The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-09-27
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(American News Service.a
Washington. Sept. 27.-While the to-
tai number. S1.720. of deaths from tu-
berculosis in 1909 was greater than
for any preceding year and exceeded
by 3.431 the number, 1929. compiled
for 1908. the death rate. in the census
bureaus death registration states and
cities, showed q decline from 1889 in
1908 to 1878 per 100000 estimated
population in 1909. as reported in the
forthcoming bulletin on mortality
statistics prepared by DR.. Greasy L.
Wilbur. chief statistician for vital
statistics, and submitted to Director
Durand.
The 1909 rate Is the lowest on rec
ord for the census registration area.
although 1t should be remembered
that the rates for this area, to which
large additions were made In 1906,
1908, and 1909. may not be strictly
comparable throughout the period COW
cred with respect to constitution or
population. The addition Of the new
registration state of Ohio n 1909. for
example. by bringing in considerable
rural population with normally low
death rate from tuberculosis would
tend to depress the death rate from
this cause for the registration area as
q whole.
1t IL remarkable the bulletin state,
that the aggregate Of registration
cities, which Is not affected by the
transfer of cities from the group OF
cities in nonregistration states to the
group of cities in registration states,
shows practically the same number,
"a, 461, of deaths for 1909 as for 1908,
which was 54.466. or decrease OF
only deaths.
Deaths from TubsreuIossis Decrease.
Excluding Ohio. which is shown
only for 1909. II Of the II registration
states for which data are given pre-
sented numerical decreases in deaths
from tuberculosis for 1909 as compar-
ed with 1908, the largest being for
New York (415) and Rhode Island
(1O7). Deaths from tuberculosis In
creased in Washington (91) and Cali
fornia (78) among tho 6 states show
Ing more deaths from this cause.
Among the larger cities the chief nuc-
tuations were increases of IS for st.
Louis, Mo-. 81 for Minneapolis, Mimi.
IS for Toledo. Ohio. and IS for New
Haven, Conn: significant for their
small amount: while decreases Of 222
occurred for New York. 1914 for Phila-
delphia, Pa. and 149 for New Orleans.
La.
Cancer showed a much greater pro-
portional increase In the number Of
deaths than tuberculosis, rising from
81. 465 for 1908 to 1852 for 1909. The
death rate increased from 74.3 to n,
the latter being the highest crude
death rate from cancer thus far re-
corded for the registration area of
the United States.
1t should be remembered. the bull
letin points out, that cancer Is one Of
the diseases having . peculiar age dis
tribution for which the study Of crude
death rates IL apt to be especially mis-
leading and until a careful analysis
can be made Of the data with refer
ence to the population details availa-
BILE, after the compilation Of census
Of the present year, It will be wise to
limit the differences to the fact that
the number of deaths 20 reported and
the crude rate from this cause show
. constant tendency to increase from
year to year. The probability Of more
accurate statement Of this disease n
. cause Of death by attending physi-
clans must be taken into consideration
and the fact that the saving Of lives
from tuberculosis and other preventa.
BILE diseases Of early or middle life
would leave more persons subject to
cancer at the cancer ages. and thus
increase the total number OF deaths