Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-03-16

DR.. G. G. Tyrrell, Secretary of the State
Board of Health, has issued u circular
giving an abstract of the reports of deaths
and their causes furnished him for the
month of February, and concluding with
! the following remarks:
The reports received from tifty-eight
localities for February. excluding San
Francisco, continue TO show favorable
condition of the public health, no severe
or fatal epidemic anywhere existing so far
as heard from.
The mortality from diseases of the re-
spiratory organs, although showing an APP
parent increase from last month, is really
less, when the increased area heard from is
considered.
Bronchitis has diminished considerably
with the advent of more favorable weather,
only two deaths outside of San Francisco
being recorded for the past month. 1t,
however. prevails extensively both north
and south, but is in no locality epidemic
Pneumonia is credited with tWenty-ninc
deaths in fifty-five localities for February
against twenty-five deaths in forty localities
in January, which is Il decided decrease.
Influenza is epidemic in several local.
ties-Santa Ana, Angels Camp. Vallejo,
Bakersfield Napa, Chico, Newcastle and
Monterey-and generally prevails through
out the State. 1t proved fatal in four cases
during the month, which, considering the
number attacked and the great debility the
disease always induces. must be considered
a low death rate
Diphtberia is still reported as prevailing
in Paso Robles, San Antonio, San Fran
cisco, Shasta county and Napa three cases
/ in the latter town being imported from ad-
Joining counties. The deaths from this
disease, including San Francisco, were
tWenty-siX-One III Sacramento one i'll Los
Angeles one in Gonzales, one in Paso
Robes, one III Berkeley, two in San Bernar-
dino and nineteen in San Francisco.
Scarlet fever seems to have disappeared
from Butte county four cases are reported
from ReidiDg, five cases in Elk Grove and
several cases i'll Cottonwood. Fifteen deaths
are attributed to this preventable disease
eight Of which are reported from Cotton
wood, three from JOlon, one from Petalu-
ma. two from San Benardino and one from
Oakland.
Measles is reported to have caused three
deaths in Liycrmore, two in Yreka, two IN
San Jose and one i'll HaywardS II
prevails in Shasta county, Colusa and San
Jose, and is epidemic in Livermore and
vicinity.
W hooplng cough Is reported as prevail
ing at Etna Mills, Anderson, Stockton
Bakersfield Vallejo and San Jose. II
caused four deaths in February.
Typhoid fever is not reported as prevail
ing in any locality; the deaths reported
from it are thirty-eight, four of which
occurred in Oakland, two in San Jose, one
i'll Sacramento, one in Los Angeles and
| twenty-cight i'll San Francisco, which, from
towns and cities together containing a DOB.
ulation of over $4,000, shows very salts
| factory sanitary condition.
Smallpox, which appeared in the south
ern part of the State, has, by strict attention
! TO quarantine, been stamped out and nc
longer menaces the inhabitants.
Malarial fevers are reported from severa
localities, and seem TO have caused eight
deaths, exclusive of San Francisco. They
prevail chiefly in the low lands, but the
disease is reported at as high an altitude a:
Truckee.