2 ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN DISEASES, ETC. 



greater indeed than the whole extent of civilized Europe, and better adapted, therefore, to 

 afford conclusions as to the effect of climate on the distribution of diseases, than all the regis- 

 trations of Europe, taken, as they have been, at many different times and under many different 

 auspices. I have made an analysis of this census, taking each State by itself, and ascertaining 

 for each the percentage of deaths from consumption compared with deaths from all other 

 diseases; and also the number of persons living to one person dying of consumption. 



The result was both startling and decisive, and is exhibited in the following table. In 

 this table is incorporated also an analysis of the less accurate and less* extensive census of 

 1850, which shows, in the main, a similar result, and strongly confirms the general conclusions. 



Maine 



New Hampshire 



Rhode Island 



Vermont 



Massachusetts 



Connecticut 



District of Columbia 



New Jersey 



New York 



Pennsylvania 



Michigan 



Maryland 



Delaware 



California 



Minnesota 



Ohio 



Wisconsin 



Indiana 



Kentucky 



Iowa 



Illinois 



Tennessee 



Virginia 



Oregon 



Kansas 



Missouri 



Louisiana 



North Carolina 



Florida 



Alabama 



Mississippi 



Texas 



South Carolina 



Georgia 



Arkansas 



CONSUMPTION. 



Ph 



29. 

 26. 

 24. 

 24. 

 23. 

 21. 

 20. 

 18. 

 18. 

 17. 

 17. 

 1G. 

 16. 

 16. 

 14. 

 14. 

 13. 

 11. 

 11. 



10. 

 in. 

 in. 



9. 



9. 



888 



971 ' 



2-20 



043 



758 



Gil 



565 



794 



265 



375 



058 



916 



905 



176 



965 



741 



.". I H 



669 



131 



773 



.'.45 



036 



942 



170 



839 



742 



244 



394 



950 



027 



853 



833 



279 



156 



■-7 8 



22. 44 

 21.81 

 20.96 

 24. 02 

 17. 66 

 16.76 

 15.96 

 12.61 

 14.67 

 12. 33 

 14.55 

 11.45 

 9.76 



8. -4 

 9.99 

 8.42 

 8. 57 



7.78 

 7.37 

 7.40 



8.48 



5. 27 

 5. 36 

 5.52 

 4.91 

 3.98 

 3.69 

 3.66 

 3.32 

 2.81 

 4.34 



P<o5 



26. 164 

 23. 880 

 22.590 



24.1131 1 

 20. 709 

 19. 185 

 18. 262 

 15.7MO 

 16.467 



14. 852 



15. 608 

 14. 183 

 13. 332 



11.790 

 1 1 . 254 

 10.044 

 9.&50 

 9.275 

 8.957 

 8.718 

 9. 210 



G. 505 

 G. 300 

 5.955 

 5: 430 

 4.5U3 

 4. 270 

 4. 245 

 3. 799 

 :;. 1-:: 

 4. 109 



bJKO 



C CO 





290 



280 



308 



404 



254 



363 



294 



498 



473 



579 



G31 



574 



558 



725 



1,140 



GO! I 



852 



792 



663 



902 



879 



771 



757 



2, 498 



1,00 J 



91 18 



839 



1,301 



1,556 



1,618 



1,428 



1 , 430 

 1,804 



2, 153 

 1,323 



6p| 



T - 



c o 



343 

 344 

 214 



418 

 290 

 382 

 383 

 535 

 463 

 (;.-,i ; 



605 

 529 

 776 



774 



1,742 



924 



7. '.5 

 1,2U9 



983 

 1,141 



-67 



1 , 052 

 838 

 1 , 546 

 2,1153 

 2,133 

 1,827 

 1 , 898 

 2,5(11 

 3,248 

 1 , 590 



a to 



IS CO 



> CO 



c-2 



316 

 312 

 261 

 411 

 272 

 372 

 338 

 516 

 46S 

 617 

 618 

 551 

 667 



721 



1 , 297 

 858 

 709 



1,055 



931 



■ 956 



812 



•ISO 



838 

 1,425 

 1,794 

 1,874 

 1,627 

 1,668 

 2,154 

 2, 700 

 1,456 



8.500 

 7. 885 

 3.460 

 7.809 

 4. 732 

 5. 807 



4. 838 

 4.371 

 3.701 

 G. 681 

 9. 141 



5. 539 



6. 475 

 9.2-1 

 8. 226 

 6.959 



7. 206 

 12. 079 

 10.665 

 12.646 

 12.6(12 

 12.162 



6.881 

 7. 423 

 7. 839 



14. 050 

 11.; -93 

 12. 626 

 14.417 

 12.366 

 15.002 



15. 491 

 12. 290 

 12. 31 1 

 17. 800 





s > 



34. 664 

 31.765 

 26. 050 

 31. 839 

 25. 441 

 24. 992 

 23. 100 

 20.071 

 20. 168 

 21 . 533 

 24.749 

 19.722 

 19. 307 



18.749 

 18.460 



22. 125 

 2H.515 

 21.921 

 21.559 

 20. --H 

 16.091 



20. 555 

 18.193 



18.581 

 19.847 

 •16. 869 

 19.272 

 L9.736 

 16.089 

 15.791 

 21.909 



It will be seen that the greatest mortality was at the extreme north, and diminished 



southward almost as regularly as the States could be called. Taking the first column as most 



correct, We see that in Maine nearly thirty per cent, of all deaths were from consumption; 



while in Georgiaand Arkansas only about four per cent, died from that cause; or, at least nine 



(28S) 



