No. 4. 



HEALTH ON THE FARM. 



77 



The proportions of the population existing in the cities and 

 in the rural districts for the years given are shown in the fol- 

 lowing table : — 



Area and Color. 



Cities in registration States (total), 



White 



Colored 



Rural part of registration States (total), 



White 



Colored 



Population 



estimated as of 



July 1. 



1913. 



29,244,160 

 28,043,900 



1,200,260 

 29,068,435 

 27,678,400 



1,390,035 



1912. 



28,129,824 

 27,098,037 

 1,031,787 

 27,122,299 

 26,286,733 

 835,566 



Number of 

 Deaths. 



1913. 1912 



439,478 

 410,307 



29,171 

 370,115 

 345,513 



24,602 



414,778 

 390,285 



24,493 

 337,665 

 322,852 



14,813 



Death 

 Rate per 

 1,000 Popu- 

 lation. 



1913. 1912 



15.0 

 14.6 

 24.3 

 12.7 

 12.5 

 17.7 



14.7 

 14.4 

 23.7 

 12.4 

 12.3 

 17.7 



From the above two tables we are able to determine in large 

 masses of persons the relative death rates between cities and 

 urban communities. Incidentally it will be noticed that the 

 total population in these two areas is almost identical, being 

 only slightly larger, namely, 29,244,160, in the cities than in 

 the rural districts, namely, 29,068,435, the above being the 

 relative numbers for 1913. An inspection of these tables shows 

 that in rural communities both white and colored citizens have 

 a longer expectation of life than in cities. The contrast is made 

 more striking if we include cities having registration in States 

 where registration is not observed. These cities have a larger 

 death rate than the registration cities in registration States, 

 namely, for the year 1912, 16.6 per cent per thousand, and 

 for 1913, 16.3 per thousand. If we consider all registration 

 cities together the respective death rates for the years 1912 

 and 1913 are 15 and 15.2 per thousand. 



Inasmuch as the populations of the urban and rural divisions 

 are almost the same, a comparison of the total number of 

 deaths in the respective areas is more informing even than the 

 death rate. In tabular form these data are as follows: — 



1912. 



1913. 



Deaths in registration cities, . 

 Deaths in rural communities, 



500,586 

 337,665 



520,733 

 370,115 



