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DEATH
Rate From The White Plague
Decreases
As Shown In The Census
Bureaus Bulletin
Which Has Been Issued From
Washington
Mortality From Cancer And
Typhoid
Is Also Shown To Be On
The Decrease

Washington, ID. c., Sept 27-While
the total number, 81,720, of deaths
from tuberculosis in 1909 was greater
than for any preceding year and ex-
ceeded by 3,431 the number, 1929,
compiled for 1908, the death rate, in
the Census Bureaus death registra
ton states and cities, showed a de.
cline from 1889 in 1903 to 1878 per
100000 estimated population in 1902
as reported in the forthcoming Cen
sus Bureau bulletin on mortality sta
tistics prepared by Dr. Cressy H. VIII
bur, chief statistician for vital statist
les, and submitted to Director Dur
and
The 1909 rate is the lowest on rec.
ord for the census registration area,
although it 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 of
registration state of Ohio for 1908,
for example, by bringing in consider
able rural population with normal
ly low death rate from tuberculosis,
would tend to depress the death rate
from this cause for the registration
area as a whole.
1t Is remarkable, the bulletin states,
that the aggregate Of registration ci-
ties, which il not affected by the
transfer of cities from the group Of
cities in non-registration states to the
group of cities in registration states,
shows practically the same number,
54,461, of deaths for 1903 as for 1908,
which was 54,466, or a decrease of on
ly deaths.
Excluding Ohio, which Is shown on
ly for 1909, IL OF the II registration
states for which data are given pre-
sented numerical decreases in deaths
from tuberculosis for 1909 as com.
New York (4l5) and Rhode Island
400. Deaths from tuberculosis in
creased in Washington (91) and Cali
fornia (7S) among the 6 states show
ing more deaths from this cause.
Among the larger cities the chief fuc'
tuations were increases OF S5 for st.
Louis, Mo, 81 for Minneapolis, MINI,
So for Toledo, Ohio. and Sc for New
Haven, Conn; significant from their
small amount; while decreases of 222
occurred for New York, N. Y, 194 for
Philadelphia, Pa, and 149 for New
Orleans, La.
Cancer showed much greater pro
portional increase In the number of
deaths than tuberculosis, rising from
80, ,465 for 1908 TO 1862 for 1909. The
death rate Increased from 74,3 10
n, the latter being the highest crude
death rate from cancer thus far re-
corded for the registration area>sf the
United States.
1t should be remembered the bul-
letin points out that cancer is one of
the diseases having peculiar age dis
tribution for which the study of crude
death rates Is apt TO ee especially mis-
leading, and untn a careful analysis
can be made OF tine data, with refer
ence to the population details availa-
BILE after the compilation OF the census
of the present year, II will be wise to
limit inferences TO the fact that the
number OF deaths 80 reported and the
crude rate from this cause show a
constant tendency TO increase from
year to year The probability OF more
accurate statement of this disease as
cause of death by attending physi'
clans must be taken into cOnsidera
ton, and the fact that the saving OF
liver from tuberculosis and other pre-
ventable 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
from this cause and the crude cancer
rate, although the actual incidence Of
the disease al the various periods Of
life may not have been altered ma
terially.
The distribution of cancer accord
ing to location on the body shows lit
tie change except diminution OF th'
residual group due to more accurate
statements OF phyacians All certih