Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-01-28

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ians, this is equivalent to an annual
death-rate Of 1854 per thousand.
The average annual mortality among
physicians from 1902 to 1918, iu-
elusive was 1882 per thousand, so
that last year the mortality was be-
low the average. The chief causes
we're senility, heart disease" cere-
bral hemorrbage. pneumonia and
nephritis. The age at death varied
from 20 to SO, with ar average Of
SO years, 8 months, and IL days.
The general average age at death
since 1904 is So years, z months,
and Fl days. The number Of years
of practice varied from l to 70,
the average being SO years, II
months, and z days. TIE average
for the past Ten years is SO years.
z m, nths and % days. There we're
253 deaths due to general disease;
246 to diseases of the nervous sys-
tenn; 30l to diseases of the circula-
tory system; 166 to diseases of the
respiratory system; l25 to diseases
of the digestive system; 148 to d.
seases of the genite-urinary system;
298 to senility; z to diseases of the
skin; 3 to diseases of the bones; 43
to suicide; l01 to accident; 10 to
homicide and 80 to other causes.
The causes assigned for~the FOL
deaths from accidents were: auto.
mobiles, "a; falls IL; runaways,
10; poison, 8; drownings and rail-
ways. each 8; conflagrations and
street cars, each 3; exposure, as
phyxiation, crushing, sunstroke and
strangulation, each q, and burns,
fire arms. cutting instruments, ex-
plosion and electricity, each l. The
% physicians who ended their lives
by suicide selected the following
methods: firearms. Cd; poison IL
strangulation and cutting instru-
ments, each 2, and jumping from
high p~laces, /. Of the 10 homi-
cides. II we're due to firearms and
2 to clubbings or beatings.
During the year 258 died who
had served in the Civil War, and
of these 7E followed the fortunes
Of the Lost Cause. go we're medi-
cal officers Of the United States
Volunteers and 2 were medical
cadets. There we're 3 veterans of
the Mexican War; 10 had served in
the Spanish American War, l had
served in Indian Wars; 8 had been
in the Indian service and Is had
seen service in foreign wars. The
Army lost 29 medical officers. past
and present, a officers of the Medi-
cal Reserve Corps or the active
and inactive lists. and Is acting
assistants or contract surgeons. The
Navy lost Ia medical officers, the
Public Health Service IL officers
and the Organized Militia, 80 of
whom il had attained the Grade
Of surgeon-general.
Medical colleges sustained the
loss of 155 professors, lecturers. in
%structors and demonstrators; hos
pitfalls lost $50 members of stats;
municipalities. townships and coun-
ties, $50 health officers, and school
boards or. boards Of education, IS
members. There were 25 deaths
Of members of state boards of
health, medical registration and
examination and charities; 45 of
coroners and medical examiners,
and SO Of railway surgeons.
OF those who died, / had been a
member OF Congress; 10 members
Of state senates; 80 members of
the house Of representatives "a had
been mayors; % councilmen or al
dermen; al had served in various
civil positions; IL had been post
masters; "a editors of medical or
lay journals; "a were also clergy
men of whom Ia were or had been
foreign missionaries; 8 had been
attorneys; 9 had been members Of