Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-22
REPORT INCREASE IN
DEATHS BY VIOLENCE
Casualties Compared in Reg.
istration Area Covered by
Census Bureau.

A total of 4S,606 deaths from violence
of all kinds. exclusive OF suicide. oc.
CURED in the registration area covered
by the census bureau in 1910, accord
ing to mortality bulletin No. 100. jus
issued by Census Director Durand.
This total does not give the number
Of deaths by violence in the whole
United States, for the area Of registra-
ton is confined to twenty-one Of the
forty-seven states. and to a number of
the cities in the twenty+six states and
the territories which are not included
in the list of registration states. How
ever. the census bureau is able to make
comparisons with the figures for a
similar registration area for 1909 and
other years. The report was compiled
by DR.. Cressy L. Wilbur, chief statis-
tician for vital statistics.
These 4s.606 deaths make a death rate
Of 90.3 per 100000 estimated population
for 1910. as compared with 1887 deaths.
or rate of S5.8, in 1909.
In Washington, d. c., there were 261
deaths, or 1876 per 100 population in
81 per 100 900 population in 1909.
The registration states are California,
Colorado. Connecticut, Indiana, Maine.
Maryland. Massachusetts,. Michigan.
Minnesota, Montana. New Hampshire,
New Jersey. New York. North Caroline,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island. Utah,
Vermont Washington and Wisconsin. In
these states the total number of deaths
reported in 1910 were 42,546. The num-
Der reported from registration cities
outside this area was 6,060.
Causes Of Death.
Railroads killed the greatest number
, od
juries from that source This is an in
crease to LAG in every 100000 popula
ton over 1871 in 1909. Accidental drown
ing took the next largest number. 4,s1'
having met death in the waters Of thu
United States. Flames brought deatl
to 4, 1S2. and 2, 4Sf were sacrificed IN TIT
mines and quarries during the year. Thu
street car systems claimed 1,949 victims
and deleterious gases 1879, the smaiies
rate since 1906.
Automobiles killed $50 persons. just IL
to every 100000 inhabitants. This is al
increase in rate over IL in 1909. We
hicles other than trains, street cars anc
automobiles killed 1.940. Poison in foot
caused the death Of 157, and other poison
brought death to 1.227. Eighty-nine dice
from stab wounds and $50 were buflee
in landslides. Animals killed, 52. !,
Thirty-eight persons starved to deatf
during the year; excessive cold kliiee
.D4 ana the neat on
Pennsylvania had the largest number o.
violent deaths in 1910 and Colorado tine
highest rate New York was second
Vermont reported the smallest number Of
deaths in 1910 and Wisconsin had the
lowest rate In both 1910 and 1909.
Deaths in the Cities.
In cities Of 100000 population the num-
Der of violent deaths were:
Birmingham, Isl: Los Angeles. 80
Oakland, LIS; San Francisco. 800: Denver
ITS; Bridgeport. Conn, 70; New Haven
Conn, 119: Washington. D. c.. 261; At
lanta, 175; Chicago, 1904; Indianapolis
2O5; Louisville 1o6; New Orleans, 3S1
Baltimore, AL; Boston, GAG; Cambridge
Mass, 81; Fall River. Mass, 81; Lowell
Mass, "A: Worcester, Mass, IL; De.
troit, 400; Grand Rapids, 66; Minneapolis
30; st. Paul. 116; Kansas City. Mo-. 900
st. Louis, 6O4: Omaha. Neb., 127: jersey
City, Isl; Newark, 3C2: Paterson. n. j..
93: Albany, 81; Buffalo. All: New York
3,75s in 1910 and 3,43O in 1909: Bronx
borough, 2S4: Brooklyn, 1,O95; Manhattan
borough. 2O54; Queens borough, 241
Richmond borough, "a; Rochester. n. Y.
1856; Syracuse, 12j; Cincinnati, 351; Cleve.
land. All: Columbus. oO6: Dayton. Ohio
1O1; Toledo, Ohio, 1879; Portland, Ore.
1877: Philadelphia. 1.c99; Pittsburgh. 10
Scranton, Pa, 218; Providence. r. l.. ol2
Memphis. 81: Nashville, Tenn, ITO: Ric l.
mond. Va, 16O; Seattle, Wash. 227; Spo'
kane, Wash, Id; Milwaukee, Wis, $50.