The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-04
Report of State Board of
Health for Sumner Months
Shows New Record Made.
LESS THAN TEN TO 4 THOUSAND
Decline Is Shown in Number of Deaths
From Pulmonary tuberculosis and
Typhoid Fever-Usual Number of
Accidental Deaths Reported.

During the months of July, August,
and September, 1914, 5,916 deaths were
reported to the state board of health
by the various local registrars through
out the state. This is exclusive of 4l8
stiilbirths, and corresponds to an annu-
al death rate Of 81 per 1000 gross es-
timated population. Comparing this
rate with the rate Of 1913 per 1000 for
1908, a rate of Ii per 1000 for 1909, a
rate of lis per 1000 for 1910, a rate
of 10.5 per 1000 for 1911, a rate of 80
per 1000 for 1912, and rate of 10.6
per 1000 for 1913, it is shown that the
death rate for the months of July,
August and September, 1914, represents
the year than has ever been known in
Wisconsin since the adoption of the
uniform law providing for the accurate
registration Of all deaths occurring
in the state.
This desirable condition Of affairs is
due almost entirely to the very appre
cable decline in the number Of deaths
from the various preventable diseases.
Without single exception, the num-
Der of deaths reported from the so
called preventable diseases for July,
August, and September, 1914, is less
than the number reported for this same
period of time in 1913. The decline
varies from 131, in the number Of
deaths from diarrhea and enteritis I'M
der two years of age, to decline Of
one for whooping cough and pneumonia.
AS compared with 1913, there is a
marked decline in the number of deaths
of persons, under one year of age, one
to four years of age and over sixty-fve
years; for the deaths under one year,
the decrease is 1873, for the age group
ing of one to four, the decrease is l22,
and for the age grouping sixty-fve and
over, the decrease is 81.
Since the season Of the year covered
by this report is usually the time when
we may expect a considerable increase
in the number Of deaths from typhoid
fever, we feel that the people of the
state should congratulate themselves
that there is an actual decline in the
number Of deaths from this disease, as
compared with the report for previous
years.
For the third quarter Of 1918, we re-
ceived reports at the state Office of
6,432 deaths, exclusive Of stillbirths.
Comparing the total deaths reported
for the third quarter of 1914 with a
similar report for 1913, it is shown that
there is decrease Of SIG in the num-
Der of deaths reported for the months
of July, August and September, 1914.
Important causes of death, with the
number of deaths from each disease
for 1914, are as follows: Pulmonary
tuberculosis, 416; other tuberculosis
65; typhoid fever, 81; diphtheria, So;
scarlet fever, 16; measles 5, whooping
cough %; pneumonia 266; diarrhea, en-
teritis under two years, 212; meningi-
tbs, 70; influenza, s; puerperal septice-
mia, 81; cancer, 449; violence, sos;
and stillbirths, AS.
Comparing the number of death for
certain diseases for July, August and
September, 1914, with a similar report
for 1913, we find that there is de-
line in the number of deaths from each
disease, as follows: Pulmonary tuber-
culosis, ID; other tuberculosis, 25; typ
hold fever, l6; diphtheria, 9; scar
let ever, 4 measles, 6; whooping
cough, /; pneumonia /; diarrhea, en-
teritis under two years, 131; meningi-
tbs, Is, and cancer, T. There is an in
crease In the number Of deaths from
the following diseases; Influenza, l;
and puerperal septicemia, a.
The northern section of the state
has a death rate for this period of $50
per 1000 gross estimated population,
while the rate for the central counties
is 10 per 1000 and the rate for the
southern section 10.1 per 1000.
Considering the deaths from violence
we find that 13S resulted from aeeiden-
tai drowning, SO from suicides, 81 from
accidental fractures and dlslocations,
so from railroad accidents, 36 from &C
cidental burns and scalds, 20 from ac-
cidental falls. Is from horse vehicles
and horses, IL from humicides, Is from
automobile accidents, IA from acciden-
tai gunshot wounds, from heat pros
trations, and 6 from street car acct
dents. There were 10 deaths from
ptomaine poisoning and 4 from infan-
tile paralysis. The deaths from infan-
tile paralysis are distributed by coun-
ties, as follows: Burnett, 1; Crawford,
i; Dane, l, and Waupaea,1.
At a small dinner held on Saturday
evening Mr.. and Mrs Charles Z. Craw-
ford announced the engagement of
their daughter Wyura ThamrSon C~arr