Telegram-herald., 1891-04-30

DIRT snd flth q almost al klads has been ~
LEVIED - seeamUl&fs IN sns CUTTERS ABd alleys
~nlch VIII me "a a. and the heal 81 TIE s1a.
have caar~rle5 some OF them into QaaEuireS,
which smlttsa poisonous g-sses saa tSei
oaors rendering t.s air impGrs AID uad0aet
edls causing sscsness IN eur 3UegnaeRl sonae
more effective means than those lately en-
psosea oagat to % nsae Use 81 10 keef thean
tree from dvss AID esth- eoaae Fssae~s saAase
All have 10 be made IN the sers aoaF future -
reader tae stseegs arier zaa pEeseat Sol satuE-
afson I q car jaasHsat iuperslegs pssemeats
ali have 10 DC constructed In cur pTioelPal
sheroaxh fares before thss esa Be sceem pifssss.
Ia tlals osaneeslsa ~s ~sass s~s Ia resAsa
So street spF4Bktins thai some Of o0f streets
are not sPrlas lea. ttes 4Ts Delayed. IL siii es
noticed thar the Mgadiest ana tf1e streets nav
iAg rhs most mad holes. are those thAt we're
treated WITH TIE nosl iberai use OF water.
a9Efng the past sUmmerf thes never hsa
Aa opportunity 70 become GS ana
arm. and when tTavsrsea by bessia
loaded Wagons cat 40 late holes saa
beoelae worse lAsn country IA "a reads
Give The city coed paved streets and II VIII
be a great saving. both IL comfort aad health
SLANDERs.
There have been three eases OF glandsrs dur
the past year and ali were DESTROYED.
There are other matters concerning The
health OF the city. about which iroRl time 10
tlhe we shall Addrsss You The aaesuon oil
diseonrlnuin. the use oil Old wells IN certain
districts Is al important one. bui the board
are not nov prepares TO give the question the
attention IL deserves
The work of the Board OF Health Is = contin-
loas and quiet work. urenorts bsye been %
stimulate tbs people 10 keep their own prem
ises IA cleany condition. aEa We are gao 10
say cur citizens have giSea Vs. great aid SON
may have thought us little too exaetins ih
tie enforcement Of existing laws ana ordl'
nAuces bat We know that unceasihS
vigilance is the price of heata. and
no other motives have aetuated us
Ia the performance OF our Outs. bat STA
cere desire for the sanitsry welfare Of our city
large amount of work has been done by this
department. and ali the proceedings have
been harmonious.
The appended statistics were prepared by
The secretary Of the board.
NosrUARy STATISTICS.
The total number OF deaths. for the year
1910 from all causes. were 90. as follows: For
January 50, February -. March g.. April 70.
May g. June 81. Juiy 9s. August iss. September
N. October q, November o.. December - OF
the above 5 were suicidal. homicidai and p
accidental. whiea gives u total OF 40 deaths
from disease. Giyen Dy wards as follows
First ward Ids. Second ~. Third Il. Fourth lis,
Fifth Us Sixth ll2. Seventh l22. Eighth A
Ninth g. Tenth III of these - died in public
institutions ~ the cifv AS follows: -. Mark
Hospital 81 UtB. A. Home ~. Little sisters OF
the Poor Hospital 10. Wonans Home and
Hospital I. Emerson Home :. Estimating the
population ut 5000 gives the death rate OF
l2.sss.
l AGgs BY YEARS.
There were Us children under one year oi
age. from year TO years lEo. to 10 years %
10 10 80 years los. 30 10 90 years Us. 80 to u
years las. 20 TO 80 years 81. 10 to 20 years "a.
SOCIAL ErLATgoSs.
There were Isl married males and lss mar
| ried females. 81 widows and "a widowers.
NATIVITY AND SIX.
There were ISL native males and 3S7 native
| females. IA foreign males and III foreign
females. There were 50 still born as compared
| with III in 1859. These are not enumerated Ia
| the death rate. There were l2ss burial permit
| issued from the office during the year. inclad
| ing the still born. removals and those brought
| from other Iiaces 70 be buried III the cit.
| cemeteries.
CONTAGIOUS prsrssEs.
There were los cases OF contagious disease
reported to the Board of Health for the year
4
| 2l5 cases OF scarlet fever. with deaths; n
eases OF typhoid fever. with 10 deaths; -
| cases Of measles. with 3 deaths; IA cases o
| membranous Group, deaths, IL cases q
| whooping cough. death; ~ eases of chickea
pox. ] case OF sma lpox. no deaths. Their
we're p deaths from cholera infantum and ba
| IS cases reported. Mumps. tonsiiitis. typh'
malarial fever. iaryingitis snc puerpera
\ fever make up the balance OF IL cases
| The four diseases givin. the largest numbe
| of deaths are. consumption. li9 deaths; diph
liberia. % deaths; typhoid fever. with
| deaths and pneumonia. % deaths larc
| number of the cases Of pneumonia followe'
| and complicated influenza tor In grippe, tina
has been so prevalent over the entire WORE
| for the past few years
fthese four prominent causes of death
| there we're in the several wards rs follows
Consumption. First ward. 10 cases; Second. 10
| Third. 10; Fourth. Is; Fifth. Is; Sixth. IL
seventh. y; Eighth. 20, Ninth. :; Tenth. IA.
Diphtheria. First ward 30: Second. 3; Third
q; Fourth. 81 Fifth. Is; Sixth. 8; Seventies
Eighth. 81 Ninth. 2: Tenth. II.
live OF those In the Fourth ward were at 81
Mark Hospital. and one OF those in the Sc
ond was at the L. d. A. Home.
Typhoid fever. First ward. 3; Second.
Third, j; Fourth. 9; Fifth. none; Sixth I
Seventh. 3. Eighth. q Ninth. /; Teuth. 3.
Pneumonia. First ward. 3: Second. 6; Thir'
q; Fourth. 10: Fifth. 6; Sixth. IL; seventh.
Eighth. 3; Ninth. 4; Tenth. 5; of these :
Marks Hospital had and L. Il. a. Home :.
XUissNcNs ABarED.
There were 1851 orders served during N
year as follows: 26S5 were for foul privy vault
and ele for other nuisances. including fol
yards fom cisterns low and sunken lot
cboked drains. foul stables. and many other
Several lots oil pigs have been ordered cut {
| the city. a large number OF alleys have bee
INSPECTED. and many nuissnces abasei Wit
| out written orders. one hundred and M
dead animals have been removed from the ell
including dead dogs. eats. chickens. rabbit
| etc.
No account has been kept Of dead hors
and cattle as they are usually removed BY u
Glue Company without charge 20 the city.
FNPESDITugss.
The following statement includes all hiils Z
| Cured by the department during the hsc
| veaf:
Printing. stationery. blanks books
and postage ls1
Rent Of asBp ground g
Care Of dump 81 ound ...............-.-....-.. Ss
| Cleaning eess-pool at hospital .......--.. II
| Insurance on hospital .-..........-...-.... 81
Repairs and material furnished at
| hospital -.-....-.. 4.........- .s........ n
| Care of CONTAGIOUS diseases "a per
| bills rendered ...-...a......... .......... -
For inspectors l,aes
For salary II heaiuh Officer -.-... i5oi
For ssary Of clerk .........-...-..-...-...- -
For horse FOR use OF department a.