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THIRTY-NINTH ANNUAL REPORT

OF THE

REGISTRAR OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MARRIAGES

OF THE PROVINCE OF

BRITISH COLUMBIA.

ABSTRACT OF 1911.

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUKBW.

PRINTED BY AUTHORITY OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.

VICTORIA, B.C. : Printed by WILLIAM H. CULLIN, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty. 1912.

2 GEO. 5 BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MARRIAGES, 1911. H 3

REGISTRAR'S REPORT

UNDER THE

"BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT,"

To His Honour THOMAS W. PATERSON, Lieutenant-Governor of the Province oj British Columbia:

MAY IT PLEASE YOUR HONOUR :

The undersigned has the honour to present the Thirty-ninth Annual Report of the Registration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages for the year ended 31st December, 1911. HENRY ESSON YOUNG, Provincial Secretary. , B.C., February 26th, 1912.

2 GEO. 5 BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MARRIAGES, 1911. H

OFFICE OF REGISTRAR, BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MARRIAGES, VICTORIA, B.C., February 26th, 1912. The Honourable Dr. Young, Provincial Secretary, Victoria, B.C. SIR,—I have the honour to submit the Thirty-ninth Annual Report of the Registration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages in this Province, being for the year ending December 31st, 1911. It is the first report issued from the Health Department, and gives a bare return of the statistics received from the various offices in which the particulars are obtained from the public. The following are the figures: Births, 5,841; deaths, 3,660; marriages, 4,509; being a total of 14,010 registrations. The population of the Province for the year was, according to the census returns, 382,000. This makes the percentage according to the population : Births, 1.50 per cent.; deaths, 0.95 per cent.; marriages, 1.18 per cent.; and leaves the birth, rate at 1,784 in excess of the death-rate. It was quite apparent from the taking-over of the work that the system heretofore followed and in force now is not at all satisfactory. Therefore I cannot in the circumstances submit on this occasion anything more than a statement as to how the system is unsatisfactory, and submit suggestions which, in the opinion of the undersigned, will remedy the present conditions. For example : Deputy Registrars represent districts too far separated to be expected to obtain either full or correct returns in the matter of birth and death statistics. The Deputy Registrar at Kamloops represents the Districts of Clinton, Lillooet, and Cariboo, in addition to ninety-three other small towns and villages. It is practically impossible for him to properly check over such a large territory ; all he can do is to receive and report such returns as happen to be sent in to him. This could be simplified if it were made the duty of the municipal authorities to keep the records of births, deaths, and marriages within the municipal areas, in which it may be remarked, is the full bulk of the population. If this were arranged, there would be no difficulty in making limited areas for outside districts. A new form for death returns has been issued, and it is now asked that not only the immediate cause of death be recorded, but that the remote cause also be named. It is, also asked that indefinite terms, without full explanation, be avoided, so that such terms as asthsenia, atrophy, anosmia, collapse, coma, convulsions, debility, dropsy, exhaustion, heart- failure, inanition, old age, shock, uraemia, weakness, etc., be not used when the definite terms can be ascertained. The public are asked to remember that all deaths must be registered immediately after their occurrence. As the Act does not apply to persons who are Indians within the meaning of the Act of the Dominion Parliament respecting Indians, this report does not include such persons. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, C. J. FAGAN, Registrar. H 6 BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MARRIAGES, 1911.

BIRTHS, 1911.

No. where both Districts. Males. Females. Name and Sex Total. are omitted.

397 348 745 32 28 60 186 158 344 294 285 579 4. -^Yale 7 291 238 529

93 76 169 Golden 9 20 29 8, 9, 15.—Kootenay.—J Windermere. 3 10 215 199 414 138 120 258 36 30 66 (•Atlin 1 1 36 "28 63 lu- j Stikine 1 1 10 5 15 1,269 1,138 '2 2,409 53 48 101 14.—Chilliwhack 24 24 48

3,091 2,748 2 5,841

The following table will show the increase or decrease (as the case may be) in the different districts between the number of registered Births in the years ended 31st December, 1910, and 31st December, 1911 :—

Number Number Districts. registered in registered in Decrease. 1910 1911.

_/Victoria 767 745 \ 64 6 -Nanaimo. 336 eo 8 -New Westminster. 504 344 75 -Yale 579 -Clinton -Lillooet -Cariboo -Kamloops . /Revelstoke 169"^ Golden 29 ! Windermere 10 ! 170 15.-Kootenay. ~< Cranbrook 4U f Nelson 258 I V Kaslo 66^

946 f Atlin 4 1 J Skeena... 70 63 } Stikine ... 3 1 ^ Omineca.. 27 15 -.. 1.865 2,409 544 - .. 91 101 10 -Chilliwhack 48 48

Totals 5,005 5,841 882 Total Decrease. 46

Increase. 836 2 GEO. 5 BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MARRIAGES, 1911. H 7

MARRIAGES. The following is a summary of the registered Marriages during the twelve months ended 31st December, 1911 :—

Districts.

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, f Victoria 127 752 { Cowichan 23 2.—Nanaimo 47 132 3.—New Westminster 127 302 4.—Yale S 5.—Clinton | 6.—Lillooet > 147 7.—-Cariboo I 11,—Kamloops ) ^"Revelstoke 75 | Golden—Windermere 12 8, 9, 15.—Kootenay.—•{ East,Southern Divisn. 136 I Nelson 134 I West 35 f Atlin S 10. ' Stikine [_ - Skeena f 56 ^Omineca ) 12.- Vancouver 97 932 2437 13.- Comox 13 43 14.- Chilliwhack 10 31

Totals 771 749 227 90 152 1,746

The following table will show the increase or decrease (as the case may be) in the different districts between the number of registered Marriages in the years ended 31st December, 1910 and 31st December, 1911 :—

Number Number Districts. registered in registered in Increase. Decrease. 1910. 1911.

\ Victoria 666 752 86 t Cowichan 13 23 10 -Nanaimo 111 132 21 -New Westminster. 233 69 -Yale -Clinton -Lillooet -Cariboo 11.--Kamloops.. /•"Revelstoke 75 | Oolden—Windermere 12 l 8, 9, 15.—Kootenay. -{ East—Southern Division 136 > | Nelson 134 VWest 35; 392 10.—Omineca, Atlin, Stikine, Skeena. 67 56 12.—Vancouver 1,541 2,437 13.—Comox 24 43 19 14.—Chilliwhack 38 31

Totals 3,280 4,509 1,237 Total Decrease . 8 H BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MARRIAGES, 1911.

DEATHS. Analysis of registered Deaths according to age and sex during the year ended 31st December, 1911 :—

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

©• c 0 0 £ a a o Districts. "2 13 •a -a -<3 "3D 'bo "ci g •a a a & a 3 a 3 3 3 •*| •g S a — •0 — .£5 <0 •a a •o a a "3 a n 0 O 0 ei cs cs O 0 a © o o O 0 0 CJ3 0 CO CN •* co CO H U CO < 69 16 29 114 147 54 63 32 5 6 31 1 380 185 566 16 2 2 1 5 2 3 1 20 11 31 2.—Nanaimo, Alberni 35 18 14 32 32 18 16 3 1 118 51 169 62 18 15 91 SO 28 33 12 0 10 236 118 354 4.—Yale j ^ 6.—Clinton 1 44 18 23 106 63 22 33 18 2 9 1 253 86 339

117 12 2b 118 7 b 21 14 1 3 7 18 1 275 136 411 3 3 1 4 3 7 2 I 12 4 2 18 3 21 11 1 4 39 16 3 4 1 63 14 78 1 1 '73' i 432 64 57 334 332 117' 32 4 10 131 3 1026 557 1586 11 1 3 25 10 1 1 39 13 52 13 I 2 5 9 8 5 1 1 30 15 45 Totals 811 161 175 880 776 277 241 101 18 41 191 6 2463 1191 3660

The following table will show the increase or decrease (as the case may be) in the different districts between the number of registered Deaths in the years ended 31st December, 1910, and 31st December, 1911 :—

Number Number Districts. registered in registered in Increase. Decrease. 1910. 1911.

491 566 75 18 31 13 200 169 310 354 4.—Yale 7 44 1 301 339 > 38 1 J 607 411 iU,_ :::::::::. 41 | Stikine 110 107 3 ti 107 1,204 1,581 382 61 52 1 14.—Chilliwhack 29 45 16

Totals 3,221 3,660 509 130 130

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• In the following return of causes of death, it might not be out of place to call attention to the territory presided over and reported on by the different District and Deputy Registrars :— Victoria includes Victoria City, Esquimalt, Metchosin, Highlands, North Saanich, Saanich Municipality, and several of the adjacent islands. Cowichan.—Cowichan Electoral District, including the towns of Duncan and Chemainus. Nanaimo includes Nanaimo City, Nanaimo District, town and district of Alberni, Cape Scott, City of Ladysmith, Cedar District, Cranberry District, Mountain District, Gabriola Island, Lasqueti Island, Texada, and town of Extension.

New Westminster includes the City of New Westminster, Delta Municipality, Mission Municipality, the Districts of Burnaby, , Maple Ridge, Matsqui, Sumas, Langley, Surrey, and part of Richmond and South Vancouver.

Kamloops includes Agassiz, Hope, Yale, Spuzzum, China Bar, North Bend, Chaumox, Keefers, Kanaka, , Gladwin, Thompson, Drynoch, Spences Bridge, Spatsum, Asheroft, Walhachin, Savona, Cherry Creek, Tranquille Sanitarium, Kamloops, Fruitlands, Ducks, Pritchard, Chase, Shuswap, Notch Hill, Carlin, Tappen, Kault, Salmon Arm, Canoe, Annis, , Malakwa, Craigellachie, Enderby, Armstrong, Vernon, Lumby, Okanagan Landing, Kelowna, Westbank, Summerland, West Summerland, Naramata, Peachland, Csesars, Helena, Trout Creek, Hedley, Keremeos, Princeton, Nicola, Merritt, Rock Creek, Okanagan Mission, Quilchena, Aspen Grove, Douglas Lake, Penticton, Coutlee, Tulameen, Granite Creek, Fair- view, Coalmont, Coldstream, , Larkin, Mara, Grande Prairie, Olalla, , Barkerville, Fort George, Lillooet, Clinton, Keithley, Stanley, Richfield, Soda Creek, , Green­ wood, Grand Forks, Phoenix, Midway, Anaconda, Boundary Falls, Granby, Westbridge, Eholt, Carmi, Beaverdell, Coryell, Gladstone, Fairview, and all construction camps on the Canadian Northern Railway.

Under the heading of Kootenay is included all offices of District and Deputy Registrars who make returns to this office from that portion of the Province, as follows :—

Nelson receives registrations from Castlegar, , Trail, Edgewood, Waneta Columbia Gardens, Sheep Creek, Erie, Salmo, Ymir, Creston, Proctor (south side of West Arm of Kootenay Lake), Willow Point (north side of West Arm of Kootenay Lake), Craw­ ford Bay, Alice Siding, Erickson, Sirdar, Kootenay Landing, , Boswell, Wyndell Balfour (north side of West Arm, Kootenay Lake), Harrop (south side of West Arm of Kootenay Lake). Cranbrook includes Cranbrook and Fernie Electoral Districts.

Rossland.—Trail and Rossland. Wilmer.—The Windermere Mining Division, including four small towns—Athalmer Wilmer, , and Windermere.

Kaslo receives registrations from Summit Lake, Roseberry, Three Forks, Sandon, New Denver, Silverton, Slocan City, Perry Siding, Winlaw, Queen's Bay, Crawford Bay, Kootenay Bay, Riondel, Ainsworth, Mirror Lake, Kaslo, Lardo, Poplar, Howser, Trout Lake, and Ferguson. Fernie.—Electoral District of Fernie and City of Fernie, towns of Crows Nest, Michel New Michel, Hosmer, Elko, Waldo, and Flagstone. H 10 BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MARRIAGES, 1911.

Golden.—All of District of North-East Kootenay, including returns from Wilmer office. Skeena, Stikine, Atlin, Omineca, include, respectively, Prince Rupert, Queen Islands, , Bella Ooola, and Canal Mining Divisions. Stikine: Office at Telegraph Creek. Atlin Mining Division : Towns of Atlin and Discovery. Omineca Mining Division : Office at . Vancouver includes City and County of Vancouver, North Vancouver, Steveston, Eburne, Kerrisdale, Central Park, Lund, , Municipalities of South Vancouver, North Van­ couver, and Point Grey. Comox includes Corporation of City of Cumberland, portion of Newcastle District, portion of Nelson District, Sayward District, portion of Rupert District, portion of Coast District, Range I. ; portion of Group I., New Westminster District; Denman and Hornby Islands. Chilliwack.—City and town of Chilliwack. 2 GEO. 5 BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MARRIAGES, 1911. H 11

CAUSES OF DEATH, 1911.

CAUSES OF DEATH.

(After the Bertillon Classification Causes of Death, Second International Decennial Revision, Paris, 1909.)

I.—GENERAL DISEASES. 1. Typhoid fever .. 2. Typhus fever .. 3. Relapsing fever. 4. Malaria. 5. Small-pox 6. Measles 11 7. Scarlet fever 31 8. Whooping cough 23 9. Diphtheria and croup. 68 10. Influenza 10 11. Miliary fever 12. Asiatic cholera 13. Cholera nostras 14. Dysentry 15. Plague. 16. Yellow fever 17. Leprosy 18. Erysipelas , 10 19. Other epidemic diseases 1 20. Purulent infection and spticaemia 21. Glanders 22. Anthrax .. 23. Rabies 24. Tetanus 25 Mycoses 26. Pellagra 27. Beriberi 1 28. Tuberculosis of the lungs.... 258 29. Acute miliary tuberculosis... 3 30. Tuberculous meningitis 32 31. Abdominal tuberculosis 32. Pott's disease 33. 34. White swellings 35. Tuberculosis of other organs. Disseminated tuberculosis . . 35A. Tuberculosis not specified.... Rickets Syphilis 6 Gonococcus infection 1 Cancer and other malignant tumors of the buccal cavity 10 40. Cancer and other malignant tumors of the stomach, liver 58 41. Cancer and other malignant tumors of the peritoneum, intestines, rectum 13 42. Cancer and other malignant tumors of the female genital organs .. 9 43. Cancer and other malignant tumors of the breast 4 44. Cancer and other malignant tumors of the skin 45. Cancer and other malignant tumors of other organs, and of organs not specified 46. Other tumors (tumors of the female genital organs excepted) 47. Acute articular rheumatism 15 48. Chronic rheumatism and gout. 8 49. Scurvv 50. Diabetes 27 61. Exophthalmic goitre 1 51A. Goitre, not specified 1 62. Addison's disease 1 53. Leuohaemia 9 64. Anaemia, chlorosis 16 55. Other general diseases 1 4 66. Alcoholism (acute or chronic) 1 27 57. Chronic lead poisoning 68. Other chronic occupation poisonings. 59. Other Chronic poisonings

II. -DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF THE ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE.

60. Encephalitis 1 61. Simple meningitis 21 61A. Cerebrospinal fever 42 62. Locomotor ataxia 4 63. Other diseases of the spinal cord 7 63A. Acute anterior poliomyelitis. .. 9 64. Cerebral haemorrhage, apoplexy 116 65. Softening of the brain 11 Carried forward.. 105 1105 |lit \ 29 436 > 10 H 12 BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MARRIAGES, 1911.

CAUSES OF DEATH, 1911.— Continued.

CAUSES OF DEATH.

(After the Bertillon Classification Causes of Death, Second International Decennial Revision, Paris, 1909.) O

Brought forward. 436 7 1099 II.—DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF THE ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE.—Concluded.

Paralysis without specified cause 21 General parah sis of the insane 21 Other forms of mental alienation 3 Epilepsy 2 12 Convulsions (non-puerperal) 3 Convulsions of infants 3i 56 Chorea Hysteria Other diseases of the nervous system Diseases of the eye and their annexa. Diseases of the ears

III.—DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.

77. Pericarditis 1 78. Acute endocarditis 22 79. Organic diseases of the heart 182 418 80. Anyina pectoris 3 5 81. Diseases of the arteries, atheroma, aneurysm, etc 20 31 82. Embolism and thrombosis 16 25 83. Diseases of the veins (varices, haemorrhoids, phlebitis, etc.). 1 84. Diseases of the lymphatic system (lymphangitis, etc.) 85. Haemorrhage ; other diseases of the circulatory system 24 IV.—DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.

Diseases of the nasal fossae 87. Diseases of the larynx 88. Diseases of the thyroid body 89. Acute bronchitis 47 90. Chronic bronchitis. 13 91. Bronchopnuemonia 56 85 92. Pnuemonia 106 237 93. Pleurisy 2 8 94. Pulmonary congestion, pulmonary apoplexy 2 6 96. Gangrene of the lung- 96. Asthma i-2 97. Pulmonary emphysema 98. Other diseases of the respiratory system (tuberculosis excepted). i V.—DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.

99. Diseases of the mouth and annexa 100. Diseases of the pharynx. . 101. Diseases of the oesophagus 102. Ulcer of the stomach 4 103. Other diseases of the stomarch (cancer excepted) 14 26 104. Diarrhoea and enteritis (under 2 years) 32 63 105. Diarrhoea and enteritis (2 years and over) 60 93 106. Ankylostomiasis 107. Intestinal parasites 108. Appendicitis and typhlitis 8 22 109. Hernias, intestinal obstructions 13 36 110. Other diseases of the intestines 6 111. Acute yellow atrophy of the liver 112. Hydatid tumor of the liver 113. Cirrhosis of the liver ii 114. Biliary calculi 9 116. Other diseases of the liver 116. Diseases of the spleen 7 117. Simple peritonitis (nonpuerperal) 118. Other diseases of the digestive system (cancer and tuberculosis 68 excepted 1 VI.—NONVENEREAL DISEASES OF THE GENITO-URINARY SYSTEM AND ANNEXA.

119. Acute nephritis 35 79 120. Bright's disease 17 38 120A. Uremia 17 30 121. Chyluria 122. Other diseases of the kidneys and annexa. 3

Carried forward. 281 1166 2 GEO. 5 BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MARRIAGES, 1911. H 13

CAUSES OF DEATH, 1911.—Continued.

CAUSES OF DEATH.

(After the Bertillon Classification Causes of Death, Second International Decennial Revision, Paris, 19119.)

Brought forward. VI.—NONVENEREAL DISEASES OF THE GENITO-URINARY SYSTEM AND ANNEXA.—Conciuded.

123. Calculi of the urinary passages 124. Diseases of the bladder 12ft. Other diseases of the urethra, urinary abscess, etc 126. Diseases of the prostate 127. Nonveneral diseases of the male genital organs 12S. Uterine haemorrhage (nonpuerperal).... 129. Uterine tumor (noncancerous) 130. Diseases of the uterus 131. Cysts and other tumors of the ovary .. 132. Salpingitis and other diseases of the female genital organs. Nonpuerperal diseases of the breast (cancer excepted)

VII. -THE PUERPERAL STATE.

134. Accidents of pregnancy 10 135. Puerperal haemorrhage 1 136. Other accidents of labour 7 137. Puerperal septicaemia 1 138. Puerperal albuminuria and convulsions ... . 139. Puerperal phlegmasia alba dolens, embolus, sudden death. 140. Following childbirth (not otherwise defined) 141. Puerperal diseases of the breast

VIII.—DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND OF THE CELLULAR TISSUE.

142. Gangrene 143. Furuncle 144. Phlegmon, acute abscess 145. Other diseases of the skin and annexa.

IX.—DISEASES OF THE BONES AND OF THE ORGANS OF LOCOMOTION.

146. Diseases of the bones (tuberculosis excepted) 147. Diseases of the joints (tuberculosis and rheumatism excepted).. 148. Amputations 149. Other diseases of the organs of locomotion

X. —MALFORMATIONS. Congenital malformation (still-births not included).. XL—DISEASES OF EARLY INFANCY.

151. Congenital debility icterus, and sclerema . 151A. Accident of labour 152. Other diseases peculiar to early infancy .. 55 153. Lack of care 2 153A. Stillborn 153 XII.—OLD AGE.

154. Senility XIII.—AFFECTIONS PRODUCED BY EXTERNAL CAUSES.

155. Suicide by poison 13 156. Suicide by asphyxia 157. Suicide by hanging or strangulation 9 158. Suicide by drowning 159. Suicide by firearms 18 160. Suicide by cutting or piercing instruments 8 161. Suicide by jumping from a high place 162. Suicide by crushing 163. Other suicides 34 164. Poisoning by food 8 165. Other acute poisonings 12 166. Conflagration. 167. Burns (conflagration excepted). 168. Absorption of deleterious gases (conflagration excepted). 1 16 169. Accidental drowning 2 104 170. Traumatism by firearms 18

Carried forward 570 ' 33 1174 343 322 3S4 74 '15951 38 39 3572 H 14 BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MARRIAGES, 1911.

CAUSES OF DEATH, 1911.—Concluded.

CAUSES OF DEATH.

(After the Bertillion Classification Causes of Death, Second International Decennial Revision, Paris, 1909.)

Brought forward 174 74 1595 3572

XIII.—AFFECTIONS PRODUCED BY EXTERNAL C AUS ES.—Concluded.

171. Traumatism by cutting or piercing instruments 2 172. Traumatism by fall 12 173. Traumatism in mines and quarries 59 174. Traumatism by machines 4 176. Traumatism by other crushing (vehicles, railroad, landslides, etc.). 117 175A. Traumatism not specified 94 176. Injuries by animals 177. Starvation 178. Excessive cold 19 179. Effects of heat 1 180. Lightning 181. Electricity (lightning excepted) 5 182. Homicide by firearms 3 183. Homicide by cutting or piercing instruments 1 184. Homicide by other means , 11 185. Fractures (causes not specified) 24 186. Other external violence 13 XIV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES. 187. Ill-defined organic disease 187 A. Dropsy 188. Sudden death 189. Cause of death not specified or ill-defined . 17

Total 307 1736

All of which is respectfully submitted. C. J. FAGAN, Registrar.

VICTORIA, B.C.: Printed by WILLIAM H. CULLIN, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty. 1912.