University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-11-18
VIOLENT DEATHS INCREASING
Mortality Statistics Show Decrease in
Victims of Tuberculosis.

Mortality Statistics Show Decrease in
Victims of tuberculosis.
The mortality statistics just pub
lished by the United States census
bureau for the year 1909 cover regis
tration area embracing nearly 49,999,-
900 people, or over So per cent Of the
estimated population of the country.
They are noteworthy for the attention
given to acute anterior poliomyelitis,
whose mortality consequences are for
the first time given a distinct group
ing. There were $50 deaths from this
cause in the registration area-115 in
New York state, 62 in Massachusetts,
Of which 81 in Boston, 76 in Pennsyl
vania, six in Connecticut, four in
| Rhode Island, II in New Hampshire,
two in Vermont, six in Maine and 81
in Wisconsin, not to mention other
| states figuring in the list to a minor
extent.
These figures are for last year, and
it is to be presumed that this year will
show marked increase in the progress
of the disease. OF the $50 deaths last
year, 1926 were of men and 243 OF
women. Deaths from this cause were
| large confined to September and DC
tober-the number rising from IA in
June to SO in July, 70 in August, lis
in September, 1874 in October, falling
to 66 and As respectively for Novem
Der and December. Nearly % pei
cent of these deaths were confined tc
children less than one year of age, and
II per cent to those under five years
Most of these cases were of brief du
ration of sickness-less than zone
month
1t is a curious fact that meantime
the somewhat similar disease of men
lingitis shows in it's fatal results /,
marked decline, both absolutely ant
,654 deaths from thi
Icause being returned in 1905 and onl.
1858 in 1909-the number per 10000
Iof population falling from 34.5 in 1870
to 25.6 in 1906, to 1913 in 1908, and t.
l6.1 in 1909. Increasing mastery owe
epidemic diseases is shown as rule
THE annual average rate (per 100, 90
of population) for typhoid fever, TO
example, was 1922 from 1901 to 100;
and fell therefrom to 25.3 in 1908 an
% in 1909. The diphtheria rate wa
24.5 from 1901 to 1905, and fell t
1905 in 1907 and 1873 in 1909.
Notable progress is to be note
lagainst tuberculosis, the rate for a.
kinds of this disease being 1882 fo
, l901-5, falling to 1912 in 1906, 173.
in 1908 and 1915 in 1909. Cancer, o
the other hand. continues to gal
&ground, and unless arrested will 500
apparently take the place of tubel
culosis as the great white plague. Tn
leverage annual death rate from thi
cause from 1901 to 1905 was 6s.3.
rose to 7O.S in 1906, 1871 in 1907, "a.
in 1908 and II in 1909.
Deaths from Bright's disease sho'
4 slightly declining rate. Coming
the class of violent deaths, it is to b
noted that the rate is increasing
from an average annual of IA fro1
1901 to 1905, to 1862 in 1907, 1875
1903 and 17.2 in 1909. The rate fc
homicides was 2.9 for 1901-5, 4.6
19O5, 81 in 1906, 6.5 in 1907. 81
1 1908 and SO in 1909. Deaths fro1
automobile accidents numbered 1873
II 1906, 294 in 1907, 1893 in 1908 and g.
IAN exhibit of increase which woul
be startling had it not been fore-shat
: owed in the daily reports of fatalitie
l And the above figures are only for tn
registration area, or for only abol
half the country in respect to popul;
r tion.-Springfield Republican.