Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-02

Special 70 Times Republican
Washington May 2-Statistics re-
sarding the causes OF death for the
registration AREA Of the United states
Tor 1911 are presented in I. bulletin
soon 10 ~ issued by Director Duranti,
commerce. II was prepared under the
direction OF Dr. Cressy L. Wilbur. CHIEF
s-atistician Tor Vital statistics
Typhoid Fever.
There were i, Al deaths from ty-
Photd fever in tbs registration area o:
the United States during the year 1911.
a Slight decrease fran the number for
the preceding year The death Was y
per 100 500 Population for 1911. 23.5 for
1870. ana I'll for 1903 The rate for
1911 is The lowest from typhoid fever
since ;he Institution q the annual re-
ports and 1roba bly, the lowest on rec
ORD. This fact and the progressive re-
duc:ion II the mortality from this dis
ease. from g. per 100 900 population
for the period 1901 20 1895 70 256 for
the period 1895 10 1910. indicate that
The pa health officials Of the coun-
try and lis people who support their
efforts are awakening 20 -he necessity
Of wipirg out this filth disease. The
mortality from this cause in the United
States j st!ll Ear IN excess of thar OF
progre ssiye European countries II i
could be reduced BY ihre=-fourths. 50
nat il would ne only ! per I9U.093 d : in
England and Wales. ths Netherlands.
ana Prussia. for 1910. il would repre-
sent . saving Of nearly 10000 lives al
the period OF their greatest usefulness.
as 4 rule. in ths registration area alone.
The cities OF 100000 population and
over having the highest death rates
from typhoid fever in 19l1 were: Al
ANITA. 90. Memphis. $50: Nashville,
IS g: Birmingham 80: and Spokane.
35.e-au but the last, cities OF The
south.
Measles.
Measles caused 5,s22 deaths n the
registration area during 1911, eyquiva-
lent 70 a death rate Of 10 per 10000.
TIE death rate vas somewhat less
than that OF the preceding year 12s
MT exceeded that for 1899 es and
1908, 90.
Scarlet Fever.
Scarlet fever with 5,-43 deaths. or
s. rer 10000 POPULATION. was con-
s.de-aa.y less fatal than during the
years 1905 10 1870 II which Inc Death
rates ranged from ia 10 1l9 The
states reporting the highest mortality
from scarlet fever IN 1911 we're Utah.
Is Per 10000 population; New York,
13.6; Rhode Island t94: and Ohio 1Q.3.
Whoopng Cough.
Of the three chAdren's diseases
measles scarlet fever. and wlooDing
cough = the last mentioned caused
more deaths during the period 1906 70
1910 than either Of the others For
1911 there We're returned from The reg
istrati0r area 6.6S2 deaths, correspond
ing 10 a death rate II liz Der 100 900
population, The states showing the
highest death rates from ;vaoop.nS
cough in 1911 w,rre RHODE Island. 2l.f.
and Kentucky, 10.
D. 7htheria and Group.
To some extent = ch!ldren's disease,
5lc with a wider range OF age Incl
denca than measles. scarlet fever, or
whooping cough. dtphrh"ria caused
nearly twice Is many deaths in 1911 as
any IF the other three. The death rate
vas 1S9 per 10000 population. the
lowest since the beginning q the series
II annaa! reports II 1900 The rate
[o- hat year Was 49, nut il has talleT.
steadily. with only slight interTup rions,
until II IS now less than one-half liz
hsigh- a. the beginning Of The last de-
cale. Among the states wirh tn high
st death rates from diphthe-ia in 1911
we're Pennsylvania, - Rhode Island.
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