Approximate Life Table, Trienna 1879-81 and 1909-11, Based on New York City Statistics
| Ages | Expectation of Life, 1879-81 | Expectation of Life, 1909-11 | Gain (+) or Loss (-) in Years of Expectancy |
| Under 5 | 41.3 | 51.9 | +10.6 |
| 5 | 46.3 | 51.1 | + 4.8 |
| 10 | 43.8 | 46.9 | + 3.1 |
| 15 | 39.7 | 42.5 | + 2.8 |
| 20 | 35.8 | 38.3 | + 2.5 |
| 25 | 32.6 | 34.3 | + 1.7 |
| 30 | 29.6 | 30.5 | + 0.9 |
| 35 | 26.7 | 26.9 | + 0.2 |
| 40 | 23.0 | 23.4 | - 0.5 |
| 45 | 21.1 | 20.0 | - 1.1 |
| 50 | 18.3 | 16.8 | - 1.5 |
| 55 | 15.4 | 13.9 | - 1.5 |
| 60 | 13.0 | 11.3 | - 1.7 |
| 65 | 10.5 | 9.1 | - 1.4 |
| 70 | 8.9 | 7.2 | - 1.7 |
| 75 | 7.3 | 5.5 | - 1.8 |
| 80 | 6.4 | 4.3 | - 2.1 |
| 85 | 5.5 | 2.2 | - 3.3 |
| Balance | +26.6 | ||
| -16.6 | |||
| +10.0 |
Comparison of Mortality of Males and Females, by Age Groups. Death-Rates per 1,000 Population (Registration States as Constituted in 1900)
| Ages | Males | Percentage Increase or Decrease | Females | Percentage Increase or Decrease | ||
| 1900 | 1911 | 1900 | 1911 | |||
| Under 5 | 54.2 | 39.8 | -26.27 | 45.8 | 33.3 | -27.29 |
| 5-9 | 4.7 | 3.4 | -27.66 | 4.6 | 3.1 | -32.61 |
| 10-14 | 2.9 | 2.4 | -17.24 | 3.1 | 2.1 | -32.26 |
| 15-19 | 4.9 | 3.7 | -24.49 | 4.8 | 3.3 | -31.25 |
| 20-24 | 7.0 | 5.3 | -24.29 | 6.7 | 4.7 | -29.85 |
| 25-34 | 8.3 | 6.7 | -19.28 | 8.2 | 6.0 | -26.83 |
| 35-44 | 10.8 | 10.4 | -3.70 | 9.8 | 8.3 | -15.31 |
| 45-54 | 15.8 | 16.1 | +1.90 | 14.2 | 12.9 | -9.15 |
| 55-64 | 28.9 | 30.9 | +6.92 | 25.8 | 26.8 | +0.78 |
| 65-74 | 59.6 | 61.6 | +3.36 | 53.8 | 55.1 | +2.42 |
| 75 and over | 146.1 | 147.4 | +0.89 | 139.5 | 139.2 | +0.22 |
| All ages | 17.6 | 15.8 | -10.23 | 16.5 | 14.0 | -15.15 |
[1a] Monthly Bull., Dept. of Health, City of New York, III (1913), 113.
[1b] Dublin, Amer. Jour. Public Health, III (1915), 1262.
[2] General agreement respecting the true physiological and chemical nature of anaphylactic phenomena has not yet been reached. For a discussion of the theories of anaphylaxis, see in Hans Zinsser, Infection and Resistance (New York, 1914), chaps. xv-xviii; also Doerr, "Allergie und Anaphylaxis," in Kolle and Wassermann, Handbuch, 2d edition, 1913, II, 947.
[3] Boston Med. and Surg. Jour., CLXVII (1912), 216.
[4] Amer. Jour. Obstet. (New York), LXV (1912), 731.