Annual report upon the births, marriages, divorces, and deaths in the state of Maine for the year ending Dec. 31, 1895, Part 10

Author: Maine. Dept. of Vital Statistics. cn; Maine. Division of Vital Statistics. cn; Maine. Bureau of Health. cn
Publication date: 1892
Publisher: Augusta : [Dept. of Vital Statistics]
Number of Pages: 246


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48


8.42


Knox


19


6.04


Lincoln


2.73


Oxford


-


-


-


1


1


4


5


2


1


14


4.58


Penobscot


1


Q


1


1


23


6


5


39


5.35


Piscataquis


1


-


1


2


2


6


3.72


Sagadahoc


1


-


-


-


-


-


4


2.06


Somerset.


-


1


1


1


5


8


3


-


-


18


5.52


Waldo


1


-


-


-


-


3


5


9


3.24


Washington


-


-


-


4


9


13


5


32


7.19


York


-


1


1


-


11


23


37


10


2


1


86


13.69


State


10


5


6


12


9


S


72


162


158


75


5


523


7.91


I


-


2


5


9


1


-


-


1


-


-


2


1


2


1


6


-


1


-


-


-


1


1


3


3


-


-


-


-


-


2


7


6


-


-


1


-


The preceding table exhibits the number of deaths from infantile diarrhea in 1895, by counties and months, with the death-rate for each county. The following is a tabulation of the deaths from infantile diarrhea for the four years 1892-95, by counties, months, and age-groups :


-


2


1


1


-


19 -


-


1


1


NOTES ON DEATHS AND THE CAUSES OF DEATH.


209


INFANTILE DIARRHEA BY COUNTIES, MONTHS AND AGE- PERIODS-1892-95.


By counties.


By months.


By age-periods.


Androscoggin 290


January


13


Under 6 months. 1,102


Aroostook


282


February


18


6-12 months 665


Cumberland


271


March


19


1-2 years. 240


Franklin ..


30


April


32


Over 2 years


29


Hancock 44


May ..


29


Unknown


8


Kennebec.


239


June


71


2,044


Knox


77


July. 351


Lincoln


13


August


696


Oxford


44


September


561


Penobscot


175


October 185


Piscataquis


20


November.


48


Sagadahoc


30


December


20


Somerset.


58


Not stated.


1


Waldo


24


2,044


Washington ..


134


York .


313


State


2,044


The following is a tabular exhibit of the number of deaths from infantile diarrhea in the cities for each of the four years 1892-95 :


14


.


210


REGISTRATION REPORT.


INFANTILE DIARRHEA IN THE CITIES-1892-95.


CITIES.


1892.


1893.


1894.


1895.


Totals 1


Auburn


10


18


10


9


47


Augusta.


26


15


18


26


85


Bangor


14


13


20


10


57


Bath.


5


4


9


3


21


Belfast


53


45


52


60


210


Brewer


2


8


3


15


Calais


15


13


1


I2


41


Deering


5


6


2


1


14


Eastport


10


9


9


8


36


Ellsworth


1


1


-


4


6


Gardiner.


S


2


4


12


26


Hallowell


L-


-


2


4


13


Lewiston


47


75


45


53


220


Old Town


9


S


9


11


37


Portland


18


19


34


100


Rockland


14


11


6


S


39


Saco.


3


5


5


3


16


Waterville


21


18


21


13


73


Westbrook


16


13


14


11


54


Totals


298


277


254


285


1,114


1


-


-


4


Biddeford .


2II


NOTES ON DEATHS AND THE CAUSES OF DEATH.


Septic Diseases .- Of deaths from the diseases in this group, there were 25 from erysipelas ; 57 from pyemia and septicemia, and 35 from puerperal fever,-giving a special death-rate of 1.77. The following shows the distribution of puerperal fever by months and counties :


January


5


Androscoggin 0


February


3


Aroostook. 6


March


6 Cumberland 5


April


2


Franklin 1


May


4


Hancock 2


June


3


Kennebec


3


July


1


Knox 0


August


4


Lincoln


1


September


1


Oxford


1


October


4 Penobscot 3


Piscataquis 0


Sagadahoc


4


Somerset 3


Waldo


2


Washington


2


York


2


Total 35


Dietetic Diseases .- Thirty-five deaths were returned under this class of causes ; 16 of malnutrition of infants ; 3 of rickets ; and 16 of alcoholism. The special death-rate from alcoholism was 0.24. For the same year it was 0.02 in Vermont; 0.71 in Massa- chusetts ; 0.62 in Rhode Island; and 0.66 in Connecticut.


Constitutional Diseases .-- With tuberculosis transferred to the class of zymotic diseases, there were 666 deaths from constitu- tional diseases, or a death-rate of 10.07 per 10,000 for the State.


Rheumatism .- The returns give 56 deaths from this cause (68 in 1892, 46 in 1893, and 66 in 1894),-24 males and 32 females. Eighteen of these deaths were in the cities. The special death-rate for this disease was, therefore, 0.85, while that in the cities was slightly higher, 0,91. For the same year it was, in Vermont, 0.90 ; Massachusetts, 0.97; Rhode Island, 0.96; Connecticut, 1.11. The following shows the deaths from this cause arranged by coun- ties, months, and age-groups :


November


0


December


2


-


Total


35


.


212


REGISTRATION REPORT.


RHEUMATISM BY COUNTIES, MONTHS AND AGE GROUPS-1895.


By counties.


By months.


By age-groups.


Androscoggin


5


January .


4


Under 1 0


Aroostook


6


February.


7


1-5


1


Cumberland 4


March


6


5-10 1


Franklin


0


April


6


10-20


4


Hancock


2


May. 4


June


4


30-40


3


Knox


0


July


3


40-50


Lincoln


1


August


6


50-60


9


Oxford


September


3


60-70


15


Penobscot 5


October


4


70-80


Piscataquis


November


Over 80.


6


Sagadahoc


4


December


7


Not stated. 1


Somerset.


3


56


56


Waldo


3


Washington


York


5


State


56


20-30 6


Kennebec


7


The following shows the distribution of deaths from rheumatism by counties, months, and age-groups for the three years 1893-95 :


213


NOTES ON DEATHS AND THE CAUSES OF DEATH.


RHEUMATISM BY COUNTIES, MONTHS AND AGE-PERIODS -1893-95.


By counties.


By months.


By age-periods.


Androscoggin 12


January 22


Under 1


Aroostook


12


February


13


1-5.


2


Cumberland


21


March 15


5-10 4


-


April 18


10-20.


17


Hancock


11


May


16


20-30 15


Kennebec 16


June


13


30-40.


10


Knox


7


July


9


40-50


13


Lincoln


5


August 11


50-60.


29


Oxford


10


September 9


60-70. 34


Penobscot


19


October


15


70-80.


31


Piscataquis


3


November


9


Over 80


12


Sagadahoc


9


December


16


Not stated


1


Somerset


10


Not stated


2


168


Waldo


9


168


Washington


7


York


17


State


168


Cancer .- From cancer in its various forms and locations there were 480 deaths (404 in 1892, 433 in 1893, and 474 in 1894). Of the decedents, 173 were males and 307 females. The cancer death- rate for the State was, therefore, 7.26. In the same year the death-rate was, in Vermont, 5.93; in Massachusetts, 7.00; in Rhode Island, 6.10; in Connecticut, 5.77.


Distributed as to its more frequent locations, there died of can- cer of the stomach 137; of the breast, 62; liver, 42; uterus, 74; abdominal and intestinal, 34; throat, 11; rectum, 11; lip, 6 ; neck, 3; face, 16; tongue, 4; mouth, 3; jaw, 5; thigh, 2; nose, 3; various, 19 ; parts unspecified, 48.


The distribution of cancer by counties and by age-groups, and the special death-rate for each county are shown in the following, for 1895 and for the four years 1892-95 :


Franklin


214


REGISTRATION REPORT.


CANCER-1895 AND 1892-95.


1895.


1892-95.


NUMBER OF DEATHS.


Number of


deaths.


Death-rate


per 10,000.


Number of


deaths.


Death-rate per 10,000.


AGE-GROUPS.


1895.


1892-95.


Androscoggin


38


7.76


143


7.30


Under 1 year.


-


2


Aroostook


16


3.23


49


2.47


From 1 to 5 years


3


Cumberland


80


0.88


310


0.85


5 to 10 "


-


-


Franklin


19


11.14


73


10.70


10 to 20 "


4


8


Hancock


20


0.54


97


0.65


20 to 30 "


3


22


Kennebec


49


8.59


176


7.72


30 to 40


26


93


Knox


28


8.90


103


8.18


40 to 50


55


222


Lincoln


22


10.00


67


7.61


= 50 to 60


121


399


Oxford


23


7.52


67


5.48


60 to 70 '


115


472


Penobscot


45


6.15


174


5.97


= 70 to 80 "


110


406


Piscataquis


9


5.58


25


3.87


Over 80 years.


45


150


Sagadahoc


12


6.17


62


7.97


Not stated.


1


14


Somerset.


29


8.89


94


7.20


480


1,791


Waldo


21


7.57


71


6.39


Washington


26


5.85


102


5.73


York


43


6.84


178


7.08


State


480


7.26


1,791


6.77


1


Diabetes .- The deaths from this cause numbered 77 (55 in 1892, 65 in 1893, and 71 in 1894). The special death-rate from diabetes was, therefore, 1.16 in 1895. Forty-one of the decedents were males and 36 were females.


Ages : 1-5, 3; 5-10, 3; 10-20, 8; 20-30, 7; 30-40, 9; 40-50, 7; 50-60, 5; 60-70, 19; 70-80, 15; over 80, 1.


Old Age .- There were registered 579 deaths as due to old age, 238 men and 341 women. Of these decedents, 101 were between 70 and 80 years of age; 352 were from 80 to 90; 119 were from 90 to 100; while 3 were over 100 years old ; and the age of 4 was unknown.


From Table No. 33, however, it will be seen that the whole number of persons who died at the ages between 70 and 100 years


COUNTIES.


215


NOTES ON DEATHS AND THE CAUSES OF DEATH.


or more was 2,897 (3,801 in 1892, 3,147 in 1893, and 3,242) in 1894), or one death in every three and one-half was of a person who was between 70 and 100 years of age or older. Assuming that all these 2,897 died of old age, the death-rate from old age would be 43.82 among every 10,000 living at all ages.


Comparing with other states, we find that, in the same year, the death-rate of old persons (70 years of age and over) was, in Ver- mont, 51.47; Massachusetts, 34.09; Rhode Island, 31.26; and Connecticut, 37.49.


The following shows the number of deaths in each county, of persons 70 years of age and over, and the number of their deaths in each 10,000 of the population at all ages :


OLD AGE-1895.


Counties.


Deaths.


Rate per 10,000.


Counties.


Deaths.


Rate per 10,000.


Androscoggin .


184


37.58


Oxford


159


51.98


Aroostook


73


14.72


Penobscot.


323


44.33


Cumberland


419


46.07


Piscataquis


57


35.33


Franklin


89


52.19


Sagadahoc


85


43.70


Hancock .


158


42.35


Somerset


166


50.88


Kennebec


299


52.45


Waldo


149


53.68


Knox


155.


49.25


Washington


156


35.07


Lincoln.


140


63.65


York.


285


45.36


Centenarians .-- Among the persons whose decease occurred in 1895, four had reached or exceeded the age of 100 years. Two of these persons were women and two were men. Their names, together with a few facts relating to the life history of each, are as follows :


September 28, Jane Neely died at Portland at the age of 102 years. She was born in Ireland. Her father was Cornelius Ker- win. The maiden name of her mother was Ellen Armstrong.


March 30, Jonathan S. Ellis died in Farmington at the age of 101 years, 7 months, and 20 days. He was born in Nova Scotia.


February 16, Samuel Higgins died in Gorham at the age of 100 years, 9 months, and 5 days. He was born in Gorham. The birthplace of his father and mother was Cape Cod, Massachusetts.


.


216


REGISTRATION REPORT.


January 24, Rachel Rice died in Waterford at the age of 100 years, 8 months, and 17 days. Waterford was her birthplace.


Diseases of the Nervous System .- The number of deaths reg- istered under the causes included in this group was 1,585 (1,459 in 1892, 1,451 in 1893, and 1,543 in 1894), or 23.97 to every 10,000 of population.


In the same year the death-rate from this group of causes was, in Vermont, 38.45 ; Massachusetts, 24.64 ; Rhode Island, 20.56; Connecticut, 24.15.


Inflammation of the Brain or Membranes .- The number of deaths was 261 (236 in 1892, 263 in 1893, and 286 in 1894),-125 males and 136 females. Of these, 114 were in the cities. The death-rate from the several diseases grouped under this head was 3.95.


Ages: Under 1, 104; 1-5, 61; 5-10, 18; 10-20 13; 20-40, 23; 40-60, 20; over 60, 22.


Apoplexy .- From this cause 488 deaths occurred (488 in 1892, 422 in 1893, and 408 in 1894),-267 males and 221 females. Of these, 154 were in the cities. The State's death-rate from apo- plexy was, therefore, 7.38; that of the cities, 7.86; that of New Hampshire in the same year, 8.53; Vermont, 4.57; Massachu- setts, 7.25 ; Connecticut, 8.44.


The largest number, 49, occurred in February ; the most fatal of the four seasons was the winter, and this is true of the years 1892 and 1893.


In 1894, the greatest mortality from this cause occurred in the spring.


Conversely, the smallest number of deaths, 33, was in April ; the smallest number in any one season was 119 in the autumn months. Over 77 per cent. of the deaths were of persons 60 years of age and upward.


217


NOTES ON DEATHS AND THE CAUSES OF DEATH.


APOPLEXY BY COUNTIES, MONTHS, AND AGE-PERIODS-1895.


By counties.


By months.


By age-periods.


Androscoggin 36


January 44


Under 1 .. 3


Aroostook


8


February. 49


1-5.


1


Cumberland 101


March 56


5-10.


Franklin


14


April


33


10-20. 1


Hancock ..


21


May.


38


20-30.


Kennebec


50


June


34


30-40. . 9


Knox


15


July


37


40-50. 29


Lincoln


19


August 10


50-60. 61


Oxford


30


September 43


60-70. 122


Penobscot 47


October. 39


70-80. 162


Piscataquis


9


November 37


Over 80


89


Sagadahoc


28


December. 38


Not stated


3


Somerset.


14


488


488


Waldo


26


Washington


20


York.


50


488


Softening of the Brain .- From cerebral softening there were 77 deaths,-those of 36 males and 41 females.


Ages: 20-30, 1; 30-40, 6; 40-50, 6; 50-60, 3; 60-70, 13; 70-80, 35; over 80, 13.


Paralysis .- Of the 261 deaths from "paralysis," 106 persons were males and 155 were females.


Ages: Under 1, 3; 1-5, 2; 5-10, 4; 10-20, 1; 20-40, 9; 40-50, 13; 50-60, 21; 60-70, 39; 70-80, 103; over 80, 65; not stated, 1.


Hemiplegia .- From this form of paralysis there were 12 deaths reported, eight men and four women.


Ages : 30-40, 1; 50-60, 2; 60-70, 1; 70-80, 6; over 90, 2.


Epilepsy .- Twenty-six males and 8 females died of epilepsy, 34 in all.


Ages : under 1, 4; 1-5, 2; 5-10, 2; 20-40, 10; 40-60, 6; over 60, 8; not stated, 2.


.


218


REGISTRATION REPORT.


Diseases of the Heart .-- From diseases of the heart, including those from endocarditis, valvular disease of the heart, hypertrophy and dilatation, pericarditis, angina pectoris, and unspecified, there were 948 deaths (816 in 1892, 875 in 1893, and 940 in 1894). The following exhibits the age and sex distribution of each form of disease for the year 1895 :


Disease.


Under 1.


1-10.


10-20.


20-40.


40-60.


Over 60.


Unknown.


Male.


Female.


Totals,


Endocarditis


I


1


1


3


15


-


14


9


23


Valvular disease of heart


5


16


38


154


1


119


98


217


Hypertrophy of heart


10


37


-


32


17


49


Pericarditis


12


Unspecified diseases of heart ..


14


3


14


33


133


400


5


339


263


602


Angina pectoris


I


1


1


12


31


1


25


20


45


Totals


15


8|


22


54


199


643


1


533


415


948


For the year 1895, the number of deaths in each county from diseases of the heart is shown in the following, as well as the special death-rates for State and counties.


Counties.


Number of


deaths.


Rate.


Counties.


Number of deaths.


Rate.


Androscoggin


88


17.97


Oxford


52


17.00


Aroostook


17


3.43


Penobscot.


107


14.68


Cumberland .


127


13.96


Piscataquis


13.64


Franklin


20


11.73


Sagadahoc


35


17.99


Hancock .


54


14.66


Somerset .


42


12.87


Kennebec


102


17.89


Waldo


43


15.49


Knox


58


18.43


Washington


51


11.47


Lincoln.


33


15.00


York.


97


15.44


State.


948


14.34


2


1


3


6


-


4


8


As may be noted, Knox county had the highest death-rate from diseases of the heart, and Aroostook the lowest. The rate for the State was 14.34 ; that of New Hampshire for the same year was


219


NOTES ON DEATHS AND THE CAUSES OF DEATH.


18.3; Vermont, 18.54; Massachusetts, 15.07; Rhode Island, 13.90; Connecticut, 12.44.


Diseases of the Respiratory System .-- Without the inclusion of tuberculosis, 1,165 persons died from the various respiratory dis- eases, as tabulated on page 101 (1,796 in 1892, 1,407 in 1893, and 1,312 in 1894). From these diseases there were, therefore, 631 fewer deaths than in 1892, 246 fewer than in 1893, and 147 fewer than in 1894. Although 1892, our first registration year, was noted as an influenza year, the falling off in the mortality from the diseases of the respiratory system is very encouraging. Includ- ing the deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis, as well as from pneu- monia, bronchitis, and the other respiratory diseases, in 1895 the number of deaths was 788 smaller than in 1892, 346 smaller than in 1893, and 214 smaller than in 1894.


The death-rate from the respiratory diseases (excluding pulmo- nary tuberculosis) in 1895, was 17.62 in each 10,000 of population, as compared with 19.85 in 1894, 21.28 in 1893, and 27.16 in 1892. For the New England States the death-rate from this group of dis- eases was : Maine, 17.62; New Hampshire, 21.94; Vermont, 17.36 ; Massachusetts, 27.25 ; Rhode Island, 26.97; Connecticut, 25.27.


Pneumonia .- The number of deaths registered under this cause was 812 (1,431 in 1892, 1,143 in 1893, and 1,023 in 1894), of which 427 were males and 385 were females. The death-rate from this disease was, therefore, 12.28 per 10,000 (21.56 in 1892, 17.27 in 1893, and 15.47 in 1894). As 282 of the deaths occurred in the cities, the urban death-rate was 14.39. For the same year the pneumonia death-rate was, in New Hampshire, 16.97; Vermont, 14.47 ; Massachusetts, 18.61; Rhode Island, 17.81 ; Connecticut, 15.78.


The age distribution for pneumonia is shown in the following :


Under 1 year, 119 1-5 years, 76


40-50 years, 49


50-60


66


72


5-10 66 21 60-70


125


10-20 66 33


70-80 66 141


20-30


66 34


Over 80 " 100


30 -- 40 66 39


Not stated, 3


220


REGISTRATION REPORT.


PNEUMONIA BY COUNTIES AND MONTHS WITH DEATH- RATES PER 10,000-1895.


COUNTIES.


January.


February.


March.


April.


May.


June.


July.


August.


September.


October.


November.


December.


Totals.


Death-rate per 10,000.


Androscoggin


6


7


17


12


3


-


1


3


1


1


1


5


57


11.64


Aroostook


6


7


4


3


-


3


3


2


-


1


3


34


6.86


Cumberland


19


16


28


10


12


6


3


10


10


16


139


15.28


Franklin


4


-


6


4


3


8


1


2


2


2


3


4


2


42


11.26


Kennebec


5


9


21


5


4


3


2


3


4


9


73


12.80


Knox


5


5


4


5


1


1


3


3


9


1


37


11.76


Lincoln


5


3


5


17


1


LO


-


4


3


2


6


50


16.35


Penobscot


17


6


17


10


8


10


4


5


-


3


13


100


13.72


Piscataquis


6


2


3


2


-


-


-


1


14


8.68


Sagadahoc


5


8


6


6


1


4


1


1


6


2


7


47


14.41


Waldo


7


3


2


3


2


1


1


2


1


3


2


27


9.72


Washington


2


4


11


2


1


1


4


5


3


41


9.22


York ..


4


10


19


13


4


-


1


3


-


5


8


10


12.26


State


98


86


148


105


65


37


21


24


33


49


61


85


812


12.28


7


3


3


1


1


-


4


1


5


26


11.82


2


2


9


5


1


1


1


-


1


2


28


14.39


Somerset.


-


-


The following is a tabular statement of the deaths from pneu- monia by counties, months, and age-groups for the four years 1892-95.


2


5


1 20


11.73


3


1


2


Hancock


5


-


Oxford


NOTES ON DEATHS AND THE CAUSES OF DEATH.


22I


PNEUMONIA-1892-95.


By counties.


By months.


By age-periods.


Androscoggin 279


January .


859


Under 1 549


Aroostook


187


February


661


1 to 5. 339


Cumberland


731


March


572


5 to 10. 79


Franklin


109


April


518


10 to 20. 133


Hancock


224


May.


424


20 to 30. 220


Kennebec


435


June 215


30 to 40


261


Knox


201


July


89


40 to 50.


311


Lincoln


166


August


88


50 to 60 417


Oxford


230


September


121


60 to 70 692


Penobscot


498


October


192


70 to 80. 816


Piscataquis


92


November


254


Over 80 576


Sagadahoc


137


December


413


Not stated .. 16


Somerset.


227


Not stated


3


4,409


Waldo. 158


4,409


Washington


256


York .


479


State.


.4,409


Bronchitis .- From this cause, including both acute and chronic bronchitis, 225 deaths were registered (287 in 1892, 197 in 1893, and 209 in 1894). Among these decedents, 109 were males and 116 females. Of these 225 deaths, 101 were in the cities. The largest number of deaths in any one month was 43 in March. The smallest number of deaths occurred in August. The largest num- ber of deaths in three consecutive months was 90 in January, Feb- ruary, and March; the smallest number in any three consecutive months was 37 in August, September, and October. The number of deaths by quarters was 90, 55, 38, and 42.


The bronchitis death-rate of the State was 3.40; of the cities, 5-15. For the same year the bronchitis death-rate was, in New Hampshire, 4.97; Vermont, 1.65; Massachusetts, 6.24; Rhode Island, 7.12; Connecticut, 6.60.


The following shows the age distribution of the decedents from this disease ; it will be noticed that there was a great fatality at either extreme of life :


.


222


REGISTRATION REPORT.


Under 1 year, 71 1-5 years, 24


40-50 years, 8


50-60


14


5-10


4


60-70


66 23


10-20


1


70-80


39


20-30


4


Over 80 " 33


30-40


3


Not stated,


1


The following shows the distribution of bronchitis by counties and months, together with the bronchitis death-rates of counties and State :


BRONCHITIS-1895.


Counties.


January.


February.


March.


April.


May.


June.


July.


August.


September.


October.


November


December.


Totals.


Death-rate per 10,000.


Androscoggin.


1


6


6


-


2


1


1


1


1


-


23


4.70


Aroostook.


1


1


1


4


1


-


-


-


9


1.81


Cumberland


3


5


-1


4


1


3


7


1


-


1


5


2


39


4.29


Franklin


1.17


Hancock


1


2


2


2


-


-


2


1


1


1


14


3.83


Kennebec


3


4


10


2


3


2


2


4


2


2


3


39


6.84


Knox


1


1


1


-


-


-


1


3


1.36


Oxford


3


2


1


2


J


1


-


-


-


10


3.27


Penobscot


10


3


5


1


-


-


-


-


-


1


1.24


Sagadahoc


1


1


1


1


J


-


-


-


1


8


4.11


Somerset


1


10


1


1


1


4


1


-


1


13


3.98


Waldo


1


-


1


7


2.52


Washington


3


1


1


1


-


-


-


1


1


8


1.79


York


5


5


1


1


29


4.62


State


18


29


43


211


19


15


17


10


11


16


14


12


225


3.40


-


-


-


-


1


17


2.33


Piscataquis


-


-


I


-


-


1


-


-


1


-


3


-


-


Pleurisy .- Nineteen deaths were charged to this disease (18 in 1892, 19 in 1893, and 15 in 1894),-8 males and 11 females.


Ages: 1-5, 1; 10-20, 4; 20-30, 2; 30-40, 3; 40-50, 2; 50-60, 1; 60-70, 2; 70-80, 2; 80-90, 2.


-


0.64


Lincoln


2


3


1


1


-


-


2


1


-


1


]


2


1


1


1


-


-


1


NOTES ON DEATHS AND THE CAUSES OF DEATH.


223


Diseases of the Digestive System .- The combined mortality from this group of diseases was 693 (659 in 1892, 653 in 1893, and 685 in 1894), or a death-rate of 10.48. The distribution of these under their several causes will be found on page 101.


Peritonitis .- There were 125 deaths from this cause (129 in 1892, 151 in 1893, and 137 in 1894),-47 males and 78 females. Forty-six of them were in the cities. The following shows the county, month, and age distribution of the deaths from this cause :


PERITONITIS-1895.


Androscoggin


January


9


Uuder 1


S


Aroostook


16


February.


15


1-5


5


Cumberland


23


March


11


5-10


Franklin


4


April


7


10-20


15


Hancock


5


May


5


20-30


16


Kennebec


12


June


14


30-40


25


Knox


5


July


13


40-50


12


Lincoln .


1


August


10


50-60.


14


Oxford


5


September


12


60-70


5


Penobscot


13


October


70-80


10


Piscataquis


1


November


7


Over 80.


Sagadahoc


5


December


15


Unknown


1


Somerset.


7


Waldo


8


Washington


8


York


5


Appendicitis .- Of the deaths classified under this cause, 36 in number, 33 were returned as due to "appendicitis," and 3 to "peri- typhlitis." Twenty-four of the decedents were males. The num- ber of deaths in each month was January, 4; February, 1 ; March, 5; April, 2; May, 1; June, 1; July, 7; August, 3; October, 4 ; November, 2; December, 6.


Ages : 5-10, 4; 10-20, 5; 20-30, 9; 30-40, 5; 40-50, 5; 50-60, 5; over 70, 3.


Cirrhosis of the Liver .- Thirty-three deaths were ascribed to cirrhosis of the liver-those of 20 men and 13 women. Of these 33 deaths, 13 were in the cities, and 20 in the rural parts of the


.


224


REGISTRATION REPORT.


State. The death-rate of the State from this one cause was 0.50 per 10,000 (0.19 in 1892, 0.18 in 1893, and 0.29 in 1894) ; that of Connecticut, for the same year, was 0.87. The data for com- parison with other places are wanting.


Diseases of the Urinary System .- There were 475 deaths referred to the diseases under this group, equivalent to a death-rate of 7.18.


Nephritis .- Acute and chronic, caused the death of 90 persons, 55 males and 35 females. The death-rate from nephritis was, therefore, 1.36.


Ages: 1-5, 3; 5-10, 1; 10-20, 4; 20-30, 5; 30-40, 2; 40-50, 8; 50-60, 16; 60-70, 22; 70-80, 23; Over 80, 5; not stated, 1.


Bright's Disease .- This was the cause of 234 deaths (204 in 1892, 217 in 1893, and 219 in 1894),-126 males and 108 females. Of these deaths, 60 were in the cities.


Ages: 1-5, 2; 5-10, 4; 10-20, 11; 20-30, 16; 30-40, 22; 40-50, 21; 50-60, 34; 60-70, 51; 70-80, 60; over 80, 13.


The following tabulation shows the number of deaths from Bright's disease in each county, and the death-rate of each from this cause :


Counties.


Number of


deaths.


Rate.


Counties.


Number of deaths.


Rate.


Androscoggin


15


3.06


Oxford


12


3.92


Aroostook


7


1.41


Penobscot


24


3.29


Cumberland


4.18


Piscataquis


4


2.48


Franklin


4


2.35


Sagadahoc


9


4.63


Hancock


2.14


Somerset


18


5.52


Kennebec


1!


3.33


Waldo


13


4.68


Knox


17


5.40


Washington


6


1.35


Lincoln.


3.18


York ....


33


5.25


State


234


3.54


Childbirth .- Under the group of accidents and diseases of repro- duction, 36 deaths were registered, not including puerperal fever (69 in 1892, 59 in 1893, and 41 in 1894). This is equivalent to a special death-rate of 0.51.


Accidents .- From accidents of various kinds, 341 persons met their death (376 in 1892, 330 in 1893, and 286 in 1894). Of


225


NOTES ON DEATHS AND THE CAUSES OF DEATH.


deaths from falls, there were 28; 8 were from a carriage; 1, fall- ing down stairs ; 1, falling out of bed ; and 1 each from a load of hay, from a ladder, from a ship's mast, roof of court-house ; while 14 were unspecified.


Fractures caused 45 deaths,-fracture of skull, 14; of spine, 1; of hip, 10; of thigh, 14; of vertebral column, 3; arm, 1; face, 1; not stated, 1.


Eighteen deaths were from gun or pistol shot; one death was from a cut.


From railway injuries there were 27 deaths.


From burns and scalds, 31 deaths occurred. Three deaths from falling into boiling water ; 2 from kerosene lamp explosion; 1 from upsetting lighted oil stove ; 1 from lighting a fire with naph- tha ; 1 fell into a fire ; the rest, unspecified.


From poisoning 10 deaths occurred, of which opium was the cause of 4 ; lead poison, 1; iodine, 1; arsenic, 1; carbolic acid, 1; tobacco, 1 ; sewer air, 1.


By drowning, 81 lives were lost.


The returns indicate that 3 deaths occurred from machinery acci- dents. One person was lost at sea.


The death-rate from accidents in this State was 5.16; in Ver- mont, 6.62 ; in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, 7.62; in Con- necticut, 7.30.


Homicide .- Under this group 6 deaths were registered. This is equivalent to a death-rate of 0.10. For homicide, the rate for Massachusetts was 2.91; Rhode Island, 0.15; Connecticut, 0.10. The total number of homicides in New England was 94 (29 in 1893, and 54 in 1894).


Suicide .- Within the year, 66 persons took their own lives (59 in 1892, the same number in 1893, and 39 in 1894),-51 males and 15 females. Of the males, the occupation of 19 was farmer ; of 6, laborer ; 3, millman ; 2, railroad hand ; 2, truckman ; 2, car- penter ; 2, grocer ; 1, judge of probate ; 1, shoemaker ; 1, lumber- man ; 1, blacksmith; 1, surveyor of lumber, 1; student; 1, prison convict ; 1, retired soldier ; 1, sailor ; and in 6, the occupation was not stated.


Of the females, the occupation of 4 was returned as housewife, and 4 as housekeeper; 3, housework; 1, seamstress ; 1 dress- maker ; 1, mill operative; and 1, pedler.


15


226


REGISTRATION REPORT.


As to the means employed, 15 committed suicide by hanging ; 15, by shooting ; 7, by drowning ; 10, by cuts; 10, with poison ; and in 9, the method is not stated.


SUICIDES BY AGES, MONTHS AND COUNTIES-1895.


Age-periods.


Months.


Counties.


Rate per


10,000 of


population.


10-20


2


January


1


Androscoggin .. 2


0.41


20-30. 12


February


4


Aroostook ..


4


0.81


30-40.


14


March


6


Cumberland


0.99


40-50 11


April 7


Franklin 2


1.17


50-60.


S


May 7


Hancock . 1 0.27


60-70.


11


June


6


Kennebec


5 0.88


70-80.


7


July 3


Knox


7 2.22


Over 80


1


August 2


Lincoln


1 0.45


Total


66


September 10


Oxford


4


1.31


October


9


Penobscot .. 9


1.24


November.


3


Piscataquis


1 0.62


December


8


Sagadahoc


4


2.06


Total


66


Somerset


4 1.23


Waldo


3


1.08


Washington


-


York.


10


1.59


State


66


1.00


The youngest suicide was a boy of 14 years, and 10 months ; the oldest, a man of 80 years. The largest number of suicides in any one month was 10 in September. There were 9 in October, and 8 in December. By quarters, the suicides were 11, 20, 15, and 20. The largest number in any one county was 10 in York ; the highest death-rate from suicide was in Knox county. The rate for the State per 10,000 of population was 1.00; that of Vermont, in the same year, was 1.02; Massachusetts, 1.12; Rhode Island, 0.81; Connecticut, 1.31.


The death-rate from suicide in some European countries was as follows for the years 1887-91: Ireland, 0.24; Italy, 0.52; Scot- land, 0.56; The Netherlands, 0.58; England, 0.80 ; Sweden, 1.19; Belgium, 1.22; Prussia, 1.97; France, 2.18; German Empire, 2.46.


LIST OF TABLES.


PAGE


Table No. 1 .- Population of the State by Counties, 1890 and 1880 7


Table No. 2 .- Density of the Population : New England States . 8


Table No. 3 .- Density of the Population : Counties of Maine. ...


9


Table No. 4 .- Population of 1890; Births, Marriages, and Deaths with the Rate of Each to 1,000 of population for the year ending December 31, 1895. 10


Table .- Summary of Births, Marriages, and Deaths


11


Table No. 5 .- Births and Deaths in each County


12


Table No. 6 .- Births and Deaths, in the Cities .


13


Table No. 7 .- Births, Marriages, and Deaths by Counties and Towns . 14-65


Table No. 8 .- Births, Marriages, and Deaths by Counties 66-67


Table No. 9 .- Births and Birth-Rates by Counties, for the years 1892-95 68


Table No. 10 .- Births by Counties, showing the proportion of males to females . 69


Table No. 11 .- Number of Births in each Month of 1892, 1893, 1894, and 1895, with Monthly Ratio compared with a Standard of 100.


70


71


Table No. 12 .- Births by Sex and Months by Counties, 1895. ... Table No. 13 .- Births in Cities, for 1895, with rate per 1,000 of population


72


Table No. 14 .- Percentage of American and Foreign Births by Counties, 1895


73


Table No. 15 .- Percentage of American and Foreign Births, by Cities, 1895


74


Table No. 16 .- Twin Births by Months and Counties, 1895.


75


Table No. 17 .- Twin Births by Sex and Parentage, by Counties, 1895


76


Table No. 18 .- Still-Births by Sex and Parentage, by Counties, 1895


77


Table No. 19 .- Still-Births by Seasons, 1895.


78


Table No. 20 .- Marriages and Marriage Rates by Counties for the years 1892-95 81


Table No. 21 .- Marriages by Counties and Nativity, 1895 82


Table No. 22 .- Marriages by Months and Counties, 1895. 83


228


REGISTRATION REPORT.


PAGE


Table No. 23 .- Number of Marriages in Each Month of 1892, 1893, 1894, and 1895, with Monthly Ratio compared with a Standard of 100. 84


Table No. 24 .- Marriages by Ages and Counties, 1895. 85


Table No. 25 .- Interesting Facts in Relation to Marriage. 86-87 Table No. 26 .- Divorces decreed by the Supreme Court of Maine in the year 1895. 90-91


Table No. 27 .- Divorces by Causes, Sex of Libellants, and the number of years married, 1895 92


Table No. 28 .- Deaths and Death-Rates by Counties, for the years 1892-95. 94


Table No. 29 .- Number of Deaths in each Month of 1892, 1893, 1894, and 1895 with Monthly Ratio compared with a Standard of 100. 95


Table No. 30 .- The Number of Deaths in the State, and in each County, arranged by Classes and Groups . . . .. 96-103


Table No. 31 .- Deaths in each Town from Special Causes, mostly Infectious Diseases 104-143


Table No. 32 .- Deaths in each Town from Certain Diseases and Groups of Diseases 144-183 Table No. 33 .- Deaths by Ages, Sex, and Months by Counties. . . 184-185 Table No. 34 .- Number of Deaths from Several Specified Causes, of each Sex, in each Month, which were regis- tered during four years 1892-95. 186


Table No. 35 .- Mortality by Months, reduced to a Standard Mean of 100 : Four years 1892-95. 187


Table .- Mortality from Ten Prominent Causes, 1892-95. 190


Table .- Zymotic Death-Rates : New England States, 1895 191


Table .- Seven Zymotic Diseases by Counties, 1895.


192


Table .- Zymotic Diseases by Cities, 1895. 193


Table .- Infectious Diseases, 1892-95.


194


Table .- Scarlet Fever by Counties, Months, and Age-Periods, 1893-95 195


Table .- Influenza by Counties and Months, 1895.


Table .- Whooping Cough by Counties, Months, and Age-Periods, 1895


197


Table .- Diphtheria by Counties and Months, 1895


198


Table .- Croup by Counties and Months, 1895.


199


Table .- Cerebro Spinal Meningitis by Counties, Months, and Age- Periods, 1895 201


Table .- Typhoid Fever, by Counties and Months, 1895.


202


Table .- Typhoid Fever by Counties, Months, and Age-Periods, 1892-95 203


Table. - Consumption by Counties and Months, 1895. 205


196


Table .- Diphtheria and Croup by Counties, Months, and Age- Periods, 1892-95 200


LIST OF TABLES.


229


PAGE


Table .- Consumption by Counties, Months and Age-Periods,


1892-95


206


Table .- Infantile Diarrhea by Counties and Months, 1895. . . Table .- Infantile Diarrhea by Counties, Months, and Age-Periods, 1892-95


209


Table .- Infantile Diarrhea in the Cities, 1892-95


210


Table .- Rheumatism by Counties, Months, and Age-Groups, 1895 .


212


Table .- Rheumatism by Counties, Months, and Age-Periods, 1893-95


213


Table .- Cancer by Counties and Age-Groups, 1892-95


214


Table .- Old Age by Counties, 1895


215


Table .- Apoplexy by Counties, Months, and Age-Periods, 1895. ..


217


Table .- Diseases of the Heart by Ages and by Sex


218


Table .- Diseases of the Heart by Counties.


218


Table .- Pneumonia by Counties and Months with Death-Rates per 10,000, 1895.


220


Table .- Pneumonia by Counties and Months, 1892-95


221


Table .- Bronchitis by Counties and Months, 1895. 222


Table .- Peritonitis by Counties and Months, 1895


223


Table .- Bright's Disease by Counties, 1895. 224


Table .- Suicides by Ages, Months, and Counties, 1895. 226


208


INDEX.


PAGE


Accidents .


224


Age and mortality 189


Appendicitis


223


Apoplexy


216


by counties, months, and age-periods 217


Birth-rate


79


Birth-rates.


10, 11


Births and birth-rates, by counties and years


68


by counties, showing proportion of males to females


69


by seasons


80


by sex and months, by counties


71


in cities, for 1895, with rate


72


in each month, by years


70 79 79


parentage


percentage of American and foreign, by cities


74


by counties 73


relation to deaths


12


twin


by months and counties


75


by sex and parentage .


76


marriages and deaths, in each town


14-67


Brain or membranes, inflammation of


216


softening of the. 217


Bright's disease 224


Bronchitis 221, 222


Cancer


213


1895 and 1892-95. 214


Centenarians. 215


200


by counties, months, and age-periods ..


201


Childbirth


224


Cirrhosis of the liver


223


Constitutional diseases


211


205


Consumption, by counties and months


206


Croup


by counties, months, and age-periods, 1892-95. 198


notes on


80


Cerebro-spinal meningitis


by counties and months 199


23I


INDEX.


Deaths, age and mortality.


189


causes of .


189


by ages, sex and months, by counties


184


by months, reduced to a standard mean for four years ..


187


in each town, from special causes.


104-143


from certain diseases and groups of diseases, 144-183


in the State and counties, by classes and groups


96-103


from several specified causes in four years 186


notes on, and the causes of deaths 188


number in each month, by years 95 seasons and mortality 188


sex and mortality . 189


and death-rates, by counties and years


94


Death-rates compared 188 214


Diabetes


Diarrheal diseases


206 211


Dietetic diseases


223


Diphtheria·


197


by counties and months


198


and croup, by counties, months, and age-periods, 1892-95


200


Divorces by causes, sex of libellants, etc.


92


decreed in 1895. 90


93


notes on


Epilepsy . 217


Heart, diseases of the 218


Hemiplegia


217


Homicide 225


Infantile diarrhea


207


by counties and months


208


by counties, months, and age-periods, 1892-95, 209


in cities, 1892-95


210


Infectious diseases . 193


1892-95 194


195


Influenza deaths from, by counties and months 196


Liver, cirrhosis of. 223


86


Marriage, interesting facts relating to


rates . · 10, 11, 88


Marriages, ages 88 and rates, by counties 81


by ages and counties 85


by counties and nativity 82 by months and counties 83


10, 11, 188


Digestive system, diseases of the


PAGE


232


REGISTRATION REPORT.


PAGE


Marriages, nativity


88


notes on 88


number of, in each month, by years


84


seasons


88


Malarial diseases .


203


Measles .


194


Mortality from ten prominent causes, 1892-95


190


Nephritis


224


Nervous system, diseases of


216


Old age


214, 215


Paralysis


217


Peritonitis


223


Pleurisy


222


Pneumonia


219


1892-95.


221


by counties and months, with death-rates


220


Population


7


density of.


8


Respiratory system, diseases of the 219


211


by counties, months, and age-periods 212, 213


Scarlet fever


194


by counties, months, and age-periods . 195


Septic diseases


211


Small-pox.


194


Still-births


80


by seasons


78


by sex and parentage


77


Suicide


225, 226


Tetanus


201


Tuberculosis


204


mesenteric.


206


other forms 206


Typhoid fever


201, 202


by counties, months, and age-periods, 1892-95 203


Urinary system, diseases of the.


224


Whooping cough .


197


by counties, months, and age-periods 197


Zymotic death-rates


191


diseases .


190


by cities


193


seven, by counties. 192


Rheumatism .





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