The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-08-02
|. SAM WILL TELL
| LONG YOU CAN LIVE
.o,puED SET OF TABLES
.,,,Mc THE CHANCES OF
EACH PERSON.

borco of life has your ba-
Iong do you expect to live?
,Yo Sam. The bureau OF the
d, department of commerce. has
Nd a set of life tables, a gov
! S publication not only unique :
1s If this country's official
.+s but one which promises
far-reaching results. 1t has
l. a series of tables from
+ is possible to determine the
Il = mortality per thousand for
! Of several classified groups
each year of life and to ascer-
T. those surviving each age in
tho average number of years
ID vet remaining.
DIV Of these tables shows many
facts of unusual interest. In
sortality is still high despite
,rts of medical science to ar
The country baby has a far
finance of life than the city
Girl infants show a smaller
mortality in their first year
male infants. The life of
BRACE female is longer than
the average male by approx
three years. With but few
ons the rate of mortality is
among foreign born whites
alIv all tables show the health
intervals to be those between
and HIP years, the lowest
mortality being reached for
ales and females at these ages
Is dealing with the negro pop
show that the rate of mortal
Ong them is far greater than
whites and the expectation OF
bcb shorter. Great as is the
sate among white infants that
s. negro infants is fully double.
Masses shown that of white fe-
,.,,,.o1 communities shows the
4 late of mortality, if considered
ID entire period of life.
stofore tables relating to the
Eties of life, so far as the
States is concerned, have been
Dnly by insurance companies,
Consequently based almost en-
6pon risks selected through
examinations. In the gov
tables results are based up
us reports of the whole pop
of the area under considera-
It Care Expended in Work.
such a subject is worthy of
81 study is proved by the fact
hgIand, France, Germany, It
Eeden and other European
Is for many years have is
oh general life tables. That
TX is one which will prove of
av be expected from the fact
ouches directly upon the pres
AEerest in infant mortality and
Reral effort to improve public
( conditions. That the work IS
is assured by the care and
kpended in its preparation as
in the personnel of the corps
responsible for its publica-
single drawback exists in the
BIT the area under observation
Id. A second series of tables
Idly under way and because it
intention of the bureau to
hese two series the basis of an
Five comparison it was neces-
have both deal with the sub
nder similar conditions. And
hany states at the time of the
census, on which the present
Is based. had death registra-
|HEs, but few had those laws at
nc Of the 1900 census.
those states, therefore, con-
the original death registra-
ties are considered. These are
New Hampshire, Vermont,
sehusetts, Rhode Island, Con-
81, New York, New Jersey, In
Michigan and the District OF
pa, 1t is pointed out, how
Hat the conditions existing IN
pa under observation are prob
q index to those in the rest of
ehntry.
+ idea of constructing and pub
such life tables was initiated
lressy L. Wilbur, at that time
tatistician of the division of
anstics, in which division the
Vas done. DR.. Wilbur, how
signed to become chief statis-
i the New York department
IN, since which time his sue
Richard c. Lappin, has had
Of the work.
lables Prepared by Experts.
las been done in many in
the services of some one spe-
qualified for the particular
De done were obtained. In
ance Prof. James W. Glow
occupies the chair of mathe-
ana Insurance at the Univers-
Michigan, was chosen to super
Preparation of the life ia
asslsting him was Miss Elber-
ufay, who as a special agent
bureau had charge of the force
engaged in the computation.
uon the Actuarial Society of
was asked to appoint a spe-
rSus committee whose advice
pFovai were sought in deter
me lines along which the
Saou!d proceed.
5trlklng difference exists be-
me United States life tables
Tse issued by other countries,
y as thoSn on.:Il L. ;rcr