, 1870-05-11
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Mortality for the Month md Wcek-Sn1e Of
Milk.

The weekly meeting Of the Board Of Health Was
held yesterday, Dr. Thompson in the chair.
MORTALITY FOR ArRn.
Dr. Hauch, Sanitary Superintendent, presented
his monthly and weekly reports. According to the
former there wero All deaths during the past
month. or these, 81 died Of consumption, 80 OF
convulsionp 10 Of pneumonia, q Of scarlet fever,
1e OF 1nanlton, IA OF bronchitis Il Of bydrocephe-
lus, 1a Of meningitis, DC. The deaths arc 45 less
than for the preceding month, and 1ta more than
for the same month last year. There were go
males and e14 females, and 119 were married.
and sI5 single; 2s1 were under three years
The Superintendent. In his remarks, states TINT
although there Is decrease in the number Of
destha, compared with the month Of March, the
Increase over April, 1863, Ia very great The de-
tiIe diseases. While there Is marked Increase In
bronchitis, consumption, cenVuisions, pneumonia,
Ac, among the poorer classes, owing, no 1oabt. 70
lowest low temperature occurred On April !, and the
highest on Aprll II, while this year the lowest oc-
CURED On the 18th, and the highest on me ssth.
tpre III the crib, and at No. III Randolph street.
cppears that the difference WIS greater IN April
than IN es t G End m
while Ia April 1t mas 10 degrees The changes
were not 50 sudden Mt the crp As On land and isss
WIND VIM TX Vas 81 from On the no1sh On Randolph street it
whs from the northeast.
WEEKLY REP0R1- i..
According to the weekly report there Tere ~
deaths during the past week, being an Increase OF
9 ever the corresponding week last year, and q
decrease OF 20 from last meek. The CHIEF causes
wete as follows: Consumption, Is: commissions, 9;
pnenfnonln, i; scarlet fever, 4; inanls1oa, 9;
whooping cough, ,; &c OF the victims IS were
uuder1 year, and between 70 and So VI males
| there were 4s, aud females H.
The Superintendent In his ren1arks- statco
that the mortality VAS less than for any week this
year, and is mainly attributable to decrease ln
acute pulmonary diseases, although tue namns. ne OF
deaths from consumption was very R1eaE Inies
c.ses bf Fariolold had been reported n41 snDAueo,
two Of the patients being eHigranta. The 5apet-
/ intendent called attention 70 tue increasing
| deaths from railroad incidents, and Has:
geated TINT some rrmcdy be DEVISED y, g
quart axalnst the destruction at n1e
| from that SOURCE In 1853, 90 deaths oscotfeu
]! from this cause, and in 1869, the number N.
| creased to 81. They were divided between tae
rp4ds as follows: Chicago, Burlington quincy, .
Chicago i Rock Island, s; Chicago, Atoa q y y
| Louis, /; Chicago, Pittsburgh 3 Fort WaJ3e, x
Michigan Central, |, Michigan Southern. 3: Nortn
western, 10; Illinois Central, s; CttI k2lWay, :.
prooehtnE when the effects Of poor mik WIN D.
most manifest on lnfanti1e Life. no 1ecommendet
the passase OF regulation for the purpose Q
| giving increased efficiency 70 tee ofulnancs mak
Ing it penal offence to seH 6k1mmeo nNH 10
| mOTeth2n taH price. =
| Hetrcported that nnisancea. are being ahate
with fi0pr, and that the sanitary condltlnn OF IN
city Waa as good as could be expected at tnis tin
y No 10 osaef business Of importance WIS tran!
acted