, 1872-10-30
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Report Of DR.. Rauch on the Last Seven
Days Mortality.
4 Slight Increase in the Death Ratio
Over Last Week.

Over Last Week.
The rse-Disease---Dr. Rauch's Ex-
perience at Detroit.
A regular meeting Of the Board Of Health Tas
held yesterday afternoon. Present. Messrs.
Hoard, johnson, schlaetzer, and Rauch. Tie
payroll Was approved, and certain bills ordered
paid
The report Of the Sanitary Superintendent
shows 8 total Of 16o deaths or more than for
the preceding week. OF these, only 81 we're under
year. There we're Is deaths by typhoid fever,
15 by commissions, 10 by consumption, and by
smallpox. OF the total number Of deaths, s0
we're males and "a females. Of 76 who were
born in Chicago, Is we're Of native, and 81 OF
foreign parentage.
TIE MORTALITY BY WARDS
Is as follows: First, 1; Second, 1; Third. &;
Fourth, 8; Fifth, 8; Sixth, 10; Seventh, 20;
Eighth, Is; Ninth, II; Tenth, 8; Eleventh, 4;
Twelfth, 6; Thirteenth, /; Fourteenth, S; Fiji
teenth, %; Sixteenth, S; seyenteenth, Z;
Eighteenth, Z; Nineteenth, 8.
REMARKS.
The increase in the number Of deaths over
last week is slight. There we're two more By brain
diseases, four by cholera infaotum, five BY
Group, four by dysentery, three by old age, and
two By tabes mesenterica, while there we're four
less by accidents, two by cancer, three by di-
xrrhea, four by diphtheria, three by remittent
fever, two by typhoid fever, three by con-
gestion Of lungs, and two by pneumo-
nia- No marked change has occurred
in the causes Of death, and such has been tho
case for the last three weeks, except in the
steady decrease Of typhoid fever. More than
the total increase Of the week Was among de-
cedents under yeara. There is not mnch
change in the mortality Of the sexes, but de-
cided increase Of those born in Chicago Of for
eign Parentage, and OF those born IN foreign
week was fifty three degrees, or SIX higher than
last with an unusual prevalence Of westerly
winds. For twenty-four days there has been
no rain, longer period than since the fire.
mortality, as there is not that difference between
severed and unsewered districts, the death rate
depending more On the number Of children and
their care.
CASES OF SMALLPOX
and ratioloid have been reported on South JET
ferson and Catherine streets, shurtleff avenue,
Ashley, West Indiana Fifth, South Morgan, and
Cornell streets, st. Joseph's Orphan Asylum,
West Twelfth, Rumsey,, Corneha, State, and
Mark Streets and Greeley place. There is
slight increase in the number OF infected
puses this week, and in the number Of deaths.
TILE HoRsE-D1sEAsE.
Owing to the prevalence OF the horse~diseaso
IN Canada, and its spread thence, and the
necessity Of prompt action, directed the Health
Officer, On last Wednesday, to have all the
stables in the city inspected, with view to pro-
noting their sanitary condition, and ascertain tain
Fer S "fs1'N the palpose UP 's Of 1 mailing TIL; tbs
inspection as complete as possible, directed the
Sanitary Inspectors On Thursday to make q like
examination. Fully appreciating the disastrous
this time, shou1d the epidemic make it's appear
ance here, after consultation with the Mayor,
decided to go to Detroit. thence to Buffalo,
Rochester, and New York, if necessary, for the
purpose Of Investigating the nature Of tie same,
and ascertaining, if possible, what measures
were necessary to prevent its introduction into
this city. I also called upon the authorities Of
the railroads running into the infected DISTRICTS
end found 3 willingness upon their part to
cooperate in the prevention Of the introduction
Of this disease. accordingly left for Detroit
on Thursday night, arriving there on Friday
, morning. Az soon as practicable, made an in
spection Of the largest stables, and found 8
seeing but few that were severely affected. I
found the disease to be influenza. Owing to the
rain that prevailed, but few horses were to be
seen in the streets, and all the lines Of street
two, and nearly all the proprietors OF livery
stables kept their horses also within doors. In
one OF the stables visited, the party in charge
insisted sass + that at ha hs5e $ WAS none OF the
each horse medicine, and not permitting any Of
them to be driven That day. 4 few moments
stay in the stable satisfied me, however, TINT
there arc horses there suffering with it. After
collecting all the facts could With regard to the
epidemic at Detroit, and taking into considera-
ton the general history Of the distemper, I
came to the conclusion that it was not neces-
sa1y to 60 any farther The only fatal case
@snt. n On Saturday @ ys'' made Ia ~ another das
tour Of inspection, and found the number of
cases increasing, and the disease spreading to
private stables, with no fatal results, however;
also, saw number OF horses conyalescing.
From all that could learn, became satisfied
that it Was
a vEax INFECTIOUS, II NOT CONTAGIOUS, DISEASE
spreading rapidly when there was once point
Of infection. The history Of the epidemic so
far shows that it follows the lines Of communi-
cation, and the general course Of trade in
horses In this respect it reminds one Of
Go2Eng and spa Of horsss 10 " vet vet
and cold, and no doubt in many
instances Is not noticed until it becomes severe
IN consequence of want Of observation, mild
ness, and exposure to which the animal hnd been
subjected. In this way, and no other, think it
is influenced by the atmosphere and it is proba-
bic that under such circumstances the infection
is also more likely to spread. I think it similar
to the occasional TlRitatlons OF influenza that
affect man. So far, We have not been able to
find any wel-defned cases in this city. Since
my return have examined over one Thousand
. horses, and in none Of them did T find the dis
ease. I am satisfied thlt We have not had it in
an epidemic form, at least recently, although
there may have been sporadic caEes here.
WITH REGARD TO PREVENTION,
when the disease has made its appearance,
1H9k7 &1>o~
used, believing that care is the best. Experience
has taught that the simpler the course Of treat
ueut the better, and meeting Indications as they
arise. From present indications and the fact
that the railroads coming from the East will not
bring horses here, I am inclined to think that We
shall have but little trouble with the disease at
this time, it at all.
SMALLPOX STATISTICS.
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