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MORTALITY FROM TEN PROMINENT CAUSES-1892-1895.
CAUSES OF DEATH.
1895.
1895.
1894.
1893.
1892.
Brain disease*
1,323
1
1
1
3
Consumption
1,195
2
2
2
2
Heart diseases
948
3
4
4
4
Pneumonia
812
4
3
3
1
Old age ..
584
5
5
5
5
Infantile diarrhea
523
6
7
6
6
Cancer.
480
7
6
7
7
Kidney diseaset
369
8
8
8
8
Bronchitis
225
9
9
9
9
Diphtheria and croup
197
10
10
10
10
*Including deaths certified as from apoplexy, paralysis, insanity, inflammatory diseases of brain and its membranes, and other brain diseases.
+Including deaths certified as from nephritis, Bright's disease, albuminuria, and uremia.
By referring to Table No. 30 it will be noticed that the causes of death are arranged under eight "Classes," and that the causes of death in some of the classes are distributed into several "Groups." The following notes on some of the classes and groups of diseases and individual causes of death will be arranged in accordance with the classification shown in this Table 30, and the classification of the causes of death to be found in the latter part of this report.
Zymotic Diseases .- The lists of the zymotic diseases usually include small-pox, measles, scarlet fever, typhoid fever, whooping cough, diphtheria and croup, and the diarrheal diseases. The fol- lowing table shows the number of deaths that resulted from each of these causes in 1895 in each of the New England States, the total deaths from these causes, and the zymotic death-rates per
NOTES ON DEATHS AND THE CAUSES OF DEATH.
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10,000 of living population. It will be noted that the zymotic death-rate of Vermont was lower than that for any other of these states, and that the highest rate in 1895 for these diseases was in Massachusetts.
ZYMOTIC DEATH RATES-1895.
DISEASES.
Maine.
New Hampshire.
Vermont.
Massachusetts.
Rhode Island.
Connecticut.
Small-pox
-
-
-
-
-
3
Measles ..
8
7
7
117
53
26
Scarlet fever.
25
58
68
483
107
65
Typhoid fever
185
99
88
680
125
259
Whooping cough
82
26
29
4 269
45
127
Diphtheria and croup
197
127
80
1,984
370
388
Diarrheal diseases
635
494
236
3,149
601
1,252
Total
1,132
811
508
6,682
1,301
2,120
Zymotic death-rate per 10,000
17.12
21.53
15.29
29.85
33.81
25.96
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REGISTRATION REPORT.
SEVEN ZYMOTIC DISEASES BY COUNTIES-1895.
COUNTIES.
Population in 1890.
Aggregate deaths
from zymotic
diseases-1895.
Zymotic death-rate
per 10,000-1895.
Mean zymotic
death-rate-1892-95.
Androscoggin
48,968
101
20.62
27.26
Aroostook
49,589
194
39.12
28.38
Cumberland
90,949
170
18.69
18.94
Franklin
17,053
26
15.25
14.81
Hancock
37,312
91
24.39
13.53
Kennebec
57,012
99
17.36
21.53
Knox
31,473
55
17.48
15.33
Lincoln.
21,996
18
8.18
7.27
Oxford
30,586
26
8.50
10.95
Penobscot
72,865
100
13.72
15.40
Piscataquis
16,134
10
6.20
8.98
Sagadahoc
19,452
15
7.71
11.56
Somerset
32,627
39
11.95
12.10
Waldo.
27,759
25
9.01
8.28
Washington
44,482
79
17.76
18.66
York
62,829
144
22.92
24.95
State
661,086
1,192
18.03
18.06
In the foregoing table the third column shows, for each county, the whole number of deaths in 1895 from the zymotic diseases, the fourth column shows the zymotic death-rate for the same year, and the last column gives the mean, or average zymotic death-rate in each county for the four years 1892-95. The following table makes a similar comparative exhibit for the cities :
NOTES ON DEATHS AND THE CAUSES OF DEATH.
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ZYMOTIC DISEASES BY CITIES-1895.
CITIES.
Population in 1890.
Aggregate deaths
from seven zymotic
diseases-1895.
'Zymotic death-rate
per 10,000-1895.
Mean zymotic
death-rate-1892-95.
Auburn
11,250
13
11.56
21.55
Augusta
10,527
38
36.10
36.57
Bangor
19,103
27
14.13
20.15
Bath ..
8,723
10
11.46
14.90
Belfast
5,294
4
7.56
9.92
Biddeford.
14,443
92
63.70
58.50
Brewer
4,193
4
9.54
17.88
Calais
7,290
18
24.69
35.66
Deering.
5,353
12
22.41
14.47
Eastport
4,908
18
36.67
30.05
Ellsworth.
4,804
4
8.33
7.29
Gardiner
5,491
3
5.46
11.83
Hallowell
3,181
3
9.43
14.92
Lewiston
21,701
73
33.64
40.66
Old Town
5,312
17
32.00
30.12
Portland .
36,425
90
24.71
19.49
Rockland
8,174
23
28.14
23.24
Saco
6,075
11
18.11
19.75
Waterville
7,107
23
32.36
43.97
Westbrook.
6,632
16
24.13
38.05
Collectively
195,986
499
25.46
27.44
Infectious Diseases .- Disregarding influenza, the number of deaths caused by this group of diseases was 684 in 1892, 678 in 1893, 536 in 1894, and 575 in 1895. In 1895 there were, there- fore, 39 more deaths from these causes than in the preceding year. By consulting the table which follows it will be seen that the num- ber of deaths from measles, scarlet fever, cerebro-spinal meningitis, and typhoid fever was smaller than in any previous registration year, that from whooping cough the mortality was much greater,
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194
REGISTRATION REPORT.
and that the combined mortality from diphtheria and croup was larger than for the two preceding years, but smaller than in the year 1892.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES-1892-95.
DISEASES.
1892.
1893.
1894.
1895.
Total.
Small-pox.
1
-
-
Chicken-pox
1
-
1
2
Measles.
29
55
21
8
113
Rötheln
-
-
1
1
Scarlet fever
36
80
29
25
170
Typhus fever.
-
-
1
1
2
Influenza.
755
153
295
152
1,355
Whooping cough
54
51
20
82
207
Mumps
-
-
-
1
1
Diphtheria
106
69
135
387
Croup
106
83
62
62
313
Tonsilitis, etc
9
7
1
1
21
Cerebro-spinal meningitis
38
30
34
29
131
Tetanus.
7
10
6
10
33
Typhoid fever.
255
257
258
185
955
Simple continued fever.
31
29
19
21
100
Malarial diseases
13
5
10
36
Other specific febrile diseases
-
1
1
-
Small-Pox .- No death has resulted from this cause in any of the four years covered by the Vital Statistics reports, 1892-95.
Measles .- This disease caused the death of 8 persons of whom 4 were males and 4 were females.
Ages : Under 1, 2; 1-5, 5; over 60, 1.
Scarlet Fever-The total mortality from this disease was 25 (36 in 1892, 80 in 1893, and 29 in 1894),-13 males and 12 females. The largest number of deaths occurred at the age-period 5-10. The largest monthly number of deaths from this cause was 8 in December. There were 3 deaths in the first quarter, 3 in the second, 7 in the third, and 12 in the last three months of the year. Knox, Penobscot, and York counties each had 4 deaths from scar- let fever ; Aroostook and Washington had three each. In six counties no death occurred from scarlet fever. Of the 25 deaths
195
NOTES ON DEATHS AND THE CAUSES OF DEATH.
from this cause, 8 were in the cities. The following is an exhibit of the scarlet fever deaths arranged by counties, months, and age- periods for the three years 1893-95 :
SCARLET FEVER BY COUNTIES, MONTHS AND AGE-PERIODS -1893-95.
By counties.
By months.
By age-periods.
Androscoggin
January S
Under 1. 10
Aroostook
11
February
11
1-5. 59
Cumberland 13
March 10
5-10. 38
Franklin
4
April 16
10-20. 20
Hancock
7
May
9
20-30. 6
Kennebec
14
June
12
Not stated.
1
Knox
6
July. 11
Total
134
Lincoln
August
7
Oxford
September 17
Penobscot
9
October.
9
Piscataquis
November
7
Sagadahoc
2
December.
17
Somerset
6
Total
134
Waldo
2
Washington 12
York
41
State
134
The scarlatinal death-rate per 10,000 for the State was 0.38; for the cities, 0.40. In the same year it was, in New Hampshire, 1.48 ; in Vermont, 2.04 ; in Massachusetts, 1.93 ; in Rhode Island, 2.90; and in Connecticut, 0.79.
Influenza .- During the year for which this report is made, 152 deaths were attributed to influenza. By months the percentage dis- tribution of deaths from this cause was as follows : January, 7.2; February, 11.9; March, 28.3 ; April, 21.7 ; May, 13.8; June, 2.0; July, 2.6; August, 1.3; September, 5 3; October, 2.6; Novem- ber, 2.0; December, 1.3. The following shows the age incidence of deaths reported as having occurred from influenza.
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REGISTRATION REPORT.
Under 1
year,
22
50-60 years,
8
1-5
years,
4
60-70
19
5-10
66
0
70-80
66
41
10-20
66
3
Over 80
66
38
20-30
5
Unknown
2
30-40
66
3
40-50
66
7
Total
152
The influenza death-rate for the whole State was 2.30 for each 10,000 of living population (11.43 in 1892, 2.31 in 1893, and 4.46 in 1894).
DEATHS FROM INFLUENZA BY COUNTIES AND MONTHS-1895.
COUNTIES.
January.
February.
March.
April.
May.
June.
July.
August.
September.
October.
November.
December.
Totals.
Androscoggin.
-
5
5
-
-
-
-
-
-
15
Aroostook .
1
-
1
3
1
-
-
-
-
Cumberland.
2
6
3
3
I
1
19
1
-
18
Franklin
1
1
1
1
-
1
1
-
4
Hancock
3
1
1
-
-
1
-
7
Kennebec.
1
3
3
2
3
1
1
14
Knox
1
3
2
4
1
1
1
-
1
-
12
Lincoln
1
1
-
-
I
-
-
-
-
2
Oxford
1
1
-
?
10
-
1
2
8
Penobscot
1
1
12
4
1
-
1
1
-
-
21
Piscataquis
2
2
-
-
1
5
Sagadahoc.
1
1
1
1
1
1
-
1
6
Somerset
1
1
3
-
-
1
7
Waldo
3
-
-
1
4
Washington
2 10
6
2
-
-
-
I
1
10
York
2
4
3
1
-
-
-
-
-
12
State
11
18
43
33
21
3
4
2
8
4
3
152
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
-
-
1
1
197
NOTES ON DEATHS AND THE CAUSES OF DEATH.
Whooping Cough .- The number of deaths from whooping cough was 82 (54 in 1892, 51 in 1893, and 20 in 1894),-of which 37 were males and 45 were females. The number of deaths in the cities was 31. Fifty-seven of the 82 deaths from this cause were among infants under 1 year of age.
The death-rate in the State from whooping cough was 1.24 per 10,000 ; that of the cities, 0.66; of Vermont, 0.97; of Massa- chusetts, 1.07 ; of Rhode Island, 1.17; of Connecticut, 1.56.
The following shows the deaths from whooping cough arranged by. counties, months, and age-periods :
WHOOPING COUGH BY COUNTIES, MONTHS AND AGE- PERIODS-1895.
By counties.
By months.
By age-periods.
Androscoggin
5
January ..
4
Under 1. 57
Aroostook .
24
February
1
1 to 5.
19
Cumberland
21
March
5
5 to 10
6
Franklin
April
Hancock
4
May.
9
Kennebec 5
June
4
Knox ..
July.
6
Lincoln
1
August
11
Oxford
September
7
Penobscot
7
October.
11
Piscataquis
1
November
12
Sagadahoc .
December
9
Somerset.
2
Waldo.
1
Washington
6
York.
5
Diphtheria .- There were, for the year 1895, 135 deaths from diphtheria (106 in 1892, 69 in 1893, and 77 in 1894). Of the decedents, 58 were males and 77 were females.
Ages : Under 1, 7; 1-5, 44; 5-10, 45; 10-20, 32; 20-30, 4; 30-40, 1; 40-50, 1; 50-60, 1.
Of the 135 deaths, 57 were in the cities, and 78 in other places. The diphtheria death-rate for the State was 2.04, and for the cities, 2.91.
The following exhibits the deaths from diphtheria arranged by counties and months, and gives the death-rate in each county :
-
.
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REGISTRATION REPORT.
DIPHTHERIA BY COUNTIES AND MONTHS-1895.
COUNTIES.
January.
February.
March.
April.
May.
June.
July.
August.
September.
October.
November.
December.
Totals.
Death-rate per 10,000.
Androscoggin
1
-
-
10
1
-
-
-
-
6.1.23
Aroostook
2
1
1
-
-
-
3
1
4
1
15 3.02
Cumberland
1
3
10
5
6
5
12
2
33 3.63
Franklin
1.0.59
Hancock
4
1
-
-
1
-
1
5 1.34
Kennebec
5
1
1
1
-
-
-
1
9.1.58
Knox.
1
5
5
4
17 5.40
Lincoln
1
1
2
1
-
-
-
-
1
2 0.65
Penobscot
2
1
4
1
2
1
1
-
4
2
1
17 2.33
Piscataquis
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
-
-
-
1
3 1.54
Somerset
1
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
1
2 0.61
Waldo
1
2
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
6 2.16
Washington
1
1
-
1
-
-
1
3 0.67
York .
1
-
1
1
-
1
1
6
12 1.91
State
22
S
11
5
4
11
9
10
9
13
17
16
135 2.04
Croup .- The number of deaths referable to this cause was 62 (106 in 1892, 83 in 1893, and 62 in 1894). Of the 62 decedents, 29 were males and 33 females. All were less than 10 years of age. Ages: Under 1, 20; 1-5, 34; 5-10, 8.
The death-rate for croup was, for the State, 0.94 ; for the cities, 1.02.
The distribution of croup by counties and months is shown in the following table :
-
1
-
-
4 1.81
Oxford
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sagadahoc
-
-
-
1
1
-
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
2
1
NOTES ON DEATHS AND THE CAUSES OF DEATH.
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CROUP BY COUNTIES AND MONTHS-1895.
COUNTIES.
January.
February.
March.
April.
May.
June.
July.
August.
September.
October.
November.
December.
Totals.
Death-rate per 10,000.
Androscoggin
1
-
-
1
-
-
1
-
-
-
4
0.82
Aroostook
1 1
3
1
2
3
1
1
1
4
19
3.83
Cumberland
1
1
-
1
-
-
-
1
-
-
4
0.44
Franklin
1
-
-
-
J
-
-
-
-
-
1
0.27
Kennebec
2
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
14
2.46
Knox
1
1
3
0.95
Lincoln
I
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
0.45
Oxford
1
1
-
2
0.65
Penobscot
1
1
1
1
0.14
Sagadahoc
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
4
2.06
Somerset
-
-
1
-
-
-
1
1
3
0.92
Waldo
1
1
0.36
Washington
1
2
3
0.67
York
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
2
0.32
State
6
9
4
3
6
-
4
1
4
6
9
10
62
0.94
I
-
1
1
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
It is now conceded that the two diseases, croup and diphtheria, are etiologically one and the same. The combined death-rate for the two diseases is, for Maine 2.98 per 10,000 of living population ; of our cities, 3.93 ; and in the same year, for New Hampshire, 3.25 ; Vermont, 2.44; Massachusetts, 7.16 ; Rhode Island, 9.61; Connecticut, 4.75.
The following tabulation shows the number of deaths from diphtheria and croup for the four years 1892-95, arranged by counties, months, and age-periods :
-
Hancock
1
1
-
-
-
1
1
-
-
1
1
-
-
1
1
Piscataquis
1
-
-
.
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REGISTRATION REPORT.
DIPHTHERIA AND CROUP BY COUNTIES, MONTHS AND AGE-PERIODS-1892-95.
By counties.
By months.
By age-periods.
Androscoggin 54
January
85
Uuder 1 118
Aroostook 89
February
65
1-5 298
Cumberland
128
March
49
5-10 162
Franklin
8
April
46
10-20 89
Hancock 21
May 44
20-30
14
Kennebec SE
June 46
30-40 10
Knox
43
July .. 38
40-50 4
Lincoln .
12
August
33
50-60. ?
Oxford
10
September
47
60-70 1
Not stated Gl
700
Sagadahoc
19
December
94
Not stated
700
Washington 45
York 79
State 700
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis .- The number of decedents was 29 (38 in 1892, 30 in 1893, and 34 in 1894), 15 males and 14 females. Eight of these deaths were in the cities. Deaths from this cause occurred in every month ; distributed by quarters, they were 8, 8, 6, 7. The death-rate from this disease was 0.44.
The distribution of deaths from cerebro-spinal meningitis by counties, months, and age-periods is shown in the following :
Penobscot 50
October
69
Piscataquis 11
November
82
Somerset.
18
Waldo 17
201
NOTES ON DEATHS AND THE CAUSES OF DEATH.
CEREBRO-SPINAL MENINGITIS BY COUNTIES, MONTHS AND AGE-PERIODS-1895.
By counties.
By months.
By age-periods.
Androscoggin
-
January .
2
Under 1
7
Aroostook
2
February
3
1 to 5.
11
Cumberland
2
March
3
5 to 10.
3
Franklin
1
April
4
10 to 20.
5
Hancock
1
May.
1
20 to 30
Kennebec
4
June
3
30 to 40.
Knox
1
July
3
40 to 50.
1
Lincoln
1
August
1
50 to 60.
-
Oxford
3
September
2
60 to 70
1
Penobscot
4
October
1
70 to 80.
1
Piscataquis
November
3
Sagadahoc
1
December
3
Somerset. 1
Waldo.
Washington
2
York .
6
Tetanus .- This disease was the cause of 10 deaths (7 in 1892, 10 in 1893, and 6 in 1894). The decedents were, males 9, and females 1. All these deaths occurred in the months from May to December,-May, 1; June, 2; August, 1; September, 3; Octo- ber, 2; December, 1. No county had more than one case.
Ages: Under 1, 1; 5-10, 1; 10-20, 4; 20-30, 1; 50-60, 3.
Typhoid Fever .- Including 10 deaths from "gastric fever," 9 "bilious fever," 1 "fever," and 1 from "slow fever," there were 206 deaths from typhoid fever. Of these, 91 were of males and 115 of females. As indicative to the loss which the State incurs from typhoid fever, it is well to bear in mind that the age distribu- tion of the decedents shows that the deaths from this disease are principally among those active and productive age-periods when human life is of the most value,-73 per cent. died between 10 and 50 years of age.
Ages: Under 1, 2; 1-5, 14; 5-10, 11; 10-20, 43; 20-30, 63; 30-40, 29; 40-50, 15; 50-60, 10; 60-70, 9; 70-80, 7; over 80, 1; not stated, 2.
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REGISTRATION REPORT.
The largest number of deaths, 35, occurred in September, and the smallest number, 8, in June. By quarters, 44 were in the first quarter, 31 in the second, 58 in the third, and 72 in the last quar- ter of the year, and 1 not stated.
The typhoid death-rate of 4.44 in the cities is considerably greater than that in the villages and rural towns, which is 2.56. The rate for the State is 3.12. The typhoid death-rate for the same year was, in New Hampshire, 3.76; Vermont, 2.65 ; Massa- chusetts, 2.71 ; Rhode Island, 3.25 ; Connecticut, 3.17.
The following exhibits the number of deaths from typhoid fever in each county by months, with death-rate in each county :
TYPHOID FEVER-1895.
COUNTIES.
January.
February.
March.
April.
May.
June.
July.
August.
September.
October.
November.
December.
Not stated.
Total.
Death-rate per 1,000.
Androscoggin
3
1
1
2
-
-
-
1
-
-
13 2.65
Aroostook
1
1.
19
1
3
1
7
7
4
3
1 30 6.05
Cumberland
5
]
6
1
1
4
3
1
7
4
2
-
-
35 3.85
Franklin
2
1
1
1
-
-
3
3
13 7.62
Hancock
Kennebec
1
1
1
2
-
-
2
13 2.28
Knox
1
1
1
-
1
6 1.91
Lincoln.
1
-
-
1
2 0.91
Oxford.
1
2
1
4 1.31
Penobscot.
2
1
1
1
10
3
2
6
7
5
30 4.12
Piscataquis
1
1
2 1.24
Sagadahoc
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
1
-
1 0.51
Somerset
1
1
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
9 2.76
Waldo
3
-
-
-
-
-
3
3
12 2.70
York.
9
1
4
5
-
-
2
4
6
3
9
-
-
29 4.62
State
18
17
12
11
S
13
10
35
29
26
17
1
206 3.12
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
2
2
I
1
1
-
-
1
-
-
3 1.08
Washington
1
-
The following exhibits, for the four years 1892-95, the distri- bution of deaths from typhoid fever by counties, months, and age periods :
-
1
4
2
1
-
-
2
4 1.07
1
-
-
-
NOTES ON DEATHS AND THE CAUSES OF DEATH.
203
TYPHOID FEVER BY COUNTIES, MONTHS AND AGE-PERIODS -1892-95.
By counties.
By months.
By age-periods.
Androscoggin 126
January 70
Under 1 15
Aroostook 102
February. 57
1-5. 47
Cumberland 148
March S2
5-10 53
Franklin 39
April 44
10-20. 251
Hancock
45
May 59
20-30 330
Kennebec 82
June
57
30-40 135
Knox
26
July.
59
40-50. 73
Lincoln 18
August 87
50-60. 54
Oxford 49
September 153
60-70 .. 42
Penobscot 151
October. 167
70-80. 33
Piscataquis . 16
November 131
Over 80. 11
Sagadahoc. 19
Somerset. 37
Not stated
3
1,055
Waldo. 28
1,055
Washington 55
York 114
Totals
.1,055
December 86
Not stated. 11
Malarial Diseases .- Ten deaths were returned as from malarial diseases. The diagnosis in 6 of these was "malarial poisoning ;" in 2, "malarial fever ;" in 1, "chronic malaria ;" and in 1, "the result of fever and ague." The age of 1 of the decedents was between 30 and 40; 3, between 50 and 60; 3, between 60 and 70; 2, between 70 and 80; and 1, 82. With the exception of one, the decedents were all men. It is stated that 6 of them contracted the disease in the army ; that 1, the woman, received the disease in the South ; in 1, it is said that it was contracted outside of the State ; in 2, "chronic malaria and dropsy caused by malarial poisoning." There is no statement as to whether the infection was received within or without the State.
In the other New England States, in the same year, the number of deaths attributed to this cause was, in Vermont, 4; Massa- chusetts, 67; Connecticut, 116; and New Hampshire and Rhode Island, none.
204
REGISTRATION REPORT.
Tuberculosis .- Tuberculosis, a communicable and, therefore, a preventable disease, destroys more lives than any other malady. In 1895, it was the cause of 1,397 deaths (1,513 in 1892, 1,446 in 1893, and 1,449 in 1894). The death-rate per 10,000 from this cause was 21.13. The death-rate from tuberculosis in the same year was 19.49 in New Hampshire; 17.48 in Vermont; 29.36 in Massachusetts ; 22.48 in Rhode Island ; and 20.94 in Connecticut.
Cerebral Tuberculosis (Tubercular Meningitis) .- The number of deaths was 82 ; 36 were of males and 46 of females. The number in the cities was 35. The death-rate for the State was 1.24; for the cities, 1.79.
Ages: Under 1, 23; 1-5, 26; 5-10, 9; 10-20, 11; 20-30, 3; 30-40, 5; 40-50, 2; 50-60, 1; 60-70, 2.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis (Consumption ) .- From this cause 1, 195 deaths were registered in 1895 (1,352 in 1892, 1,299 in 1893, and 1,262 in 1894). There were, therefore, in 1895, 157 fewer deaths than in 1892; 104 fewer than in 1893 ; and 67 fewer than in 1894.
Ages: Under 1, 15; 1-5, 16; 5-10, 9; 10-20, 158; 20-30, 351; 30-40, 240; 40-50, 117; 50-60, 102; 60-70, 103; 70-80, 66; 80-90, 16; over 90, 1; not stated, 1.
It is thus shown in this report, as it was in the three preceding reports, that the smallest number of deaths occurred at the age- period 5 to 10 years, and that, of the decedents whose ages were given, 81 per cent. died at those ages when their deaths entailed the greatest loss to the State.
As to the sex, 523 of the decedents, or 43.8 per cent., were males ; and 672, or 56.2 per cent., were females.
The State's death-rate from consumption was 18.08 in each 10,000 of population ; that of the cities, 21.08. Outside of our State, in the same year, the death-rate from consumption was, for Vermont, 15.07; Massachusetts, 21.94; Rhode Island, 22.48; Connecticut, 16.63.
The following table shows the number of deaths in each county by months, with the death-rate from consumption in each county :
NOTES ON DEATHS AND THE CAUSES OF DEATH.
205
CONSUMPTION BY COUNTIES AND MONTHS-1895.
Counties.
January.
February.
March.
April.
May.
June.
July.
August.
September.
October.
November.
December.
Totals.
Death-rate per 10,000.
Androscoggin
4
11
11
3
9
5
11
8
4
8
11
7
92
18.79
Aroostook.
8
6
6
12
7
5
5
3
6
8
6
3
75
15.12
Cumberland
14
16
14
13
16
14
18
15
14
15
22
15
186
20.45
Franklin
]
1
1
6
2
1
4
2
2
1
3
3
27
15.83
Hancock
7
6
4
5
4
7
2
5
8
4
7
5
64
17.15
Kennebec
12
7
14
13
7
8
10
12
5
9
9
5
111
19.47
Knox
5
12
7
7
4
6
6
4
3
4
58
18.43
Lincoln
3
4
3
5
1
3
1
3
2
1
2
28
12.73
Oxford
1
5
6
6
3
7
4
1
2
2
?
3
42
13.73
Penobscot.
16
13
13
12
S
13
15
14
7
9
9
14
143
19.63
Piscataquis
2
4
2
-
4
4
1
3
3
1
3
29
17.97
Sagadahoc
5
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
4
5
34
10.42
Somerset
9
7
6
5
4
5
9
3
5
3
2
6
64
19.62
Waldo
3
4
6
3
2
4
4
2
3
8
3
3
45
16.21
Washington
10
9
16
6
9
7
8
4
7
9
4
9
98
22.03
York
6
13
12
10
12
10
7
7
3
4
5
10
99
15.76
State
96
116
128
109
97
98
110
88
77
90
89
97 1195
18.08
For the four years 1892-95, the distribution of deaths from pul- monary consumption is shown by counties, months, and age- periods in the following table :
.
206
REGISTRATION REPORT.
CONSUMPTION BY COUNTIES, MONTHS AND AGE-PERIODS -1892-95.
By counties.
By months.
By age-periods.
Androscoggin 363
January 459
Under 1 77
Aroostook
261
February. 436
1-5 ... 79
Cumberland
703
March 496
5-10. 44
Franklin
142
April 474
10-20. 614
Hancock
271
May 483
20-30
1,486
Kennebec
474
June 422
30-40. 949
Knox
305
July
416
40-50
575
Lincoln
158
August 395
50-60
442
Oxford
176
September 371
60-70. 410
Penobscot
603
October 409
70-80. 314
Piscataquis
130
November 351
Over 80. 91
Sagadahoc
147
December 394
Not stated ... 27
Somerset
264
Not stated C
5,108
Waldo.
231
5,108
Washington
389
York
491
State
5,108
Tuberculosis Mesenteric .- There were 31 deaths from this cause, 12 males and 19 females.
Ages: Under 1, 3; 10-20, 3; 20-40, 13; 40-60, 9; over 60, 3.
Tuberculosis, Other Forms .- Of these deaths, 89 in all, the cause assigned was, in 66, tuberculosis, general tuberculosis, or acute tuberculosis ; in 12, scrofula; in 1. disease of bone; in 5, psoas abscess ; in 2, miliary tuberculosis ; in 2, tubercular adenitis ; and in 1, tuberculosis of kidney.
Diarrheal Diseases .- The total number of deaths caused by the diseases under this group was 635 (662 in 1892, 642 in 1893, and 602 in 1894). The death-rate for this group of diseases was 9.60 per 10,000.' That of New Hampshire, for the same year, was 13.12; Vermont, 8.15; Massachusetts, 12.60; Rhode Island, 16.11; and Connecticut, 15.33.
207
NOTES ON DEATHS AND THE CAUSES OF DEATH.
Infantile Diarrhea .- This, as synonymous with cholera infantum or including it, was the cause of 523 deaths (546 in 1892, 507 in 1893, and 468 in 1894). A reference to the following table will show the number of deaths which occurred in each month, as well as the number in each county, and the county death-rates for this cause. There were in the first quarter of the year but 13 deaths from this cause ; in the second quarter, 29; in the third quarter, 392 ; and in the fourth quarter, 89. The largest number of deaths occurred in August, 162.
Of the children dying from this cause, 55 per cent. were less than 6 months old, and another 33 per cent. were less than 1 year of age, making 88 per cent. of deaths within the first year of age.
Ages : Under 6 months, 287; 6-12 months, 172; 1-2 years, 64.
In the classification of deaths from diarrheal diseases, only the deaths among children 2 years old, or younger, are included under "infantile diarrhea." The deaths from diarrheal diseases, other than those under this cause, were cholera morbus, 25; dysentery, 45 ; and diarrhea, 42.
Of the 523 deaths from infantile diarrhea, 272 were returned from the cities. This represents an urban death-rate from this cause of 13.78 (15.20 in 1892, 14.33 in 1893, and 13.27 in 1894), which is strongly in contrast with 5.44, the rate for the villages and rural districts (5.33 in 1892, 4.95 in 1893, and 4.47 in 1894).
The death-rate for the State from this affection was 7.91. For the same year it was, in New Hampshire, 10.92 ; in Vermont, 5.51; in Massachusetts, 9.50; for Rhode Island, 13.00; for Connecti- cut, 10.89.
.
208
REGISTRATION REPORT.
INFANTILE DIARRHEA BY COUNTIES AND MONTHS-1895.
Counties.
January.
February.
March.
April.
May.
June.
July.
August.
September.
October.
November.
December.
Totals.
Death-rate per 10,000.
Androscoggin
1
3
2
15
20
13
5
3
-
67
13.68
Aroostook
2
-
3
3
16
26
25
10
1
1
89
17.95
Cumberland
1
1
1
-
15
25
12
7
-
-
62
6.82
Franklin
9
5.28
Hancock
15
4.02
Kennebec
1
1
7
13
15
8
1
2
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