Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-22
SUICIDES In UNITED STATES
Report of Census Bureau on Number
for Year 1910.
SLIGHT DECREASE IN PER CENT
Only I6 Per 100000 Reported,
o.. Against 1875 for the
Year Immediately Pre-
ceedirx.

Year immediately Pre-
ceedirx.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2l.-The number
of deaths from suicide recorded in the
census bureaus entire death registration
area was $3.50 for 1910. as against s, Ae
for 1890. but the rate per 10000 of popu-
lation was but $50 for 1919 as compared
with Is5 for 1873. according 10 the census
bulletin on mortality statistics for 1910.
prepared under the supervision Of DR..
Cressy L. Wilbur, chief stat,xtieian for
vital statistics.
Ii is stated in the bulletin that al
though the death rates for suicide in
creased up to 1906. those since that time
do not Indicate Increased precision in the
manner Of reporting. The rate in 1os
was 1879; in 1907. l57. and in 1875. lis.
Unless certificate Of death from vio-
lence states that the case was suicide or
homicide the death is compiled under &C.
cidental causes. since there are doubtless
many such cases in which the death was
in fact due to suicide. IL Is probable that
with increased precision OF reporting the
number compiled under suicide would in
various nes Oh sa'e
Vi the various means e'hP'oseu ior pai-
poses OF suicide the most Important WIN
the number OF deaths Tor each were
Firearms. 2,5sl; poison. 2gs. and hanging
or strangulation, lbs. Others were:
Asphhyxia, 81; drowning, blI; cutting or
piercing instruments, ai; Jumping from
high places, 1S; crushing, IS. and other
means, ST. .. Z. ...H.
Suicide by firearms is the only one Of
the various specified methods OF self
destruction which shows an increased
dsath rate In 1910 over 1909 In The latter
var the nnmber NJ deaths per Iooooo non
,,Ia,,,,, ,,,ss a. q. aga,n., "a I'm 1s,a
hsrHi rate rs tae LOVES"
~ 'ne Sup io'neu u az sne -,
Won ei'es .ne nuinoe' u ~ ue ~, Nv,'
suiO'oo was s's'' VI to'o ~. 49," p ~
.ion, IN l'i" IS eonp@ieu w" 49,, IN
no IA I"s. in 'ne sioup maui " VI ~
the Fek's.rauoh s.sses tne huil'sr We
'''Vs' " 100 ~ 'oV'".v popU'asso"' - 49,
as ssaihst s,oi' OF ls.s IN i". IA .ne
combined CUES IN Ies.sus'o'n ss "a 'ne
hunioeI was f'ois' " - pei WV. ~ popu-
iauoh III ls"' WINE sheie "eis f~o-' y
S'o IN iSs' in 'ne iu'S, part VI w
resiseaeioh states u'e nu,hoe' Sa
OF ist pei i0''vo populs'ion IN i'iV' 40
asaihs, -,os' OF i--o III issV: IN .he resis-
Cltth III OlNtT AHt tiuffiOUI
was l'zoi' OF -L@ per ro''vp popuiauoh IN
wv as eonipaleu win l,''i, VI ~ IN
lM. IN poth l0io ana iss' tne rste was
hshest IN the resistrauon cities IN o'her
states ana lowest IN uie rurai part ..
registration states IN tne group On
rcgsfauoh eihes IN o'heI s'ates thefe
was decrease IN 'ne NUMBER ou. An iii-
crease IN tne rate IN islo III comparison
with the figures ior iss. IN an lhe
groups there was an increase IN oeAths'
put decrease IN rate'
Deaths and Rate. In the states.
The number OF suicides and the rate
per 10000 population In the death regis
ustion states separately. yere: Cali
fornia, ese deaths, or so per 10000 popu-
lation In 1910, as compared with 7eo, or
oo6 in 1899: Colorado, is7. or sos in 1909.
and III, or III In 1903; Connecticut 30,
or r.s In 1910. and 20, or I'll in 1ses In
diana, ISL, or iLi in 1910, and IA, or 15.4
In 1899; Maine, y, or ia In 1910. and W or
III In 100; Maryland, 49, or las In lslo.
ana III or lSt IN IVY; MAsssenusetts, VI
or ns IN sie' ana ~ or lSo IN lss'
Mlehisan, Sae, or LAT IN INV ana SlS, OF
Il.S IN lpe' Minheso.s. ~, or lLo IN NV,
non-Iesisua.'on ~ wv Mpn.an a. q, oi
sly N is'V' noh-ies,susuoa VI Nv Ne"
is'nps a .. ., I-.s IN i'iu -,' 80 :,
~ -. w. 80. dc. 80 ~. %, -. :,
81. = ,.,a "a "a =, 80 80 =, ,aoa. 800
c..a,.. ,aa,., ,,.sa,as,,,i". $500 :
ror,,,..,.,, 20 noa -. - a., 100, a ~
| kopo" v A'N'N v 80 "a ~" - y