Show gain shown in nation N actions health decreasing death rate from contagious diseases in twenty year period wit washington fall th atio e country should be congratulated on tho the big Imp improve royL in the health ot of the people between IDOO 1000 and 1920 1020 according to surgeon general 11 II S cumming of the united stoics states public health service who ailts lilts just issued it bulletin ou oil tile the subject during that 20 year period there was a marked decrease in the death rate for typhoid ina malaria larla scarlet fever diphtheria and croup tuberculosis of the lungs meningitis bronchitis ond and nil all forms forma of pneumonia heart ailments All menta lead As AB compared with lm there were in 1020 increases in tho the death rates for influenza whooping cough cancer and other malignant tumors diabetes cerebral hemorrhage and softening and organic diseases of tile beert the largest number of deaths to of population in 1020 ua its disclosed by the census figures In ures were tile due to organic diseases of the heart with pneumonia tuberculosis of tho the lungs acute nephritis brights disease con can and tumor and cerebral hemorrhage and softening coming coining next although later figures are not complete the census aumau announces that provisional figures for tho the first nine months of 1022 1922 indicate a slightly higher average eath rate than tor for the tha corresponding period in 1021 the death rate for the first nine months in 1022 to 1000 of population was no aa against for the samo tane nine month period of 1021 table alvea figures the following table gives the nura num ber of deaths and the rate in of 0 population lu in tile tho registration area of the abo united states by important causes for the years 1000 and 1920 1020 nate rate nat 1000 1 1901 0 1820 1920 typhoid a 2 HOU s 8 m 0 5 5 9 18 ry te I 1 2434 79 38 leailer leai lel 88 whooping hooping scarlet fever 40 egui h 3 diphtheria iphi teria and croup 43 Indu enza 2087 hubere u I 1 of lu lungi lat 1118 1008 1006 1 osis 1 meningitis meala g itis 1871 2873 17 31 66 56 othir other forms orrne tuberculosis 78 T 8 IM 96 26 4 cancer an and d malignant tumors tumor 30 Ii tibt bt 2819 2990 97 07 09 40 0 cerebral hemorrhage hemp an and enins arganto diseases 0 oc f the heart III 1112 1419 1410 Dronchi pneumonia nil form 8 1 1806 1805 IS 3 a mem y a 0 otho 10 30 0 11 S D I 1 a r oam anil 4 a un der i years sa m 1088 8 44 0 ap pe d bitis andt philbin 2991 ilaoa J T 1314 13 4 intes ruo alon 2748 10 8 ailon 0 f liver acute neph biddis eago fa 18 16 0 as 4 aop ep t comin 1760 1 C at 6 T 00 C S omer puerperal causes 10 78 78 76 12 8 congenital and in I 1 I 1 forma t tons 1045 s m V I 1 0 t n t lentha ex capt 1946 i 4 ts 07 bill 81 1 78 B quickle Bul clila 3 unknown or ill 22 TOO 18 B ht A all I 1 1 other 1 ca us es 29 fid 0 2111 alt all death 1 14 1 0 1 0 |