The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1913. WHAT STATISTICS SHOW.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 18, 22 September 1913, Page 4

The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1913. WHAT STATISTICS SHOW.

Tin 1 statistics collected in 1.5)01) liy the S ate authorities of New York and in if'.O hy tlie rnited State's census, reg; dine marriage and longevity, have ham subjected to a careful study and a a ilysis by Mr Walter K. Willcox, of Cornell I'niversity, and bis conclusions are j>ni>lis 1 uhl as a bnllelin ol the New York Hoard of Health, The in ;st obvious fact indicated by the Centres, In' savs, is that the deathi-; ; e for married men is much lower thin that for single men at each agee: inn Claim ’2(l to SO. h ram 20 to <lO the death-rate among married men is I 1 , while among single men it is b.G. Ibiiii; MO to 10 the deatli-rate among m uaaed men is slightly under 6, while at long single men is is nearly I<i. I’ roni (0 to r>() i Irnre is an even greater differei.c'>. The death-rate among married

en is 9.5, whereas among single men is ]!l 5. From 50 to 00 there is less vergeuce, in the death-rates, but .„ v i s ; , difference in favor ol the nrriod of nearly IJ deaths per yearj M - thousand. From 00 to 70 tliO| •ath-rato of married men is less than I while thai ol single men is 51. ho lower death-rate among married] ie „ is attributed by Mr Willcox to iveru-l causes. One is that those in „od health are more likely to marry ~.,„ lne ailing or delicate. Further. uu-riud men lead more regular lives s a general rule, and are more chary bout undertaking venturesome purnits or dangerous occupations. This , considered to at least partly account or their longer average existence •ho study of statistics for women auses Mr Willcox to conclude that n respect of mortality marriage bene. its them less than men, though foi he sake of long life is is sufficient t< ie well worth considering.