Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-12-06

dltion or tho public health.
Advance Mortality Information

The forthcoming bulietlr. viii give
advance Information IA regard 60 the
mortality statistics compiled ehch year
for the registration area. Tho rates
given are general rates computed from
the number OF the population and thu
uum0er 90 deaths. Without allowance
for the fact that ia different commun-
iiies the proportion of persons Of the
several age groups may vary. This
Imposes some caution In comparisons
OF different places. especially when the
observed variation between rates Is
very rmalHNef trAs va
The TEAR 1909 was one OF remark
ably low mortality. aud the slight IN
crease for 1910 does not Indicate nee.
cesarily more unfavorable sanitary
conditions. Il II polntsd out that the
registration area has been subject 20
considerable change, Involving re-
afraa4rmspt ~ the AREAS 90 the main
subdirisioBs ~ which Il II composed,
- that exact comparisons relating
to the same retaliation territory can
not b. made. Il u stated further that
until Tho registration area shall EN-
hrece tbs entire population OF the
United states from year 10 year VIII
undoubtedly b. subject 20 more or
less lncompatahility due 20 this cx-
tension Of csfsctiye registration.
The close relation that has for
some y"arH existed between the gem
efal death rRte 81 the registration
area ~ the United states aud that OF
England and Wales IL referred 20.
For the year 1908 the figures wore
slightly higher for the United states.
las. asainas li.7 for England and
Wales. while for 1903 the English rate.
HAS,, exceeded very slightly that of
the registration area. ia: bat for
1919 the English rate. 1875. which Is
the lowest ever registered FOR that
country. h lower than the American
rate. %. and neasly AZ low a. the rate
saown for the rural part OF the regis
trrtian States. ss.f
IscRsh Rate ~ Registration stairs.
Based nn the number If deaths from
MI euuses. exclusive 81 stltlbisthH, a
general death rate Of lt5 per 1000
r0bnihtien \ shown Cor The year 1910
FOR Oh the states which are wholly In.
Gludcd IN the repatriation area tinclud.
lng also North Carolina where rural
districts are not reportehls while IN
1909 the rate Was slightly less, if.g.
IN comparing the rates between
different states two things must be
borne in mind rlrst. the population
Of tha states compared Is no, nacos-
sarily identical with respect to the
proportions OF younger ana OF older
pefsonsi and. second. the registration
Of deaths n not always rs complete Ia
one state a. la another. For the
older registration Ahtta, ana espec.
lazy Tor such ~ Connecticut. Maas-
ashusetts. and Rhode Island. the reg
lslration OF deaths probably may be
taken ~ substantially complete.
states are included 81 the registration
area when il IL believed that the ac-
sual registration covers 90 per cent OF
all deaths with varying degrees Of
accuracy IN the returns comparisons
can only b. made with caution.
Hate Variation.
Tho variation IN the general rates
among the several states Il not very
ereas. ranging from 10 per 1909 sor
Wnrhlngton, the lowest. 90 i7.s for
Now Hampshire. the highest In 1903
TIC Death rate OF Washington was 9.s
and for New Hampshire Il was 1919.
there being thus a slight increase IN
1919 over the previous year While
the death rate per l.ooo population ia
North Carolina. 1871. was actually
sreater than for New Hampshire, thIs
figure Includes only municipalities
having population Of 1900 or over
IN 1909. IN 1908 North Carolina was
nnnreglstrailon state.
Colorado u the only reElairntlon
state reporting a decrease IN the death
rate per l.oee population. IN 1908 the