The sun., 1890-10-19
DEATH AMONG THE FIREMEM
About 40 Per Cent Die of respiratory Dis
eRses-Ths Ehect OF Consumption.

From the Philadelphia Pr'A.
DR.. Mays Of this city has recently been con-
terminlng what proportion OF deaths among
nremen are due to consumption OF the lungs,
dI ~ S%Gicet Repora and theT feVeai the I fact
that this class OF men ara slngulary prone 10
fall victtme to that gravest OF maladies.
He sent out u circular TO each Of the Fire
Departments OF tho principal American cities.
and the returns showed that during a given
period there had been 494 deaths from all
causes, l4I OF these deaths being caused by
e9nsumpIion. - by other diseases Of The lungs,
i2 i22 by other diseases than consumption and
According I" this showing very nearly one
third Of those who died had consumptiOn, gnd
in consequsnco OF accidents. notwithst snGin q
,he hazardouS nature OF their calling But
OF tho iireman's inability to pulmonary dts
eases; nor, perhaps. OF HIS whole liability to
SSonsumptl2n for Il IL luito ;eriain that this
mmniA or GrOnchlti tis among thesi men.
The total number oi denlhs from pneumonia
for believing that at Ie9st Eomo Of these were
thn dms a 10 eGhnsImEptom ~ u FT%m IN inGulry INTO
ed as hera m G rn o M' m n's h
adelphla department.. probably nope died from
acute pneumonia. but even II this suspicion
a fact that orty Der cent OF the causes OF dca h
TO which tho nremHn Is liable como through
Considering that Aremcn are picked mon.
Apd subject 10 rigid physical examinations
when they oniof upon their duties they way
be congidered ~ unusually health Lass whom
they IIin their department, Rnd singulaTly leo
tlom even tho tendencies TO consumption.
Now. tho generally accepted theory as 10 tho
eRusation Of TINS diseRse y that II H. convey. d
from ono poisoD 20 another IN other words.
'hE, Snd nS S ESsm osisn
of all men, arn tho least liable 20 contract con
sumption by eoLtHglOD, hence he believes that
tbI lOsults OF his igyestlRAli0ns among thiS
olBss ot mon Ro0s long Whyto prove that eOn
sumption cannot pofslbIy ps GoDsAdsni up ~
carefully Watches tie different slOps IL Ia
dsyslOpiDsDl must feel that II hTlSOs only when
AMI whore the hoilly energies RTe sBpDsd And
exhausted. regardless o. the Ebs.nea 0I, pres
ViaOT and ,liIllty ~ Tie body IL BIsG 4 poisp
tlGl eausO Of pulmonary con sumptlOp
10 iEr ~ hs 10 Ablo 10 iu!ks llsfe u DO glgss
pisS.'nE p6ysiSl indYeless. o., sGo sniisr
greater doprl' gt.0gs ot Isst and slSp ,iBRh tho
HTbm0D vi large JIek Liable 20 be called 9Ui ~
shy llm", ibelT We ls IN gr,,gt pRT Ops ~ psT.
Ielunl SIeiiemsnL Tho sudden transition n M
LHtIlE ta..i 70 Seii 70 dni. ga ksgil sintef {.
that ibsI are q ~ pslled 70 Dhlsh ibsr EIst
en- route 70 . IRE. tba DARING. thS sEfes
skS Aud ALMOST supsThgplD oISniDn
doIpRulrd N DAiuiBE wlib tie HSgiss, ibP
ilslT b dlTs NJ" tuLlAe,s9 IA bed IN Isf.pliH:
IIOh ~ DD" mOHsbt and JTsBpbsd and eLIllsd
b. an iry ste an % water tie nSAt tho lsT's.
tI'f dudna sHnfRsnelos II wsAillg Hnd even
fL,epiag " 40 rDLllg. from Du' iis 90 gD'
ilSS IiS cSB long Sussss.isliy sitEstssj. 40 are
Internationally sYins 0f The DlOs( pTOInInsBt
esgsSS shJsh lSdSSiBIIO The health Of ihsse
eel.aaeHhciPl Ipen a9d make them ~ VulBSEs
able - the dibeAse usdeS e9RslaeEstloR