The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-13
MORTALITY STATISTICS FOR 1918


 Census, of the Department of Com Tnerce, will show death rate Of Al per 1000 estimated population in the registration area of the United States, slight increase as compared with the rate for 1912.
 The total number of deaths (ex- elusive of stillbirths) in the registra- ton area, which now contains about two thirds of the population of the United States, was 890,S4S. The lowest rate ever shown in the bu- reaus reports was that for 1912, which was 13.9 per 1000. There has been a. marked, though not con- tinuous, decline in the death rate since 1880, when 1t was 19.S per 1,- 900, based on the deaths among IT per cent. of the country's popula- ton.
 Comparative figures for foreign countries are not available for. 1918, but in 1912 the only Important coun- tries or provinces having lower death rates than the United States were Norway C18.4 per 1,O001, England and Wales (13.S), Denmark (13), land (12.3), Australia (11.2). and New Zealand (8.9).
 Death Rates of States.
 Following are the death rates per 1000 population in 1918 for the states included within the registra- ton area:s California, 14.5; Colorado, I1.5: Connecticut, Is; Indiana, 1S.3; Kentucky. 113.S; Maine. 15.3; Mary 1ands, 16.2; Massachusetts. Is; Aichi- 12.5; Montana. 12; New Hampshire, III: New Jersey, 14.3; New York, Is: North Carolina (hgures relate only to municipalities having a popu- lation of 1000 or over in 19o0), 16.8; Ohio. 13.8; Pennsylvania, 14.6; Llz-a a4 16.s; Virginia. 1s.S; Washington, s.5; Wisconsin, 11-5. The lowest death rate shown by any registration state was that for Washington (S.5 per 1,0o0), while New Hampshire's rate GIFT was the highest The fact that the average age of Washingtcn's population is much lower than that of New Haxnp- shiress doubtless constitutes the chief reason for this difference; and a like explanation holds good in many similar cases
 Following are the death rates per 1000 population in 1913 for the 50 registration cities with populations of 100, ,0o0 or over in 1910. Separate figures for white and colored persons are given in parentheses for cities in which the colored population con stituted 10 per cent. or more of the total in 1910.
 AIabana l- Birmingham, 17.z ewhite. I2.s; colorsd. 26.zl.
 Caiifornia-Los Angeles, IS: Oak land, 12.6: San Francisco, 15.s-
 CoIorado-Denver, 13.7.
 Connecticut Bridgeport. 1<.9; New Haven 16.9
 District Of Columbia-washington, .17.8 s{white, 14.4: colored. 24.zl-
 Georg1a-Atlanta, 17.4 (whites 135 coloreds 25.2).
 IlIin Chicago, 15.1.
 Kentueky-Louisvi 1e.2 Cwhite, 14.3: colored, 24.s)-
 Louisiana-News Orleans, 19-S 6white, 15.6; coIored, S1.s)-
 MaryIand-Baltimor 1S.5; (white 16.2; co1ored5 S1)
 MassacnusettsB Boston, 1e.4; Cam bridge, 1855 Fall River. 17.2; Lowell, 15.9; worcester, 15.S. Michigan-D I17.3; Grand Rapids, 12.3.
 Minnesota Minneapolis HIS: st.
 Missouri Kansas City. 14.s: se Louis, 14.9.
 Nebraska- Omaha, 1s.o.
 New Jerzey-Jersey City, 14.e; Newark, 14.4; Paterson, 13.5.
 New York-A1bany, 19.3; Buffalo, I6.8; New York; 14.3s Rochester, 14.6; Syracuse, 15-7.
 ohio-Cincinnati 16.s; Cleveland. 14.2; Columbus, 16.3;s Dayton. 1e: Toledo, 16.2.
 Oregon-Portland, 9.5.
 Pennsylvania-Ph 16.7; Pittsburgh, I'll; Scranton. 14.s.
 Rhode IsIand-Providence 16.2.
 TennesseeMemph 2o.s; (white, 16.9; co1ored, 2S-2); Nashville, 17.S (white, TIT; colored. 24).
 rginia-Richmond, 2O.4 (white, 16.7; colored, 26.8).
 washington Seattle. s.4; Spokane.
 Wisconsin Mtlwaukee, 12.7.
 The lowest rate shown by any of these cities was that for Seattle, Wash, (s4). while the highest l20.8) was for Memphis, Tenn.
 The average age at death for both sexes. from all causes combined, was 39.8; for males alone. 39.2: for females alone, 4o.6. The correspond ing averages for 1912 were 40.6. 8s.s and ALA. The report cautions the reader not to confuse the average at death with expectation of life as given in life tables.
 Nearly 1S per cent of all deaths were of infants under 1 year of age, and more than 25 per cent were Of children under 5 years. After the first five years of age deaths are most frequent among persons between 70 and "A, inclusive. This applies to both sexes combined and to women alone the deaths among these groups forming 6.56 per cent and .6.Ss per cent, respectively, of the correspond ing totals. For men alone, however the period Of greatest mortality is between the ages 65 and 69, inclu- sive, the deaths during this period constituting 6.4 per cent Of the total for males.
 Fewer Deaths from Tuberculosis.
 The death rate from tuberculosis Gall forna) declined from 149.5 per 100, 900 population in 1912 to 147.6 in 1918. The rate from this cause shows a continuous, though irregu- lar decline from year to year since 1904
 The death rates from cerebral enorrhage (apoplexy) and organic heart diseases and endocarditis also declined as compared with 1912. the former from 76.7 to 74.6 per 100, GOO population, and the latter from 151.2