Sixteen[1] Registration Cities. 1880-1910
Decrease and Increase in General Death Rate (per 1,000 Population) by Age Periods
| Ages | D.R. 1880 | D.R. 1910 | Dec. and Inc. in Rate |
Per Cent, of Same | ||||
| All | 22 | .09 | 16 | .36 | -5 | .73 | -26 | |
| Under 35 | 21 | .4 | 11 | .36 | -10 | .04 | -47 | |
| 35-44 | 13 | .6 | 12 | .99 | -1 | .31 | -9 | .6 |
| 45-54 | 18 | .3 | 22 | .07 | +3 | .77 | +20 | .6 |
| 55-64 | 29 | .3 | 37 | .54 | +8 | .24 | +28 | .1 |
| 65 and over and unknown | 80 | .3 | 89 | .30 | +9 | +11 | .2 | |
| Above 45 | 32 | 40 | .10 | +8 | .10 | +25 | .31 | |
| Above 55 | 48 | .44 | 58 | .82 | +10 | .38 | +21 | .43 |
.61, or 4.5 per cent.; ages 50-54, 1.16, or 6.7 per cent.; ages 55-59 (decrease), .13, or .5 per cent.; ages 60-64 (increase), 1.48, or 4.6 per cent.; ages 65-69, 3.23, or 6.75 per cent.; ages 70-74, 3.45, or 4.9 per cent.; age 75 and over, .82, or .6 per cent.
Massachusetts and New Jersey. 1880-1910
Decrease and Increase in General Death, Rate (per 1,000 Population) by Age Periods
| Ages | D.R. 1880 | D.R. 1910 | Dec. and Inc. in Rate |
Per Cent, of Same | ||||
| All | 17 | .63 | 15 | .80 | -1 | .83 | -10 | .38 |
| Under 30 | 16. | .3 | 11 | .3 | -5 | .0 | -30 | .6 |
| 30-34 | 9 | .12 | 6 | .99 | -2 | .13 | -23 | .3 |
| 35-39 | 10 | .1 | 8 | .90 | -1 | .20 | -11 | .8 |
| 40-44 | 10 | .20 | 10 | .95 | + | .75 | +7 | .35 |
| 45-49 | 12 | .20 | 13 | .79 | +1 | .59 | +13 | .0 |
| 50-54 | 13 | .70 | 18 | .35 | +4 | .65 | +33 | 9 |
| 55-59 | 20 | .49 | 24 | .28 | +3 | .79 | +18 | 5 |
| 60-64 | 25 | .69 | 34 | .85 | +9 | .16 | +35 | .6 |
| 65-69 | 40 | .5 | 53 | .16 | +12 | .66 | +31 | 2 |
| 70-74 | 55 | .4 | 75 | .96 | +20 | .56 | 37 | .1 |
| 75 and over | 123 | .68 | 143 | .66 | +19 | .98 | +16 | .1 |
| Above 40 | 25 | .10 | 30 | .42 | +5 | .32 | +21 | .20 |
| Above 50 | 35 | .24 | 44 | .07 | +8 | .83 | +25 | .06 |
| Above 60 | 53 | .81 | 67 | .73 | +13 | .92 | +25 | .87 |
To summarize, the public records under consideration indicate that:
1. The mortality rate from apoplexy, paralysis, diseases of the heart, circulatory system, kidneys and liver has heavily increased in the younger as well as in the older groups. The total deaths were 367,700 in 1910.
2. In Massachusetts the death rate from these causes has increased 86.4 per cent, in 30 years.
3. In 16 important cities the death rate from organic diseases of the
- ↑ Sixteen cities: New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, St. Louis, Baltimore, San Francisco, Cincinnati, Cleveland, New Orleans, Pittsburgh, Washington, Milwaukee, Louisville, Providence, Indianapolis.
