Annual report upon the births, marriages, divorces, and deaths in the state of Maine for the year ending Dec. 31, 1895, Part 4

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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Washington


15


14


1


30


26


4


-


York


40


30


70


34


36


-


Total


374


272


22


668


472


186


10


-


.


-


1


-


-


-


-


26


26


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REGISTRATION REPORT.


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


MONTHS.


January


56


February


59


March


71


Total for first quarter.


186


April


59


May.


53


June


46


Total for second quarter.


158


July


50


August .


55


September


60


Total for third quarter.


.. 165


October


47


November


46


December


65


Total for fourth quarter


158


Month not stated


1


Total not stated


1


Total


668


668


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BIRTHS.


NOTES ON BIRTHS.


In the year 1895, 15,430 births were registered in the State, including still-births (14,028 in 1892, 14,604 in 1893, and 14,607 in 1894).


The number of living children born was 14,762, and the number of still-births was 668.


Of the whole number of living children of which the sex was certified, 7,602 were males and 7,144 were females. In 16 births, the sex was not stated. For each 100 girls born there were 106.4 boys (106.7 in 1892, 107.4 in 1893, and 104.7 in 1894).


Birth-Rate .- The birth-rate of living children for the State was 22.23 for each 1,000 of population, using the figures as given in the census returns for 1890 as the basis of calculation.


Table No. 13 shows the number of births in each city with the birth-rate of each. The average birth-rate in the cities per 1,000 of population was 23.94 as compared with 21.65, the birth-rate of the rest of the State.


The birth-rate of the different counties varied widely. It was the highest in Aroostook, 39.56, and the lowest in Waldo, 14.84. In four counties, Aroostook, Androscoggin, Cumberland, and York, the birth-rate was above that of the whole State. The birth- rate in each county is shown in Tables No. 4 and No. 8.


For the purpose of comparison it may be stated that in 1895 the birth-rate in New Hampshire was 21.08; in Vermont, 21.18; in Massachusetts, 27.02 ; in Rhode Island, 25.68; and in Connecti- cut, 24.41.


Parentage .- Of the total births in the State, 63.05 per cent. were of native parents ; 20.17 per cent. were of foreign parentage ; 15.32 per cent. were of parents, one of whom was foreign ; while of 1.46 per cent. the nationality was not stated.


Lincoln county, as in each of the previous years, had the largest percentage of native-born parents, to wit, 92.82 per cent. Waldo followed with 91.02 per cent. of native parentage, and only 0.97 per cent. in which both parents were foreign-born.


In Hancock county, in 87.47 per cent. of the births, the parents were native-born.


In Franklin, the percentage was 81.22, and in Oxford, 81.47.


Low percentages of native-born parents were shown in Andros- coggin county, where, in 38.10 per cent. of the births, the parents were native-born, and 47.43 per cent. were foreign-born; and in York county with 53.05 per cent., and in Aroostook with 51.44 per cent. of the parents native-born.


The percentages of parentage, whether American-born or foreign- born, may be found for the other counties in Table No. 14.


Comparing the percentage of the births in our twenty cities with that of the rest of the State, we find that, in the cities, 41.69 per cent. of the births were of American parentage, while in the rural


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parts of the State, the percentage of American-born children was 73.01.


The largest percentage of foreign-born parents was in Biddeford, 68.05, and in Lewiston, 66.93 per cent.


The lowest percentage of foreign-born parents was again in Bel- fast where no birth was reported in which both parents were foreign, while in Ellsworth only 1.59 per cent., and in Rockland 8.51 per cent. of the births had both parents foreign-born. For further comparisons see Table No. 15.


Comparing the statistics of the other New England States with our 63.05 per cent. of American-born parents, we find that in 1895, in Vermont 78.93 per cent. of the births were of American-born parents ; in Massachusetts, 32.45 per cent. ; in Rhode Island, 33.31 per cent. ; and in Connecticut, 41.4 per cent.


Seasons and Births .- The largest number of births in any one month in 1895 was 1,329 in March; the smallest was 1,115 in November; the largest quarterly total was 3,835 in the third quar- ter ; the smallest, 3,497 in the last quarter.


The following is a tabular statement of the number of births in each quarter of each of the four years 1892-95 :


Ist Quarter.


2nd Quarter.


3rd Quarter.


4th Quarter.


1892


3,474


3,774


3,557


3,160


1893


3,395


3,694


3,504


3,267


1894


3,277


3,779


3,667


3,208


1895


3,593


3,831


3,835


3,497


The three consecutive months in which the largest number of births occurred were March, April, and May, 3,924.


Twin Births .- In 1895, 165 twin births occurred; in 61 instances the twins were both boys ; in 49, both girls ; in 54, a boy and a girl. In 95 cases the parentage was American; in 48, foreign ; and in 20 instances the parentage was mixed. Of the 330 children, 290 were born alive, and 40 were still-born.


Triplets in Portland and Jonesboro. Other facts may be learned by consulting Tables No. 16 and No. 17.


Still-Births .- Of the 668 still-born children, 374 were males, and 272 females. In 22 the sex was not stated. With the excep- tion of 10 still-births, as to which the nativity of the mother was not stated, 472 were of American mothers, and 186 were of foreign mothers.


The largest number of still-births, 110, occurred in Cumberland county ; while the minimum number, 14, was reported in Franklin county.


The largest number of still-births, 71, was returned in March; the smallest number was 46 in June and November. See Tables No. 18 and No. 19 for other details.


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MARRIAGES.


TABLE No. 20. Marriages and Marriage Rates by Counties for the Years 1892-95.


1892.


1893.


1894.


1895.


Marriages.


Rate.


Marriages.


Rate.


Marriages.


Rate.


Marriages.


Rate.


State


5,726


8.56


5,795


8.76


5,591


8.46


5,729


8.67


Androscoggin


479


9.78


463


9.46


456


9.31


459


9.37


Aroostook


458


9.24


494


9.96


492


9.92


543


10.95


Cumberland


779


8.57


820


9.02


757


8.32


813


8.94


Franklin .


145


8.50


150


8.80


166


9.73


158


9.27


Hancock


307


8.23


311


8.33


327


8.76


321


8.60


Kennebec


553


9.70


529


9.28


478


8.38


506


8.88


Knox


276


8.77


318


10.10


270


8.58


287


9.12


Lincoln


172


7.82


155


7.05


143


6.50


150


6.81


Oxford


224


7.32


223


7.29


217


7.10


249


8.14


Penobscot


697


9.58


694


9.52


631


8.66


684


9.39


Piscataquis


133


8.24


143


8.86


144


8.92


151


9.35


Sagadahoc


157


8.07


131


6.73


131


6.73


111


5.71


Somerset


297


9.10


298


9.13


285


8.74


307


9.41


Waldo .


240


8.65


225


8.11


226


8.14


218


7.89


Washington


354


7.96


406


9.13


414


9.31


320


7.19


York ...


455


7.24


435


6.92


454


7.23


452


7.19


6


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TABLE No. 21. Marriages by Counties and Nativity, 1895.


COUNTIES.


Both American.


Both foreign.


Husband American.


Wife American.


Not stated.


Total.


Androscoggin


252


128


47


28


4


459


Aroostook ...


273


96


85


85


4


543


Cumberland


534


133


84


57


5


813


Franklin


143


5


3


7


158


Hancock


276


8


14


22


1


321


Kennebec


370


57


43


33


3


506


Knox


248


10


13


12


4


287


Lincoln.


138


1


6


3


2


150


Oxford.


223


3


9


13


1


249


Penobscot


391


34


25


45


189


684


Piscataquis


117


10


13


4


151


Sagadahoc


92


2


10


6


1


111


Somerset


255


11


11


26


4


307


Waldo


202


7


7


218


Washington


238


32


12


36


10


320


York


313


S5


29


25


452


Total


4,065


614


408


418


224


5,729


MARRIAGES.


TABLE No. 22. Marriages by Months and Counties, 1895.


COUNTIES.


January.


February.


March.


April.


May.


June.


July.


August.


September.


October.


November.


December.


Not stated.


Total.


Androscoggin


36


44


19


33


36


53


35


35


36


52


49


31


-


459


Aroostook


36


47


15


60


41


43


33


50


61


59


52


46


543


Cumberland


53


52


41


50


48


129


54


61


80


91


89


65


813


Franklin


20


11


12


11


12


8


13


10


16


13


23


9


-


158


Hancock


37


14


20


13


28


27


16


25


27


37


39


38


-


321


Kennebec


56


32


24


36


38


59


19


39


57


48


54


44


-


506


Knox


23


19


21


18


23


21


17


26


33


31


33


287


Lincoln


9


-1


9


7


13


18


11


14


11


19


16


16


150


Oxford


17


16


18


7


16


20


15


18


31


32


37


22


249


Penobscot


51


55


45


52


33


85


42


52


71


76


75


46


1


684


Piscataquis


6


7


10


12


13


17


9


7


13


23


21


13


151


Sagadahoc


3


11


2


6


6


15


12


8


8


16


9


15


111


Somerset


25


18


15


23


32


27


18


28


32


34


27


28


307


Waldo


22


9


11


15


16


24


7


15


24


18


20


37


218


Washington


26


15


24


21


21


26


40


23


34


27


32


31


320


York


29


24


23


23


29


48


37


31


49


54


56


49


-


452


Total


449


384


307


390


400


622


382


433


576


632


630


523


1 5,729


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-


-


-


-


-


-


-


83


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TABLE No. 23.


Number of Marriages in Each Month of 1892, 1893. 1894, and 1895, with Monthly Ratio Compared with a Standard of 100.


I892.


1893.


1894.


1895.


MONTHS.


Marriages.


*Ratio.


Marriages.


Ratio.


Marriages.


Ratio.


Marriages.


Ratio.


January


321


66.1


397


80.7


400


84.2


449


92.2


February


334


76.1


315


70.8


298


64.9


384


87.5


March


322


66.0


345


70.1


342


72.0


307


63.0


April.


456


96.8


476


100.0


414


90.2


390


82.8


May


390


80.2


425


86.4


386


81.3


400


82.1


June


542


115.1


652


137.0


603


131.0


622


132.1


July


444


91.4


428


87.0


378


79.6


382


78.4


August


437


89.9


421


85.6


393


82.7


433


88.9


September


567


120.4


551


115.8


541


117.9


576


122.5


October.


569


117.1


582


118.3


636


133.9


632


129.8


November


698


148.2


652


137.0


628


136.8


630


133.8


December


608


125.1


515


104.7


554


116.6


523


107.4


Unknown.


38


-


36


-


18


-


1


-


* In this column the inaccuracies due to the unequal lengths of the months are oliminated.


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MARRIAGES.


TABLE No. 24. Marriages by Ages and Counties, 1895.


COUNTIES.


Under 15.


15 to 20.


20 to 25.


25 to 30.


30 to 35.


35 to 40.


40 to 45.


45 to 50.


50 to 55.


55 to 60.


60 to 70.


70 to 80.


80 and over.


Not stated.


Total.


Androscoggin .... males females


22


173


118


58


27


19


17


13


4


4


4


1


-


1


114


171


76


38


28


11


9


5


1


1


459


Aroostook


. males


15


220


166


56


43


17


9


2


6


6


1


-


1


543


Cumberland


males 1


21


277


244


109


62


32


20


15


12


13


7


1


813


females


147


321


191


70


34


19


14


5


5


6


1


-


8


49


48


22


9


4


7


3 4


3 1


3 1


1


158


Hancock


.. males females


2


115


102


40


20


18


8


11


9 2


5 2


5 1


1


321


Kennebec


. males -


20


178


124


64


44


25


15


12 8


12


10


1


1


506 506


females


151


181


73


34


25


9


11


5


8


1


287


females


1


96


96


41


23


13


5


5


2


3 2


4


-


287


Lincoln


. males -


7


45


41


27


11


6


3


3


2 2


4 1


1


1


4


86


71


24


14


11


12


6 5


5 2


12


3


1 1


249 249


Penobscot


males females


3


177


250


126


48


29


19


10


9


2


7


1


-


-


5


46


53


20


8


8


3


3 1


1 1


2


42


-


-


151


Sagadahoc


males 1 females


3


33


34


18


13


1


2


3


3


1 1


-


I


1


111


Somerset.


males females 3


98


95


54


22


13


10


5


6 3


4


3 1


307 307


Waldo.


. males females


11 1


52


82


40


10


8


13


4


3


1


1


-


1


218


Washington


.males -


24


120


93


41


15


5


4


6


4 1


5 3


3 1


2


320


York


. males females 1


16


182


109


48


34


14


17


9


13 3


1


1


452


Total


males


204 2,052


1,586


709


414


230


179


113


95


8 101 38 53


10


5,729


Grand total. 20


1,836


4,148 2,519


1,092


668


37]


286


172


128


154,46


4 14


11,458


4


223


204


56


24


18


5


3


2


3


1


2


1


158


females


2


54


53


22


9


5


6


1


7


117


92


36


27


11


11


Knox


males -


13


96


78


31


19


16


20


females


4S


51


23


11


5


3


5


150


Oxford


.males females


1


6


84


29


18


10


6


9


22


239


185


94


48


31


19


13


12


5


1


684 6S4


Piscataquis


. males females


45


55


23


8


8


7


2


4


1


10


112


72


43


23


20


8


79


58


18


17


10


12


5


6


2


-


-


218


females


1


112


120


51


13


6


6


4


98


189


70


27


28


13


11


8


3


females 20


1,632


2,096


933


383


254


141


107


59


33


3


151


111


26


42


18


1 6 1


-


-


-


1


452


-


4


4 5,729


6


2


3 3


4


-


1


-


1


3


813


Franklin


. males


2 543


females


-


321


1


4 2


320


150


459


.


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TABLE


Interesting Facts in


COUNTIES.


Instances in which the age of the bride exceeds that of


the groom.


Widowers.


Widows.


M. F.


M.


F.


M. F.


M. F.


M. F.


Androscoggin


82


86


56


15


17


357


384


93


68


6


4


1


Aroostook


49


72


37


5


6


464


499


68


40


8


2


-


1


Cumberland


130


130


83


16


18


667


711


128


96


17


1


1


Franklin


20


30


19


6


8


122


131


35


27


1


I


-


Hancock


49


45


34


8


14


267


273


51


45


3


?


Kennebec


71


100


69


24


16


382


421


107


Knox.


37


58


32


18


17


211


238


- 68


45


8


4


-


-


Lincoln


19


26


22


6


4


118


124


28


24


4


1


1


Oxford


35


52


39


12


11


184


199


52


42


9


8


3


Penobscot


93


97


81


28


35


558


564


10.


111


16


6


-


Piscataquis


23


23


19


8


7


119


123


28


24


3


3


1


-


Sagadahoc


17


17


7


1


4


93


100


16


9


2


-


-


Somerset


36


48


36


13


15


245


256


56


47


6


4


-


-


Waldo


44


40


25


14


15


164


179


49


37


5


2


-


-


Washington


37


51


23


3


6


266


290


50


27


4


?


1


-


York


75


77


43


9


6


365


403


82


46


2


3


2


-


Total


817


952


625


186


199


4,582


4,895


1,018


767


110


51


8


4


Fourth marriage.


Divorced.


First marriage.


Second marriage.


Third marriage.


16


6


1


-


-


-


MARRIAGES.


No. 25. Relation to Marriage.


Fifth marriage.


not stated.


married.


M.


F.


M.


F.


M. F.


M. F.


-


-


3


2


918


72


70


18


14


68


70


18


17


-


-


3


1


1,086


70


57


18


14


69


52


18


15


-


1


1


3


1,626


8


76


18


15


80


76


18


17


1


1


-


-


316


75


72


18


14


66


72


19


16


1


-


-


642


.70


62


18


14


52


62


18


16


-


-


1,012


77


67


17


15


77


65


5


17


1


-


-


-


574


79


66


18


14


75


64


19


15


1


-


-


-


300


8


74


17


15


80


74


17


15


1


-


-


498


84


69


19


14


84


60


19


16


1


-


3


3


1,368


81


74


17


14


81


74


17


7


-


-


1


1


302


75


66


19


15


75


56


19


15


1


-


1


222


68


67


17


15


68


67


5


19


1


1


-


-


614


76


75


17


14


76


75


17


16


1


-


436


74


75


17


14


73


75


20


16


1


-


-


-


640


77


76


16


14


77


76


16


16


1


-


1


904


69


62


18


14


65


62


19


15


-


1


12


10


11,458


Total number of persons


Oldest.


Youngest.


Oldest couple.


Youngest couple.


M. F.


M.


F.


Number of marriages


1


1


-


87


88


REGISTRATION REPORT.


NOTES ON MARRIAGES.


The number of marriages registered in the State during the year 1895 was 5,729 (5,726 in 1892, 5,795 in 1893, and 5,594 in 1894). We have, therefore, for the year 1895, a marriage-rate of 17.34 (persons married) to every 1,000 of population, or at the rate of 8.67 marriages per 1,000 persons.


Marriage-Rates .- The marriage-rate was higher in Aroostook county than elsewhere in the State, as in the preceding year, it being for that county 21.90 per 1,000. The lowest marriage-rate, that of 11.42 per 1,000, was in Sagadahoc county. See Table No. 4.


Comparing the marriage-rate of Maine, 17.34 per 1,000, with that of the other New England States, we find that for the same year, 1895, it was in New Hampshire 20.52; in Vermont, 16.51; Massachusetts, 18.48; Rhode Island, 18.2; and Connecticut, 16.2.


Nativity .- Of the 5,505 records of marriage in which there is a statement of birthplace, in 74 per cent. the groom and bride were both American ; in 11 per cent. both were of foreign birth; in 7 per cent. the groom was American and the bride of foreign birth ; while in 8 per cent. a foreign groom and American bride were united.


Seasons .- The largest number of marriages, 632, was solem- nized in October, while the smallest number in any one month, 307, occurred in March. See Table No. 22.


Ages of the Married .- The largest number, both of grooms and brides, was between 20 and 25 years of age. While still under 15 years of age, 20 brides were married; in the age-period 15-20 years, there were 204 grooms and 1,632 brides ; in the period 20-25 years, 2,052 men and 2,096 women were married; from 25-30, 1,586 men and 933 women; from 30-35, 709 men and 383 women ; from 35-40, 414 men and 254 women; from 40-45, 230 men and


89


MARRIAGES.


141 women ; from 45-50, 179 men and 107 women; from 50-55, 113 men and 59 women ; from 55-60, 95 men and 33 women ; from 60-70, 101 men and 53 women ; from 70-80, 38 men and 8 women ; over 80, 4 men. See Table No. 24.


In 4,912 marriages the groom was older than the bride ; while in 817, the bride was the elder; 952 widowers and 625 widows were remarried ; 186 men and 199 women were remarried after having been divorced from a former marriage.


Table No. 25 exhibits the fact that 4,582 men and 4,895 women were married the first time ; that 1,018 men and 767 women were married the second time ; that 110 men and 51 women were united in a third marriage ; while 8 men and 4 women contracted marriage a fourth time. In one marriage in which the bride was 41, it was her fifth marriage.


The oldest groom was 84 years of age, and the oldest bride was 76 ; in 11 marriages the bride was only 14 years old.


.


90


REGISTRATION REPORT.


TABLE


Divorces Decreed by the Supreme Court of Maine for the


Counties.


Libellant wife.


Libellant husband.


Adultery.


Adultery and desertion.


Extreme cruelty.


Extreme cruelty and


intoxication.


Desertion.


Desertion and


intoxication.


Desertion and extreme


Desertion and failure


to support.


Desertion and cruel and abusive treatment.


Androscoggin


45


18


12


-


-


-


20


1


-


1


1


Aroostook


20


10


4


-


-


-


6


-


-


-


-


Cumberland


59


25


6


-


-


-


-


1


1


1


Franklin


18


4


4


5


10


Knox .


46


20


9


2


15


-


-


Lincoln


15


9


4


1


00


-


Oxford


19


13


6


18


1


10


23


Piscataquis


9


3


4


1


-


-


Sagadahoc


12


4


-


-


-


-


-


Somerset.


27


21


6


1


11


1


1


Waldo


19


1


1


3


Washington


12


4


3


-


-


7


York


38


16


12


3


18


1


-


-


-


Total


480


201


103


1


11


1


207


1


1


5


3


-


7


-


-


Hancock


17


8


Kennebec


57


26


-


18


-


2


-


Penobscot


67


19


-


-


-


-


-


11


-


-


13


3


9


35


cruelty.


9I


DIVORCES.


No 26. Year 1895, as Returned by Clerks of the Several Counties.


Desertion, cruel and abusive treatment and intoxication.


Intoxication.


Intoxication and failure to support.


Cruel and abusive treatment.


Cruel and abusive treat-


Cruel and abusive treat-


ment and extreme


cruelty.


Cruel and abusive treat-


ment and failure to


Cruel and abusive treat-


ment and intoxication.


Failure to support.


Failure to support, cruel


and abusive treatment


Nullity of marriage.


No cause reported.


Total.


I


1


9


1


OT


7


1


1


1


1


63


-


I


13


-


1


1


1


1


-


1


-


30


-


7


2


12


1


9


7


5


-


1


-


84


-


1


1


-


-


-


-


co


I


-


1


1


-


-


-


25


-


8


6


15


-


-


1


6


9


1


1


8


83


1


1


1


1


4


2


2


66


1


2


4


-


-


2


1


1


-


24


-


2


1


6


-


-


1


2


1


-


32


16


22


1


-


1


1


I


86


1


1


1


3


1


1


-


1


-


1


-


12


1


1


1


1


-


1


1


1


1


1


-


16


-


-


7


1


2


2


CO


OT


6


-


48


-


-


1


-


9


2


1


1


20


-


1


1


2


1


-


1


2


-


-


-


16


-


2


-


15


-


-


-


1


4


-


1


-


54


62


12


145


6


3


25


38


36


10


9


681


1


22


-


3


S


24


-


-


-


1


4


1


2


1


2


ment and adultery.


and desertion.


support.


-


1


7


.


92


REGISTRATION REPORT.


TABLE No. 27. Divorces by Causes, the Sex of the Libellants, and the Number of Years Married, 1895.


CAUSES.


Number.


Sex.


Under 6 months.


Under 1 year.


1 to 5.


5 to 10.


10 to 20


20 to 30.


Over 30.


Unknown,


Males,


61


1


1


28


10


Adultery ....


103 Females, Males,


42


1


Adultery and desertion


Desertion and extreme cruelty.


1 Females,


Extreme cruelty.


11 Females,


11


5


3


1


1


1


191 1


21


31


12 11


Desertion and intoxication


1 Females,


1


1


1


1


1


2


1


1


Males,


1


1


1


1


1


1


62 Females, Males,


59


17


18


15 S


1


3 1


Cruel and abusive treatment.


145 Females,


112


1


6


26


31


1


1


6 Females,


5


3


1


Males,


1


1


-


- 1 1


1 1


1


Males,


1


24


11


1


10


1


1


Males,


1


1


38 Females,


37


13


13


10


1


1


Males,


36 Females,


36


17


8


8


3


Failure to support, cruel and abusive treatment and desertion ...


Nullity of marriage


2 Females, Males,


1


1


No cause reported


9 Females,


S


2


2


1


2


1


1


Males,


201


1


3


67


39


Total


681 Females,


480


1


6


146


122


58 19 13 137.49 14


1


Desertion and failure to support


Desertion and cruel and abusive treat- ment .


Intoxication.


Intoxication and failure to support ...


12 Females,


12


5


Males,


33


1


12


8


Cruel and abusive treatment and adul- tery ....


Cruel and abusive treatment and ex- treme cruelty


Cruel and abusive treatment and failure to support .


Cruel and abusive treatment and intox- ication


Failure to support.


Males,


10 Females,


10


4


1


1


Males,


1


1


-


-


1


1


1


5


1


1


1


1


1


1


1


1


Extreme cruelty and intoxication


Desertion.


207 Females, Males,


112


34


33


-


-


-


1


1


3 Females, Males,


3


-


4


1 3 00111 11


1 1


3 Females,


1


1


1


1


-


1


1


Males,


5 Females,


5


Males,


Males,


1 Females, Males,


1


95


Males,


1


25 Females,


1


LIBELLANTS.


NUMBER OF YEARS MARRIED.


1 Females, Males,


93


DIVORCES.


NOTES ON DIVORCES.


Six hundred and eighty-one divorces were decreed in the year 1895 (552 in 1892, 627 in 1893, and 674 in 1894). In 1895 there was decreed in Maine one divorce for every 8.4 marriages solem- nized within the same year ; in New Hampshire, one to every 9.8; in Vermont, one to 9.7; in Massachusetts, one to 24.2; in Rhode Island, one to 9.4 ; in Connecticut, one to 15.8. The divorce-rate is, therefore, greater in Maine than in any other New England State, and much greater than in some of them.


Some of the causes for which divorces were granted are : Adul- tery, 103, or 15.1 per cent. of the whole number ; extreme cruelty, 11, or 1.6 per cent. ; desertion, 207, or 30.4 per cent. ; intoxica- tion, 62, or 9.1 per cent. ; cruel and abusive treatment, 145, or 21.3 per cent. ; failure to support, 36, or 5.2 per cent. The other divorces were granted for multiple or associated causes.


The wife was the libellant in 480 divorces, and the husband in 201.


In the divorces granted for adultery, the husband was the libel- lant 61 times, and the wife 42 times.


On account of extreme cruelty, the wife was the libellant in all of the 11 cases.


For desertion, the husband was the libellant 95 times, and the wife in 112.


For intoxication, the husband was the libellant in 3 cases, and the wife in 59.


For cruel and abusive treatment, the husband was the libellant in 33 instances, and the wife in 112.


For failure to support, the wife was the libellant in the 36 divorces decreed for that cause.


Two divorces were granted before the married life had lasted 6 months ; 9, before 1 year ; 213, after from 1 to 5 years marriage ; 161, after 5 to 10 years ; 195, after 10 to 20 years; 68, after 20 to 30 years ; and 27, after more than 30 years of married life. Tables No. 26 and 27 may be consulted for more detailed state- ments.


94


REGISTRATION REPORT.


TABLE No. 28. Deaths and Death-Rates by Counties, for the Years 1892-95,


1892.


1893.


1894.


1895.


Deaths.


Rate.


Deaths.


Rate.


Deaths.


Rate.


Deaths.


Rate.


State.


12,147


18.37


11,134


16.84 11,012


16.66 10,464


15.83


Androscoggin


803


16.39


819|


16.73


941


19.22


866


14.40


Aroostook .


619


12.48


609


12.72


657


13.46


665


13.52


Cumberland.


1,845


20.28


1,719


18.90


1,690


18.57


1,629


17.91


Franklin


337


19.76


319


18.98


276


16.35


272


16.10


Hancock


581


15.57


494


13.35


553


16.27


510


13.78


Kennebec


1,273


22.32


1,153


20.22


1,132


19.86


1,014


17.79


Knox ..


629


19.99


569


18.09


509


16.18


526


16.73


Lincoln


439


19.95


330


15.06


341


15.50


325


14.78


Oxford


561


18.30


506


16.62


470


15.42


455


14 98


Penobscot


1,208


16.57


1,122


15.43


1,192


16.40


1,130


15.51


Piscataquis


246


15.24


249


15.91


214


13.52


207


13.14


Sagadahoc


352


18.09


326


16.76


290


14.91


287


14.75


Somerset


548


16.79


51]


15.84


520


16.12


521


16.07


Waldo


538


19.38


408


14.70


444


16.00


405


14.59


Washington


775


17.42


761


17.22


636


14.39


603


13.67


York


1,393


22.20


1,239


19.72


1,147


18.26


1,049


16.70


95


NUMBER OF DEATHS IN EACH MONTH.


TABLE No. 29.


Number of Deaths in Each Month of 1892, 1893, 1894, and 1895, with Monthly Ratio Compared with a Standard of 100.


1892.


1893.


1894.


1895.


MONTHS.


Deaths.


* Ratio.


Deaths.


Ratio.


Deaths.


Ratio.


Deaths.


Ratio.


January


1,577


154.5


849


90.0


1,266


136.6


906


101.9


February


1,292


136.7


845


100.0


980


116.6


821


102.2


March.


1,095


106.0


959


103.3


920


103.4


1,053


118.4


April


1,048


106.0


1,037


100.0


994


110.0


854


99.3


May


1,045


106.0


969


100.0


851


93.3


843


94.8


June


833


84.6


819


90.0


816


90.0


715


83.1


July ..


866


84.6


823


90.0


865


93.3


803


90.3


August


938


82.2


1,080


106.6


953


100.0


938


105.5


September


976


93.9


975


106.6


956


106.6


1,023


118.9


October


844


81.8


917


100.0


821


86.6


902


101.5


November


790


78.8


796


86.6


761


83.3


743


86.4


December


793


76.5


1,037


100.0


819


86.6


858


96.5


Unknown


50


28


10


5


* In this column the inaccuracies due to the unequal lengths of the months are eliminated.


96


REGISTRATION REPORT.


TABLE Shows the Number of Deaths in the State, and in


CAUSES OF DEATH.


State.


Androscoggin.


Aroostook.


Cumberland.


All causes .


11,302 10,755


842


698


1,713


CLASSES.


I .- Zymotic diseases .


2,885


236


296


439


II .- Parasitic diseases.


3


-


1


III .- Dietetic diseases


35


3


1


6


IV .- Constitutional diseases


666


50


29


103


V .- Developmental diseases.


1,688


135


157


275


VI .- Local diseases ..


5,065


386


191


823


VII .- Deaths from violence.


413


32


23


67


VIII .- Deaths from ill-defined causes


547


93


59


69


GROUPS.


I .- 1. Infectious diseases.


727


48


102


121


2. Specific neoplastic diseases


1,405


107


81


227


3. Diarrheal diseases .


635


71


102


75


4. Zoögenous diseases


1


117


10


11


16


II .- 1. Parasitic diseases.


3


1


-


III .- 1. Dietetic diseases.


35


3


1


6


IV .- 1. Constitutional diseases


666


50


29


103


V .- 1. Developmental diseases


1,688


135


157


275


VI .- 1. Diseases of nervous system


1,585


104


50


260


2. Diseases of organs of special sense


4


-


-


3. Diseases of circulatory system


1,048


99


21


152


4. Diseases of respiratory system.


1,165


92


51


208


5. Diseases of digestive system ..


693


51


50


103


6. Diseases of lymphatics, etc .


4


-


2


7. Diseases of urinary system .


475


35


13


91


8. Diseases of organs of generation.


35


4


1


3


9. Accidents and diseases of reproduction


36


4


3


10. Diseases of osseous system


6


11. Diseases of the integument


14


1


VII .- 1. Accident, negligence or doubtful ..


341


30


19


57


2. Homicide .


6


-


3. Suicide


66


2


4


9


VIII .- 1 Deaths from ill-defined causes


547


93


59


69


935


757


1,782


Specified causes


1


·


1


1


1


5. Septic diseases ..


CAUSES OF DEATH, BY CLASSES AND GROUPS.


No. 30. Each County, Arranged by Classes and Groups.


Franklin.


Hancock.


Kennebec.


Knox.


Lincoln.


Oxford.


Penobscot.


Piscataquis.


Sagadahoc.


Somerset.


Waldo.


Washington.


York.


286 273


547


1,087 1,050


556 538


343 332


484 465


1,208 1,150


227 218


307 299


562 536


435 413


618


1,089


69


122


259


146


62


93


309


60


65


130


83


223


293


2


co


1


7


1


38


66


13


ão


=


30


31


37


74


138


81


58


63


178


46


36 165


92


68


83


167


128


274


555


241


170




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