San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-05
CITY's HEALTH.
Report of DR.. Hadra For the Month
of July This Year.

Report of DR.. Hadra For the Month
of July This Year.
The following is the report of City
Physician Hadra for the month OF Jul
ly, as presented to the mayor:
With the exception of the continua-
tion of the epidemics of scarlet FEVER,
diphtheria, whooping cough and meas
les the health of the city has been very
good. The above named epidemlcs
were not very extensive, yet two cases
of whooping cough, one OF measles
nine of scarlet fever and seven OF diph-
iberia were reported. From these
there occurred six deaths; two from
diphtheria, three from scarlet fever ana
one from whooping cough. While TINS
mortality may not at first sight appear
very large it should call for every pos
sible precaution.
While the city is doing everything in
her power to conflne and locallze the
diseases and to stamp them out py
disinfection, she can of course meet
with only partial success unless hear
tily co-operated with by the general
nublic. Diphtheria especially, whch
has heretofore but rarely been so per-
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the power at our command.
must therefore again appeal to the
Intelligence of our citizens and ask
them to have their residences and
household goods as thoroughly dlsln-
fected as modern science can suggest
whenever a contagious disease makes
its appearance on or near their prem
Uses, or whenever a member OF thelr
family has come in contact with per-
son so diseased.
A thorough disinfection OF the school
houses is absolutely necessary perore
the schools open. The board OF nealth
Furthermore advises the issuance Oh
printed information in pamphlet torHl'
explaining the prevention OF disease
and the best method OF dislntectloh'
II is to be hoped that the city's imam
cial condition will permit its pelns
done.
II will also be seen that the board
of health has tried to cause the RECORD
ing of births. AS could be expected,the
success of this innovation is only par
tial. no law existing to enforce II ana
depending largely upon the gooo VIII
of a class of conductors of such aHalrs
who are for the most part anything
hut intelligent and educated.
II may however, become more Gus
ton,arv and the board will then come
into the possession of such statistical
data as becomes city of this size.
The number of births reported dur
ing the month were, male 20, female
H. total 81.
Deaths SO, 81 male, As female; nom
residents 20, residents 6S; white 81, col
ored IA; married q, single 80, WIDOWS
etc, 10.
Under 1 year of age 10; from lilo IL;
from 1920 z; from 20-30 10; 1910 10;
1880 4; 5000 6; 6O-70 10; 1880 2; $3.50
2 and 5 no ages given.
Deaths according to wards-Not CIV
en- 16; first ward 4; second 10; third IL;
fourth II; fifth Z; sixth Is; seventh .;
eighth 5,
Nativity: From Mexico 10, Poland 1,
Germany 2, Ireland 5, Canada l, Rus
STA 1. England l, Norway !, U. ;. "a.
Causes-Pulmonary consumption Is,
abdominal tuberculosis l, tuberculosis
of genital and intestinal tract 1, maj
nutrition Z, diphtheria 2, cont. malarlal
fever l, scarlet fever 3, tetanus mona
forum /, whooping cough i, sepuc
phelgmon /, typhoid fever 2, peritonl-
it's /, congestive fever l intestinal ca
tarrh 1, rheumatism of heart /, hepa-
tits /, summer complaint 5, bronchitis
1, pelvic abscess 1, pleurisy l, conges-
ton of brain 2, purulent bronchitis /,
Bright's disease 2, heat prostration 2,
epilepsy /, commissions l, syncope l, tu-
NOR of brain l, softening of brain l,
paralysis, cerebral 4, foetal endo cardi-
It's 1, carcinoma of oesophagus i, APP
pendicitis and floating kidney ], cirr-
hosts of liver 1, organic heart disease
/, old age 8, still born 3, heart disease
1, morphine suicide 1. strychnine poi
.soning /, premature birth !, cancer of
eye /, SUDDEN CD /, Caesarian section
/, hemorrhage CD 2.
HOSPITAL REPORT.
Number of patients at hospital, month
of July 65; number discharged 81; num-
Der of deaths 5; number on hand 80;
total 65.
Number of days each 9.71.
Cause of daeth: Phthisis pumonalis
3, typhoid fever l, gangreene after
rushing and amputation l.
Number of prescriptions filed at hos
itaI dispensary: For hospital patients
.; for out patients 234. Total 429.
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