Los Angeles herald., 1892-06-18
THE STATES HEALTH.
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Extract From the Board ok Uoozthsa Hay
Tho report Of the stats board Of
health for May has just been issued.
from which the following extracts were
taken:
prtality reports from ITO cities,
q Be, villages and sanitary districts.
h1Sing an aggregate population Of
00l, ,663, show 1865 deaths from ell causes
during the month Of May. This cor
responds to death~ rate OF 1.3l per
1000 for May, or 1872 per annum.
There were 162 deaths due to con-
sumption, 66 to pneumonia, Al to bron-
chitis, to congestion Of the Lungs, 10 to
diarrhna and dysentery, IL to cholera
infantum, A to other diseases OF the
stomach and bowels, 20 to diphtheria,
IL to Group, 15 to scarlatina. 6 to
measles, IL to whooping cough, II to
typhoid fever, 8 to malarial fevers, to
cerebro-spinal fever, 81 to cancer, 4 to
eryaipelas, 95 to diseases Of the heart. 6
to alcoholism, 2 to influenza, and 478 to
all other causes.
This shows continued though email
reduction in fatalities from respiratory
diseases.
In January there were sos deaths
from diseases Of the lungs, in February
$50, in March $50, in April 306, and in
There were 96 deaths in January from
la grippe, 20 in February, 8 in March, 2
in April, and 2 in May.
Reports OF prevailing diseases from
seventy towns and sanitary districts
outside OF the large cities, show IS
cases of acute pneumonia, II Of pleurisy,
135 of acute bronchitis, OF congestion
of the lungs, 1856 of diarrh@a, 66 Of dys-
entery, 25 Of cholera infantum, AZ Of
cholera morbus, 81 of diphtheria. 6 OF
Group, 20 of scarlatina, 81 OF measles, 33
of whooping-cough, 15O of mslariRl
fevers, Is of typhoid fever, 80 Of erysipe-
las, II of Inflammation of the brain, II
of Inflammation of the bowels, 10 of in.
flammation of the kidneys, 6S of in
fluenza, ~ of neuralgia, 20 of rheuma-
tism, and so of tonsilitis.
Measles are reported at Merced and
Santa Clara, but are also prevalent in
other places. Whooping-cough prevailed
in number of localities. Diph,heria
was reported epidemic at Riverside and
College City, and scarlatina at Merced.
The case Of varioloid at Berkeley and
the one at Sacramento, have been dis
charged, and although sufficient time has
elapsed, no new cases have developed.
) Another case was reported from San
Pablo, Contra Costa county, but it has
been impossible to obtain reliable data
the previous history Of the
man afflicted. The usual precautions
were adopted, and the patient will soon
be if he is not already discharged.
A case of leprosy was recently discov-
cred in Oakland, which came not long
ago from the Hawaiian islands. The
local board of health was disturbed con-
cerning the disposition which should be
made of the case, inasmuch az there are
no, accommodations for lepers In Cali
Fornia outside of the county pesthousee.
The leper Ia woman) relieved the city
of her unwelcome presence, and was
next found in the city and county hos
pital in San Francisco. The health de-
partment of Oakland is naturally eolic-
tous concerning the large family of
which the leprous woman was mem.
Der, all of whom are domiciled there.
including the woman's infant, only 2
months old.
Nearly every populous county in the
'toto uuo mOIo tudu OnC0 c8I6O lOr lep.
,fsi in pesthouees, but San Francisco has
1orne the greatest share OF the burden.
Those counties which have found it in
scHvenient to erect pesthouse have
Kindly assisted the afflicted person to
The metropolis, and in this way con-
iderable number have been cared for
learly all the time which properly be.
onged in other counties. Sacramento
las had number of cases. Yolo had
me Or two in recent years. Fresno had
me not long ago.
The state board Of health. have under
q bill, to be presented to
he next legislature, providing for q
azaretto in which to sequestrate this
lass OF incurables, for all must agree
hat it is neither prudent nor proper to
reat them "a they are now being cared
or.