The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-06
AlES.
CACSES


Accident. Fever Typhoid
BaruS.............2 Typho-malarial-.l
DrOwniDg..".."l Scarlet."".........SS
Fall oil earth GaStritis................"."l
bank ........ 80 Castro Enterltls ..........4
Gun-shOt.""....l Heart, Disease Of.......l0
liailroad.-."..2 Il Infam. of..."."l
Scald...............l -yRly. Disease Of 10
Alcoholism, crOnic....S Lnanl
Applexy ."."..,. ..."-b Jaundice.::.. ....:."..2
Asthma Kidneys Disease of......l
bowels, Congestion oi...-l Kidneys, chr. BrghtS
lnfam. of......G Disease Oi.................2
IntusSusccpt'n Kidneys, Infam. of......2
ol......... .......1 Larynx, Sialiormat'n Of /
Obstruction OIL Liver, Cirhosls ol........l
Brain, Compression Of j Lungs, Congestion ot..-b
Congestion Oi....-6 Lungs, Disease of.........eo
Disease of...--.-i Alalformation ............l
lnuam. oi..".,."5 slafasnuS..... ~
Ur0nchi tiS,,... Meningit9.
" Capillary.-""2 Meningitis, Cercbro-Spl-
Broncho pnsa@Cnia I Meningitis, TaGcicair
Cancer. Metro-peritonits ....l
Of Intestincs."..~l Old Age............. ..r..1s
" OF Opium Poisoning .....-...2
Carries OF Splne...-l taray J..................4
Child Brth""........lIP ericardltis
Cholera IniantunI....-35 Peritontls
Morbus.........-l Puerperal ......2
Consumption. iPneunonia..... ......S7
IScfOluIh..,.... ,.'...D
Pusrperal 81 Suicide, by ArseniC......l
Group, Membranous...-b by hanging.-.-l
Debility, Syphilis, Congratulated
DIarrhOea, Acute........4 Tabes Mcsenterica.....4
Chronic.......4 IetanuS..
eethlng
Dropsy. ...,.........4 Trimus NascentIum 1
II" Cardlac........"..-4 Tumor Of Neck, malIg-
Dysehtery nanta....... ...,..l
Entero-colltls. TumOr
pclas"........"." Uraeula ."....2
Fever, Congestive. Whooping Cough....".lo
COngG5t-nlAlarial.l IUnknown..............-..l
Puerperal., ..."...4 Premature and Still
Remittent-""-..l born........,..".......".4e
The above report indicates death rate Of 1871
per 1000 population, which Is somewhat higher than
that exhibited In either Of the last two annual re-
ports This Is in part due to the moro perfect reg
istration Of deaths which Is now secured by city
ordinance requiring that the phyaicians certificate
Of death shall DO deposited with the Health Officer
before the body Of any deceated person Is removed
for burial This Increased death rate Is partly due
also TO the prevalence Of Scarlet Fever and Dlph-
iberia, both Of which made their appearance 10 the
autumn Of 1874, and have continued to prevail 10
greater or les extent ever since. During the past
year 80 deaths resulted from these causes, there
being % deaths from tho same diseases In 1874.
Lung diseases In 1875 caused 81 deaths, In 1874 40
deaths.
Typhoid Fever in 1875 caused % deaths; In 1874,
IS dealhs Acute dlarrhral diseases In 1876 caused
a deaths; In 1874 e deaths. During tho past year
the number Of deaths aged persons was unusually
large, Wiz 70 persons who were over W years Of
age. In 1874 there were only 10 deaths Of persons
past sixty. This increased mortality was no doubt
In part due TO the excessively cold weather Of the
wlter OF 13I-5.
During tho first quarter Of 1875 there occurred
III deaths, second quarter o., third quarter lSl,
fourth quarter los. During tho winter months
there were 1870 deaths, spring H. summer 12S, and
autumn l07. OF those dying In the summer
months, 43 were under one, % under two, and 70
under i've yers old. Thus 6233S Per cent: Of those
dying In the summer, and a IS per cent. Of the
t0tal number Of deaths, were under FIVE years Of
age In 1874 the mortality Of children under five
years was considerably greater, viz Gs per cent. Of
tlote dying In the summer months, and 49L per
cent. Of the total mortality.
The death reports for 1875 from other cities are
at hand with which to make comparisons but no
fcrring 10 those for 1874 II will be seen that but
two or three cities having rs large population rs
Wheeling, exhibit 50 low death rate.
s L, JEPS0N, N. D.,
JAG Health Officer.