Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-02

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rate for that year was 43.3, but it has
fallen steadily, with only slight inter
ruptions, until it Is now less than one
half It's height at the beginning Of the |
last decade Among the states with |
the highest death rates from diph- /
liberia in 1911 were Pennsylvania, 81; |
Rhode Island, 25.6: Kentucky, PAS; |
Utah. 221, and Connecticut, 219. The |
cities of 100000 population and over
Rochester, Al; Cam bridge. 1874: Chi |
caeO. 3s.2; Detroit, 339, and St. Paul, /
329.
A large, increase in the mortality
from pellagra was shown for 1911,
$50 deaths being reported as having
been caused by pellagra in the regis
tration area during that year During
the early part of the decade. 1900 10
1909, the reported mortality from this
disease was Insignificant, two deaths
being returned for 1900, two for 1908.
and one for 1904 For 1eOS. 23 deaths
were returned. all OF which occurred
in southern cities. A large increase
was shown for 1909. during which 1l6
/ deaths were returned, and a still great
/ er increase for 1910. when 36S deaths
were reported as due to this disease
/ The mortality of esq for 1911, as COM
pared with 36S for 1910, indicates an
/ increase of 20 per cent 1t ds ques-
( tionable, however. if this should be
/ considered as representative of the
actual increase in the mortality. AS
/ in previous years the excess of deaths
of females over those of males was
very large, 464, or 7O.4 per cent, of
the deaths being females.
The total number of deaths from all
forms of tuberculosis in the registra-
ton area during 1871 was 4,205, the
death rate being 1883 per 100, 900
slightly lower than the rates for the
preceding years, 1908 and 1908 for
1910 and 1909, respectively. The rates
for the past three years are consid-
erably lower than the annual averages
for the quinquennial periods 1901 to
| 1905. 1926; and 1906 to 1910, 1887.
/ There would appear to be q marked
reduction in the death rate from this
disease, although the rate for the past
three years has remained practically
unchanged.
The highest death rates. from all
forms of tuberculosis shown for the
states in the registration area were
those of Kentucky, 229.3; Colorado,
21S: California, 2O6.S; Maryland, 1858,
and the lowest rates were those of
Utah, 46.8; Michigan, sc: Wisconsin,
1888; Washington, 1867, and Mon
tana- 1911. The high death rate for
the group of North Carolina munich.
palities. 256.s per 10000, was due TO
urban conditions and the large colored
population.
The cities of 100000 population and
over in 1910 having the highest death
rates from tuberculosis of all forms
were Denver, 1927; Los Angeles, PITS;
Albany, 1884; Cincinnati, 1868, and
New Orleans, 26O.5; while those with
the lowest rates were Milwaukee,
1868 Portland, Ore, 1868; Spokane,
1894: Grand Rapids, 1903, and Scran-
ton. 1927.
Cancer, which term includes malig-
nant neoplasms of ali kinds, caused
44,G24 deaths in the registration area
in 1911 The death rate, 74.3 per lO0,-
600. was slightly lower than that for
1910. 1852, but higher than that for
any earlier year for which records are
available. The highest crude death
rate from cancer among the registra-
ion states was for Vermont 101 per
100000 population, a condition due to
the relatively high age distribution of
the population and the negligible
amount of immigration. Other states
with high rates were Maine, 9S.6;
New Hampshire 96.S: Massachusetts,
g44. and Rhode Island, IS, while the
lowest rates are shown for Montana.
40: Kentucky. 42.7; Washington, 46.1:
Utah. SIG, and North Carolina mu-
inequalities, 54.S.
Among the cities of 100, 900 popula-
ton and over in 1910, in which many
deaths from cancer occur in hospitals
Of patients brought there for opera
ton. those having the highest death
rates from this disease were Albany
1925; Boston, 111.2; San Francisco
.ll06; Oakland, 1858, and Cambridge
lO41. those with the lowest rates were
Memphis. Sig: Seattle, 57.4; Atlanta
612; Detroit, 65.1, and Jersey City
coo
There were 900 deaths from acute
anterior poliomysIitis (infantile par
alysis) in the registration area
during 1911, as compared witt
1853 in 1910 and 500 in 1909
Prior to 1909 this disease was not seq
reCated from other diseases of thu
spinal cord. The death rate for 1911
was is. a decrease from that of 1910
,I2.7, but greater than thai for 1909, IL
Organic diseases of the heart caused
more deaths, S3525, than any othe
disease or group of diseases shown il
the abridged International list "a
p though the humber of deaths from
\ tuberculosis of all forms, 94-205, wa
!. considerably greater. The death rat
for 1911. 1903, was slightly lower thal
that for the preceding year. 1915, bu
n the rate for each of these years va
! much higher than the rate for 1870!
1921. and the rates for the quinquer
4 NAL periods 1901 TO 1905, 1912, an