The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-06

the deaths from yellow fever were Ia. ",
81. %: from "malariAl' fevers, 20, 19, II,
Z; from phthisis, Is, Is, @, q. Annual
rate OF mortality for the weeks was 4Oi
for the week ending November lIth. S.4;
HAVANA, CUBA.-In the week ended
November 30th there were 8 deaths from
yellow fever and from smallpox.
BERNUDA.-No deaths occurred in
population OF 1920 during the week
ended November Goth.
Rio DE JASEIRo-Total deaths for the
four weeks ended November I'd, l,2SI, be-
ing mortality rate OF 55.U per 1000.
There were 40 deaths from smallpox, .
deaths from typhus, IL from enteric, 81
from "periciols' and 10 from yellow fe-
yer. The smallpox is raging with great
intensity in the province OF Ceara.
BAEIG.-For the week ended October
3lst, there were 20 deaths, q mortality
rate OF 22,6per 1000. The deaths IN
clude seven from smallpox, and three
from typhus fever.
Moro, CHrSA.-A city of 100000 in
habitants, has no Health Board or Hospit-
ais. The prevailing diseases are: Diar-
rhpa, enteric and typhus fever, consump-
ton, smallpox and cholera. The latter
disease does not prevail epidemically.
SIHGApoRE.-The port and Island are re-
ported free from infectious diseases up TO
October 10th.
yIESSA.-For the two weeks endedNov-
ember I'd, there were 699 deaths from all
causes,-an annual death rate OF 24.75 per
1000. The deaths include 10 from small
pox, l2 from enteric fever, Q from scarlet
fever and3S from diphtheria.
GIBRALr4R,-Weeke ended October Goth,
there were so deaths, morality rate Of 26.3.
GREAT BRITAIS.-For the three months
ended September 90th, there were l29, 34S
deaths in England from all causes, being
an average annual rate OF 200 deaths in |
1000 OF the population. In twenty large |
cities and towns the death rate for the
quarter year was 23.7. TweAty-three per |
cent OF the total deaths were from seven
preyentable diseases. There were II ,52S
deaths from diarrhGa, 4,SiS from scarlet
fever, 2,7l9 from other ievers, $40 from
diphtheria and l76 from smallpox. AL
but sixteen OF the fatal cases OF small pox
occurred in london and its immediate
vicinity. The percentage OF deaths from
diarrh9a was 81 per ], 600 OF the residents
OF cities, against Is per 1000 in the rural
districts.
In twenty large English cities and
towns, having an aggregate population OF
seven and quarter millions the average
annual death rate for the four weeks pre-
ceding November 9th, was successfully 80.
2l.0, and 243; the increase being due to
the greater fatality Of pulmonary diseases.
LOSDoS.-The deaths from all causes for
the week ended November 9th were equal
to 23.2per 1000 in the city proper and TO
1873 in the suburbs. There were ll9 cases
OF small pox in the hospitals and 0 deaths.
Eight out OF the nine deaths were certified
as unvaccinated.
'LIvERPooL-For the week ended No
yember 9th there were 263 deaths, an an
nual average death rate OF 25.T per 1000.
Scarlet fever caused 81 deaths, enteric
fever S, diphtheria !.
EDSBuRGH.-The death rate per 1000
for the week ended November 9th was %.
Nearly so per cent Of the deaths were due
to pulmonary diseases.
GLAsdow.-The death rate has continu-
ed steadily at q per 1000 for six weeks.
IRELASD.-In the three months ended
September 30th the whole number OF
deaths was 20,300, an annual rate OF 49,
per 1000. Diarrh9a caused 10S deaths
and smallpox $40. semi-preyontable dis
eases caused 1874 OF the total deaths.
DrBLIS.-For the two weeks ended No
vember 9th, the deaths from all causes
were 996, mortality rate OF 24.5. There
were deaths from smallpox, making 46s
deaths from this cause since January lst,
1873. 0nthe Islandof st. Kilda the deaths
exceed the births in the ratio Of 8 to q.
Ninety peEcent OF the infants born on the
island die OF ''trismus nascentium,"
probably induced by both the nursing
mothers and the infants being fed almost
wholly on the excessively fatty flesh oil
the petrol.
GERMAN ENPIRE-During the two weeks I
ended November 9th there were 1890
births and 6,535 deaths in $50 cities and
towns OF 1900 inhabitants and upwards,
having an aggregate population OF I,40O,-
900. The average annual rate OF mortality
was 22.9 per 900 OF the population against
24.3 for the week ended October 10th.
The deaths include 8l8 from diphtheria,
e222S from scarlet fever and from small
pox. Phthisis caused the death OF sol
persons.
JSo. NJ. WoOpwoRTH,
Surgeon General Z. S. Marine HoPidl .Serrice.