San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-06-10
STATISTICS
OF DEATHS IN ONE YEAR.
Recommendations OF Health Oh-
Ger and Expenditure for 1889.

The sixth annual report Of the health
department of the city of San Antonio for
the fiscal year ending February - has
juSt issued from the printer and Il copy
of it sets forth very much valuable infor-
nation. In the lie Jort Health Officer
Braunnagcl makes the following rem arkS
to the mayor:
The health Of the city during the past
year has been exceptionally good. Dur
ing the months of April and May measles
prevailed with but few fatal cases. Ten
deaths were the total. In the latter part
of the year the city was visited by intlu-
enZa or grippe and the greater portion OF
the population suffered from il. One
death was reported from this affection.
The total number of deaths during the
year was $50. exclusive of still and pre-
mature births. thus giving ratio of NOR
tally OF l. per 1882 based upon an cSti-
mated population of 10000 inhabitants.
SiXty-One still and premature births were
reported. The total number OF deaths
from zymOtc causes was 10. or II less
than the past year.
While the work of dwelling and drain
Ing Of this city and the matchmaking Of
the streets is actively progressing, anOth-
or step should be taken toward the cStab-
liShmcnt of thorough system of sewer
pClS me to refrain from making any re-
marks upon it. No rules can be laid
down with regard &c this problem. as
each locality must be treated as the case
requires. But the discussion of the sub
iect of sewerage involves two cardinal
points, viz: First. y free and abundant
supply Of pure water. Second. The dis
pOSaI of sewerage.
For the welfare of the community and
the promotion of public health. this sub
ject demands your consideration for an
early solution of this important problem.
There We're Oh deaths during the year.
From ZymOtic diseases. 10: constitutional.
1914: local. 300: dcvcLOpmCntal. 100; vO-
lent, A.: unaSccrtaincd. "a. BY wards:
No. !, -: No. >. l+3: No. 3. 100: No. 4.
1853: No. ). 81: No. Il, III: No. :, 81; No. s
Il.
In the Fourth ward all the hospitals
and public institutions are located except
the United States Post hospital. From
these institutions deaths amounted to l49.
showing only II deaths in Ward 4. outside
of these places where the sick from over
the city and off the railroads are brought
The number of deaths during each
month shows that in January the hcav-
lest mortality occurred, no, while in Feb
ruary there were but -.
Our cosmopolitan population is well
shown by the table of natiOnaliticS, there
being 4G5 deaths of native Texans. 2I5
from other parts of the United States,
arabian l, Belgian ,, Austrian |, BOhe-
milan |, Canadian 3. Chinese ,, English Is.
French 6. Germans 63. Greek l.
HOllander l, Hungarian l. Irish 30, Ital-
ian ,, Mexican =, Norwegian /, Nova
ScOtian l. POlander 4. Russian |. Scotch
g. Saxon |, SpaniardS >, Swiss ,, Swcde |.
There were 50 bodies shipped away for
burial and 81 brought here for burial
OF Catholics 3?6 were buried, while the
city cemetery received 33? not Catholics
There were 1870 strangers buried here.
In color and sexes the table shows as fol-
lows: Whites. males. 4S4: females. 3l9
COlOrcd. males. So. females -.