Annual report upon the births, marriages, divorces, and deaths in the state of Maine for the year ending Dec. 31, 1895, Part 9

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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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.


19I


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


192


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.


193


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,


13


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.


196


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 :


-


.


198


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.


199


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


-


-


.


200


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.


·


202


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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