The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-10-02

/ new 1OIh, y. l., l9f lot Gnllduel-
phia, Pa, and 1i9 for New Orleans,
| La.
Cancer showed a much greater
proportional increase in the number
of deaths than tuberculosis, rising
from 33,465 for 1908 to 1852 for
1909, The death rate increased from
7I.3 to II, the latter being the
highest crude death rate from can
Ger thus far recorded for the regis
tration area of the United States.
IL should be remembered the bull
letin points out, that cancer is one
| of the diseases having a peculiar
age distribution for which the study
of crude death rates is apt to be
especially misleading, and until a
careful analysis can be made of
the data, with reference to the popu.
lation details available after the com
pilation OF the census of the pres
ent year, 1t will be wise to limit in
ferences to the fact that the number
| OF deaths so reported and the crude
rate from this cause show a constant
tendency to increase from year to
year. The probability of more accu-
rate statement of this disease as a
cause of death by attending physi-
| clans must be taken into considera.
| ton, and the fact that the saving Of
/ lives from tuberculosis and other pre-
ventable diseases of early or middle
| life would leave more persons sub
| ject to cancer at the cancer ages
and thus increase the total number
OF deaths from this cause and the
crude cancer rate, although the ac
tual incidence of the disease at the
various periods of life may no!
have been altered materially.
The distribution of cancer accord
Ing to location on the body shows
| little change except a diminution of
the residual group due to more ac-
curate statements of physicians. All
certificates of death by cancer should
| state, whenever ascertainable the
site of origin of the disease.
The uniform tendency to increase
In the number of deaths reported
from cancer is shown in the totals
reported for the registration states
and cities for 1908 and 1909. All
the II states for which data are
given for the two years showed more
deaths from this cause in the latter
year, except Maryland and South
Dakota, for which slightly diminished
numbers We're returned. OF the So
large cities only showed more
deaths from cancer in 1908 than
in 1909, and the amounts of decrease
were very small in each case The
numerical increase in the deaths reg
istered from cancer was not large
for any particular state or city, but
the most impressive feature is the
widespread increase shared by all
states and cities with but few ex-
ceptions.
The total number of deaths caused
by typhoid fever in the registration
area for the year 1909 was 10,722. a
reduction of 653 from the number,
II 375, recorded for the somewhat
smaller registration area of 1908.
The death rate fell from 25.3 to 90
per 100000 estimated population,
these rates being based on the popu-
laions as estimated upon the aver !
age annual increase between the last !
two censuses.
The typhoid fever death rate for |
1905 was the lowest recorded since +,
the series of census annual reports |
was Instituted, and the rate for 1909 |
shows a marked reduction from that
OF the previous year. II is nearly one
third less than the rate shown for
the fiNe-year period l90ll905 (22.2),
although still more than twice as
large as that of England and Wales.
The success already obtained in its /
reduction should encourage further Il
progress In this direction until res
dence and travel in this country Il
shall Ge as safe in this respect as
in the best regulated countries OF
Europe. where the disease is becom-
inc practically negligible as n men
ace to public health.
Each of the registration states for
which data are available for the two
years except Washington and Wis
shows a smaller number Of
leaths from typhoid fever for 1909
than tor l9CS. and as their population
has increased during that time It is
evident that the typhoid death rate
las likewise decreased for each.
ohio. which was admitted into the
group OF registration states for the
,irSt time for 1909, is, of course
lot included in this comparison. II
he 1876 deaths from typhoid fever
n Ohio are not included for 1909.
he group of registration states as
constituted for the years 1905 anC
.90l would show a reduction of 1,4O6 ,
leaths from this cause. The largest
reduction is that of Penn .
ylyania t73S), then Massachusetts
1927. California (SS), Maryland tS71
md New York (70. The increased ;
numbers in Washington 600 and {
Wisconsin O5l. were but small and {
probably less than the relative in 8
'rease OF population. {
\ considerable part OF the reduc- L
ion in the number OF deaths from ty- I
hold fever that occurred in Pennsyl- c
ania was due to the decreased num- d
er registered in Philadelphia (lSSl | Z