Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-04-29
STATE NEWS.
STATE SANITATION.
An Interesting Bulletin Issued ,y the
state BOARD of Health.

An Interesting Bulletin Issued ,y this
| state Board of Health.
The State Board of Health BUlt TN fol
the month Of March, published under the
auspices of the Board, is just out and is
replete with valuable sanitary report:
from every county in the State having O
county sanitary organization 1 sum.
mary of these reports shows an Increase
OF sickness in Tennessee for the m ,nth OF
March, with a greater fatality tlan for
the month previous. The six diseases
named in the order of greater prevalence
in the State for the month, was pieumo
mia, catarrhal fever, rheumatism bron.
chitis, malarial fever and typhoid fever.
Mumps are reported in the cour ties of
Franklin, Granger, Knox, McMinn and
Washington; measels in Franklin, Hardin
Henry and Shelby diphtheria in David
son. Decatur and Shelby; whooping
cough in Lincoln, Wayne and William
son; chicken pox in Maury; roseola in
Hawkins, and scarlet fever in Shelby.
IN THE NORTHEAST COUNTIES.
The health officers of the counties in
our corner of the State report as follows
for March:
johnson County-Dr. j. W. Dc tnnelly,
County Health Oflicer.-The ht alth of
our county has been unusually good for
the last six months. No epidemic dis
eases of any kind; some few Eases Of
pneumonia and bronchitis.
Unicoi County-Dr. II. C. Banner,
County Health Officer We have had
but little sickness in this county. During
the month of March there occurrt 4 few
cases of pneumonia, tonsilits, bronchitis
few cases of rheumatism, one case of
dropsy, two or three cases of consump-
tion, from which cause there were two
deaths reported
Washington County-Dr +. l. Dead.
erick, Acting County Health O!Hcer.- -
The month of March has been Iealthy
for our end of the State, but probably
not quite so much so as February We
have had very mild form of mi mps,
few cases of dysentery, some cases of
conjunctivitis of tolerably severe type. a
few cases of pneumonia-on fatal case
in lower part of the county-but, upon
the whole, the month has been far more
healthy than usual, probably on account
of the small amount of rain or snow. |
think have never seen less rain in this
month.
Greene County-Dr. Il. b. Smith,
County Health Olllcer-There h,ls been
very little sickness during the winter.
There has been number of deaf 1s this
winter from tuberculosis and several
from pneumonia. Group has p evaied
to considerable degree, but few fatal
cases. three cases of meningitis one of
heart disease and one of cirrhosis Of liver
Altogether there has been very lit lc sick.
ness through the entire winter
Hawkins County-Dr. r. p. Mitchell,
County Health Odicer.-Our county has
been remarkably healthy during tho
winter season. We have had no prevail
ing epidcmics In our midst. Tho princi.
pal diseases are pneumonia, parotitis and
roseola. Several prominent men of our
county died Of pneumonia but were past
middle age. There have been several
cases Of typhoid fever of severc typc.
but no deaths
Granger County-Dr. J. II. Campbell,
County Health Oilicer.-We are sill hav,
ing some typhoid fever in our county.
Mumps are plentiful; some few cases Of
acute pneumonitis; some few cases of
other diseases of minor importance.
Hancock County-Dr. w. p. Mohan,
County Health Oniccr-NO deaths to nv
knowledge during the past month. The
health of this county is good
No report from Carter appears.