Rensselaer Union, Volume 5, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 May 1873 — Vital Statisties of the Ninth Census. [ARTICLE]

Vital Statisties of the Ninth Census.

The second volume of the report of the ninth census presents inany interesting facts regarding death from disease and the portions of the country in which special diseases prevail. In the “Special Tables of Mortality,” the deaths from twelve classes or groups of disease are given, and are so arranged as to compare each class with the number of deaths in each 100,000 of population from all other causes, and also the rate from each disease in each 100,000. The following show's the highest and lowest rates in the States and Territories from the principal diseases, viz.: Cholera infantum.— I Total number deaths in 1870, 20,255. In Utah the proportion of deaths from this cause to the total from all causes, was lin 9. New Mexico, 1- in IO.Sj; while in Arkansas it was but 1 in 156.9. Consumption. Greatest '“’proportion, Maine, 1 in 2.9, followed closely by New Hampshire, 1 in 4.5, and Rhode Island and Vermont each 1 in 5; while the lowest i 6 found in Arizona, where the rate is but lin 252 v — -■ - --- Croup.—Total deaths 10,692. Greatest proportion in Tennessee, lin 21.8, and least in Montana Territory, 1 in 185, followed by New Hampshire, 1 in 143. Whooping Cough.—Total deaths, 9,008. Greatest proportion in Nebraska, 1 in 27, and least in Utah, where it is but 1 in 445.5. t Measles.—Total deaths, 9,237. Greatest proportion found in Utah Territory, 1 in 15.9, and least in Colorado Territory, 1 in 375 Pneumonia. Total deaths, 46.042. Greatest proportion found in Arkansas, 1 in 5.1. followed closely by Arizona Territory, 1 in 6, and by Alabama, 1 in 7j. while the lowest is in MoHtaba Territory, which is 1 in 61,7. Small-pox,—While deaths from this cause cannot probably be accounted for by

climatic influences, it is placed in the twelve principal diseases, or classes of diseases, In Delaware and in Dakota, Washington and Wyoming Territories, there were no deaths. In (he United States, the total deaths from this cause were 4,507. -'Greatest proportion in Arizona Territory, 1 in 2.7, and lowest in Virginia, 1 in T 54.83. In Virginia, Florida and ■Colorado Territory there was hut one death each from this disease. Diphtheria and scarlet fever arc classed together, and from these combined causes the deaths number 26,623, of which 6,303 were from diphtheria, and 20,320 were from scarlet fever. The greatest proportion of dcatiis from these causes was in Nevada, where the rate Was 1 in 4.1; the deaths being 150, 141 of which were from scarlet fever, and 9 from diphtheria. The lowest proportion is found in Georgia, where, the deaths being 61 from diphtheria and 12 from scarlet fever, produce a ratio of 1 death in 186.4 from both causes. Intermittent and remittent fevers are classed together, and the total deaths from them was 11,423, being. 7,142 from intermittent and 4,281 from remittent fevers. The greatest proportion of deaths from these 'causes'was in Florida, the ratio being 1 in 10.6, while the least number was in Massachusetts, the ratio being 1 in 410.5. —From canrer tlie deaths were 6,244; The greatest rate shown was 13.9 in Georgia, and though there were none in Arizona or Montana Territories, the lowest rate shown Was in Nevada, where it was 1 in 615. Six hundred and fifty-one deaths from ccrebro-spinal, 22.187 _from enteritis and 1,770 from typhus fevers are grouped in one class, making a total of 24,008, of which the greatest ratio was in Oregon, being one in 11.3, and the lowest after Idaho Territory, which had none, was Wyoming Territory, which had I in 747 Diarrhea, dysentery and enteritis are grouped in one class; also the deaths being distributed: diarrhea, 14,195; dysentery, 7,912, and enteritis, 9,046, making a total of 31,153. In Wyoming there was no death in 1870 from either of these causes. The lowest ratio where such did occur was in Washington Territory, being 1 in 37.2, while the highest was in Utah Territory, where it was lin 8.7. The total number of deaths in the United States was 492,263, from the following causes, viz.: General diseases, fever, rheumatism, etc... .188,683 Diseases of Ihe nwvons system.;;....:r.-.y 60.455 Diseases of the circulatory system 17.034 Diseases of the respiratory system....'.. D'lseasesWmc digestive system". .. . ......... 73,'M9 -Mate di-eases -- .*:r::'.""4,744' Femalc diseases 6.128 Disi-ascs of the spine, hips and joints 2.187 Diseases of the integumentary system 2,778 .still-born, old age and debility [28,403 Poisons 2,351 Parasites 1,06(1 Malformation : 364 Accidents and injuries 22,740 Under the head, accidents and injuries, .••■wdre Included. 1,845 suicides, 1,582 deaths from railroad accidents,"^,os7 murders and 31 executions.— St. Louis Globe.