The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-08-02

ineligible to the layman, though at
the same time following the general
style Of the purely scientific works.
The tables are arranged ACCORDING
to age intervals, which start at
and for the first year proc AN
months, and from then to t3sS of
life by yearly periods re in
terval is meant the II life be-
tween two exact II includes all
fractional ages zen the two. Re
suits are figure upon the basis of
100000 living births.
This number is hypothetical and
assumed merely for convenience. 1t
is not intended to convey the impress
sion that the entire population of
100000 persons were born at the
same instant, but merely that each
of that number was kept under OBJ
servation from the time of birth until
death. By noting the number of
persons alive at the age of one month
and so on through all the age inter-
walls the derived values were made
possible.
According to the census of 1910
the estimated population of the ten
original death registration states and
the District of Columbia was a.
1879. Reported deaths were
1909, 353,576; 1910, 377,015; 1911,
368,O87.
Ordinarily the term infant is meant
to include the first two years of life,
but statistics being available for on
ly the first year by months or quar-
tiers only the first IL months are
shown separately.
1t is proved conclusively that the
crucial period in baby's life is the
first month. Tables dealing with ma
tive-born whites show that out of
100000 males born alive 4,975, or
practically five per cent, die within
the first month Of life, while the rate
for female infants during the same
interval is under four per cent. The
rate of mortality for the entire first
years for native born white males is
over IL per cent, under IL for fe-
males. This shows that of all deaths
occurring in this classification in the
first year nearly half occur during
the first month.
The city baby has not the same
chance of life that the country baby
has. White males in cities die at the
rate of 1880 per 100000 during
their first year, as against 1926 per
100000 in rural communities. That
means % per cent fewer deaths in
the country than in the cities. SINH
lar conditions exist for white fe-
males.
1t is also shown that the eXpecta-
ton of life at birth for white males
born in cities is almost eight years
less than for white males born in ru-
raj communities. The difference in
the case of females is six years less
in cities than in the country. At the
age of ten a white males expectation
of life is over five years greater IN
the country than in the city and over
three years greater for white females
at the same age under similar con-
ditions. Until the age of 80 the mar
gin in favor of the country-born
male is over five years, while the mar
gin of three years continues IN favor
of the country-born white female un-
til the age of 46.
Female Lives Longer Than Male.
The expectation of life for all
males, without regard to color or To-
cality, is slightly under SO years at
birth, for females in the same class
slightly over SO years. White males,
however, show an expectation OF HE
at birth of more than so years and
white females more than SO years.
Native-born white males have an eX-
pectation of life at birth of more
than so years, and native-born te-
males more than ga years.
The consistent margin OF ABOUT
three years in the expectation OF HE
in favor of women of all classes is
accounted for, in part, by the greater
number of violent deaths which oc-
cur among them. Nearly four-tltths
of these deaths-suicides homicides
and accidental deaths-are among
men, while the total number OF Vlo-
lent deaths occurring each year form
about seven or eight per cent OF all
deaths.
Taking the entire death reglstra,,
tions states of 1900 as whole ana
showing separate results only as TO
the sexes it is evident that nearly Az
males per thousand die during their
first month as against more than 90 %
females. During the second mohCh
the mortality rate for males IS more
than 10 per 1000, females less than
II per 900. The expectation OF HE
for males Jumps from less than o0 at
birth to more than 81 at the END OF
the first month; for females from
more than So at birth to more than
S. at the end of the first month.
At the exact age of two the eX-
nectation of life is at its highest, be-
mo more than Sc years for men and
nearly 50 for women. At the 11-l2
ace interval the rate of mortality has
dTopned to 2.33 per thousand for
men and 2.O5 per thousand for Wo-
49,, +be lowest point reached in the