The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-02-16
TUBERCULOSIS IN End PLACE
Foes of the White Plague are Making
Showing in Reduction of Death
Rate From Disease Many Suicides
During the YeaEs


last year was 12.1, based on a thou
sand population. These and other fig
ures are contained in the mortality re-
port of the state bureau of vital sta
tistics, for 1910, which has just been
issued. Pneumonia heads the list with
tuberculosis close second.
During the calendar year of 1910,
1921 deaths exclusive of stillbirths
were reported by the local registrars
in the various townships, villages and
cities. This gives an annual death
rate for the entire state of 12.1 per
thousand population. The rate is bas-
ed on the federal census population Of
1888, $50 for June, 1910, BY compar-
ison with mortality reports interesting
results are shown:
During 1908, 26,77s deaths were re-
ported. During 1909, 26,637 deaths
were reported, while for 1910, 1921
deaths, exclusive of still-births were
reported The annual death rate per
thousand estimated population for 1908
was lis; for 1909, liz and for 1910,
lei.
"This shows a more complete reg
istration of deaths in Wisconsin than
has ever been accomplished before in
the history of the state" says the
board, Hand should answer conclusive
ly the argument which has been made
by the registers of deeds in some coun-
ties, that such officials can collect these
reports as completely and in as salts
factory a manner as is done under our
present system. The apparent increase
in the number of deaths, and also the
increase in the death rate is due to in
creased accuracy in the reports and
not to any unusual prevalence of dis
ease"
Pneumonia again leads in the list of
causes of death and it appears on ac-
count of the active warfare which has
been waged that tuberculosis will new
er again occupy first place in the list
of causes of death. There were fifteen
more deaths from pneumonia. The
death rate from tuberculosis per 100,-
900 population for 1908 was 1895; for
1909 the rate had declined to 1929 and
for 1910 the rate per 100000 popula-
tion is 1926.
Five thousand seven hundred and
seventy-fve or 20.4 per cent, of the
total deaths reported, were among per-
sons under / year of age. There were
1919 deaths from diarrhoea and enter
tits under 2 years of age, and very
large per cent of the deaths from this
easily preventable disease were Of per-
sons under L year of age.
Important causes of death with the
number Of deaths from each disease
during the year were as follows: Pull
monary tuberculosis, 2034; other tuber-
culosis, 1852; typhoid fever, $40; dip
liberia, 369; scarlet fever, 239; measles
ga; whooping cough, ITO; pneumonia,
1888; diarrhoea and enteritis under 2
years, 1919; meningitis, 493; infuen-
"a, 1853; puerperal septicaemia, 9s; can
Ger, 1929; violence, 1915; and still
births, 1853.
From 1909 the following report is
presented: Pulmonary tuberculosis, 90
IS; other tuberculosis, 1877; typhoid
fever, 348; diptheria, 378; scarlet few
er, 347; measles, so; whooping cough,
15f; pneumonia, 247o; diarrhoea and
enteritis under years, LAG; menin-
gifts, $685.; influenza, 2O6; puerperal
septicaemia, Il; cancer, 1886; violence,
1857; and still births 1859.