Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-30
HEALTH OF THE DISTRICT.
A Slight Decline In the Death List Las
Week-Vital Statistics,

Week-Vital Statistics.
"The death list for last week shows a slight
decline from that of the preceding week." says
the report for last week of Health Officer Ham.
mott. mo deaths from the influenza were re-
ported, while there were tweuty-scven from
acute lung diseases. This is an increase of six,
while the fatal cases from diphtheria were five
| and from Group three as against two and one
respectively in the previous week. While the
newspaper reports from other cities III this
country represent a severe epidemic of ca
| tarrhal influenza, this city, thus far, seems to
have been greatly favored. But few deaths
have occurred therefrom, although a number
OF cases have been reported in various parts OF
the District The indications are that to what
ever extent this malady may prevail it will as
sumo miider type than during the epidemic
OF December, 1890, and April, 1891.
The editor of the journal of the American
Medical Association in the last number presents
short editorial upon the subject of the
grip. In the treatmen: of this malady he sug-
geSts that the first most necessary thing is to
require the patient to go to bed and to there
remain until convalescence is assuredly estab-
| lished. A nutritious diet Of easy digestion,
mild stlmulants, strychnine. quinine and soda
tives are indicated. Small doses of calomel
and bicarbonate of soda rubbed up with little
sugar and milk, with rest of body and mind, is
'lhe mortality among children, as well as
| among elderly people, is at present at the nor
NAL rate, while the death rate for every thou
sand OF population is only per cent above the
| normal"
The report shows: Number of deaths, 115:
| white, So; colored, 46. Death rate per 1000
per annum-White, oil; colored, 1873; total
population, 1873. Thirty nine were under five
years OF age, 80 were under one year old and
"a over sixty years. Sixteen Of the deaths oc-
rfnlG nv>1 vH,,l1 srav,,
The deaths by classes were as follows: Zymotic,
10; constitutional 10; local, 81; developmental,
IA; violence, 5. The principal causes of death
were: Group, 8; diphtheria, s; consumption,
Is; erysipelas, L; typhoid fever, 8; malarial
Fever, l: pneumonia, Is; congestion of the
lungs, 4; bronchitis. 6; whooping cough, l.;
kidney diseases, 3; meningitis, 2; cancers, T.
Births reported: % white males, l6 white
females; 20 colored males, IA colored females
Marriages reported: "a white, 8 colored. Still
births reported; 2 white, colored.
OPINIONS ON THE GRIP.
Speaking to STAR reporter this morning
DR.. Hammett said that there were cases of in
fiuenza in the city, but he did not think there
was any grip. He thought that persons taken
with colds or feeling bad were too apt to at
tribute their bad feeling to the grip. There
is one thing sure" said the doctor; "there is
no epidemic of the disease
Police Surgeon Henderson told a STAR re-
pOrter yesterday AFTERNOON that there were
many cases Of grip here now, and he thought
there were almost as many persons sick and
complaining as there were two years ago. The
reports OF the police ieutenants yesterday
stated that there were twenty-five policemen
on the sick list
LATEST BURIAL PERMITS
There were twenty-five deaths reported to the
health office during the twenty-four hours end
ing at noon today. Eight of the decedents were
over sixty-fve years old and four were eighty
years or older Only three were under one
year. There were two deaths from the grip
reported. Burial permits were issued for the
following:
White--John Miller, SO years. senile debility:
David NJ. Crown, months, congestion Of lungs;
Tacy B. Maxwell, 20 years, chronic diarrhea;
James a. Moore. Al years, pneumonia: Paul
Sansston. Il years, consumption; Adelaide
Tracy. 4G years. cancer of lung; Margaret NJ.
Hartford, 76 years. the grip; Harriet d. Grip
pen, u years, bronchial pneumonia; Vim. j.
Fitzgerald, 3G years, congestion of lungs: Mary
'. Mills, Al years, typhoid pIfeumonia Caroline
= Acker. ~ wears, congestion OF lungs; Addie
NJ Gersier. 90 years, the grip, with cerebral
congestion; John L. Walsh 28 years, consump-
ton; Mary Satfel, days. convulsicns: Christie
pher F: Bartelmes, fl years, pneumonia; Annie
khck, months, commissions
Colored-Joseph Collins, 80 years. overdose
OF opium; Rachael Shipley, 80 years. tuber-
culosis; Anthony Weaver, so years, cerebral
apoplexy; Mary j. Hill, c. years senile debility:
Mary johnson, 40 years, pneumonia: Nancy
Allen, ~ years, senile debility.