Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-11-13
THE PUBLIC HEALTH.
Increased Death Rate in October, but no
Endemic Disease.

Epidemic Disease.
The report of DR.. G. G. Tyrrell, Secre-
tary of the State Board Of Health, for the
month of October, includes the following
remarks
The mortality reports received for 0cto-
| Der exhibit an increased death rate over
| that tabulated for the preceding month.
| This cannot be attributed to the develop
ment of any epidemic disease, but rather
| to the increased number of those attacked
| by epidemic diseases which depend more
or less upon those meteorological changes
which are so frequent during the autumn
and early winter months.
The following cities and towns report no
| deaths occurring in them during the month;
Auburn, Berkeley, Benicia, Cotton wood,
Los Gatos, Saucelito, Knights Ferry, Lee
moore. Gonzales, Anderson, Gait, Fort
| Bidwell, Davisville, Forest Hill, Sierra
City, Tehama, Nicolaus. Elk Grove Liver
more Newcastle, Gridley, Salinas City,
Williams, Monterey and Wheatland.
Reports received from ninety-nine local
tiles throughout the State continue to in
dictate an absence of disease in an epidemic
form. The different zymotic diseases, as
noticed in this report, are of sporadic ma
ture, and so far as an inference may be
drawn from the information received, do
not exhibit any tendency to become cpl
demic. The lowered temperature of the
month of October increased the liability to
pulmonary affections and also produced an
augmented number of bowel complaints,
with slightly increased fatality.
Cholera infantum has been reported as
quite prevalent in Sacramento, Oakland,
San Francisco, Nicolaus, Mariposa, Davis
Vile, Cotton. Woodbridge, Healdsburg,
Castroyille, Lemoore, Knights Ferry,
Dixon, Arbuckle and Santa Cruz.
Diarrhma and dysentery have also been
quite noticeable in Bakersfield, Santa Cruz,
Sacramento, Willis, Jolon, Lincoln, Clio
verdale, Anaheim. Cotton, Hills Ferry,
Fall River, Tehama, Calico, Anderson,
Gridley, Newcastle and Lakeport.
Pneumonia was quite prevalent during
the month of October, and is noted as oc-
curing in San Francisco, Oakland, Sacra-
mento, Marysville, Bakersfield, Cotton,
Eureka, Grass Valley, Los Angeles, Ana
helm, San Diego, San Jose, Santa Rosa
Stockton, Salinas City, Gridley, Anderson,
Hills Ferry and Truckee.
Bronchitis. which in September was
hardly noticed, in October appeared in Cal
istoga, College City, Bakersfield, Pomona,
Sacramento, San Francisco Oakland, Mar
iposa, Fall River, Cotton, Sierra City,
Downieville. Etna Mills and other places,
indicating the general prevalence of the
disease with the advent of cold weather
Influenza is likewise very general the
type of the disease thus far appears to be
mild and without fatal tendency.
Whooping- cough is still reported in San
Francisco, Oakland, Sacramento, Dixon,
Newcastle, Amador Calistoga, Los Angeles,
Hills Ferry. Napa, Healdsburg and Glover
dale. In Ontario, DR.. Chatfey writes, the
disease has quite disappeared.
Diphtheria still continues to pervade the
State in sporadic form, being no doubt car
ried from place to place by those in contact
with the disease. 1t is still noticed in San
Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Santa Clara,
Sacramento, Amador City, Anderson, PO-
mona, Jolon, Gonzales, Fall River, Rock
lin, Hills Ferry, Napa, Santa Rosa, Sa-
linas Livermore, Los Angeles, Oroyille
and Redwood City.
Group is noticed in Amador City, Sacra-
mento, Truekee and Rocklin.
Measles continue prevalent in St. Helena,
HeaIdsburg, Calistoga and Fall River.
Scarlet fever prevails to a limited extent
in Santa Cruz, Napa, Lodi, st. Helena, An
derson, Woodbridge, Santa Rosa, Stockton
and Livermore. The limited mortality in
dicates the mildness of the type and the
absence of epidemic tendency.
Erysipelas is noticed at Lemoore, Cotton
wood Knights Ferry, Jolon, Salinas City
and Newcastle. The cases are sporadic,
and without fatality.
The rapid increase of typhoid fever and
its wide range during the month, indicates
that the observation made of its increase
after the first rains is singularly corrobo-
rated. In the reports of this month we lind
ii noticed in Jgo, Martinez, Santa Cruz,
Willis, Bodie, Dixon, Etna Mills, Peta-
luna, Anaheim, Healdsburg, Napa Gait,
Fort Bidwell. Truckee, Los Angeles, Sacra-
mento, Oakland San Francisco, Amador
City, Weaverville, Pope Valley, Susanville,
Santa Clara, Elk Grove, Alturas, Pomona,
Salinas, Santa Rosa and Gridley. DIR. Patty,
writing from Petaluma regarding this dis
ease, saws that it is lessening in fire.
ouency, no new cases having developed
since the rains. Those cases which did oc-
cur were mild in character, with very
limited mortality"
Smallpox still prevails in Guaymas and
along our southern border. 1t is now re-
ported as very close to Arizona, and most
probably will be carried to California before
many months if proper means are not
taken to quarantine those ports where it is
likely to enter. This cannot be done with
out legislative aid, which should be rem
dered at the earliest possible moment, as
once smallpox is permitted to develop
there is no knowing where its ravages will
cease. how many lives will be sacrificed, or
what monetary loss it will entail upon the
State. Prevention is our only safety, and
should be adopted at once.