Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-08-13
THE HEALTH OF Tn.E STATE.
Favorable Reports-No Epidemic Disease


Favorable Reports-No Epidemic Oiseass
Prevails.
DIR. Gerard G. Tyrrell, Secretary Of the
State Board of Health, in his report for
! July, dated August 10Th, remarks:
From the reports received this month it
will be seen at glance that the rate of
mortality still continues exceptionally
small There has been a slight increase IN
the death rate of San Francisco and Oak
land, but nothing to excite remark. Death
from zymotic or preventable diseases are
remarkable for the limited number that
have occurred from these causes. The fol-
lowing towns report 10 deaths: Lincoln,
MARTINEZ, Cottonwood, Susanville, Downie-
vile, Willis, Gonzales Alturas, Fort Bid
we'll, Shasta, Ontario, Anaheim, Roseville,
Forest Hill, Monterey, Los Gatos, America,
Azdsa and Colfax.
We have to report three deaths from
heat apoplexy this month. All of these
occurred about the 18th of July, during
the extremely hot weather. One death oc-
Cured in Sacramento, in the person of a
man, who, in the army had had sun-stroke
years before. The second case occurred in
Oroville, in the practice of DIR. j. II. NJ Kars-
ner, who reports that the man, aged thirty
six years, had walked mile in the sun,
and on returning home laid down in the
cellar, complained of great heat and thirst,
became unconscious and died in two hours
after seizure The third case is reported
by DIR. A. z. Tartar of Tehama in the per-
son of man aged seventy-two years, of
temperate habits. He was bridge-tender,
and obliged every morning to inspect the
bridge as the trains passed over. AS he
was making his inspection he was stricken
down on the bridge, and when found con-
veyed to his home, where he soon became
unconscious, and died in about two hours.
DR.. Tartar is of the opinion that the un-
usual moisture in the ground from the
abundant and late rains of winter had pro-
duced that degree of humidity in the at
mosphere which makes sunstroke possible.
He remarks that sloughs and ponds usu-
ally dry at this season are still holding
water, and their evaporation must add
something to the cause. The cases of sun
stroke reported this year have exceeded in
number those of any previous year in the
history of California, whether owing to the
increased humidity from said saturation,
or from the exceptionally high temperature
prevailing at the time, or as the result of
personal habits, is still a problem to be
olved.
reports received from eighty-four towns
agree in their estimate of the general
lOCdllIlGS.
and that no epidemic disease anywhere
prevails
Cholera infantum has been quite a fire.
quent cause of death in San Francisco, and
has been noticed as prevailing in San Jose,
Benicia, lone, Williams, Gridley, Napa,
MaIiposa and Oakland.
Diarrhea and dysentery prevail extern
sively over the State. The type is mild and
not attended with any unusual mortality.
Some limited cases of cholera morbus have
been noted in few localities, caused
mostly by the indiscriminate use of green
fruit
Diphtheria has been noticed as present
in Santa Cruz, San Francisco, Etna Mills,
Truckee, Fall River, Oakland, Napa, Hills
Ferry and Los Angeles. Group has also
prevailed in these places to limited ex-
tent
Whooping cough at present prevails in
Nicolaus, Jolon, Anaheim, Napa, Grass
Valley, Modesto lone and Martinez
Erysipelas has appeared in Nicolaus,
Willis, Truckee, Millville, Anderson, Los
Angeles and Grass Valley. 1t is sporadic
in form and not epidemic.
Typhoid fever-This preventable disease
is again noticed in our sickness reports as
becoming more freqent in Santa Cruz, Sa-
linas, Sacramento, Alturas, San Francisco,
Jolon, Anaheim, Lincoln, Elk Grove, Fort
Bidwell, Cottonwood and other places.
Typho-malaria fever is also prevailing
more or less extensively wherever malaria
is an additional factor to the fever.
Remittent and intermittent fevers, as is
usual at this season of the year, are OBJ
served everywhere in the lowlands and
along the river marshes.
Cerebro-spinal fever is occasionally no.
ticed in our reports for last month, but
does not prevail anywhere.
Pneumonia is seldom noticed in our last
reports.
Bronchitis seems to prevail in Ena. San
Francisco, Azusa, Dixon and Modesto.
Scarlet fever is noticed in Susauville,
Truckee, Alturas and Shasta. The type is
very mild, with no mortality from il dur
ing the month.
Measles are not noted as prevailing in
any locality.
The general health of the State is re-
markedly good, and the absence of any
epidemic disease within our borders is
subject for congratulation among all sani-
tarians