The New York herald., 1877-01-10
SANITARY AFFAIRS.

ANNUAL STATEMENT TO THE BOARD OF
TICS.
The Health Board met yesterday. and after somo
routine business passed resolution authorizing health
inspectors to visit tho residences persons who died
from contagious Diseases endeavor prevail upon
the relatives 10 dispense with public funerals so lar as
practicable. DiphtEcra has been contracted by per-
who have attended the funerals Of those died
from this disorder
The annual report received and accepted. The
following is a synopsis OF the report
The accompanying table Of The principal causes OF
death by months, which actually occurred in this city
auring the year 1875, will prove interesting in showing
The effect OF temperature upon discases-hat Is to say
at certain months OF the year some diseases more
prevalent and prove more fatal than at others For
instance, the month OF January was OF the most
fatal months to persons suffering with smallpox dIph
thcra. membrauouscrou aud puerpera diseases; Feb
ruary TO those who had sma pox and who0png cough ;
March 10 measles, puepcral diseases, phthlss pulmo-
nails, bronchitis, pneumonia, apopexy Brights dis
and ncphrts and TO persons seventy years old and
more; April to scaratina. May typhus fever. June
to suicides, July 10 diarrhmal diseases. alcoholism.
scrofuls and marasmus, tubncuar meningitis and
hydrOcephalus, encephalts and inantie cOnvulsons,
discusses OF the braE and nervous system, drowning,
sunstroke aud diseases OF children uudcr years of
agc Ausustt to suicides, September To typhoid evers
ana December TO cancer aud dlsease OF the near The
actual mortality Tor the year 1876 30 1872 OF which
7l7O were under year. 10 692 under years H. 20S
As "A per cent OF the total were under years and
81 139 persons 20 years old and The month
ot July. hewever, is the unhealthest month OF the
year. having caused l64 deaths and especially dc.
structivc 10 children under years, and particularly
those suffering from darrnUa mpa!nts the number
under years that died during this month = T0S,
OF which l,7l3 from durrhgal diseases,
August and March following next with 1850
and 2,729 deaths, respectively. The former
month caused l512 deaths III children unucr years.
OF which sos were from diarrhnal Diseases, ana the
latter month caused 23S deaths OF children under
years, OF which but 81 from darrhma diseases.
Hence, while the winter months produced very small
number OF deaths from these they contributed
largely TO the excess IN tho summer mortality Most
phthiss pulmonalis, or consumption, stands nrst
tho mortality list, l94 persons having died from This
dreadful disease, which has as yet baillcd all medical
skill Tor us This disease most fatal IN tho
month OF March and least fatal In June having caused
Ala deaths the ormor and 800 IN the latter month.
Following IN numerical order are diarrhnal diseases,
which cadscd3 1872 deaths, OF which Az We're oI chill
drcn under years OF age. Diseases of the brain and
nervous system caused 1864; pneumonia, 2,542
diphtheria, l, ,750; bronchitis pa Brgnts disease
and ncphrliis 132 and disease OF the heurt, $685. or
62 81 cent more than hrceIiths OF the entire
yearly mortality was from these eight diseases. The
deaths as they distributed by wards according to
the table horc presented will also prove instructive in
showing the ELECTS OF density OF the population and
overcrowding upon the mortality. Thus IL Will be sccn
ing to the Stale taken June, 1873, OF 25, j4
tho total deaths 467 while the Fourteenth ward
with smaller and population OF % Al, had 733
deaths, or with but OBS more inhabitants II had 266
more deaths. The deaths by wards are according TO
the table here -