Public Health Papers and Reports Volume 33 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 Excerpt: ... and Non-residents. Every board of health report should clearly distinguish between the deaths of the resident and the non-resident populations, but only in the case of health resorts does it appear advisable to consider separately the mortality of non-residents in the calculation of the local deathrate. While the theoretical assumption probably does not hold entirely true, that the mortality of non-residents is balanced by the mortality of residents dying elsewhere, it will be found next to impossible to ascertain the facts with entire accuracy, except, possibly, in small communities. For illustration, the Board of Health of Brookline, in its report, makes a special tabulation of the deaths of Brookline residents who died in other places, and another of the deaths of residents of other places who died in Brookline. From various sources every health officer is likely to come into possession of information as to the deaths of residents in other places, and it perhaps would be advisable to make mention of such deaths in the report, without, however, incorporating the facts in the local mortality table. It would be a very important contribution to our knowledge of local mortality if mention were made of all the important facts of this character, among others, for illustration, of deaths of residents occurring in tropical countries, such as Panama, the Philippines, etc., of deaths of residents occurring at sea, or deaths of residents committing suicide in other places, or who were murdered elsewhere, or whose lives were lost in railroad or other accidents. All such cases should be given, together with a statement of the age, sex, race, and nationality of the deceased, the place where the death occurred, and the cause in such detail as may be obtained. Where thi...