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marked, and is due to the erratic course of the epidemic influenza. In 1891 this disease prevailed more severely in the second and fourth quarters of the year, while in 1892 its greatest mortality was in the first quarter of the year. Again in 1892 there was a great reduction in the death-rate from cholera infantum, which reduces the percentage of the third quarter below that of any previous record.

The rate for the first quarter of the year 1892, is 34.97 of the total mortality; second quarter 21.41, third quarter 23.99, fourth quarter 19.63.

TABLE No. 4.

Mortality of Males and Females compared, 1884 to 1892, inclusive.

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Table No. 4 exhibits the mortality of males and females

compared for the years 1884 to 1892, inclusive. With the

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exception of the years 1888, 1890, and 1891, the female decedents have exceeded the males. By a comparison of the death-rates of the respective sexes to each 1,000 of the living population of that sex, it will be seen that the average mortality rate of the male population is slightly higher than that of the female.

In 1892, 3,357 male decedents and 3,407 female decedents were reported.

The death-rate of males to each 1,000 of the male population was 19.32.

The death-rate of females to each 1,000 of the female population was 18.89.

TABLE No. 5.

Deaths at Age Periods, by Percentages, from 1883 to 1892, inclusive.*

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* Not including those with age not stated, premature and still births.

Table No. 5 is interesting in showing how uniformly the mortality by age periods occurs, even when distributed

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over a series of years. It will be seen that nearly one fourth of all the decedents are under five years of age-a fact to which the eyes of all who are interested in the welfare of the race should be directed. Many of the causes which contribute to such a fearful mortality among children might be avoided by concerted public action in supporting remedial and preventive measures. In this special field there remains much to be done by the sanitarian and the health officer.

TABLE No. 6.

Deaths at Different Periods, compared with the number Living at the Same Period, 1892.*

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Table No. 6 exhibits the number of deaths at different age periods compared with the number living at the same period, based upon the census of 1880, with the exception noted in the table. This table shows a death-rate per 1,000 of the population under one year of age of 199.47 as against 205.82 for the preceding year; and under five years of age, 56.47 as against 57.34 for 1891; between twenty and thirty, 7.99 in 1892, and 7.71 in 1891-practically the same; all others, 21.59 in 1892 and 18.90 in 1891; for all ages, the rate was 20.44 in 1892, and 18.65 the preceding year.

Death-rate per

1,000.

The difference in the death-rate between table No. 1 (20.88) and that of table No. 6 (20.44) is due to the exclusion of still births and premature births from the latter, while the former includes both.

Table No. 7 shows the number of deaths at different age periods by sex, from 1884 to 1892, inclusive. In the year 1892 there were returned 1,225 deaths of children under one year of age, not including still births and premature births; 502 between one and five; 165 between five and ten; 332 between ten and twenty; 506 between twenty and thirty; 501 between thirty and forty; 499 between forty and fifty; 661 between fifty and sixty; 975 between sixty and seventy; 1,185 between seventy and eighty; 864 between eighty and ninety; 129 between ninety and one hundred; 6 over one hundred; and 149 with age not stated.

Seventeen hundred and twenty-seven children died during the year before reaching five years of age-nearly a quarter of the total mortality of the state!

TABLE No. 7.

Deaths by Ages and Sex, from 1884 to 1892, inclusive.*

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