Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-16
CITIES AND TOWNS.

Mortality reports received from
sixty eight cities and towns for the
month of December indicate slightly
increased death rate over the mortal
ity reported in November; in the lat
ter month the percentage per thousand
in the month being 1.54 in popula-
ton estimated at 754 800; whereas, in
December, in an estimated population
of COS, 800 the death numbered 1858,
giving percentage per thouand in
the month of 1.73. The increased
mortality may fairly be attributed to
the greater prevalence of pulmonary
diseases, including Group and diph-
liberia as affecting the air passages,
and typhoid fever and diarrh@a and
dysentery as affecting the alimentary
canal.
Consumption caused one hundred
and seventy-three deaths. which is a
large increase over the last report.
Very many of these deaths occurred
in strangers visiting the coast in
hopes of benefit from the climate.
Pneumonia was fatal in one hun
dred and sixteen instances, which lis
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preceding month.
Bronchitis is credited with twenty
seven deaths in December, which is
an increase of eleven deaths over last
report.
Congestion of the lungs had the
small motality of four.
Diarrhea and dysentery are credit
ed with causing twelve deaths, which
is decided decrease from last report,
when the deaths recorded were twen-
ty-nine from these causes.
Cholera infantum has also decreased
its death record from twenty-three in
November to nine in December.
Diphtheria shows but little change
in its mortality returns, Twenty-Five
deaths being reported against it. San
Francisco reports only eleven deaths
from this cause, Berkeley five, Oak
land four, Sacramento four, Stockton,
jacksonville and Suisun one each, and
Woodland two.
Group shows a larger mortality than
diphtheria, thirty deaths being re-
ported from this cause, all occurring
in towns in which diphtheria prevails,
which is strong evidence of the unity
of these diseases.
Whooping-cough caused two deaths.
Scarlet fever caused three deaths.
Measles is credited with seventeen
death, which is an increase of fifteen
over last report.
Smallpox caused thirteen deaths;
of these ten occurred in San Fran
cisco, two in Sierra City, and one in
Elmira. One death is said to have
occurred in Los Angeles, a Chinaman,
but not officially reported.
Typhoid Malaria Fever caused six
deaths.
Typhoid Fever shows an undimin-
ished mortality in December, fifty
four deaths being ascribed to this
disease.
Remittent Fever, five deaths were
attributed to this disease, which is a
decrease from last report.
Cerebro- Spinal Fever is credited
with eighteen deaths, which is a
largely increased mortality over the
deaths in November. Eleven these
occurred in San Francisco, and one
each in Cloverdale, Fresno, Downey
Millville, Tulare City and Sacramento.
Alcoholism caused seventeen
deaths.
Erysipelas was fatal in five in
stances.
The following cities and towns re-
port no deaths for December: Anna.
dor, Calistoga, Colfax, Cotton, Davis
vile, Downieville, Elk Grove, Forest
Hill, Gridley, Gonzales, Hopland,
Igo, John, Knights Ferry, Nicolaus,
Redwood, Sausalito, Shasta and
Ukiah.
PREVAILING DISEASES.
Reports received from ninety-two
localities in different parts Of the State
continue to indicate that disease pre-
wallis to a greater extent than usual at
this season of the year. This is es-
pecially noticeable in diseases affect
ing the respiratory organs, pneumo-
mia, bronchitis, and infl3enza being
almost epidemic in many localities.
Diarrhna and dysentery are men,
toned with frequency in reports re-
ceived from Tulare. Newcastle, Wheat
land, Downey, Etna Mills, Millville,
Fresno, Sonoma, Knights Ferry,
Santa Cruz, Sissons, Arbuckle, Jolon,
and Modesto.
Measles prevail very extensively
throughout the State. They are mo-
ieed in San Francisco, Sacramento,
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