Thompson: The Cardiac Case 



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for which no return was made. Then take the potentiality of 

 the 1,067 who died between the ages of twenty-five and sixty as 

 having a money value of |5,000 each, there is a loss of |5,335,000. 

 This shows a total loss of |5,36?,,200 from deaths due to heart 

 disease alone in the short space of twelve months' time. 



LOSS FROM EDUCATION AND PRODUCTIVE POWER 

 Average 



Cost of Average Produc- Total Grand 

 Deaths Ages Education* tive Power* Cost Total 

 141 5-25 $200 $28,200 



1,067 25-60 $5,000 5,335,000 



$5,363,200 



♦Amount used in study made by State Board of Health on 

 Tuberculosis. 



When these figures were given no account was taken of the 

 widowers, widows, and orphans, or homes broken up. It looks 

 cold and heartless to put a money value on death, but it is often 

 the most vivid way of presenting the truth. 



It may be expected that figures for the entire state of Indiana 

 would show some appalling truths, but statistics from the Depart- 

 ment show also some very striking facts. Up to date there have 

 been 154 definite cardiac cases reported to this Department. Out 

 of this number, 45 have died. On the list are 23 men, 19 women, 

 and 3 children. 



The men constitute over 50 per cent of this total number of 

 deaths, while the number of women is very little less. What home 

 conditions have they left? The death of a child is sad, but it 

 does not often cause the wreckage of a home and never the leaving 

 of widowers, widows, and orphans, which means a certain amount 

 of misery. 



By the deaths of these 45 adults, 24 people were left widowed 

 and 39 orphaned. 



What is to be the future of these ? Are they to be self-support- 

 ing and a help to the community or must they depend upon 

 charity for a livelihood ? 



Again note these deaths by ages. 



