The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-28
BUTTE IS ENTERED
The Health Department at Washington
Has Made Inquiries.
STATISTICS WILL BE SENT
Blanks Which the Health officer is
Required to FIN Out and For
ward to Headquarters-The
City's Favorable Showing.

Beginning with the new year the
sanitary and health reports of Butte
will be received by the government at
Washington regularly and tabulated.
Those who live In Butte have an idea
that the city ranks up pretty well with
the healthful cities OF the land. but
Butte has not heretofore been consid-
cred OF sufficient Importance to be OFF,
cially recognized by the governments
health department.
Health Officer whitford has now
been asked by the government to fur
nish at regular intervals a table of
the contagious diseases In Butte and
the total deaths from all causes.
Blanks have been furnished CORES
ponding to the blanks furnished all
other cities of the land. and these will
be filled out each month and forward
ed to Washington.
The form of the blank which will be
filled for the government is as follows:
Sanitary Report-Domestic.
Butte. Mont
To the Honorable
The secretary of the Treasury (U. s.
acknowledgements Wash
ington. d. c.:
Sir:-I have the honor to make the
following report of contagious dis
eases. and the deaths which occurred
therefrom. at this place, during the
month ended.
Diseases. Cases. Deaths.
Cholera, Asiatic.. .... 80. ............
Yellow fever.......... ..................
smallpox. .............. ..........
Narloiold. ............. ............
Varfcella...... ............... ...........
Typheus fever Cor ship fever) ........
Enteric Cor typhoid) fever.
Scarlet fever. .................
nfphtharia
measles. .......... ...... ................
Whooping cough. ................
Phthisis pulmonalis.. ...........
Iotal. ......... ........ ....... .....
Total deaths from all causes. ..........
Population according to last census.
Present officially estimated population
Prevailing diseases and other perman-
ent information. ................
In making reports the population of
Butte will be estimated at 10000, which
is very close to the correct figure.
The health Office is now preparing Its
annual report II is likely that the re-
suit will show Butte's death rate per
1000 to be considerably under 10. A
large per centage Of deaths in Butte
are of violent character, owing to the
many accidents in the mines. and the
present year, to the large number of
deaths in the powder explosion. The
IS deaths caused by that calamity will
make Butte's death rate much greater
than IL would otherwise be, yet such
deaths cannot be attributed to the un-
healthfulness of the city II violent
deaths were eliminated Butte's death
rate would probably not exceed Z or
7Ik per thousand.
Chattanooga is one OF the healthiest
cities whose reports are sent to the
Butte office. Its death rate is ESQ.
Most of the cities run from l to Is.
San Francisco is Is and New York is
1874. Louisville is is.
The only contagious disease which
Butte has just now is diphtheria. 1t
is believed that this will be kept well
in check by the health authorities
John Mcmillan called at the Standard
office yesterday to say he has sure
cure for diphtheria.
Take sulphur. borax and salt petre
in equal parts" he said. ground fine
Then take a goose quill and touch the
parts near the palate when the white
spots appear. Apply three or four
times a day. Blow the mixture right
into the mouth. That will cure diph-
liberia all right. have seven or eight
in my family and / cured them all my
self with that recipe"