Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-04-15
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Il IL Occasionally remained b sons
boay from soe Of The estskde cities Of
t5s 6sund shst Gssftis h . VII ~
hsaisky pEses 10 live In. -gnss - -
numksr of deatks that ocezr there
ever ysar.- sksy rsusxk, In las<ifyise
shsis epinsons- This osty nsvsr be- D.
ssxssd sact IN uufSsorzbls rspussstou
- ~ hxnds Of hsr nssghbors- slfustsd
q she d On hills eestlJ siopinx frpns
the shoess Of LAks Washington ca oue
do end from NE shores u Pnxss
ssund ca The otksr. thsrs Il ever .
hsslshfni sireoissson Of ths psrset ~
mosphere. Natore has left bnt litsie
for rnsn 70 % 10 making The conditions
for good ks&ish oomplsts. Tbs most
essential psss counsetsd With health
fol city Is its dsziuaxs. and thsrs are
few cissss more admirably sdspssd for
! perfect sewerage system than Seattle.
Hossver. this natural advantage ousht
not 70 BE- allowed 10 cause nseiect IN the
matter Of bedding and pesfscsinz ser.
yisssbls system Of sewerage. 1hsrs srs
few places In the city where the dfsin-
ses h not good and where tbs nesissi
Of property owners has allowed aithJ
poels Of staansnt water 10 sppear,
whish would 90 far towards bsssdins
diseases that might be avoided By she
tadicisss sxsenditare Of q compsss,
sively small sum- Particularly dee
this sDpiy 10 she block between Nil
and Washington and second and Third
skrssfs, where 90 many Chinese wash,
HOUSES used 70 be located The Coancil
has passed orders directing property
cvasfs 70 sbate shs zuisancs, bat ~ yel
little II any effort has bssn made Ia
INST direction. In this Instances and She
few ssh<s similar Gases, the drainax,
should - attended 10 before the warn
weather Of summer Visits ns again.
A curious thing noticed In connectior
With shs heAithfulnsss Of the city Is ID,
fact that almost all Of the xymotic dis
eases have originated in she more Gle
waited portions Of the city. and few O
none In The lover part. 1his has bses
sxplAinsa In part. By enc OF Our physi
oi2ns. Who claims that the svils OF
lower level ara overcome BY the benefits
dsFivsd from residences nearer the ses
water. The death rate of the city hs
been very low In comparison with othe
cities Of tho country. During the yea
ending Jaly LIST, 1854. the total nambe
Of deaths vas i5s. which made dsasl
rate, after dsduetine the number o
nonresident aeeedents. OF about tweivl
and ons-haif per thousand. The mex
rear was even more favorable In les no
suits, showing death rate OF about lei
In every thousand. These figures ar,
taken from estimates made By d.
Health Oflicers durinQ thoss periods
They are only estimates. as no record L
kept Of Tbs great number Of people VII,
die having come here from nsiahborin.
localities 10 get medical treatment afte
being injured or contracting diseas'
oatside Of the city. The blanks. whisl
the attending physician Is required !,
hll out. contains no head under whisl
u osuld Be stated whether or not de
ceased we're 9 nonresident. In othe
cities along tbs eoas, 10 Is repaired /,
preserve snoh a record, notably Lo
Angeles. whore many consumptives re
sort for thsir health. With this small
addition 70 the certificates required h
be flied with the health oficer, aud b,
him transcribed TO the record In III
City Clerks oiiice. the statistics reiasin,
10 the condition Of health in this oft,
could be made much more complete am
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