Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-06-27

and since 1914 the increase has
been continuous.
Apoplexy was the cause of 81, 431
deaths, or 1923 per 100000. The rate
from this disease increased gradually,
with occasional slight declines, from
1900 to 1912, and since 1913 the in
crease has been continuous.
Cancer Deadly, Too.
Cancer ard other malignant IT,
mors caused 81 ,452 deaths, of which
number 23,413, or 80 per cent, re-
suited from cancer of the stomach
and liver The rate from cancer has
risen from GO per 100000 in 1900 to
SIG in 1917. The increase has not
been continuous, there having been
three years-1906, 1911 and 1917
which shows dcc.n's as compared
with the yUrs Immediately preced-
ing. The decrease in 1917 as COM
pared with 1916, however, was very
slight--from 818 to SIG. 1t should
be born in min Il hut = least part
Of the increase in the death rate from
cancer may be apparent rather than
real, being due to greater degree
of accuracy IN diabnosls and to
greater care on the part of the ply
sicians in making reports to registra-
ton officials.
Diarrhea and enteritis caused So
504 deaths, or 70 per 100000. The
rate from this cause has fallen some
what in recent years having been 90,2
in 1913, and is much lower than the
corresponding rate for 1900, which
was 1882. More than four-fifths of
the total deaths charged to these
causes in 1917 were of infants under
two years Of age.
Arterial diseases of various kinds
atheroma, aneurism, etc.-resulted in
1906 deaths, or 25.3 per 100000.
The rate from these causes increased
continuously from 81 in 1900 to 25.
in 1912, since which year it has fuc-
tuated somewhat without showing any
pronounce change.
Influenza was responsible for 12,-
974 deaths, or 17.2 per 100000. This
rate is the highest shown for any cpl
demic disease in 1917, but is much
lower than corresponding one for
the preceding year, 26.4 per 100000.
The influenza rate which fluctuates
greatly, was higher in 1901, when it
stood at 1922, than in any subsequent
year prior to the occurrence of the re-
cent epidemic.
Deaths numbered 1880, or 1863
per 100000. The rate from this dis
ease, although slightly lower than in
1916, has risen almost continuously
since 1900, when it was OF.
Diphtheria Second Epidemic.
Next to that for influenza. the
highest rate appearing for any cpl
demic disease in 1917 was for diph-
liberia, 16.5 per 100000, representing
12,453 deaths. The rate from this dis
ease was Somewhat higher in 1917
than in the preceding year, when it
stood at 14.05 per 100000.
Bronchitis caused 1881 deaths, or
1913 per 100000. This rate is
lower than that for any preceding
year except 1916, when it was 1862.
The proportional decline from 1900,
for which year the bronchitis rate was
45.7, to 1917, amounting to ga per
cent, was greater than that shown
for any other important cause of
death.
Typhoid fever resulted in 1O,113
deaths, or 1874 per 100000. The
mortality rate from this cuase also
has shown remarkable reduction
since 1900, when it was $50, the
proportional decrease amounting to
So per cent. This highly gratifying
decline demonstrates in a striking
manner the efficacy of improved saH-
i'ation and Of the modern method
of prevention-the use Of anti~ty-
phoid vaccine.
Measles, whooping cough and
SCARLET fever were together response
be for 21,723 deaths of 5otn adults
and children, or 28.8 per 100000.
The rates for the three diseases sep
arately were 14.3, 10.4 and AZ, re
spectively, as compared with Ill,