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Title: How to live : rules for healthful living based on modern science : authorized by and prepared in collaboration with the Hygiene Reference Board of the Life Extension Institute, Inc.
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Fisher, Irving, 1867-1947 Fisk, Eugene Lyman, 1867-1931 Life Extension Institute
Subjects: Hygiene Public health
Publisher: New York and London : Funk & Wagnalls
Contributing Library: Yale University, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons and Yale University, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library

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This chart exhibits the trend of the deathrate from all causes, by age periods. Thedecreases are below the center line and theincreases above it. It will be noted that the American decreasesin the younger ages were not as great as inEngland and Wales, that they changed to in-creases about age 45 and continued to increasein each age group thereafter, while in Englandand Wales the decline occurred (it all (iges. Note.—Massachusetts and New Jersey are used as a a because they were the only States in L880 where sufficiently reliable comparative statistics could he had. Thet Is were accepted by the national government, and these States really constituted the registration area in that year. There were also fifteen cities outside theseStates where comparisons were possible. (283) HOW TO LIVE (§7. DEATH RATEREGISTRATION AREA (PER lO.OOO LIVING) ORGANIC DISEASESL.E.I. INC
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ENGLAND & WALESDOTTED LINES 1890 1900 1910 APOPLEXY 1890 1900 1910 KIDNEYS AND URINARY SYSTEM 1890 1900 1910 HEART AND CIRCULATORY SYSTEM 1890 1900 1910THE THREECOMBINED This chart shows that in the United Statesregistration area, the mortality from diseasesof the heart, blood vessels and kidneys in-creased 41 per cent, during the period 1890-1910, while in England and Wales (shown bythe dotted lines) during the same period therewas a decrease in the mortality from thesemaladies. (284) *?•) DEGENERATIVE DISEASES OCCUPIED MALES INCREASES-DECREASES FROM CERTAIN DISEASES DEATH RATE PER lOO.OOO 1900 OVER 1890 L.E.I.INC. 40- APOPLEXY NERVOUSSYSTEM HEART KIDNEY& URINARY LIVER & DIGESTION TYPHOID TUBERCU-LOSIS PNEUMO-NIA INCREASES HHKHH 30- 20-B ■ 1RQ0- 10- 20- DECREASES 30- 40- 30.6 38 43 22.5 5 43 « This chart comparing 1900 with 1890 (1900-1910 not yet available) shows the sharpupward trend in the mortality from organicdisease among males in gainful occupations,and the do

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