San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-03
MONTHLY REPORT.
City Health Department, Ending
March 31st, 1895.

In March there were filed 107
physicians death certificates in
the health office. or the total
number of deaths 50 were males
and 80 females; 80 were whites
and Is colored. AS to nativity 80
were born in Texas, GA In the
United States. IL in Mexico, 8 in
Germany, 2 in Poland, l in Ireland,
l in England, in France and l in
Canada. OF the total deaths q
were non-residents % were shipped
to other places for interment.
There inquests held during the
month.
According to ages 20 died under
| year Of age, s from to 10 years,
3 from 10 to 20, Is from 20 to 80, 10
from 80 to 40, 16 from 40 to 80, 6
from 80 to 20, II from 60 to 20, 7
from 20 to so and | died 80 years
old.
In the different wards Of the city
there died 7 in the First ward, 81
in the Second ward, a in the
Third ward, l6in the Fourth ward,
10 in the Fifth ward, y in the
Sixth ward, IL in the Seventh
ward, and in the Eight ward. In
the different institutions there
died in City Hospital 6, County
Hospital 3, Santa Rosa Hospital 4.
The total number Of the above
deaths is only three less than in
the corresponding month Of last
year.
CAUSES OF DEATH.
The following complex list of
diseases were the causes of death
in March: Phthisis pulmonalis'3 80,
bilobar pneumonia !, broncho-
pneumonia l, pleuro pneumonia |,
pneumonia and cerebral embol-
ism |, uncomplicated pneumonia
>, pleuritis l, Group |, la grippe l,
capillary bronchitis l, tonsilitis
and septic meningitis l, cerebro-
meningitis l, meningitis 2, paraly-
sis ,, diabetis l, septcnmia 2, in
tercranial hemorrhages l, endO.
pericarditis |, chronic nephritis 3,
mania potatorum |, heart disease
2, hepatitis and anasarca l, cir
rhosis of liver l, hydrothoraX l,
mumps complicated with hemor-
rhages of stomach |, entero-colitis
|, cancer of stomach and hemor-
rhages 2, cancer bladder l, cancer
breast l, cancer TsOphagus i, ulcer
stomach /, typho-malar. fever l,
typhoid fever |, strychnine poison
ing |, intestinal obstruction !, cya-
nosis |, premature birth 3, still
born 5, hamilton |, cholera infant
UNI l, senility !, burn wounds ,,
remittent fever l, confinement /,
crushed by machinery l, fracture
base OF skull and internal injuries
1,.old age 4.
CITY HOSPITAL SURGEONS REPORT.
The following is a correct report
of DIR. Clavin, assistant city ply
stefan:
Total number OF patients adj
mitted to the City hospital during
the month of March, &c; number
of patients on hand March l, %;
number admitted during the
month, 80, discharged during the
month, 81; died, 6; consumption,
2; dropsy, l; burn wounds entire
lower body, l; pleurisy, |; heart
disease, |.
CITY PRESCRIPTION DEPARTMENT
There were dispensed at the City
hospital dispensary 502 prescrip-
tions for the city's INDECENT sick,
and at Kalteyer & Sons 81 prescrip-
tiOns in emergency cases. or the
above 27S prescriptions were pre-
scribed by city physician and 25S
by DR.. Clavin, mostly for outdoor
and Jail patients and hospital pa
tients.
NUMBER OF MEALS FURNISHED TO
CITY HOSPITAL PATIENTS.
Number Of days patients fed,
$50; number of days employees fed,
l55; total number of days, lO4l {;
total number Of meals at three
meals per day, 1923.
VACCINATION.
In the last three months 1880
children of the public schools
were vaccinated at expense OF the
city. Compulsory vaccination is
required by city ordinance only Of
all children attending the public
schools, and, although there is no
doubt but that large number Of
children Of other schools nave been
vaccinated, it would be advisable
that all institution, private schools
as well as others, enforce the vac
cination ordinance as strictly as
the teachers of the public schools
Of the city and county are
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