The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-18
NARD OF HEALTH.
ucxEAsE IN THE DEATH
oyER PRECEDING YEAR
-, oneers VIII Not osaran-
vessels From Asia-The
-.,es Epidemic General, bot
s~rsous-0ne-Thfra Of Last
rssss's Deaths Due to Paines.ry
~~hsreuiests-

hosrs ., heath. which has been seH-
= ecnssssring the wis1osn OF sssIlns
.aaraaslas 5ere. escaosa - Ils
- 80 u.sattnx held yesterday after
~ .nsrxsau tns s4ea- Health Officer
- srx.raa:ea 10 board a. vessels
s-s-, Japan and look over sne
ss..l.h II sny case nas been found
- ~. .zzranttns station al Port
re nsagsn osficer VIII order the
- Communications As 20 the
fss s. "a force a. Port Townsend and
-es.eo were read from the officer
49, ard Il wss concluded that seal
.ufscieatly protected By the pre-
.sssc. ;aken az Victoria and FOR, IoSns-
- ,s4k .,sp4c,fou ordinance
ses.e.,ras anti a Epecial nesting. The
- - .@rssasrs such inspection great
$50. az disease, the general use OF
- -.sksnx Il 4 dangerous agent Tor the
Fsxs-,...n a. germs. The present cpl
e.. - measles among school children
- 80, serious II % gsnersi tndt tne
- ,nssrae,ssa the health officer TO be
~,xgroas IN the enforcement Of quar-
s.s,. TIE act passed by the legislature
ss-~sssns for the appointing In cities or
= srs, class Of a board OF paaEnoihs ea-
--s~s 20 be composed OF three men, one
-
ossSr two being the health officer and
-ss.s.r inspector, viii be discussed at q
ss.nrs nesting.
-. ,~sort Of Health officer Eames for
-. shoxs but 81 deaths within the
srss.s AZ compared to = deaths for
.,r.s month last year. showing q
49,, increase fron the preceding year.
- ,sr.ort SAYS: "F0r the three preced-
- vs.rs the number Of deaths Tor this
-safh have been as fellows. Hnrsy-two
: - q lu izas ard . IN lss6. showing ap-
1890, ne same number OF deaths
s-ezs year 10 year, the death rate per
ssnsh saing .s55 per thousand
es-swenty-nIns deaths were reported. rot
...s,,sssg one still birth. For the month OF
s..s,.rv there o births reported. exclusive
"a ali, nirths The month shows total
!. = rases az lnfectlve diseases reported.
!. ..rpared 70 90 f. February. 1896. Sew
.-.v.seur Of fhsse cases are measles. while
.nas we're reported in the same month last
xss- Measles have been quite prevalent
s.rinx the last month. but have not pre-
s.sss 70 the extent they DID during the
.sr.nx az 1866, when II cases were reported
= ~ ana n cases in June. The disease
- n-sxss.es 20 more or less extent since
-. zine Our present epidemic has been
.aranss largely SO far 10 the southern part
- ,hs el,y and r. gradually extending 20
- narthern districts. while the epidemic
~ ss. sorsng commenced IN the opposite
"a .ns .xtendsd southwark. No death
sFan measles has been reported.
s-~hs most marked feature OF infectious
diseases for thu present year IL the almost
.sssi sahmidsnce Of typhoid fever. diph-
,s<ria and scarlet fever, while for the cor
responding months Of last year thirty
eases AZ typhoid fever were reported. four
saen eases OF scarlet fever and four OF
eshthsria-
srrhe past month was remarkable for the
s.ss that q 10 per cent. of all the deaths
~ere aae to pulmonary tuberculosis. there
hssns eleven deaths from this cause out OF
fhs total OF thlrty-three. This months
rseera for this disease would indicate that
tuberculosis diseases are increasing. such
sanclasion would be misleading. as. re-
sefrsrg 20 the records OF the last five years.
IT'S found that IN 1872 there were sixty
es.sss from tuberculosis. forty-three In
fsz dfty-six IN 1851 thirty-four In iSs5. and
fsy-slxh, m lsss.
afy references 10 the yearly reports OF
ether cities Of this class II is found that
IRIS city has about 90 per cent. less deaths
from pulmonary tuberculosis than other
cities Of the same population. Other
Deaths In February were from the follow
laE causes: Typhoid fever. =: heart dis
Ease y Bffkhte disease - kauAfrh-- -
eaavuisions. / spinal meningitis. ]; septi-
eaemia I. hamilton. T. infantile atrophy.
4 Alcoholism. 2: periton4tis. 1: aneurism. l.:
drowning /: bronchial pneumonia. l.:
poisoning. IL
Those present AZ the meeting were DR..
:. J. Holmes. Health of.cer Eames and
ths newly appointed member. Or. George
Nesisnds
The health officers monthly report comes
eat this month in manuscript form, fi-
stead OF being printed as heretofore This
s because the board OF health has been
Unable to secure an appropriation Of about
y TO pay for the printing. DR.. Newlands
vas commissioned to appear before the
nance COMMITTEES Of the city council 20
ash FOR the appropriation. When the re-
pert was printed q was sent 20 other cities
o. The Coast and IN the East. receiving re-
perts q other cities in exchange