Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-01
CAUSES MORE DEATHS THAN ANY
OTHER DISEASE, STATS.
TICS SHOW.
FIGURES OF EACH MONTH
SHOW STEADY INCREASE
Dr.. Sumner, Of State Health Board,
Advises People to Sleep More or Get
More Rest-Dspartment Finishes
Tabuiatins Deaths in Iowa During
February-Two Fatal Auto Accidents.

Special to Times-Republcan
Des Moines, June 1.-Heart trouble
causes more deaths in Iowa than any
other one disease, the statistics filed
in the office Of the state board OF
health show. Each month when the
figures are compiled the column for
this disease adds up the heaviest. This
does not include the deaths reported
as heart failure for the Office does not
put those in with the figures on heart
trouble.
1t is not alone the older people who
die from some form of this trouble
but younger people as well. Reports
from other states show that 1t is the
cause of many deaths all over the
country. sE
If people would sleep more or get
more rest they would not experience
so much trouble with heart disease in
it's various FORMS" said DR.. Sumner;
secretary of the state board Of health,
in commenting on this condition.
People over tax their hearts. They
need rest"
The department has just finished
ia bulating the deaths for February In
which month 2lO people died in this
state of heart trouble. This was more
than for any other one cause. There
, were 1873 died of influence, 49, of pneu-
monia, 105 of pulmonary tuberculosis
and twenty one of other forms OF
tuberculosis.
There was one death from pellagra
Iva cd ~
John W. Cole residing in Clarke coun-
~, 80 years Of age, was victim OF
that disease.
During the month OF February there
were twenty suicides. nineteen killed
in railroad accidents and two in auto
mobile accidents. The total number
of deaths for the month was 2,19S. or
this number 445 were between the ages
Of 70 and so years and sixty-seven
We're past 80 years of age.
During the summer months the ac-
cidental deaths run much higher than
in the winter while deaths from lung
troubles decrease.
Factories Fail to Report.
A. l.. Trick, state labor commits
sioner, is having trouble completing
his statistics on manufacturing be-
cause many factories have failed to re-
port He has undertaken a complete
directory of Iowa manufacturing
plants.
approximately 1000 establishments
have reported but there yet remain
some 1900 to hear from. The law re-
quires that these reports be made.
In a letter sent out .-touay TO those
manufacturers who are delinquent
.s,nIn stone uTieks among other
The showing for the state your
county and Your line of manufacture
will be lessened if YOU fail to do your
part. The law, conte1nplates the in
clusion of every dollar invested. every
particle of material used, the value of
every product, every wage-earne and
every dollar earned to prove our fac
tory advantages and the real worth OF
Iowa as state in which to live" 80.
State House Notes.
c. A. Saunders, member Of the ami
NAL health commission, who held a
sale of his pure bred Shorthorns at
his farm near Manila today had ex-
pected the late James j. Hill or
one of his representatives to attend
the sale. Hill was a great admirer Of
the Saunders herd and had at one
time made a tempting offer for the
head of the herd.
~ CuStafSOn SECRETARY n Coyar.