Show f jL I t Death D eat h Rate R ate MJ of o Nation Slightly J Under Year Ago North Carolina Has Highest Birth Rate and Montana Montan Lowest U. U S. S R Rel Report Re- Re port Shows l WASHINGTON May 25 AP AP in lower 1925 were Birth rates of ot sixteen of of ot thirty states tor for which figures are available in the commerce commerce com com- merce department and death rates states were sere ere higher in sixteen On the whole however th the death rate Gate declined very slightly as is known The area eyed surveyed the registration area used by the department department de de- In compiling vital sta- sta It excludes Massachusetts and tad Utah part of the area because complete figures were not avail avail- able The highest birth rate for tor 1925 was per pel 1000 population in to North Carolina The lowest was in Montana 1 Vermont Yermont had the highest death rate per 1000 while Montana and tad North Dakota had the lowest 77 Infant mortality rates for the year were generally higher than hose those for 1924 the figures show with nineteen of ot the thirty states registering an Increase Maryland where the Infant death rate was per der 1000 1000 births had the highest fig lg- Ules Oregon with a rate of had tad the lowest Among the cities of ot more than population Norfolk had the highest infant mortality rafe rate with Seattle had the lowest with 4 For the area the number of ot births in in 1925 was and the deaths were Of Ot these deaths were under 1 year of age The birth rate for the area was per per er 1000 population while the death rate was These figures compared compared compared com com- pared with a birth rate of ot in 1924 and a death rate of ot Deaths under 1 year of ot age in the the 1 1000 of births area trea a were per against aga 7 0 in 1924 West est Virginia has Just joined the registration area but was omitted this year ear because comparative statistics statI statistics sta sta- tI were unavailable MRS BENDELL D NDELL DIES AT PROVO PROVO May Lillie 25 25 Lillie May Bendell Ben- Ben dell died at the hr home of or her cousin Mrs John E. E Harris South Third West Vest street Monday Mrs 1 Ben Ben- deli was Va born In It Varteg Varteg- Wales Vales October 24 24 1900 and cams cam to Utah about two years lars ago She is survived by her mother two brothers und hod nc sister Funeral services will will-be will be held Wednesday at 1 o'clock from the Sixth ward meetIng meetIng meeting meet- meet Ing house Interment will be in the Spanish Fork Forc ct cemetery |