8| 8.5| 20.6| 20.0| 19.4| 37.7| 7.1
Oneonta | 37.9 | 28.7| 27.9| 13.6| 66.5| 26.0| 50.8| 24.8| 48.6| 23.8| 68.2
Yonkers | 9.9 | 10.8| 4.1| 15.9| 9.3| 14.2| 15.2| 1.6| 6.2| 11.9| 9.6
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Another reason for the prevalence of this disease in small cities is
that the organization of their health boards is much less effective than
that of larger cities. Individuals have not yet learned to sacrifice
their own wishes for the sake of the community, and the local health
officer, however much he may desire to do his duty, is not upheld by
public opinion, and is therefore powerless.

In order to show the condition existing in the small cities of the state
of New York, the preceding table has been prepared, showing the average
death-rate for the cities of the state for the past ten years,
excluding, however, the cities of New York, Buffalo, Rochester, and
Syracuse, all of which have well-organized health boards, and where no
epidemic of typhoid fever may be expected. Remembering that a rate of 15
per 100,000 is a normal rate, it will be easily seen how excessive is
the amount of typhoid fever in most of the cities of New York State.

TABLE IX. SHOWING DEATHS FROM TUBERCULOSIS PER 100,000 POPULATION IN THE
UNITED STATES

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| 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908
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The registration| | | | | | | | |
area | 180.5| 175.1| 163.6| 165.7| 177.3| 168.2| 159.4| 158.9| 149.6
Registration | | | | | | | | |
cities | 198.8| 192.1| 180.7| 183.6| 195.5| 184.4| 181.5| 179.4| 170.1
Cities in | | | | | | | | |
Registration | | | | | | | | |
states | 204.1| 194.9| 177.7| 179.7| 189.4| 178.5| 184.0| 181.5| 169.1
Rural part of | | | | | | | | |
Registration | | | | | | | | |
states | 138.0| 133.8| 121.1| 120.7| 131.4| 126.2| 121.9| 123.8| 117.3
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_Tuberculosis death-rate._

Turning now to tuberculosi