The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-10
PRINCIPAL CAUSES OF
DEATH ARE GIVEN
Census Bureaus Summary of
Statistics For the Registra-
tion Area In 1914.

Washington. D. C.-According to a
preliminary announcement with refer
ence to mortality in 1914, issued by
Director Sam L. Rogers, of the bureau
of the census, department Of com
merce, and compiled by Mr.. Richard c.
Lappin. chief statistician for vital sta
tistics. more than 80 per cent Of the
89S,059 deaths reported for that year
in the registration area" which con-
tanned about two thirds of the popu-
lation Of the entire United States, were
due to three causes-heart disease.
tuberculosis and pneumonia-and more
than so per cent to IL Causes-the three
just named together with Bright's dis
ease and nephritis, cancer, diarrhea
and enteritis. apopleXy. arteriaI dis
eases, diphtheria. diabetes. and typhoid
fever.
The deaths from heart disease Cor
ganic diseases Of the heart and endo-
carditis) in the registration area in
1914 numbered 1884, or 1908 per 100,-
900 population. The death or mortal
ity rate from this cause shows a
marked increase as compared with
1900 when 1t was only 1891 per 10O.-
900.
tuberculosis Leads.
tuberculosis in its various forms
JOsOVo NlCllIIlS 1914, WHICH
number S4,366 died from tuberculosis
Of the lungs dnc!uding acute military
tuberculosis). AS a result of a more
general understanding Of the laws Of
health, the importance Of fresh air,
etc. due in part, no doubt, to the eff
forts Of the various societies for the
prevention OF tuberculosis. there has
been a most marked and gratifying
decrease during recent years in the
mortality from this scourge of civil
ization. In only a decade-from 1904
to 1914-the death rate from tuber-
culosis in all its forms fell from 200.7
to 1863 per 100000, the decline being
continuous from year to year. This is
a drop of more than 25 per cent. Prior
to 1904 the rate had fluctuated. start
Ing at 201.9 in 1900. Even yet. how
ever, tuberculosis has the gruesome
distinction of causing more deaths
annually than any other form of bodily
illness except heart diseases, and over
40 per cent mere than all external
causes-accidents. homicides and sui
cides combined.
monia) was responsible for S3,S04
deaths in the registration area in 1914,
or 127 per 100.000-the lowest rate on
record. The mortality rate from this
disease. like that from tuberculosis.
has shown q marked decline since 1900,
when 1t was 1900 per 100000. Its
fluctuations from year to year, how
ever, have been pronounced. whereas
the decline in the rate for tubercul-
oSis has been nearly continuous.
The only remaining death rate high
er than 100 per 100000 in 1914 was
that for Brtght's disease and acute ne
phritis, 1924. The total number Of
deaths due to these maIadies in 1914
was 67.545, more than nine-tenths Of
which were caused by Bright's disease
and the remainder by acute nephritis.
The mortality from these two causes
increased from SO per 100000 in 1900
to 1884 in 1905, since which year II
has fluctuated somewhat
Next in order OF deadliness come
cancer and other malignant tumors,
which filled 52,420 graves in 1914. OF
these deaths, 1889, or almost 80 per
cent, resulted from cancers of the
stomach and liver. The death rate
from cancer has risen from SO per
100000 in 1900 to 79.4 in 1914. The
increase has been almost continuous,
there having been but two years
1906 and 19l1-which showed a decline
as compared with the years imme-
diately preceding. 1t is possible that
at least a part OF this indicated in
crease is due to more accurate dag
noses and greater care on the part OF