The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-28
MANY DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE
Marked Decline Is Noted in Number of
Deaths Reported as Resulting From
the Dangerous Communicable Diseas-
es-No Smallpox Deaths,

The death rate in Wisconsin for the
past three months is slightly higher
than it has been for six preceding
years, according to the quarterly NOR
tally statement issued by the state
board of health today. During the
months Of january, February and
March, 1914, 1928 deaths were reported
by the various local registrars through
out the state This corresponds to an
annual death rate of 1886 per thousand
estimated population. Comparing this
rate with the rate Of 1898 per thousand
for 1908, rate Of IL. per Thousand for
1909, rate Of 1877 per thousand
for 1910, rate of 1877 per thousand
for 1911, rate of 1872 per thousand
for 1912, and rate Of 1927 per
thousand for 1913, shows an increase
in the rate over previous years.
Considering the deaths reported by
age groups there is a decrease of eight
in the number Of deaths among children
under one year of age, an increase of
eleven in the age from one to four
years and q decrease Of 173 in the age
group Of sixty-fve years and over as
compared with the mortality by age
groups for 1913.
Diseases Causing Death.
The more important causes of death
with the number of deaths from each
disease is as follows: pulmonary tuber-
culosis, 543 other tuberculosis, OF;
typhoid fever, "a diphtheria, 81; scar
let fever, So; measles, So; whooping
cough, 20; pneumonia, 1,190; menin-
gifts, 90; influenza, 3d. puerperal sep
ticemia, 90; cancer, 476; and violence,
342. Comparing the number of deaths
from mertain diseases for the months
of January, February and March this
year with a similar report for 1913,
there is a decrease. in the number of
deaths reported as follows: Other
forms of tuberculosis, "a; typhoid
fever "a; whooping cough, So men
nights, 80; influenza, 125; and puer-
epirial sepicemia, 2 1t should be
noted in this connection that there is
a marked decline in the number of
deaths reported from practically all
of the dangerous, communicable dis
eases with the exception of diphtheria.
There is an increase in the number of
deaths from the following diseases:
Pulmonary tuberculosis, IS; diphtheria,
90; measles, z; pneumonia, rs; cancer,
40, and violence, 81.
The northern section of the state
has death rate for this period of 81
per thousand estimated population,
while the rate for the central section
is 1919 and a rate for the southern
section of 1872. This is the highest
death rate ever recorded for the south
erns section of the state since the estab-
hshment of the present bureau of vital
statistics, providing for the accurate
and complete reports of deaths which
occur in the state. The state health
officer says that this increase els not
due to the prevalence of any of the
so-ealled preventable diseases, but re-
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stitutional ailments, which are attri-
butive in large measure to improper
living"
Deaths from Violence.
Considering the number of deaths
from violence, the report shows IS re-
suited from suicides; &C from acciden-
tai fractures; 43 from accidental burns
and scalds; So from railroad accidents;
is from accidental drowning; 12 from
accidental suffocation; 10 from acciden-
tai gunshot wounds; and 3 from acct
dental freezing.
There are two deaths from infantile
paralysis, five from tetanus and three
from smallpox. The deaths from in
fantile paralysis are distributed by
counties as follows: Calumet, /; and
Chippewa, l.