The record-union., 1893-12-13
HEALTH OF THE STATE.
The Death Rate Rather High-Smal
pOx in the East.

The Death Rate Rather High-Small-
pox in the East.
DR.. J. r. Laine, Secretary of the State
Board of Health, in his report for the
month of November, says:
Reports from 81 cities, towns, villages
and sanitary districts, aggregating pop
ulation of SOS, ,049, show total mortality
OF ,09S from all causes during the month
of November. This corresponds to a
death rate of l.35 per 600 per month, or
1871 per 900 per annum.
There were l69 deaths due to consump-
ton, l05 to pneumonia, 49 to bronchitis,
IL to congestion of the lungs, 10 TO diar-
rhea and dysentery, 10 to cholera in
fantum, % to other diseases Of the stOm-
ach and bowels, IL to diphtheria, 3 to
Group, l to Scarlatlna, | TO measles, to
whOOping cough, 80 to typhoid fever, to
remittent and intermittent fevers, / to
cerebrO-spinal fever. 2o to cancer, to
erysipelas, 50 to diseases OF the heart, 9 to
alcoholism, and 466 to other causes, 10 be-
ing from la grippe.
PREVAILING DISEASES.
Reports of prevailing diseases from 81
villages, towns and sanitary districts out
side OF the larger cities, give l67 cases of
pneumonia, 800 OF bronchitis, bS of pleu
riSy, SO OF congestion of the lungs, l09 of
diarrhea, q or dysentery, 20 OF cholera
morbus, Is of cholera intantum, 81 Of
diphtheria, y of Group, 70 of scarlatina,
II Of measles, 81 OF Wnooping cough. S22
Of influenza, 80 OF typhoid fever, 17Y of
malarial fevers, of cerebro-spinal fever
33 of erysipelas, l47 Of rheumatism, l53 Of
neuralgia, 1SS OF tonsilitis, l16 of pharyn
gifts ana four OF chlcken-poX.
La grippe is generally prevalent over
the area reported from.
CORRECTED REPORTS.
This report, especially from the princi-
pal cities and towns III the State, is made
from corrected reports for the month of
November. Letters have been sent to
nearly all the health officers OF principal
places, and replies have been received
Justifying the figures herein given 1t is
earnestly desired that the estimated pop
ulation Of each town be given in figures
by the local health officer on his reuort
blank each month, SO that If question
should arise the report can be produced
with the original figures upon ii. There
is no desire on the part of the State Board
OF Health TO minimize the population of
any town or city, but it is anxious to OBJ
tain, as nearly as possible, the exact pop
nlatiOn of each place or district reported
from.
DANGER FROM SMALLPOX.
Reports from some Eastern and Middle
States show that smallpox is epidemic in
certain localities. In some places it has pro-
duced frighttul ravages, and there seems
to be no diminution in its prevalence,
notwithstanding that most stringent
measures have been taken in limiting its
spread. In view of the fact that in few
weeks California will receive several
thousand visitors from different parts Of
the Union, it would be well to adviNs,
vaccination Of all those who are unpro-
tected, and a revaccination of all those
who have not been vaccinated during re-
cent years. Nothing could be more in
furious TO California during the winter
than an epidemic of smallpox. 1t should
be urged upon the people that nothing
will limit its spread but vaccination.