Show X Average Length of Life Constantly on Increase Figures based on the census of 19 1020 0 show that the expectation of life in the United d States at birth is years ears for males and for females fe fe- females males About 50 years ago it was only 40 years jears The World Almanac quotes Dr Louis Dublin insurance statistician as sa saying that the expectation expectation expectation tation of life has increased but the span of life Ufe has remained stationary He ne states That 20 years ears have hae been added to 10 the average a length of human life since public health work began to tobe he be actively practiced In the early eighties of ot the last century Is true Rut nut this gain can cun be traced to the reduced re re- reduced mortality of Infants and und to the cutting down of the unnecessary and preventable deaths of young oung people from typhoid fever diphtheria scarlet scarlet scar scar- let fever feer smallpox and a n host of other other other oth oth- er diseases which for the most part affect persons under forty years of age Improvement after the age of ot forty has been slight and almost altogether altogether altogether alto alto- gether limited to women According to various estimates the total population population population tion of the world is continuing to in increase increase increase in- in crease every year |