Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-04-25

1919, fN.1. but higher than That fuf
any earlier year for which records are
avallshlc. TIL hl1hrt crude dpagh
rate from cancer nlnahw the fpNltffa.
100000 pOpulaiion. condition dnt
20 the relatively hlRh axe dislrlhution
Of the population nnd ire negligible
amount of immigration, Othsf states
with hlgh rates were Maine. csc. New
Hampshire. SIS; Massachusetts 9t.4,
and Rhode Island, He. while the love
est rates a-r shown for Montana. 20:
Utah. 5i.a, ana North Carolina muni-
Among The cities a. ioo.o 900 popu-
iation and over IN 1910, IN which
many deaths from cancer occur in
hospitals of patients brought there for
operation those having The highest
death rates from tnm disease we're
Albany. i22.As Honfon. iii.2: SIAN
Francisco. 1865 Oakland. tOt.s. and
Cambridge. i0tl. those With thn low
eat rates were Memphis, bi.9 Seat
lie. s7.4: Atlanta, 6i.2: Detroit. s5.L.
Nnd Jersey CITY. Gb.b.
Acute Anterior E'oiiosnscllsis tlEfan-
ttir pnrnlgsls.l
There were geo deaths from acute
anterior pollonnyelitla IN the reglafru-
ton area during 1911 NJ Compared
with 1850 in 1910 and SOC IN 1908
prior TO 1909 this dlacnse was not Sc
Rregated from other diseases az the
spinal cord The death rate for 1914
was ia. a decrease from that of 1919.
al. bot Ereater than that fof 1903
organic Diseases of the Heart.
organic Diseases OF tho heart caus-
ed more deaths. ss.525, than any 9TH
er disease or group Of diseases shown
IN Abridged International list nj
though the number OF deaths from
tuberculosis OF all forms. st,205, vas
considerably greater. The death rate
for 1911. 1903. was slightly lower
than that for the preceding year,
ia1.5, but the rate for each Of these
years was much higher than the rate
for 1909, 1877 and the rates Tor
the uuinaUennial periods 1901 to
1905. i242i and 1905 to 1919. 1874.
The mortality from heart disease
II largely that OF persons OF middle
and advanced age: hence the age dss-
tributfOn of population Is an import
ant factor In the rate. The statos
with the highest rates are Vermont,
21I.S: New Hampshire. 1871; Massn
chusetts, 1919. Maine, 1913, and
California, fTX.7. while she lowest
rates are shown for Montana, SEES;
Utah and washington each. 41.si
Kentucky. sG.5; aud Colorado. ss,4.
Among the large cities the hignest
rates were shown for Albany 1871;
Worcesi 2gk.8. san Frnncisco.
2279. Nashville 220N, aud Washing
ton. gi4G. The lowest rates arc
shown for Scranton. $50. Miuneapo-
lis gb1 Milwaukee Na.G. seattle,
9G.g. aud Spokane. $3.50.
Pneumonia can invms.l
The total number af deaths from
pneumonia at all forms ln the regis
tration area IN 1871 was 1888. the
death rate per 100, O00 population be-
ing faa.7. The death rate Of the
white population. 1884. was about one
half that at the cOiorcd 252.2.
Among the death rates from pneu-
monia taii forms) Nv the registra-
tion ststcs In 1911. the highest were
those OF New York. i77.S; Mnssachu-
getts, 1888; Connecticut, $3.50; Rhode
Island. 1871. and New Jersey. lbl.Ai
and the lowest those Of Washington
cas-; Wisconsin. Sb.7; Montana. 500;
Michigan. 9O.A. and Minnesota. 80.
The large cities showing the highest
death rates rom this cause were At
lnntn, 227.S; Nashville 232S: New
Haven. 2121: New York. 20s.6: and
Pittsburgh. 207.2.
Dlnrrhea and Enteritis Under Two
Yenrs.I
In 1911 there were In the registra-
ton area. f5,SGS deaths from this
cause OF infants under ? years Of age
aud S.i0S deaths of persons allow
this age limit. The death rate from
diarrheu and entcritls tnnder yoarsl
was ia per 100000 population OF all
ages. rate nearly 0ne-fourth lower
than that for the preceding year.
i0O.S. and lower than that shown for
any previous year since the annual
mortality reports We're Instituted
Suicide.
The total number OF deaths from
suicide IN the registration area Tor
1911 was 9.622. an increase only from
10 To l6.2 per 100000 aud was lower
than that for 1909, l6.s; or 1908, IFS.
There Is tendency 20 apparent in
crease In the death rate from suicide.
The death rate oi the white popu-
lation ia the registraticn area from
suicide. 1915, was higher than that
of the colored population. 1913.
| Among the registration states, the
highest death rates from this cause
were in California. 3O,i, Montana,
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