The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-06
THE DEATH RECORD,
Smallest for Six Years, With
One Exception.
FEeavARYs GOOD SHOWING.
There Were But Thirty-ons Deaths
During the Month-Heaith Board
After the school Board.

TIE members OF the board OF heath Dis
cussed several matters % importance az
their regular monthIy reestrg yesterday
afternoon First. they were hsghly pleased
20 learn from Health Officer Palmer that
only easrty-one deaths occurred during
February. With the exception OF Fen
rnarv. lSa.. when the total number OF
deaths was only twenfy-sevea. this Is tbs
snaaliss. number In February for the past
six years
Vow eslat the board OF education has re-
caive5 s.eoe out OF the Whitney case, ths
board OF health thinks Il time that the
Pacific school be connected with the Ken
nsy street sewer. The matter was thor
oughly discussed from all points OF view
and the consensus OF opinion was that as
long a. the sewer had been put IN ana was
ready for use there was no reason, known
20 the board OF health. WHY the proper con-
nections as required by city ordinances
should not be made DR.. Holmes motion
that the health officer notify the board OF
education 20 have the school contested.
pursuant 20 a request made many months
ago. was unanimously carried. AT The time
referred 70 IN the motion the board OF ed
ucatton pleaded poverty and the matter
was allowed TO go over
Health Officer Palmer called attention
20 the question OF furnishing antitoxine
in cases OF actual poverty. DR.. Holmes
and DR.. Horton favored the idea but saw
several complications IN the event OF its
being adopted. To begin with. there was
the expense, and then came the ever re-
curing question OF how the deserving
eases could be separated from the monde
serving. No conclusion was reached but
the matter VIII be placed before President
Russell, who was absent yesterday owing
10 important business.
Following is Health Officer Palmers re-
port for February:
There were 81 deaths reported. as COM
pared with 81 during the previous month.
and g during February. iSa5. The death
rate was 60 per 1.e0o population.
There were u cases and l death from
scariaIna. an increase over the previous
month, when but cases were reported.
Diphtheria appeared with cases and
death. as compared with 2 fatal cases
during the previous month.
There were IS cases of typhoid fever re-
ported, with deaths, as compared with
IL cases and death during January. 1896.
Deaths and number from each cause:
Typhoid fever 2. diphtheria /. scarlatina 1.
consumption T. rurpura hemorrhazlca /,
commissions l. old age /, infantile atrophy I.
paralysis 2. meningitis /. heart failure 2.
disease OF heart 2. pneumonia :. broncho
pneumonia i. peritonitis 2. enteritis i.
nephritis /. uraemia l. railroad accident i.
fractured spine /. drowning l. shot Isl
Deaths by wards: First 8. Second 2.
Third 3. Fourth 2. Fifth s. Sixth Z, Seventh
3. Eighth 2. Ninth Isl.
The market Inspector inspected 2.SS gal
Ions OF milk. without finding It necessary
TO condemn
The following bills were audited: Tele-
phone. 81 50: garbage scow. ssS; Stewart &
Holmes. drugs. sl6.S IS: Louch. Augustine &
Co.. quarantine supplies, Sass.