The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-12
TUBERCULOSIS
FOE OF PRINTERS
Census Bureau Gives Out
Statistics on the
Disease.
LARGE MORTALITY GIVEN
Figures Are Also Given for Workers
Employed in Many Other
Occupations.
LARGE MORTALITY GIVEN

Washington, Nov. 1l-Figures
tending TO show the relation between
occupation and tuberculosis Of the
lungs and apparently indicating that
agricultural pursuits are more favor
able To health IN this respect than
other employments. were made public
1oday by the census bureau in tie
form of an outline In Bulletin No. los
on mortality statistics for 1903.
An interesting feature Of the report
is the showing that out Of the total
number Of deaths from all causes
among printers. photographers and
prcssmen in the bureaus area OF
death registration" which represents
more than half of the estimated total
population of the United States this
form of tuberculosis causes, between
the ages of % and 34., no less than
BIS per cent.
The statement issued today SAYS
thar among the men i'm the agricul-
turai pursuits, considered as a sepa-
rate class. out of the total number Of
deaths reported for an causes. at the
age period % 20 "a years. those from
tuberculosis of the lungs formed 26.2
per cent; In the domestic and personal
service class. 32.3 per cent; in the
trade and transportation class, 31.9
per cent. ana in the manufacturing
and mechanical pursuits 3O.S per cent.
The bulletin seems 10 indicate EUR
Their with reference 10 nearly all of
the specified male occupations that
this form of tuberculosis attacks the
larger proportion of its victims before
The age of "a, for from 30 10 Ga there
IS a rather evenly proportional de-
crease. OF printers, photographers
and pressmen. for example, it, is stat
ed that while the figure is 5l.5 per
cent between 20 and "a, il is only 1926
per cent between 80 and "A; 22.3 per
cent between 80 and "a; and but g.
per cent between 55 and Ga.
The only two exceptions TO the rule
mentioned" saws the statement. 'are
among gardeners. florists and nursery
men. as one class. and among miners
and quarTymen as the other In both
these there is larger rate per cent
of deaths from tuberculosis OF the
lungs at the age period IS 10 4 5 years
than at the % 10 81 year period"
OF other occupations, the analysis
goes 10 show that out of the total
number of deaths from all causes, at
the age period % 90 "a wears. the NOR
tally from this particular cause forms
among janitOrs and sections is 47.A
per cent: clerks and copyists. 44.2 per
cent; plumbers and gas filters, 43.2
per cent; bookkeepers and account
ants, 1913 per cent; clergymen. 41.O
per cent; BARRIERS and hairdressers,
4e.6 per cent; servants and walters,
4e4 per cent; butchers. SEA per cent;
porters and helpers. 1873 per cent.
taliOrs. 574 per cent; painters. glaZ-
ters and varnishers, 37.2 per cent:
bartenders. 81 per cent; draymen
35.S per cent; boot and shoemakers
and repairers. 35.6 per cent; machin-
lists. 80 per cent: brick and stone ma
sons, 33 per cent; agents. 32.S pei
cent; statesmen. 32.5 per cent: labor
crs. sos per cent: merchants and
dealers, except wholesale. sos per
cent. aud hlaclIsmiths. 29.6 per cent.