Annual report of the Bureau of Vital Statistics of the North Carolina State Board of Health

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FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
Bureau of Vital Statistics
NORTH CAROLINA
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
914
RALEIGH
Edwards & Beoughton Printing Company
State Printers and Binders
1915
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Raleigh, N. C, January 1, 1915.
Dr. W. S. Raxkix,
State Registrar Vital Statistics,
Raleigh, North Carolina.
Dear Sir:—I have the honor to submit the First Tabulated Report of
deaths occurring in North Carolina under the Vital Statistics Law for 1914;
also a table showing total number of births, marriages and deaths with the
rate per 1,000 population, together with an outline of the work accomplished
by this Bureau.
Respectfully submitted,
J. R. Gordon,
Deputy State Registrar.
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Raleigh, N. C, January 1, 1915.
Dr. J. R. Gordon,
Deputy State Registrar,
Raleigh, N. C.
Dear Doctor:—In accordance with your request, permit me to submit
herewith a condensed statement of the work done in this Department for the
year 1914, together with tabulated tables for counties and towns of 1,000 and
over in population which were not completed in time to be included in the
Biennial Report.
The increase in the number of certificates received is most gratifying. So
marked was this advance that on receipt of transcripts for the towns in the
registration area to August 31st, the Bureau of the Census commented on it
and the shape in which the work was gotten up.
From the attached statement it will be seen that without the earnest co-operation
of our office force the getting out of this volume of work would
have been impossible. They have labored hard and I wish them to have due
credit for their interest in the work.
Yours very truly,
T. Peyton Brown,
Chief Clerk.
OFFICE PERSONNEL
Deputy State Registrar Chief Clerk
Dr. J. R. Gordon T. Peyton Brown
Steno^'apliers
Grayce Reynolds
Ruth A. Robinson
Blanche Stockard
Bookkeeper and Assistant
Estelle Wiggs
Annie Laurie Ervin
Tabulator
Helen Batchelor
General Clerks
Merle Ellington
Lillian Bell
Mrs. W. H. Gilbert
statement of Work Done by the Bureau of Yital Statistics,
Tear Ending December 31, 1914.
Total number of certificates received in 1914 102,349
Copies of death certificates made for tlie Bureau of the Census 10,893
State index cards made for birth certificates 72,000
County index cards made for birth certificates 72,000
State index cards made for death certificates 56,577
County index cards made for death certificates 56,577
Number of dictated letters 17,394
Certificates tabulated for 1913 and 1914 35,819
Ten tables set up for towns having a population of 1,000 and over for
1913, eight tables for the 100 counties and two tables for towns of
over 1,000 in population for 1914. A number of other tables giving
advanced information.
New form of check and recapitulation sheet made showing detailed
monthly returns.
Physicians and midwives record book, showing individual monthly
returns.
Cross indices made of Local Registrars, with their deputies, physi-cians,
midwives and undertakers—8,500 names.
Complete record is kept with undertakers and casket dealers, their
sales being checked against returns.
Number of multigraph letters 62,933
Number of envelopes addressed 66,000
Number of packages of supplies 19,980
Double postals sent to mothers, requesting infants' names 11,750
Delayed infants' names entered on certificate (approx.) 9,000
Single postals to undertakers and local registrars 3,550
Supplementals received and entered in birth volumes 12,500
Complimentary calendars sent to doctors, undertakers, local regis-trars
and midwives 4,000
Corrections sent out for death certificates and returns entered in
death volumes 7,305
Posters sent to local registrars, their deputies and subregistrars 20.000
Copies of the Vital Statistics Law to local registrars, doctors, under-takers
and midwives 4,000
Copies of the Manual of Instruction sent to local registrars, their
deputies and subregistrars 25,000
Booklets containing names and addresses of local registrars com-piled,
two editions issued and sent to doctors, undertakers, mid-wives
and local registrars 17,000
Table Showing IViimber of Births, Marriages and Deaths in Each County,
Together With the Ratio Per Thousand Population, for Tear 1914.
Estimated
Population
Ratio
Per
1,000
Marriages
Ratio
Per
1,000
Deaths
(Exclusive
of StiU-Births)
Alamance
Alexander
Alleghany
Anson
Ashe
Avery
Beaufort
Bertie
Bladen..
Brunswick...
Buncombe...
Burke..
Cabarrus
Caldwell
Camden
Carteret
Caswell
Catawba
Chatham
Cherokee.,..
Chowan
Clay....
Cleveland,...
Columbus
Craven
Cumberland.
Currituck
Dare
Davidson
Davie
Duplin
Durham
Edgecombe..
Forsyth
Franklin
Gaston
Gates...
Graham
Granville
Greene
Guilford
HaUfax
Harnett
Haywood
Henderson...
Hertford
Hoke
Hyde
Iredell
Jackson
Johnston
29.4
43.1
25.5
33.2
43.4
42.2
29.7
25.
29.9
34.5
23.2
28.6
36.1
21.
45.
26.1
30.1
31.1
33.5
54.4
36.7
28.7
18.
21.1
11.4
33.1
35.4
28.4
2?-
. 25 4
30.7
31.1
34.2
34.8
37.4
20.1
25.7
30.1
30.9
29.3
31.1
34.9
22.7
41.9
31.8
20.6
36.6
9.2
9.4
12.1
7.5
10.6
10.
6.5
8.2
13.
9.4
11.1
9.7
9.6
7.9
11.8
8.4
8.
9.6
6.2
9.2
*Stillbirths included.
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS FOR Wli—Continued.
Estimated
Population
Jones
Lee
Lenoir
Lincoln
McDowell
Macon
Madison
Martin
Mecklenburg...
Mitchell
Montgomery-
Moore
Nash
New Hanover.
Northampton..
Onslow
Orange
Pamlico
Pasquotank....
Pender
Perquimans
—
Person
Pitt
Polk
Randolph
Richmond
Robeson
Hockingham...
Howan
Hutherford
Sampson
Scotland
Stanly
Stokes
Surry
Swain
Transylvania..
Tyrrell.
•Union
Vance
Wake
Warren
Watauga
Washington
Wayne
Wilkes
Wilson
Yadkin
Yancey
Births
623
649
2,036
161
564
473
912
1,061
540
337
494
458
606
1,051
283
917
577
1,138
1,037
1,167
774
1,206
343
320
166
1,204
606
2,186
894
437
350
1,064
1,090
971
473
508
Ratio
Per
1,000
11.3
J0.4
(21.9
27 .6
34.4
J8.2
25.4
36.8
27.
24.4
30.5
23.6
22.3
34.6
48.9
J5.7
30.1
39.
34.3
27.1
35.8
30.5
27.
20.
27.4
25.2
25.9
38.2
28.2
41.9
40.8
30.4
30.4
43.
31.1
33.5
29.4
32.6
43.1
31.3
31.
28.
34.
32.
29.5
41.2
Marriages
116
63
299
114
807
268
99
124
511
308
436
113
Ratio
Per
1,000
6.7
10.5
15.
9.8
11.1
7.5
10.8
11.8
7.8
11.7
13.6
11.1
8.5
6.7
23.6
11.6
10.3
13.5
13.
6.6
7.9
14.2
9.3
12.2
9.9
9.1
10.4
13.2
10.6
8.2
11.6
12.8
13.4
7.
11.2
14.2
10.2
15.5
7.5
Deaths
(Exclusive
of Still-
Births)
64
103
240
177
121
111
166
265
1,178 -^
138
171
407
816
264
161
193
301
160
150
219
462
94
334
247
510
394
465
307
365
217
228
194
309
57
318
329
1,149
328
105
127
606
270
468
132
113
NORTH CAROLIISrA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS
10 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
1
1
2^0ETH CAROLIlSrA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 11
c: O
12 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
I^ORTH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 13
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'2
14 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
1
o
1
K-QETH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 15
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16 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
NORTH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS IT
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18 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
NORTH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 19
TABLE II—DEATHS (EXCLUSI\TE OF STILLBIRTHS) BY MONTHS OF OCCURRENCE,
FOR COUNTIES, FOR 1914, BY RACES.
County
20 FIRST ANNUAL EEPORT
TABLE 11—Continued.
County
KORTH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 21
TABLE n—Continued.
County
22 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
TABLE II—Continued.
County
NOBTH CAKOLINA BUEEAr OF VITAL STATISTICS 23
TABLE U—Continued.
County
24 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
TABLE U—Continued.
County
26 FIRST AXXUAL KEPOET
T.'^BLE III—DEATHS (EXCLUSIVE OF STILLBIRTHS)
Coimty
NORTH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS
BY AGE FOR COUNTIES, BY RACES FOR 1914.
27
15
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
County
2irORTH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 29
20
25
30 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
County
NORTH CAROLIi:^A BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 31
15
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
County
NOKTH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 33
45 50
to to
49 54
60 }
65
to I to
64
Over
100
304
511
34 FIRST ANNUAL REPOET
TABLE III.-
County
NORTH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 35
1ft
36 FIRST AjSTNUAL REPORT
TABLE III—
County
NORTH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 37
Over
100
256
350
341
29
38 FIRST ANNUAL EEPORT
TABLE IV.-DEATHS (EXCLUSIVE OF STILLBIRTHS) FROM
County
NORTH CAROLIJfA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 39
CERTAIN CAUSES FOR COUNTIES, BY RACES, FOR 1914.
1
40 FIRST ANNUAL KEPORT
NORTH CAROLIXA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 41
Continued.
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1
<
42 FIRST AA^NUAL KEPORT
TABLE IV.-
County
^-ORTH CAKOLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 43
Chronic
Bronchitis
Broncho-Pneumonia
Pneumonia
Pleurisy
Pulmonary
Congestion,
Pulmonary
Apoplexy
44 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
XORTH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 45
i
1
46 FIRST ANNUAL KEPOET
TABLE IV.—
County
KOKTH CAKOLIXA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 47
1
48 FIRST ANNUAL KEPORT
^'OETH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 49-
1
p
50 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
NORTH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 51
s
1
52 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
TABLE IV.—
County
NORTH CAEOLIXA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 53
a
12
m
1
54 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
XOETH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS
fill
ill
| jll
56 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
TABLE IV.—
County
NORTH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 57
Continued
.
g
6
58 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
County
KORTH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS
li
P 5:
60 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
TABLE IV.—
NORTH CAROLINA BUKEAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 61
i
JQ
62 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
County
rs'OETH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 63
1
I
.2
a
16
64 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
County
NORTH CAROLINA BUREAr OF VITAL STATISTICS 65
1
1o
i
i
s
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
NORTH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 67
1
68 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
County
NORTH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 69
Ij
70 FIRST ANNUAL REPOET
NORTH CAKOLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 71
1Q
<
72 FIRST ANNTAL REPORT
TABLE IV.
County
IS^OETH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 73
:l
2
6
74 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
County
XOETH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 75
1p
76 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
XOETH CAROLIJSJ-A BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 77
1
16
78 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
County
A'ORTH CAROLIXA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 79
80 FIRST ANISrUAL KEPORT
XORTH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS SI
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•1
.2
<
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
NORTH CAROLIXA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS S3
1
.2
84 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
County
NORTH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 85
1
i
1
FIRST ANNUAL KEPORT
County
STOKTH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 87
1
1
1
FIRST ANNUAL BEPORT
County
JVORTH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 89
>>
1
90 FIRST AJfNUAL REPORT
2^0RTH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 91
s
1
<
92 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
County
XOKTH CAKOLIIs'A BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 93
:l
o
94 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
TABLE IV.—
County
NORTH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 95
Cont
96 FIRST AA'jSTUAL KEPOKT
TABLE IV.—
County
NORTH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 97
§
1
1
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
TABLE V.-DEATHS (EXCLUSIVE OF STILLBIRTHS) FROM VARIOUS
Diseases
NORTH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS
CAUSES FOR COUNTIES. BY AGES AND RACES. FOR 1914.
99
4!
9
100 FIRST ANNUAL BEPOKT
Diseases
NORTH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 101
5
to
9
102 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
Diseases
NOETH CAROLINA BrKEAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 10?
5
to
9
104 FIRST ANNUAL KEPORT
Diseases
NORTH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 105
5
to
9
106 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
TABLE v.—
Diseases
NORTH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 107
^
108 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
TABLE v.—
Diseases
NORTH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 109
Continued.
5
to
9
110 FIRST ANNUAL REPOKT
Diseases
JN'ORTH CAKOLIXA BUKEAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 111
5
to
9
112 FIRST ANNUAL KEPOET
Diseases
NOKTH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 113
5
to
9
114 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
Diseases
i
NOKTH CAEOLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 115
5
to
9
116 FIRST ANNUAL REPOKT
TABLE v.—
Diseases
JSrOETH CAEOLI2v"A BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 117
5 10
to to
9 14
NORTH CAEOLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS m
TABLE VI.—DEATHS FROM CERTAIN IMPORTANT CAUSES BY MONTHS OF OCCUR-RENCE
FOR COUNTIES BY RACES,* FOR 1914.
120 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
fort
as
o :3
-Q Q
NORTH CAROLIJ^A BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 121
CO O to I o
•3 :* Q
S g^
5 o ^O So ^6 &:0
a "o
C3 S
122 FIRST ANNUAL BEPOET
^
NOBTH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 123
S2
OJ «0 lO oo
5S S§
i1
la ^o
124 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
TABLE IX.—DEATHS (EXCLUSIVE OF STILLBIRTHS) FROM CERTAIN
Town
NORTH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 125
CAUSES FOR TOWNS OF OVER 1,000 POPULATION,
126 FIKST ANNUAL REPORT
A'ORTH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 127
1
p
1
128 FIRST ANNUAL KEPORT
Town
NORTH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 12&
i
2
n
.2
130 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
TABLE IX.—
Town
NORTH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 131
-
1
Q
132 FIRST ANNUAL REPOKT
NOKTH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 133
§
1
6
134 FIKST ANNUAL REPORT
TABLE IX.—
Town
NORTH CAROLIA^A BUREAr OF VITAL STATISTICS 135
136 FIRST ANjS'UAL KEPOKT
TABLE IX.
NORTH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 137
1
5
.2
<
138 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
Town
:N0KTH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 139
Contintied
140 FIKST ANNUAL REPORT
TABLE IX.-
Town
^'ORTH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 141
ill
all
142 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
TABLE IX.—
Town
XOKTH CAROLIXA BUREAr OF VITAL STATISTICS 143
•2
1o
144 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
TABLE IX.—
Town
XOETH CAROLINA BUKEAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 145
146 rrssT A>-yrAi. hzpoet
NORTH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 147
1
148 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
Town
NORTH CAKOLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 149
B•3
oB
2
pa
.2
150 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
TABLE IX.—
Town
NORTH CAROLINA BI'REAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 151
1
1
1
"S
152 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
TABLE IX.—
Town
NORTH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 153
6
154 FIRST ANNL'AL KEPORT
TABLE IX.—
Town
XOETH CAROLIIS^A BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 155
Continued.
I
156 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
TABLE IX.��
NORTH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 157
J"
158 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
Town
NOETH CAROLIXA BUREAL' OF VITAL STATISTICS 159
o
160 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
Town
NORTH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 161
s
1
£
1
162 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
NORTH CAROLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 163
a
1
164 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
TABLE X.—DEATHS AND DEATH RATES FROM CERTAIN IMPORTANT CAUSES FOR
Town
NORTH CAROLINA BUREAL' .OF VITAL STATISTICS 165
TOWNS HAVING A POPULATION OF 0\^R 5,000 DURING YEAR 1914, BY RACES.
Whooping
Cough
No. of tDeath
Deaths Rate
Diphtheria
and Croup
No. of tDeath
Deaths Rate
Tuberculosis
(All Forms)
No. of tDeath
Deaths Rate
Cancer and
Other
Malignant
Tumors
Diarrhoea and
Enteritis
(Under 2
Years)
No. of tDeath No. of tDeath No. of tDeath
Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
10.0
16.0
11,920
53
24.0
22.3
20.4
68.2
20.7
209.3
105 .S
10.8
20.2
11.2
34.8
52.1
27.5
29.8
16.6
45.3
15.7
76.9
52,6
196.0
300.0
§767 .4
401.0
253.0
184.1
142.9
322.0
133.2
406.5
122.5
568.4
314.3
661.1
249.2
209.3
83.4
347.9
108.5
241.7
112.4
565.6
227.9
392.5
210.4
461.0
157.9
563.1
62.2
51.3
69.7
17.4
75.2
85.7
;
53.6 i
2
166 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
Total
Deaths
Death
Rate
Per
1000
Deaths
by
Races
NORTH CAEOLINA BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS 167
Whooping
Cough
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