Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 308, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 December 1916 — The Average of Life Increased Ten Years. [ARTICLE]

The Average of Life Increased Ten Years.

Residents of Indiana today have a far better chance of living a long life than residents of the state fifteen years ago, according to statistics compiled and furnished the United Press t>y Dr. J. N. Hurty, secretary of the state boadr of health. The average duration of life of the state has increased nearly ten years during the last decade and a half, according to Dr. Hurty’s figures. At the same time, the death rate has shown a gradual decrease. In 1909 the average duration of life was 36.3 years, and in 1915 it had increased to 45.7 years, or nearly 25 per cent. “The state board of health does not claim all of this improvement is due to its health work, hut it does claim some ortjthe credit,” said Dr. Hurty. “It has been brought about >y improved methods of living, improved sanitation, better working conditions and by educating the public in health matters.”