The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-10-07

ing months OF 1874. This indicates less
death rate for this summer, since our
population is now greater, The death
rate per thousand for September is: on a
basis Of $4,000 population, 1885, But
two or three cities in the country Of
equal population report less death rate
than this, while the average rate is about
q to 20 per thousand
Now that we have escaped any epidem'
ic OF summer diseases, it may be we'll to
inquire into our next danger. We find
that last winter the city suffered Consid-
erably from scarlet fever, diphtheria and
Group. The two former diseases caused u
large number OF deaths, especially in the
lower end OF the city. In report made
tothc State Medical Society, DR.. Jepson es.
timates thatduring the months from Octo-
Der to April, both inclusive, not "less than
two hundred and fifty cases OF this disease
occurred in the Eighth Ward" The d.
seasc also prevailed to some extent in other
parts Of the city, causing total loss Of
about fifty or sixty children. There oc.
cured during the same period about
seventy deaths from diphtheria and
Group. We see by the September report
that one death occurred from dlph-
iberia and two from scarlet fever during
last month. We have then still in the
city, the necessary material for an Cpl.
demic OF either of these diseases. Great
carelessness on the part Of the friends Of
u scarlet fever patient, in allowing all the
neighbora and all the neighbOrs' children
to frequently call on the little sufferer,
and in allowing the cOnvalcscent to go
about visiting with the poisoned clothing
on him,unwashed and not disinfected, pos
sibly to school and among hundreds Of
children, Is very good way to insure
another epidemic. On the other hand,
the few simple rules laid down in the re-
port Of the Health Officer already refer
red to, seem to us to bo valuable and
worthy the attention Of everyone. The
substance OF them may be briefly given as
follows:
Assoon rs II case ofscarlet fever occurs,
isolate the patient, remove from the sick
chamber every person and thing not ab.
solutCIy necessary promptly disinfect
and remove all discharges from patients
bowels, kidneys and stomach; disinfect
all bed and body clothing before remov.
ing 1t from the room; disinfect and
thoroughly clean the room and every.
thing in itafter the recovery ordeath Of the
patient, aud let the patient after GONZALES
enCe be exposed to no other children un.
I'll permission be given by the physician.
Typhoid fever, kidney diseases and
smallpox, are diseases which are expect.
ed after the close OF hot weather. The
iormer,like the poor I'VE have always with
US, but II prevails to II greater extent gen.
orally in the autumn and winter. SAM.
tarians are united in the opinion that It's
prevalence depends largely upon what
may briefly he termed bad hygiene
Imperfect ventilation, bad sanitary sur.
roundinga, impure drinking water, the
inhalation Of sewer gases, especially
from defective drain pipes in dwellings,
these are some Of the aggrayOting and
exciting causes. 1t is disease from
which the poor frequently suffer. The
same may he said Of bronchitis, pneumO.
nin, and other lung diseases. Those who
live in small, crowded and badly venti-
lated houses, and who are denied the
comforts Of life, suffer severely from lung
diseases. Very many young children
must die in this way, for when attacked
with these diseases, ms they are 40 liable
to be, from exposure and want Of care,
they can not possibly receive that care
ful nursing 80 necessary for their reCov-
cry. There were in the city 81 deaths
from consumption in 1873, and "a deaths
from other lung diseases; in 1874, AZ
deaths from consumption, and 40 deaths
from other lung diseases. Thus more
than one.sixth Of the total number Of
deaths were caused by lung diseases.
Smallpox is n disease which Wheeling
in recent years has known but little about.
We have fortunately escaped any cpl
dcmic. At the same time We are liable to
be visited by the disease any day. II las
prevailed very extensively for months in
New York and other cities, and now pre-.
walls In Cincinnati and Columbus, with
which we are in daily communication.
As the tramps begin TO move, so will
travel the smallpox. II will be remem.
bered how they carried the disease
to 80 many Of our neighboring
towns across the river last winter,
and how narrowly we escaped M
epidemic. When over hundred trNmps
we're housed in the Police Court room,
and being fed At the soup house, three
cases Of smallpox broke out among them.
The prompt vaccination Of all that could
be got hold Of, and their speedy forced cx.
odus, probably saved the city from an
outbreak of this loathsomc disease. What
Is the lesson to bc derived from these
facts? Do nothing to encourage the COM
ing Of tfnmps into the city, and their stay
among us; on the contrary, exert every
legitimate means for the protection Of the
city against this travelling contngion.
Tie Golden Cali.
From the N. Y. World.
When the chosen Of Jehovah so clevetly
lespoilci the Egyptians, they took chief.