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Show CENSUS Bill REPORT ISSUED . j Director Rogers Reviews Activities for Year i Ending June 9. WASHINGTON'. P. C Pec. 10. In bis annual r.-por: lo the secretary of commerce, com-merce, wliicii lias just been made public, Samuel 1. RoerH, -director of the census. cen-sus. cal'.3 parCicu'.ar attention to the approaching ap-proaching fourteenth decennial census, on which the actual enumeration work l.cLrins in January. The report covers the fiscal year enled June 2n, V.tiy. and marks tiie close of the seven-year period. ;us we'd as the; bt-c;in-n nx of the three-year census period v, itli in whi'-ti tim the decennial cen:-us covering jxipulation, acriculture, manufactures, manufac-tures, miins and quarries, oil and Kas wells, and foresiry and forest products of the I' nited Sta tt-s must be taken, coui-piled coui-piled and pul):ished. The report sets forth the extensive activities ac-tivities of the census bureau during its last fiscal year, including work for various vari-ous departments and bureaus of the government gov-ernment to meet statistical needs arising from the world war, as well as the numerous nu-merous statutory inquiries regularly conducted con-ducted by the bureau. One of the most important special Investigations In-vestigations conducted by the bureau was that of the Influenza epidemic, in which the bureau was assisted by the t'nited .States puulic heakh service. Special tables and diagra ms showing the deaths from, influenza anil pneumonia In Indiana, Kansas and the city of Philadelphia from September I to December 31. 131 IS. "'ill shortly be issued in the form of a special bulletin. Work was completed on a standard nomenclature of disases. pathological patho-logical condit ions and injuries for the United States, which will be published In the n"ar future. This work was turned over to the bureau by the council of national na-tional defense. The census bureau carried out the work begun by the food administration in a s-certaining s-certaining the prod uction, consumption and stocks of fats and oils during the calendar year 1;HI. The compilation of the statistics gathered is now under way. The supplying of data relating to the United Sta tes for the International Year Book and the substantial completion of a statistical directory for state Institutions for the dependent, defective and delin-q delin-q uent classes was likewise a part of the bureau's work during the last fiscal year. Two Interesting publications of the bureau bu-reau issued during "1SH9 were (hose relating re-lating to financial statistics of states and cities, wdiile the statistics gathered on tobacco and cotton continued to be in demand. de-mand. The Inquiry conducted every five years in regard to electrical industries was completed com-pleted in the early part or 1019. and press summaries, giving the results for the various states, were issued from time to time. The report embraces central electric elec-tric light and power stations, electric railways, rail-ways, telephones and telegraphs, and mu- nicipal electric fire alarm and police patrol pa-trol signaling systems. The part of the report relating to telegraphs was published pub-lished during tiie year and the publication publica-tion of the remainder w ill soon follow. The report concerning the census of transportation by water, which was taken during 11(17 and which was held up in order or-der to avoid the disclosure of important information to the enemy, has been completed. com-pleted. It is now ir. tiie hands of the public printer and will Vie ready for distribution dis-tribution in the near future. This report will contain statistics regarding American vessels of five tons rVglsier or over, classified classi-fied by geographic divisions, namely, the Atlantic coast and Gulf of Mexico; the Pacific coast, including Alaska; the Great lakes and the St. Lawrence river; the Mississippi river and i ts tributaries, and canals and other Inland waters. Statistics for the shipbuilding Industry, which were collected In connection with the q ulnquennial census of manufactures of lllll, were the subject of a further canvass, can-vass, made in conjunction with the census cen-sus 'of transportation by water - in 1917. The bulletin covering those statistics wast issued In May of this year and covered establishments engaged in the construction construc-tion and repair of vessels of all classes. Pa ta for shipyard. operated by the ted- 1 eral government were shown separately. i Another line of inquiry conducted by the I census bureau In 1 1H 7 was the collection of statistics on marriage and divorce. The ' report of this investigation was published in April. 1M:. rind showed the number of marriages performed and the number of divorces granted during the year l'.'l'i for tiie United States, according to counties, Tiie data also covered statistics for plae of marriage, cause for and party to w norn d i voice was gra n re I , w.,et iier con tested , whether alimony was asked nnd graiUei. and extent to which children w ere affected. af-fected. I Much work preparatory (o the taking of the fourteenth census was performed I during the year If 10. The appointment of tiie .'J7'-' supervisors has been accomplished accom-plished and, wherever possible, quarters for their accommodation have b'n secured se-cured In federal buildings t h rough tiie assistance of ti.e secretary of the treasury. treas-ury. A Joint advisory committee. appointed ap-pointed by the American Statistical and American F.conomic associations to assist the director and the department of com merce In connection with the work of this census, held several meetings, rendering valuable assistance. One of the outstanding features of the fourteenth census will be an investigation investiga-tion to ascertain the amount of i ileum -branees on mortgaged homes, an inquiry similar to that conducted at the census of IM'O, Tins refers ny to mortgaged homes occupied bv their owners, and the number will be determined .through answers an-swers to inquiries on the iopulation schedule, but the inforrna t ion as to the .amount of incumbrances will subsequently subsequent-ly be soured from the owners m these honi' s upon a special schedule, the data to be obtained by special agents and by correspondence. The 7io.) enumerators required to do the enumeration work are being appointed rapidly, and schedules and other supplies sup-plies are being s--nt 'to them through the supervisors of the 37i' census districts. Four women were appointed supervisors, this being the first time in tile history of tiie census bureau that women have been selected for these positions. |