The causes of death among the assured in the Scottish Widow's Fund and Life Assurance Society from 1874 to 1894 inclusive / [Claud Muirhead].

  • Muirhead, Claud.
Date:
1902
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Credit: The causes of death among the assured in the Scottish Widow's Fund and Life Assurance Society from 1874 to 1894 inclusive / [Claud Muirhead]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    In the next set of Tables we have the lamily history of those members who died of Apoplexy whom 1 have called “ Non-Consumptives,” and whose “ Possibly Consximptive ” relatives I have iiscertained in exactly the same manner I did those of the “ Consumptives.” The numbers are sutliciently close to give fairly comparable results. Total Deaths from Apoplexy—Non-Consumptives—502. Table showing the Frequency of Family Taint among Non-Consumptives. Ueorkr of Taint. Father and ; Mother. 1 Father. ; j -Motlier. I CO In O a •a: t -T. o 1“ cs ^ pi . s c 5? , 22 CO u 0 1 a 7 ' = fc - P =i cy. I gs- 1 HC Actually Consumptive 1* 10 ’ 15 of 6t 18 62 117 ■ ... Possibly Consumptive 5* 26 i 18 9t 8f 17 37 120 . ... Total . 6* 36 33 14t 14t 35 99 237 j 265 * Included under “Father” and not under “Mother” in next Table, t Included under “ Pai'eut Consumptive ” and not under “ Brothers and Sisters ” in next Table. Table showing Numbers consolidated from above and Percentages that these Numbers bear to the Total Non-Consumptives. Parent Consumptive. Brothers ami Sisters. Total with Family Taint. Deoree of Taint. Father. Mother. Total. Number. 1 Percentage, j Number. Percentage. i Number. 1 ] U ‘C c 9> O I-. & Number. Percentage. Actually Consumptive Possibly Consumptive Total 16 40 3'19 7-9- 21 26 4- 18 5- 18 37 66 7-37 13-15 80 54 15-94 10-75 117 120 2 3-.11 2 3-90 56 11-10 47 9-30 103 20-.12 134 26-09 237 47-21 Table showing Average Ages at Death of Non-Consumptives and of their Actually and Possibly Consumptive Pelatives. Relatives Affected. No. of Actually Consumiitive. Possibly Consumptive. Average Ago at Death. of Average Age at Deatli. Assured. Parents. Br. or Sis. Assured. Parents. Br. or Sis. Years. Years. Years. Years. Years. Yeare. Father and Mother . 1 67-00 40-50 5 68-40 48-00 i Father alone 10 55-00 45-10 26 57-54 48-15 j Mother alone 15 57-00 33-3.8 ... . 18 64-05 41-10 Father and Br. or Sis. 5 60-80 46-00 19-06 , 9 62-88 5 7 -33 26-41 Alother and Br. or Si.. 6 64-10 28-33 26'88 ' 8 57-00 4 5 -25 32-44 Brothers and Sisters . 80 5 t '87 2 5 -9ii ' 54 ■ 63-8.8 ... 27-40 Total . 117 58-17 39-70 25-73 120 62-10 47-20 27-78 4