Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-15
Some Figures Given Out by the
Health Officer.
OMPARED WITH OTHER YEARS
The Death Rate Per 1000 for Diff
ferent Septembers.
o T II E r DI S E A S E S

Health Officer Woodward this afternoon
gave out a tabulated statement showing
the deaths from typhoid fever. malariaI
fever typho-malarial fever and diarrhoeal
diseases In the District of Columbia during
the months of July, August, September,
October, November and December, from the
year 1880 up to and including September 80
1895.
During the period from July to Decem-
Der, 1880. 15S deaths occurred from typhoid
fever, 10 deaths were the result of typho-
malarial fever, 81 the result of malarial
fever and 234 the result of diarrhoeal COM
plants.
For the period Of 1891 124 deaths resulted
from typhoid fever. 16 frcm typho- -malarial
fever, 81 from malarial fever and 316 from
diarrhoeal diseases.
In 1892 1875 deaths resulted from typhoid
fever, ID by typho-malarial fever, IS from
ralarial fever and 432 from diarrhoeal dis
eases.
In 1893 there were 40 deaths recorded
due to typhoid fever, IS from typho-ma-
larial fever, ~ from malarial fever and 3SS
from diarrhoeal diseases.
In 1884 159 persons died from typhoid
fever, from typho-malarial fever, 35 from
malarial fever and 2l1 from diarrhoeal dis
cases.
During the three months of July, August
and September, 1895, 93 persons died from
typhoid fever, from typho-malarial fever
p from malarial fever and 299 from diar-
rhoeal diseases.
According to another statement Health
officer Woodwartf shows that in $780, with
a population of 2:S2, ,46O the death rate from
typhoid fever for July was LIS per 1000:
August. 1.34; September, 15O; October, 155;
November. 1.13 and December. .SS.
In 1891 the population was estimated to
be 242,52O. During July of that year the
death rate from typhoid fever was only 80
per loo; in August it was LOO; in Septem-
ber. 1.04; October. 1.S3 November, LIS, and
IN December, 60
Another slight increase is shown In 1892
over the previous year in the percentage of
deaths resulting from typhoid fever. Tine
population that year was estimated to be
253O1O In July the death rate was SO per
1909; in August 1t was 100, in September
1t was 1.4I: October. 1O4: November. liz,
and in December 1t was S6.
A slight increase is again shown in the
deaths from typhoid fever in 1898, but the
DC pulation had also increased about 1000.
be 26o,SOO. The percentage of deaths for
that year for July was .96 per 1000; August,
Ito; September, 1.2s; october. LOG; Novem-
Ter 1.O6 and in December, .96.
The next year, 1894, there was a marked
increase in the death rate from typhoid
fever. The population was 263,6OO, and the
estimate was made from those figures
The percentage Of deaths from typhoid
fever in July was 40 per 1000; in August,
1.36; September, LIS; October. 1.36; Novem-
ber. 100, and in December, ~.
NO" coH eS our present year, 1850, anu
while there is a material decrease noticed
in the death rate for July and August, the
death rate for September is much in excess
OF any previous year. The death rate for
this year was based upon a population Of
27O,514 For July 1t was only .48 per 1000.
For August the death rate was 1.2O, and
for September. that is, the month that has
just passed, the death rate reached 2.4
While Health Officer Woodward In his
statement has made a division of the diff
ferent fevers there are. it is said. many
physicians who would include them all in
a statement under the head of typhoid fe-
ver. 1t is held by many of the medical
fraternity that there is no such disease
as typho-malarial fever. and SO the figures
relating to this latter disease should really
be included under the head of typhoid
fever.
e. So also is 1t with malarial fever, a NUM-
ber of people dying annually from a So
called malarial fever, which is in reality
typhoid. The same may be said of diar-
rhoeal diseases.
DR.. Woodward is not disposed to take a
serious view of the situation at present.