Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-12-01
ESTABLISHED 1850.

knew. Eternal vigilance is the price of healtl,
as Wei. The great cypress tree of Sparta in the
pride OF Its strength before the Christian era,
ana perfect In its age at the end of $500 years,
was destroyed in day by the recklessness OF
gypsy camp and the want OF vigilance in the
people or Sparta. So, however vigorous your
neaIth, ana however perfect your surround
ings, recklessness like the gypsy's and a care
lessness like that of Sparta may compromise it
all in day.
DR.. A. j. Miles, of Ohio, was next an
nounced, who read the following instruc-
tive and valuable paper on the
HISTORY OF sUNsTRoKE MORTALITY IN 1881.
The mortality in the city of Ciucinnati dur
ing the summer Of 1881 was so much in excess
of that of any previous summer since the or
ganiZation Of the Board of Health in 1866, that
it became important to make due inquiry as TO
the cause
The total mortality for the past ten years for
the months OF July and August was as follows:
July, $3.50, and average of 52S.9 per month.
August, 4,5l4, an average of ALA per month.
The percentage per 900 per annum for July
was 9759, that for August SA1S. For both July
and August 1S1W.
The total mortality for these months of 1881
was for July 923, August 5S4; the peIc .ntage
per / 200 inhabitants per annum was for July
172 25, and far August 10874. For both July
and August 80.99. This number being 49, % in
excess of the average mortality per 900 inhab-
itants per annum during the previous ten years.
The greatest death rate from any one cause
By reference to the following tables it viii be
observed the death rate on each day, exclusive
of those charged to sunstroke, is very large.
This is due no doubt to the excessive heat, as
only those deaths attributed directly to sun
stroke are so charged in the tables, while many
other deaths occurred from diseases which
might not have proved fatal had it not been for
many infanuile deaths, credited to cholera in
fantum, diarrhoea, commissions; and also from
old age, exhaustion, etc.
The first death from sunstroke during the
past summer occurred May IA. The last death
on September 8. The severest of the epidemic
commenced July and continued until July 10.
The largest number Of deaths from sunstroke
on any one day was "a, which occurred July 12.
The total number of deaths from all causes on
that day was "a. Maximum range of ther-
mometer 102 deg. +, minimum 1922 deg F.,
mean sl.4 deg F., relative humidity 45.s.
Weather clear.
The speaker stated that he had a carefully
prepared table in detail, giving the number
of deaths from sunstroke, the maximum
and minimum, thermometer, barometer,
humidity, etc., together with the total death
rate by days, but did not read the statistics
The table comprised deaths from May 14th,
when the first case of sunstroke occurred,
to September 18th, the date of the last case.
1t is unnecessary to present these tables in
full, the summary given by DR.. Miles being
sufficient.
The fatal cases of this disease are classified
as follows:
Whites Observation-Disclosures. 279
Colored. Observation-Disclosures. 9
Total. l....................... ........... 2SS
FATIvITIEs.
Born in Cincinnati. 49
Born in other parts of United States w 46
Total United States s.................. 95
Born in Germany ny............... ~ 131
Born in Ireland. d................. -. ... SO
Born IN England. ........,.-..............
Born in other foreign countries. .......
Birth place not known. Observation-Disclosures.
Total. ......................... 2SS