Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-15
HEALTH OF rRE DISTRICT.
It Still Continues Good, the Increase Of
Deaths Being Children.

HEALTH OF TAE DISTRICT.
It Still Continues Good, the Increase o.
Deaths Being Children.
''The health of the city, as shown by the re-
ports Of deaths for last week. still continues
good, says the report Of Health Officer Ham,
NETT for last week. 1.-THE increase Of II deaths
over the number that occurred in the proceed
ing week is mainly owing to the beginning of
the annual visitation Of children's ailments. OF
the 1o5 deaths. 46, or nearly one-half, wer,
under five years Of age, and Of these there
were 50 infants under twelve months old
The contagious diseases no longer prevail te
such an extent as to cause anxiety in the public
mind. But one death from diphtheria and two
from whooping cough occurred during the
week. Malarial influences caused two fata
cases of typhoid fever and one Of re,mittent
fever. OF the six violent deaths, four were from
accident and two by suicide, one Of which was
by hanging and the other by pistol shot. In the
tabular statement it will be noticed that alco-
hor still claims its victims.
THE visitation Of smallpox among the cities
along the Ohio river has not extended eastward
as yet. In New York city this disease is re-
ported az being very tenacious IN its hold upon
the city, and the health officers say that the
chances are that they will have to battle with
this disease during the entire summer. No
sign of Its appearance has as vet been discov-
cred here, but vaccination should everywhere
be carefully attended to.
'The prevalence Of Asiatic cholera in western
and central Asia is at present attracting the
earnest attention of English and Russian ply
sicians. Their object is to prevent its intro
duction into Europe during the present sum-
mer. As many as $50 deaths per diem have
at the city of Harrar. in Arabia, 1900 had died
within fortnight. The routes of most danger
are either by the Suez canal or through Russia.
Its introduction into this country is most to be
apprehended through emigration from southern
Russia and the different Mediterranean ports.
our large seacoast cities, where great numbers of
emigrants arrive, are on the alert, so far as in
formation has reached here"
VITAL STATISTICS
Number of deaths. 105; white, IS; colored, so.
Death rate per 900 per annum-White, 1853;
colored, 1915. Total population, 21.s. Forty
six we're under five years of age, 80 were under
one year old and 16 over sixty years. Nineteen
of the deaths occurred in hospitals and public
institutions. The deaths BY classes were as
follows: Zymotic, Is; constitutional, %; local,
45; developmental, IA; violence: s. The prin-
cipal causes of death were: Diphtheria, 1: con-
sumption Is. dinrrhpal, a; erysipelas. L; typhoid
fever, 2: malarial fever. 1; pneumonia, 5: con-
gestion Of the lungs. 3; bronchitis. 2: whooping
cough, 2; kidney diseases, 8; meningitis, 4: cam
GERS, 2; alcoholism, 2. Births reported-21
white males, % white females; 16 colored males.
II colored females. Marriages reported-24
white, colored. Still births reported-6 white,
colored.
RESULT OF THE HOT WEATHER.
The warm weather during the past few DAYS
has proved very uncomfortable for persons
whose labors call them out in the sum- Brick
layers and hodcarriers have suffered consider
ably and several of the latter had to quit work
In such cases the physicians at the Emergency
Hospital have done good service and the police
ambulance and patrol wagons have also done
good service in getting the sick to places where
they could be treated without delay. Three in
fants who died from the effects of the heat
without medical attendance were viewed by
Acting Coroner Schaeffer. who gave certificates
OF death from natural causes.
Ralph Boxley, colored hodcarrier who lives
at No. Cedar street. was overcome BY the heat
whlleS~ orking near New Jersey avenue and l.
street southeast yesterday. He was sent home
in No patrol wagon.
Hugh Carter and man named Mercer, both
OF whom are inmates of the Soldiers Home
were treated at the Emergency Hospital during
the day.
A colored laborer named Jefferson jackson
was taken i'll while working stable yester-
day. He was also treated at the Emergency
Hospital. after which he was sent home.
The heat disabled George Smith, colored
man who lives in Freeman's allev. He was
working on Connecticut avenue at the time and
the police removed him to his home
While passing along New Hampshire avenue
Eliza Hawkins was taken sick from the effects
of the heat She soon recovered under treat
ment and went to her home in P street alley.
TREATMENT OF suNsTRoKF.
The police manual contains a clause giving
instructions concerning the treatment of cases
of sunstroke
Ceases of this kind says the instructions,
must be handled and treated with great care.
II the hands and face are cold and white. ewes
sunken. skin cold and clammy and bathed in
sweat, the breathing interrupted and signing.
all OF which symptoms denote faintness and
weakness, perfect rest, quiet and stimulants are
the remedies. Do not raise them with the
head high nor jolt them in moving nor send
them great distance TO q station or hospital
until a physician has examined them. Place
them in a shady locality, with head low. and
give small and frequent doses of stimulants
until the arrival of a physician.
II, on the contrary, the face be blush or
red or purple. with the veins of the forehead
and neck distended and ewes bloodshot, YOU
must raise the head moderately and apply ice
freely to head and back of neck Give no
stimulants without the advice of physician -
During the past three days thirteen deaths
from summer complaints have been reported to
the health Office, eight Of which resulted from
cholera infantum