The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-08
rHE AxxUAL HEALTH HEroRr.


Of SMALL Hospital.
AZ the monthly meeting Of the board
OF health yesterday afternoon Health on
fioer Pamer's annual report was ssib-
mited- 1t Is long document and in adj
dition TO dealing specifically with vital
statistics recommends that q small hos
pitai be established for the care OF dfph-
liberia and scarlet fever cases. DR.. Palmer
says in his report that 4s7 deaths were
reported in 1854 from all causes as CON-
pared with As deaths in ls9s The annual
death rate population 10000 was IT'S per
l.ooo. as against SOS for 1893. 1t viii be
seen that the phenomeraily low death
rate OF Seattle has therefore not CITY
been maintained. but improved. Follow
ang - 3 synopsis 6 the deaths for 1884.
together with causes and number from
each cause: Typhoid fever, ~; malaria.
]: diphtheria, s.; scarlet fever. 2; wsaoop-
ing cough. 8; dtarrhoeal diseases under
five years, Is; diarrhoeas diseases over
i've years 3: influenza, 2: erysipeiax, 1:
pyemia. i; septicemfn. i; pulmonary tu-
bercuEnsss. G.: tubencular enterstis. s: tu-
bercular meningitis. 8; scrosuIa. /; cam
Ger OF liver, 2; OF lip. /: Of stomach. 9: OF
uterus, 2: of breast. l: of kidneys, /; OF
panrreaS 1; Of diosieElum, 1; 1ympliade-
mona, /: rheumatism. i: purpura hemor
rhagsca. i: aDemia, 1: diabetes. s; ateiec-
tasis pnlmonum. :; hamilton. IS: prema-
ture birth. S; spinal blsida, /: maiforma-
tion CT heart. 2; prolonged labor. 1; icteus
1lecmatorum, l: nsstrorrhagia, i puerpe1al
diseases, 5: placenia previa, /: astheria, II;
old age. 6: cerebral henorrisase, 70: men
nights 10; commissions, Z: spinal nsenin-
gifts. I: paralysis. 6: erysspelss. 2: pare
sis. 8: heart disease. 45; aneurism Of
aorta. :; aroeritis. i; hemorrlsage, i: asth-
ma. 2; bronchitis. 6: pneumonia. "a: bror-
cfo pneumonia. Q: pleurssy. i: pulmonary
congestion. 4: edenna OF CLOTHS, /; hy-
drothorax. /: Appendicitis 2: perstonltis.
IA: liver trouble, 8: atroTray Of liganum
Texture, i: intestinal obstruction. /; OBJ
strucsion Of gall duct. 2: atrophy OF aver.
/; chronic gastritis. 2: hernia, /; enter
rhagia, /: cancrinsosss. 1; structural
ssophagus. 1; neQfrftis. IA; urernia. 3;
pelvic ceslulllis. 1; ovarian tumnr, 2: pyos-
a1pissx. .; poisoning. chloroform, 1; drowIar
Ing. IL; fractured skull. 4. shooting. I:
shock. s: burns, >: fracture of pelvis. 2.
decapieated. i; hemorrhage from lungs, /:
asphyxiatod BY smoke. IS; traumatlc peri
toritis. l.
Suicide Poisoning. opium. S; arsenic, 1;
carboiic acid. !: shooting. s; cut throat.
2; drowning. /: hanging, 2.
Houacsie-Fracture OF skull. 2; shoot
ing, 2. Grand total, s57.
Deaths by warsss-Ffrsf. C; Second 81:
Third. 81: Fourth. IS: Fifth, u. incltsisng
"a deaths at Providence hospital; sixth.
"a; Seventh. -; Eighth. 81: Ninth, s.; to-
tal, 4s7.
J1re report proceeds:
The most notable fact In the history
total absence of smallpox. whereas m 1899
thege were sc cases and in 1895 IS cases.
This absence OF disease has caused neg
lect in thxs limo Of vaccination.
Whereas In 1899 there were IS and In
1873 - deaths due 10 typhoid fever. IN
1891. osit OF % reported cssas there were
Only - deaths, This dinrsuution Tn she
number Of deaths must be accredited TO
Increased sewerage facilities
..ia lSss there were reported only IA
cases OF scarlet fever. with orc death.
sr iSss % cases, with one death: while IN
1891 there were IS cases. with two deaths.
THea follows the Recommendation csn-
cervlsng a small hospital. The doctor
thinks IL wuszld be a heEsetlt 10 the city
and communities in which the casss were
fos1rsi ansi especially 70 hotels ard ieig-
ing houses, AZ present there is rsot q
place 70 saae suSa cases.
Following is a synop@ss OF contagious
diseases reported for tho year. Scarlet
fever. IS cases. deaths: measles. casse,
no siesatsss; dsahrzKE-is. % cases. deaths:
typhoid fever. 50 eases. 10 deaths; wlsooT,-
ing cough. Is eases. deatas
Births reported during isss-Maies 81
females. 80. SIX rot stated. /: total. SO.
OF tfas rgansacr there WAS rot . cczxsrssl
esagss BIRTH reported. There were 90 9Th
births.