c
49, = s,,fYering ia the advanced stages
those ShiSi NfS Coo 49, -...-k ptt~- Z