Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-22
HEALTH OF THE DISTRICT,
Two More Deaths This Week Than Last
Nearly Half Were Children,

Two More Deaths This Week Than Last
Nearly Half Were Children,
''The deaths throughout the District this weel
exceed those Of last week by two. There is
total absence Of mortality from typhoid fevel
and malarial diseases, while that from acut,
lung diseases las faileE to the minimum" say
the report of Health Officer Townshend for las
week
''The percentage Of deaths of children undel
five years of age to the deaths from all canse.
vas 46 per cent, as compared with percentage
OF near 81 in the previous week. The deaths Of
infants under one year old were forty-seven
while there occurred in the week before fifty.
six, thus showing a greatly decreased mortality
from cholera iufantum and kindred aiiments
with the exception of diphtheria mortality
from Contagious diseases has almost wholly dis
appeared, not OILY in the District. but as re-
ports show, throughout those cities where mod.
ern science and the application OF the latest
sanitary imp rovements prevail.
1.-The health report OF the city Of Paris for the
week ending on the 4th instant has been re-
ceived at this Office. 1t exhibits health condi.
tions very similar to those of this city as to the
comparative immunity from contagious dis
cases and malarial fevers, but the mortality
from consumption is unusually heavy, there
being LIS deaths from this dread visitor out OF
of Brussels for the same period shows a like
fatality from this same disease"
The report shows: Number Of deaths, 1914;
white, IL: colored, SO. Death rate per 1000
per annum: White, 21.7; colored, 34.4. Total
population, 1851. Fifty-seven were under five
years Of age; Al we're under one year old. and
II over sixty years. Twenty-nine Of the dea this
occurred in hospitals and public institutions.
The deaths by classes were as follows: Zymotic.
80; constitutional, q; local, A; developmental.
10; violence. 4. The principal causes of death
were: Diphtheria, 4; consumption, IA;
diarrh9al, 20; pneumonia, 1; congestion Of the
lungs. 1; bronchitis, 2; whooping cough, q; can
GERS, 3; meningitis, 8; kidney diseases. 7; alco-
holism, 2 Births reported: Iwenty-eight
10 colored females. Marriages reported
Twenty-fOur white, coiored. Stiil-births re-
ported: Four white. colored.
DAYS BURIAL PERMITS
During the twenty-four hours ending at noon
health office for the following:
Whte-James McMullen. IS years. apopIexv
Thomas G. Evans, SO years, hepatis abscess
Natalie l.. Luskey, months. marasmus; Clar-
er.ce Mechanics, 50 years, phthisis pulm. Faith
BrCwn.4 months cholera infantum; Morris Cole,
/ month, marasmus; Mary A. Edwards, 8
months, cLolera infantum.
Colored-kobert Dowdy. 40 years, phthiais
pulm; Jho. + Chichester, l year, dentition
Mary Carter. days, coI.vulsions; Elsie Lee, 4
months phthisis: Majo, Johnson IS years, CON
SUMPTION jacob Richardson. IS years, chronic
dementia; Sarah Ellis years, dysentery;
Ellen Frazier: IS years, cancer Of breast; Isaac
bray, 81 years. aneurism Of avita; Henry
jackson, 40 Years, pleuro-pneumonia Rosetta
Lewis. 80 YEARS. heart disease; Anna Brown, q
years, general tuberculosis.