San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-07
HEALTH REPORT.
City Physicians Summary of the City's
Sanitation, Etc


Sanitation, Etc
The monthly report of deaths and
epidemics occurring in San Antonio
during the past month OF June has
been complied by the health office clerk
and is as follows:
Sir: During the month of June the
limited epidemic Of scarlet fever and
measles, prevalent for several months,
has continued. Last month 16 cases of
scarlet fever were reported against
IS cases in May. and cases of measles
against IA cases in the preceding
month. We may assume that some
cases reported as measles were doubt
full as to their nature, as it is difficult
sometimes to differentiate the two dis
ease. From the almost universal ad-
sence of coniunctional troubles, I AM
inclined to believe that a great num-
Der of cases reported as measles were
really mild scarlet fever.
BY far the most serious was the COM
plication of scarlet fever with diph-
iberia which has been reported more
frequently last month and from which
three deaths have occurred.
The health office has at once disin-
fected by the most recent methods, the
infected houses with all of the clothes
and furniture and up to this day no
further infection has been reported.
would take occasion to urge upon our
citizens to not let any cases of contag-
ious disease become a focus for pro-
pagation for want of isolation and of
a thorough general disinfection after
a case has terminated.
1t is a great pity that the city Is
financially prevented from exercising
one OF her most sacred duties, 1. e., the
protection of life against disease, as
fully as desirable, still everything in
our power has been done and trust,
will continue to be done. This brings
to mind the necessity of disinfecting
our school houses now so as not to give
the germs an opportunity to multiply
and discriminate. 1t would be proper to
disinfect now and again just before
the schools open.
AS usual during the hot season
summer complaint" has made its APP
pearance, and about 20 cases have died
directly or indirectly from this trouble
last month. This is a favorable figure,
| comparatively and may be attributed
to the favorable weather we have had
During the month of June there were
los deaths, SO in males and 40 in fe-
males; 81 white, 9 colored; 80 married,
sc single and 10 widows and widowers;
| 76 residents, 80 non-residents; 81 Amer
leans, 10 Mexicans, 1 Pole, Germans,
4 Irish. Canadian, 1 Prussian, Eng
| lish. Norwegian.
Under l year, %; from 1 to 10 years,
] IA; 10 to 20 years, 10; 20 to 80 years. u;
| 30 to 40 years, IL; 40 to so years. 6; 80
to so years, Z; 60 to 20 years, 5; 20 to
so years, 5; so to 80 years, /; and
| ages not given.
First ward 6, second "a, third 80.
| fourth IA, fifth /, sixth IA, seventh Z.
| eighth 5, and not given 15.
CITY HOSPITAL REPORT.
Thirty-six patients were admitted
| during the month of June. Twenty
| eight carried over from last month:
total number "a. Number of deaths 4,
discharged %, number remaining 49,
Causes of death: Morphine poison
ing 1, phthisis pulmonalis 1, tetania and
brain disease l, chronic peritonitis /;
number OF days at hospital 1.017.
Prescriptions filed at hospital dis
pensary: For inmates 1S1, for out pa
tients 243, total 424.