Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-04-16

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OF the State Board Of Health, in his circular
of March 10th, gives the following resume
of the condition of the State:
The condition OF the State, Judging from
reports received, continues satisfactory In
fi!ty-four localities heard from, containing
a population Of 10000 seven hundred and
eighty-scyen deaths are reported, a percent
age of / I per 1000, which, at this season
Of the year, indicates a comparatively small
death rate.
OF the zymotic diseases, diphtheria is
credited with thrty-Une deaths in san
Francisco, where it has prevailed quite ex-
tensiYely. One death from il is reported in
Sacramento, three in Los Angeles and one
in Berkeley. Elsewhere no deaths from it
are mentioned.
Scarlet fever caused eleven deaths--four
in Tcha.na county, two in Oakland, one in
Petaluma, two in Anderson, and two in
San Francisco.
Measles was fatal in five cases-two in
San Francisco, two i'll Haywards. and one
i'll Liyermorc.
four deaths III Siskiyou. No other locality
reports any deaths from this cause.
Typhoid fever was fatal i'll nine cases in
San Francisco, one in Santa Cruz, one III
Oakland, one in Marin county. two in
Santa Barbara, and one in Placerville.
Typho-malariat fever is credited with six
deaths, and rcmittent fever with two.
There were no deaths from intermittent
fever
Diseases OF the respiratory organs show a
decrease in the deaths from consumption
from pa in January, to 126 in March
Pneumonia also shows a decrease from 109
to -.
Bronchitis caused the death of twenty
nine persons, u decrease Of one from last
month.
OF constitutional diseases, cancer was
fatal in nineteen cases, thirteen Of which
occurred in San Francisco, This dispro-
portionate mortality Is no doubt owing 10
the fact that it is to the larger cities these
unfortunate sufferers grayitate in search OF
relief, and hence the increased death rate
Diseases Of the heart increased the NOR
tality seyeuty-two.
ALCOHOLISM was fatal in six cases.
The reports of prevailing sickness show
q marked decrease in pulmonary diseases.
especially pneumonia. It is, however, re-
ported in Amador City Williams, Folsom,
Red Bluff, College City, Arbuckle Ander-
son and few other towns, but nowhere
prevails extensively.
Bronchitis is still reported in Vallejo,
Volcano, Siskiyou county, Arbuekle and
Modesto.
influenza has almost disappeared from
the majority of localities, but in few re-
ports it is quoted as prevailing TO moder-
ate extent.
OF the contagious diseases. scarlet fever
is mentioned as occurring in Anderson.
Red Bluff, Re,lding, Millviiic. Amador City
.,r,1 a,.-,oStla of mild tt-pp wit "a a yprt-
small mortality.
Measles is epidemic in san Francisco,
Sacramento, Haywards and Siskiyou coun-
ty, and prevails IN several other localities.
Diphtheria is mentioned as prevailing in
Amador City and quite prevalent in San
Francisco. No deaths are reported in Am
adori SO that it is assumed the type is mild.
Smallpox is entirely absent from the
State. So far as known to the Board
Diseases of the alimentary canal are be-
coming prominent in the reports of the
Prevailing Diseases diarrh9a being
quite general in Siskiyou Calico, Arbuckle,
Vallejo, Red Bluff, Castroville, Melville
and Modesto. One death from this disease
is reported from the latter town As the
warm weather approaches we may expect
an increased prevalence of bowel disorders.
and the advent OF 4 severe type Of disease
is not unlikely.
Malarial feyers show a decided increase
in number from last month, but no relative
increase of mortality from this disease.
The extreme dryness OF the past two
months may be enumerated among the cx-
listing causes Of increase OF paludal fever IL
places otherwise free from i; at this season
of the year.
Typhoid fever is not mentioned at pres
ent in any locality heard from outside of
San Francisco, except Gait and Nicolaus,
and in those towns but two cases, and
neither fatal
AS we may look with confidence for the
advent of cholera, and perhaps yellow
fever. INTO this State this summer, the
Legislature at Its last session having, with
reckless Indifference to the sanitary welfare
of the people, refused to appropriate sim
gle dollar for the purpose of arresting these
infectious diseases, it would be well if the
medical men of each town or village hav-
ing no Board of Health OF Health Officer,
insist upon the authorities appointing
proper officer 70 make house-to-house in
spection, with a view of having privies and
ccsspools cmpticd and disinfected, cellars
cleansed and wEi;ewashed, tii,h and earb-
age collected and burned and the purity of
the drinking water ascertained Sanitary
measures enforced now, and maintained,
will save thousands of lives which other
wise, Of necessity, must be sacrificed.