Telegram-herald., 1891-04-30

Graaa sso.zs5 as
Gao. r. PxKsY.
city Treasurer.
Epwis r. UHI.
dayor
AID creqas moved that the repe1t be accept
\ ed aud printed In the proee eilags
| Carried.
ieas-Ald. Anderson, Carpenter Creque.
Doren. Doyle. Emmey. Haussr. Mills. Mckee.
Saunders. Stein. Stokes. sproul. Steboins.
| Iurnsr-E.
| Says-Soae.
| orFfcs or CrrY PHYSICIAN
GsaSD RArrDs Mich. April -. lssi
To the Honorable. Mayor and Common coan-
| ell of the CITY of Grand RAPIDS:
GentIemen-I herewith sabmit my annual
report Tor the fiscal year eading April -. lsai :
Number of cases treated. 1853; requiring 6&t,s
visits and ONCE Treatments; Number OF police
calls answered. 81; number of births.a There
has teen 8. deaths: OF theses died of consump-
| tion. from organic heart disease. 3 from diph-
| iberia. from coiera infantum, from para
| iysls 3 from pneumonia. from typhoid fever.
from meningitis from cancer Of the liver
/ l from aneurisam Of the aorta from brights
disease. = from inanition and from accident.
The following Is a condensed monthly re-
i port:
| MAY lseo-Number of cases. rs: NUMBER of
visits and once treatments. 466i number of
| pole calls answered. 5; number OF deaths. Il
| number OF births 2.
June iss0-Numbsr Of cases. 1870; number OF
visits and once treatments. 507; number OF
! police calls answered. s.; number of deaths. 3.
July lsD-Number of eases. If9; number Of
| visits and once treatments. 5i5; number OF
police calls answered. S; number OF deaths. A.
Number OF birsas. ,.
August lssO-Nunber OF cases, 10; number
| OF visits and ONCE treatments. $40; number oil
| police calls answered. ); number OF deaths 5.
| 0September lsso-N umbsr of cases. l52; num-
Der OF visits and once treatments. al; number
| of police calls answered. 2; number oil deaths.
| =; number OF births. =
October lsso-Number of cases. l52: number
of visits aud once treatments 4ss; number OF
police calls answered, 5; number Of deaths.4.
| November ls-D-Number of cases. l45 num-
Der visits and Office treatments. 3is; number o
| police calisxnswered. 4; number OF deaths. .;
| number OF births. l.
December lsec-Number of cases 49,: mum.
Der of visits and once treatments. 800; number
| OF police calls answered. /; number Of deaths
:; number OF births. l.
January fsei-Nmber OF cases. IFS; number
of visits and once treatments. 6is; number OF
| deaths 5.
OF visits and ONCE treatments. SIS: number OF
police calls answered. ?; number OF deaths. &
number o.oirths. i.
Mar2n lsol-Number of cases 1S6; Number o
visits and Office treatments. 75e; number Of
police calls answered. |; number OF deaths, !.
4 April lssl-Number of cases. Isl: number o
l visits and once treatments. us; number O
| police calls answered. /; number of deaths. =
| Total number OF cases. 1850; total number Of
visits and ONCE treatments. of0s; total number
| OF police calls answered. "a; total number o
deaths. 81; total number OF births. o.
Respectfully submitted.
FRED W. WRIGHT.
CITY Physician.
| Aid Creque moved that the report be &C
cepsed and printed in the proceedings.
Carried.
Iess-Ald. Anderson. Carpenter. Creque
Doren. Doyle. Emmcr. Hauser. Mills
| Mckee, ODonneli. saunders. Stein. Stokes
| sprou Stebbins. Tateum. Turner-l7.
Nays-None.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Coun
Gil of the City OF Grand Rapids:
Gentiemen-Ia compliance with the instruc
tons Of the Board OF Health. have the hono
10 present TO your honorable body a summary
OF the condition Of the health department o
the city. the work performed. and the expen
Il
| ter of coasratulation. that no general epidemi
OF infectious or contagious disease has beer
present during the year. Diphtheria an
, scarlet fever. the most serious and dread I'd O
the diseases incident TO our section of tn
country during certain months Of the yeal
gave us considerable anxiety. The rules o
| the bonrd have been generally complied with
and the precautions ordered for preyentin
the spread OF CONTAGIOUS diseases have been q
| most Instances observed. Undoubtedly Their
have been some violations but they hsSe no
been frequent The general health whe
, compared with other cities tn roughout tn
: country has been remarkably good. Their
| has been no interruption In the public school
on account Of any prevailing disease.
The same course With regard u placardin q
| iscl alton and d s,nfectlon has been pursued a
| In the year previous. and we are glad tn sa
| that our course In this respect has for the mos
. part met the hearty approval 81 all Who hay
been affected by the cases To add "a tho 81
fectlveness OF the system By which an effort
made 20 prevent ths spread 81 eonisgiou
D | diseases. thorough mmicstion and disinte'
| ton. the board has made arrangements witt
| competent person To DO all that Is Recessar
: in the premises when called upon.
In the early part 81 the wear during N
noaths Of January ant February. the whel
| city suffered severely fr IN ''afippe." sIthosa
: | there were comparativ-ty few deaths RESULT a
| directly from this disease. The compIicafio
asshna. hroncassis sad pneumonia iueresse
| the deaths largely. fortunately there was n
general recurrence Of the disease this wlute
though there were some well marked eases n
!, - severe.
ryrHain grvss.
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rfed m tue water Ne drink. Tits nscpS<itz,s
guarding the purity % Cur water slpply: bt
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aaaet especially in shsiios wells vhe
there = sry question: The water should !
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perfect water sapriv ant sewerage system
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