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for snails and pansies, tlion^li in a sli.i'litly k'ssoiicd de- 

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

 year 1910, there were recorded 8(J5,412 deatlis from all 

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

 ferent age periods we iind that :2().1)S per cent, of those 

 wlio 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.-' 



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 Absimct of the L'niird Stales, 1911, p. 77 



