The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-15
MANY SUICIDES REPORTED
Ptomaine Poisoning Claims Seven Vic
tins in the State in One Quarter
and Five Children Die from Infan-
tile Paralysis.


During the months Of October, No
vember and December, 1914, 6,3l4
deaths were recorded in the Office Of
the State Board of Health. This is ex-
elusive of 472 stillbirths and CORE
spends to an annual death rate Of 10.4
per thousand gross estimated popula-
ton. Comparing this rate with the rate
Of 1913 per thousand for 1908, 1919 per
thousand for 1909, 11.2 per thousand for
1910, 10.1 per thousand for 1911, los
per thousand for 1912 and 105 per thou
sand for 1913, it is shown that the
death rate for the fourth quarter Of
1914 represents fair average for the
six year period.
Comparing the mortality statistics
for the fourth quarter Of 1914 with a
similar report for 1913, we find that
there is an increase Of Al in the number
of deaths of persons under one year Of
age and an increase Of 81 in the number
of deaths reported among persons 65
years of age and over. There is de-
crease of 26 in the number Of deaths
among children from one to four years
Of age.
Important causes of death with the
number of deaths from each disease for
1914 is as follows: Pulmonary tubercu-
losis, 474; other tuberculosis, 40; ty-
phoid fever, 81; diphtheria, 80; scarlet
fever, 81; measles, 7; whooping cough,
10; pneumonia, $50; diarrhea, entritis
(under two years of age), 115; meningi-
tbs, 70; influenza, 8; puerperal septice-
mia, Is; cancer, 4O7; violence, 513; and
stillbirths, 472.
Comparing the number Of deaths
from certain diseases for October, No
vember and December, 1914, with sim
liar report for 1913 we find that there is
decline in the number Of deaths from
each disease as follows: tuberculosis,
not pulmonary, 81; typhoid fever, 10;
! diphtheria, 8; measles, z; diarrhea and
entritis, under two years, IA; meningi-
tbs, z; and influenza, 9.
There is an increase in the number Of
deaths from the following diseases:
Pulmonary tuberculosis, 81; scarlet fe-
yer, q; whooping cough, 9; pneumonia,
81; puerperal septicemia, 8; cancer, 16;
and violence, 103.
The unusually large increase in the
number of deaths from violence can not
be explained either from careful ex-
animation of the original death certifi-
Gates or an investigation of the condi-
tions under which SIS lives were sacri-
feed during the three months covered
by this report. Nearly twice as many
deaths from suicide were reported du-
ring the fourth quarter Of 1914 as com
pared with similar report for 1913.
This may be due in part to the financial
depression and also to the European
war. There were also more than twice
as many deaths from homicide during
the fourth quarter of 1914 as compared
with similar report for preceding
years. In some few cases at least the
murder resulted from failure to observe
strict neutrality in discussing the Eu
ropean war situation The fact that
there were "a deaths from automobile
accidents shows the necessity of more
strict enforcement of existing statutes
on this subject through the agency Of
the police.
Considering the deaths from violence
we find that/S2 resulted from suicides.
rs from accidental fractures and dislo-
cations, 81 from railroad accidents, Sc
from accidental drowning, 33 from acct
dental gun shot wounds, 90 from acct
dental burns and scalds, "a from auto
mobile accidents, Is from accidental
falls, 10 from homicides, from horse
vehicles and horses, from street cars.
and from motorcycle accident.
Seven deaths were reported from pto.
maine poisoning, from tetanus, from
syphilis and from infantile PARALYSIS.
The deaths from infantile PARALYSIS
are distributed by counties as follows:
Ashland, 2; Dane, 2; and Dorr, L.
The northern section of the state has
q death rate for this period of 90 per
thousand gross estimated population,
while the rate for the central counties
is l0.6 and the rate for the southern
counties 10.7 per thousand.