Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-13
HEALTH OF THE DISTRICT.
The Death Rate IL stin High-Enscts OF the
Grin.


There were 1872 deaths reported at the health
department during last week as compared with
1873 the preceding week." says the report OF
Health Officer Hammett for the week previous.
Tho mortality among those afflicted with acute
lung attacks still continues heavy, there hav-
ing been thirty-nine deaths from these causes,
OF which twenty-nine were from pneumonia
Fourteen Of the deaths during the week
were reported as having their origin in infiu-
enza or grip Nine OF these were white and
i've colored. The sequele we're seven of the
lungs two OF the brain and two OF the heart,
and the average duration of last sickness was :.
fraction over seven days. Ten were over for ty
years OF age, three one year old and one ten
years OF age. while as to sex seven were males
ano seven females. The influenza thus far APP
pears to have assumed a milder form than in
the two preceding invasions and yields to
medical treatment more readily.
The mortality among the old people still
continues high. there having been thirty-one
deaths from this class who were over sixty years
of age
There is still a continued marked dirinu-
ton OF the dangerous contagious diseases.
mere were but three deaths from typhoid
fever and four from diphthoria, which varies
nnt little from the average for this season Of
the year.
There have been cases of smallpox reported
from San Francisco. FL Paso and at Harris
Neck III Georgia, but through the efficient
sanitary system almost everywhere prevailing
IN the United States prevented the disease
from spreading. From all these places the
surgeons IN charge report that the maladv has
been stamped out. although at Harris Neck
Ia, tAere were nlretv-eiSht cases.
Inc following statement will show in O con-
densed form the general features of the NOR
iahty Tor the week, rs well as the marriages and
births for the same period:''
VITAL STATISTICS.
The report shows: Number of deaths, 1872;
white, 81; colored, A. Death rate per 1000
per annun;: White, 25.7; colored. 31.2. Total
population, 27.4 Forty-three were under five
years OF age. 32 were under one year old and 81
over sixty years. Twenty of the deaths &C.
CURED IN hospitals and public institutions.
Inc deaths by classes were as follows: Zymotic
is; constitutional. "a; local, "a; developmental,
IL; violence, 3. The principal causes of death
were: Dlphtheria, A; consumption, IA; diar-
fnGai, :; erySipelas. 1: typhoid fever, 8; mala-
RAJ fever i; pneumonia, 20; congestion Of the
lungs, D; bronchitis, 8; whooping cough, q;
Kidney diseases, 8; meningitis, 3; cancers, 3.
Births reported: Twenty-Five white males. q
white females; % colored males, 25 colored
females. Marriages reported: Sixteen white, 8
colored. Still-births reported: Five white,
colored.
TALK ABOUT THE GRIP.
DR.. D. W. Hughes, medical sanitary inspector
OF the health office, told q STAR reporter this
morning that there were many cases Of the
grip in the city, and he alone had about twenty
i've cases. During the past forty weight hours
he said he had been called in seven new cases,
and last night he was called out several times.
Some OF the patients, he SAID, were taken with
pains In the head, while with others severe
pains In the chest was the beginning OF tho
disease: Some of them had high fever, while
others had no sign of fever.
The wet weather, he thought, would largely
increase the number, as persons are not care
full enough to keep from getting wet and espe-
clally Is such the case with the feet. as persons
walking in the slush very likely to go in
where 1t is too deep and thea remain with their
feet wet for hours
One policeman died from the grip last night.
There are twenty-sX policemen on the sick list
today, but SO far as could be ascertained none
OF them were seriously ILL.,