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for snails and pansies, though in a slightly lessened de- 

 gree. In the registration area of the United States in the 

 year 1910, there were recorded 805,412 deaths from all 

 causes. When we examine the number of deaths at dif- 

 ferent age periods we find that 26.98 per cent, of those 

 who died were under 5 years of age. At no other five 

 year period of life was the per cent, higher than 6.2, 

 and this was at the five year age period 65-69 years. 

 The following table shows precisely what the situation 

 is. 5 



Under 1 year 19.17 per cent. 



1 year 4.11 " 



2 years 1.83 " 



3 years 1.09 " 



4 years 79 " 



Under 5 years 26.98 " " 



5 to 9 years 2.23 " " 



10 to 14 years 1.46 " 



15 to 19 years 2.45 " " 



20 to 24 years 3.75 " " 



25 to 29 years 4.07 " " 



30 to 34 years 4.06 " " 



35 to 39 years 4.43 " " 



40 to 44 years 4.41 " 



45 to 49 years 4.65 " " 



50 to 54 years 5.09 " " 



55 to 59 years 5.04 " " 



60 to 64 years 5.71 " " 



65 to 69 years 6.29 " 



70 to 74 years 6.27 " 



75 to 79 years 5.65 " " 



80 to 84 years 4.14 " " 



85 to 89 years 2.24 " " 



90 to 94 years 77 



95 years and over 18 



100 years and over 05 " " 



*> See Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1911, p. 77. 



