明治時代以前の武州における人口動態に関する調査研究

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A historical study was made on the population before the Meiji era based on the data in sect census registers and obituaries in temples. The results obtained were as follows: 1) There had been little change in the population before the Meiji era; this may be due to the policy to keep the female population below a certain limit. 2) The average age of the first marriage was young, but the age difference between the couple was fairly large; many babies were born and died, because of the poor pediatric care; many mothers died, too, because of the poor maternal care. 3) The obituaries valid as data for historical studies of census were less than 13per cent. 4) A health statistical study on obituaries disclosed that before the Meiji era outbreaks of communicable diseases, typhoid fever and cholera in particular, increased the number of deaths. 5) The main causes of death among minors were, besides the foregoing two, influenza, measles, and pest. Famine was another cause to bring about death. 6) It was found that the range of prevalence could be estimated by comparing the obituaries for the populus with those for the w.arrier class. 7) The standard of pediatric health, which was apparently low in view of the high mortality for minors, was presumably lower in the common people in the warrior class. 8) The standard of maternal health was presumably lower in the common people than in the warrior class as shown from the comparison of the mortality ratio between both sexes. 9) A comparative study on senile health by means of PMI revealed that females had longer lives than males.