| Show First Report on Infantile Paralysis r I HERE were deaths from T THERE 1 acute anterior poliomyelitis or Infantile infantile In in- paralysis from pellagra 55 from rabies or hydrophobia and 9 deaths from leprosy In 1909 fn the death registration area of continental United States which comprises over 55 51 per cent of the total population according to the census bureaus bureau's forthcoming bulletin on mortality statistics statistics statistics sta sta- sta- sta for 1909 submitted to Census Director Durand by Dr Cressy L. L Wilbur chief statistician for for- vital statistics It is reported that of the deaths from infantile paralysis were of white and only 17 of colored persons The bulletin states that no statistical statistical statis statis- segregation n of Infantile paralysis as a cause of death has been made heretofore but the increasing importance importance importance import import- ance of the disease and Its wide prevalence prevalence prevalence alence throughout the the country in the form of local epidemics render a statement of the mortality important The deaths compiled for the registration area for 1909 were widely distributed and indicate endemic or epidemic prevalence in many any parts of the country It should be remembered remembered remembered the bulletin points out that the census data relate only to registration registration registration regis regis- sources and that for the non non- registration states the deaths are only those returned from the registration registration registration regis regis- cities clUes contained therein Pellagra is a new disease in the mortality statistics the bulletin states Only 23 deaths were ret returned from this cause for 1908 and no deaths for any previous year except one for 1904 Such deaths undoubtedly undoubtedly undoubtedly edly occurred but were not and were consequently returned as duo due to other causes or as of or unknown unknown un un- known cause |
