Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-12-02 | Page 2 | Utah's Deaths Rate Shows Increase of 54.6 per 100,000 during '28

Utah's Death Rate Shows Increase Of Per During 28 2 Utah's death rate rato for tor 1923 g shows an 11 Increase of ot 56 per population population lation allon p cr 1927 according to mortality mar mor statistics s compiled by th the thc United States Stafe census lr b bureau nu The rate rato In 1927 1027 was as compared to in 1928 Chief responsibility p for tor the tho In Increase crease can cnn bo be blamed to ip accidents influenza m meningitis tuberculosis 18 nephritis cancer diabetes s mellitus nl l. l cong congenital malformations and Ind dJ diseases ea cs of ot early ary In Infancy whooping cough a rud d typhoid I Significant d decreases are aro noted for d 1 diseases measles s. diphtheria t. t fever fo and apP appendicitis Us Tho The total number of or deaths in the state In 1925 was WIS with an es estimated Cs- Cs population of ot and andin in Ill 1927 it waa with an c estimated esti tI- tI mated population of ot Principal causes au cs of ot death and the number claimed were Diseases ot of tho the heart in 1928 and JG in Iii 1927 pneumonia In 1928 and i In 19 1927 7 accidental in 1928 and anU in 1927 congenital malformations It- It and diseases of or cul early infancy in 1928 in 1927 nephritis in 1928 1028 in 1 1927 influenza lO in 1928 and In 1027 tuberculosis In lit 1928 and 43 1 in 1927 cancer and other malignant tumors in 1928 and In iii 1 1927 1027 I j. j or Of tho the accidental fat fatalities were duo luo r solely to a automobiles nn and 13 vero era due t l to collisions lon between be be- tween autos and trains nn While Whilo the thc auto accident nt lath heath rate lato WAS increasing In- In creasing fatal str street ct car and mine accidents wore were decreasing The suicide rate late practically rally cally stationary with v 51 in hi 1928 and d. 50 SO In 1 1027 Homicides however cr showed showell n If leant Increase J a sign l With 20 Q Jn In 1 1028 8 against 13 in 1 1927 1 I V V V V Excessive heat according to thi- thi statistics claimed one one lila lito In 19 7 and anel none nono in 1 1928 1028 8 V Compared with New York Tork state stare state tho the Utah death r rate t despite the In Increase in- in crease Is Js low lowThe ow Tho The New York rate In ill 1928 was 9 per pcr population lation or 01 more than