Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-03-05
INNOVATIONS IN
CENSUS ON DEATH
ON WHAT DAY or AGE DO MOST
BABIES DlE2
MANY QUESTIONS Answered
Estimated That Death OF children
Under 1 Year Is One-Iifth
Total Toll.

important innovations viii bo made
In the compilation OF mortality sta
tistics by the Bureau OF Census, be-
ginning with the report for 1870 In
preparation under the direction Of Dr.
Cressy h. Wilbur chief statsticlan
for vital statistics,
These comprise tho tabulat.on Of
the rate of mortality by days OF age
for the first three weeks of life and
by months for the first two years Of
NE. ana also detail information in
cludng principal causes OF death
with distinction as to age and sex
for the more numerous and import
ant nauDnalitIes of the foreign popu-
lation, such as Irish, German Italian,
etc.
These statistics are expected TO add
important ana valuable informa ion
20 current knowledge OF infant NOR
ality and of the comparative vitality
of the foreign element in the United
States.
Up 10 January 10, 1911, the Bureau
of the Census received transcripts OF
Gll,G3g deaths, which occurred in the
registration area during the year 1910,
OK which number 5l8,404 were from
the registration states This area
comprises over 90 per cent Of the to-
tai population of the United States
therefore. the information regarding
the infant mortality by days and
months OF age and the relative rate
OF mortality among the different ma
tioHaiites OF the foreign population
will apply TO about 100000 people.
How many babies die before they
are 3 weeks old and on what day
of their age? How many died before
they are ? years old. and In what
month Of their age? These important
questions viii be fully answered by
the new figures OF the mortality sta
ust'cs OF the Census Bureau, II is by
means Of such statistics that advance
toward arrcsting the appalling death
rate OF infants IS facilitated, and aid
given 10 tho great movement now IN
progress for the saving OF the many
thousands OF babies lives IN the emit
ed States whose death Is preyentable
Ii is now estimated that the deaths
Of babies less than / year old form
one-hfth OF the total amount OF death
rate.
The comparative mortality OF the
various uati1ualities among tho for
eigu population will be absolutely
unique, for nothing quite like It will
Doe available elsewhere for the student
of c.hn0losy and sociology. Is the
German element IN the population OF
the United States harder and longer
lived than the irish or tho Italian?
Us either OF these races, or any other
harder than the native American
stock? what races are dying the fast
est yf,gr coming 20 the United States,
and in what localities Is the death
rate among them the highcst2 The
great Importance OF statistics OF this
character is seen from the fact that
the foreign element at present con-
sututcs about oue-thrd OF the total
This knowledge win be OF great value
In tho study Of the immigration ques-
ton
when this now Information has be-
come available through tho publica-
. ton OF the Census Mortality Stalls
ties for 1910. there win then be nc
. other country IN the world with 30
large a body OF facts conveniently
p. available on the problems involved.
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