| Show S Spotlighting Utah Utah's Vital Statistics Vital statistics for Utah for forthe forthe forthe the year 1917 recently released by the tho State Health department gives the following information births were recorded for the year an time all-time high for or Utah averaged for each 1000 persons while the tho national average was for each 1000 persons The death rate w was s low enough to place Utah near the top in the national average with deaths for a population percentage of while the Ule national average was Tho maternal deaths mothers mothers moth moth- ers dying in childbirth occurred 1 with the loss of one mother in 1500 while back in 1941 this death rate was three times as great with the loss of one mother in every Infant deat deaths s in 1947 amounted amount amount- ed to per 1000 births Heart disease was at the tIle head of the list in the cause of pf deaths Cancer was second in inthe inthe inthe the list with accidental deaths a very close third In the order to their importance the other the seven causes of death among first ten were cerebral hemorrhages hemorrhages hemor hemor- hemorrhages nephritis premature births disease of infancy diabetes diabetes diabetes dia dia- betes and I Air deaths for the year amounted to 67 7 Of or this amount 52 were accounted for In the Bryce Canyon disaster Mine and farm accidents took 36 lives and ten persons were electrocuted Twenty six persons lost their lives by firearms accounted for 14 fires killed 19 and seven seven sev sev- seven en died of poisonings No deaths were listed In two categories hunger and thirst and lack of care caro for infants Utah Leads s in Autos Based on figures released by bythe bythe bythe the Public Roads Administration tion comparing automobile registrations registrations reg reg- of 1941 with 1947 Utah leads all western states In Inthe inthe the tho percentage of Increased registrations Utah increase increase in in crease creaso Arizona Nevada 2 GO Oregon California Washington Idaho 82 32 Wyoming Colorado and New Mexico During DurIng During Dur Dur- ing the same period four states showed a loss of from 03 to 81 Only ten other states Inthe in inthe the tho U. U S. S were listed in the column that showed more moro than 20 per cent increase se |
