Mountain advocate., 1913-12-05
the rate was 26. rs.
DEATHS.

Exclusive OF stillbirths, which are
never counted in the figures given
out by this bureau either in births
or deaths. there were 1856 deaths
ia this State in 1912. OF these
5,162 were of infants under one
year Of age; 2,344 were of children
age one to four years; 1886 were Of
persons aged sixty.6ve years and
over. This gives a death rate Of
1919 per thousand people. There is
a decrease in all Of the rates Of pre-
ventable diseases except diphtheria,
pneumonia, meningitis, influenza,
diarrhoea and enteritis e years and
over;) decrease Of 500 in the num-
Der Of deaths reported from tubercu-
losis; a decrease Of 297 in the num-
Der Of deaths from typhoid fevar.
PELLAGRA.
There were ia deaths reported
from the State from Pellagra, Of
which 81 were white and IL colored.
The counties Of Christian, Fayette
and Jefferson show the largest num-
Der of deaths from this disease be-
cause the State Hospitals for the in.
sane, where a large number of these
cases are confined, are located there.
HOOK WORM.
There were 10 deaths reported
from hook worm disease in Kentucky
in 1912 while none were reported in
1911. This is due most likely to the
fact that this disease has been recog-
nized only short while by our ply
sicians and it is quite likely that the
number Of deaths from this disease
is very much larger than is given
here and will be reported as such.
as the knowledge of this disease is
disseminated among the physicians
of the State.
TUBERCULOSIS.
There were Alb deaths from Tu-
berculosis (all formsl in the State
in 1912. That is, tuberculosis was
responsible for 1873 per cent Of all
the deaths reported, or in other
words, about one funeral out of
every six deaths was due to this d.
sease. The decrease in the number
of deaths from this disease since the
report for 1911 is too marked for
one to say that it is the result of
efforts to control the disease. Such
results in health work are too sud-
den and reports Of eight months for
1918 indicate that the total number
will exceed the 1912 rate.
1t is estimated that there are
10, 49+ persons in Kentucky who are
suffering with this disease, in the
active stage, most of whom have
not the remotest idea of its danger
Gus nature and do not exercise the
simplest methods to protect men,
bers of their own families or the
community in which they live. AS
long as this kind of ignorance pre-
walls it cannot be hoped that the
death rate from this scourge will be
materially reduced.
PREVENTABLE DISEASES.
OF the 29,955 deaths reported it is
a significant fact that 11,S41 were
caused by preventable diseases or,
in other words, of every one hundred
funerals that were held in the State
during the year, 80 were caused by
diseases that are practically prevent
able. Omitting the physical and
mental suffering OF those afflicted it
is computed by careful estimates
that the loss to Kentucky each year
from this source is approximately
twenty.eight and a halt million dol
lars or over tour times the amount
OF the entire revenue of Kentucky, or,
is several million dollars more than
is spent by Kentuckians to maintain
all the government of the counties.
all the churches expend, and all the
money that is spent for public and
private schools. Kentucky appro-
PIRATES $4,000 to maintain the de.
oo-trnant Of health Or in other