San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-06
OUR CITY's HEALTH.
Very Complete Report from our City
Physician for the Month of April.

Very Complete Report from our City
Physician for the Month of April.
The following official report of City
Physician Hadra will be presented to
the city council next Monday. The
report shows the causes of mortality
and also shows how the new board of
health regulations regarding precau-
tions against contagious diseases are
working in the city:
The health of the city during the
month of April has been generally sat-
isfatory. A limited epidemic of very
light form of scarletina and a few spo-
radio cases of a still minlder type Of
measles, were the only diseases of the
usual run of morbidity. During the
month sixteen cases of scarlet fever
and seven of measles were reported
without a death. All the reported cas-
es were placarded and the schools in
formed so that the children from the
effected houses were temporarily ex-
cluded. Very likely it is due to the
rigid measures that these contagious
diseases did not spread.
The mortuary report shows lO2
deaths, of which II were males and 81
females. Thirty-nine were non-resi-
dents, lie. within ! years residence in
the city. With reference to nationali-
ty, IL were Mexican, 5 Germans, 2
French, l Russian, ! Irish, l Swede,
and the balance American, 13 of whom
were colored.
In three cases the ages were not
stated. The others were as follows:
Under year, 16; from lilo, s; 1920, 5;
2O-30 20; 3O-40, IL; 1880 10; 5000, II;
60-70, 6; 1880, 6; 5000, 8.
Fifty were single, were widows and
widowers.
The cases were: Consumption 81,
hemOrrhage of the lungs l, cancer of
bowels l, gastro-enteritis 6, chronic
gastritis l, chronic dysentery 1, ulcer
alton of the bowels l, acute dysentery
l, tables mesenterica l, trismus neona-
forum 2, pneumonia 4, laryngitis l,
grippe /, tumor of brain /, meningitis
(grippe) l, congestion of brain 4, cere-
bro spinal meningitis l, cerebral tuber-
culosis2, cerebral effusion l, hemorrh-
ages of brain l, hepatitis l, atrophy of
liver l, cirrhosis of liver l, cancer of
uterus 2 Bright's disease l, heart dis
ease 6, cardiac asthma l, typhoid fever
2, malarial fever 8, debility l, stillborn
3, inanition 6, old age 8, sudden Ono
diagnosis) l, cyauosis CD l, morphin-
ism (suicides) 2, suicide l, whoOping
cough l, septicemia l, scalded l, shot
gun wound l. r. r. injury l, and
cases have to be Investigated by the
coroner.
The city hospital cared for So pa
tients, of which 25 remained over on
the 1st of May. There were deaths,
from consumption and l from gum
shot wound.
The hospital is undergoing a total
overhauling and l hope will be in ex-
cellent condition in month or so.
The source of the water in the cellar
and the continuous moisture on the
walls have been found to originate in
tree whose roots worked through a
clay pipe, a part of the sewerage of
the building. 1t is to be hoped that
the building will hereafter cease to
settle and the walls to crack.
The city's outdoor patients are now
entirely provided with medicine out of
the hospital pharmacy, which is a
great saving to the city.
Inc SdIllldllOI, i. Co. ludl pertaining
to sewerage, is not as good as it would
be under more favorable Circumstance
es. The nearly finished sewerage sys-
tenn has caused me to make allowances
for the enptying of privies in order
not to work unnecessary hardships on
the owners. l have been satisfied with
thorough disinfection in many cases.
The examination of meats will-the
board of health hopes-be soon made
obligatory by the city council in con-
formity with the suggestion of the
board of health.
The next important step in santa
ton will be to provide for disinfection
of rooms and clothing. The new meth
osds, just now being introduced and
tried, should be closely followed, and
as soon as final conclusions as to their
value shall have been reached, your
board of health will make suggestions
conforming Herewith. Very respect
fully,
B. E. HADRA. City Physician.