TABLE NO. 21-Concluded. SHOWING DIVORCES IN WISCONSIN BY COUNTIES FROM OCT. 1, 1912, TO SEPT. 30, 1913, ARRANGED ACCORDING TO SEX, NATIVITY, PLACE OF MARRIAGE, NUMBER OF CHILDREN AND DURATION OF MARRIAGE. 12720 22737 2 1 1 4 2. 1 :2 1231 5 4 4 3 18 1 1 11 4 10 Langlade ... 14 2 Lincoln 13 1 Manitowoc 9 5 DEATHS. During the calendar year of 1912, 27,000 deaths were reported to the State Bureau of Vital Statistics; for 1913, 27,858 deaths were recorded. This gives a death rate per one thousand gross estimated population of 11.3 for 1912 and 11.5 for 1913. Investigations prove that the registration of deaths in Wisconsin is more than 98 per cent correct. We therefore feel that we have reasons to congratulate ourselves on the very low death rate for this biennial period. Only four states in the registration area for the period of time covered by this report show a lower death rate than Wisconsin. These are comparatively new states and we might naturally expect a lower death rate on account of the age grouping of the population. Table No. 22, shows the total deaths reported in Wisconsin by calendar years since 1903. In studying this table we should constantly keep in mind that the very material increase in the number of deaths registered is due entirely to increased accuracy of registration and not to any increase in the prevalence of any of the so-called preventable diseases. Table No. 23, shows the deaths reported by counties, arranged according to color, sex, conjugal condition and age grouping for 1912. Table No. 24, shows the deaths by counties according to color, sex, conjugal condition and age groups for 1913. From an examination of the tables showing deaths by age groups for each county, we find that for the calendar year of 1912, 6,573 deaths under four years of age were recorded; for 1913 there were 6,773 deaths under four years of age. This constitutes about 25 per cent of the total deaths reported and emphasizes the necessity for a more vigorous campaign in preventing this great loss in child life. ar Table No. 25, shows deaths reported for 1912 and 1913, ranged according to the month in which death occurred. Table No. 26, shows causes of death arranged according to age groups for 1912 and 1913. Table No. 27, shows the total deaths for each county from Jan. 1, 1912 to Dec. 31, 1913, arranged according to causes. Tuberculosis leads the list in the number of deaths reported, with the total of 4,690 deaths. Organic heart disease is second with a total of 4,279; pneumonia third with a total of 4,238; apoplexy fourth with a total of 2,914 and senility fifth with a total of 2,765. Table No. 28, shows causes of death in Wisconsin for 1912 and 1913, arranged according to color, sex, conjugal condition and nativity. The table showing causes of death classified by months will reveal at a glance the seasonal variation of the various diseases, particularly the various communicable diseases. Scarlet fever, measles and diphtheria are most prevalent during the school months which proves that the schools are an important factor in the spread of these diseases. Influenza and pneumonia are most prevalent during the winter and spring months and diarrhea and enteritis under two years of age during the months of August and September. The deaths from tuberculosis by age groups as shown in Table No. 26, should be carefully studied to understand the great economic loss from this easily preventable disease. Practically 90 per cent of the deaths from tuberculosis occur between the ages of 20 and 40 years. Tables No. 29, 30 and 31, show deaths reported in cities by important age groups and certain causes of deaths for the calendar years of 1911, 1912 and 1913. Table No. 29, was inadvertently omitted from the 1911 and 1912 biennial report and is therefore published now for the first time. The death rate for the cities of the state is somewhat higher than the rate for the state as a whole but a considerable part of this increase is due to deaths among nonresidents who come to the city for treatment on account of the hospital facilities. The following table shows death rates for the 5 largest cities in Wisconsin during the last 3 years: TABLE NO. 22.-DEATHS IN WISCONSIN BY CALENDAR YEARS. Milwaukee 5,638 1,740 5,284 5,659 6,641 6,002 3,134 6,570 5,967 6,528 6,627 Monroe Oconto Oneida Outagamie Ozaukee Walworth 322 361 329 497 402 23,673 21,142 24,178 24,734 27,514 28,222 27,380 28,213 27,185 27,000 27,858 393 381 362 371 366 392 |