The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-09
VIRe|N|A DEATH
RATE VERY LOW
CENSUS BUREAU GIVES OFT SOME
FIGURES OF GREAT SIC
NIrICANCE.
AUTO We r SU S HORSE
FIGURES SHOW THAT HORSES AND
~
HOHSE-pBAwN VEHICLES ARE
MORE DEADLY THAN MA
CHIMES.

Washington. Feb SIN the regis
tration area OF the United states in
1919, with an estimated population OF
6S.2es.7ls, covering rwenty-fonr
States. there were Se0,s4 deaths.
Deaths In 1918 showed a slight IN
average OF 141 per 1000 population
These figures were made public by the
Census Bureau today. They showed
that the death rate per 1000 OF popu-
lation in New York city in 1919 was
las. The death rate for Chicago was
ISL: Boston, 1914; Philadelphia, 1871;
Pittshurg, III: Baltimore, is: Jersey
city. i4.s. and Newark fA4.
! Following are the rates for the
States included within the registra-
lion area California. l4.5: Colorado,
It's: Connecticut. 5. Indiana. g. 81;
Kentucky, Is3 Maine, 1873; Mary
land, is.2 Massachusetts 1 - Mich
ignn. 1s.s: Minnesota. 1874; Missouri.
fs.b: Montana, y; New Hampshire.
AL: New Jersey, ID 3 New York, Is,
North Carolina Figures relate only TO
municipalities having population of
J.601 or over in 1900. i5.S. Ohio.
1s.s; Pennsylvania. }As, Rhode
Island, lS Utah. ~, Vermont lh.S;
Virginia. SO Washington, IS, Wig
eonsin. lis
New Hampshire Rate Highest.
~ The lowest death rate shown by any
registration States WAS that for Wash
ingson. SIS per 1000 while New
Hampshire, Ill was the highest
The report says that in sixty-eye
cities taken together the death rate
among the whites in 1913 was 15s per
cent. while among the colored popu-
iation IL was 2s
The AVERAGE age al death for both
SEXES from all causes combined was
ss.s; for males alone 39a for tho
females alone SOS Corresponding
averages for 1912 were 406, $40 and
Ala
Nearly rs per cent Of all leaths
were Of infants under one years Of
age. and more than Is per csul were
II children under Ave years After the
first five years of age, according 30
the report, deaths are most frequent
among persons between 20 and ~.
Reduction I'm tuberculosis.
lne eeath rate from tuberculosis OF
all forms declined from 1875 per
100. 900 population in 1915 to i47 G
per 100. 900 in 1919. There has been
general decline in deaths due To
typhoid fever, scarlet fever. dtph
iberia. GROUP and pneumonia since
1895
'op the other hand says the re
psft, there has been an almost CON
RsnhouS increase from year To year
Ntace 1890 in the death rates from
Sacer nephrltis and other causes"
There were S.aS6 suicides in The
registration area in 1918. the rate be-
ffss i0-6 per 90. 900 popuiation-~s
sight decrease as compared with 191a
when the rate was IS
That the automobile - less dead
+, f@ than the anr~e might he Inferred
from the fact That the mortality in
ideni 70 - operation was less IN
~ than that Chargeabie, directl,
As1e Indirectly, 10 mans faithful hui
somewhat erTatic friend
Automobile Statistics Ilatterinp
Durin9 the year the Dulnaar OF
deaths resulting from the automobile
accidents aud injuries was 24SS, while
the number due to INJURIES and nc.
efdents caused by other vehicle,
principally horse drawn) was 2.gst
md the number caused by animal
principally aes%es} was : III. The cor,
responding dgrres for 1912 were I
fas, 2,24i and 543 A few fataltt To-.
caused hS motorcycles and BICYCLES ar,
lacluded in those due to other
sehicies, AMI small number charge
able 10 animals other than horses. NJ,
rom prised IN those caused bv animals
'fut after making due allowance 70
sitese factors there still remains a can.
Siderable margin OF safety in favor
IT the automobile"