The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-09
FORTY NINE DIED IN JAN.
An INDICATION THAT sEaTTLE's
DEATH RECORD II LOW.
Beard of Beasfh's Monthly Meeting
Brings Ont Some Interesting sta
tisties - Health Omcer smiths

Health Officer Smiths report FOR Jana-
yesterday afternoon. Il shows that there
were forty-nine deaths. which. figuring
on population Of .85s. gives the deata
rate for the month of 10 per Ice popu-
lation ard $50 for the year. Concerning
diphtheria, 1t may be said that there was
only one death cut Of twenty-five cases
reported. II is she opinion Of the health
officer that If all these cases had been
real dlphthefla there would have been a
much larger number of deaths. During
the present month tbeFo have been two
deaths ascribed 10 the same disease. Il
Is worthy OF note that every case Ia
ported during January Is tributary 10 the
Denny school but there Is nc Indication
that any one case has been developed
from other eases.
Through a mistake in making up tae
records, the report shows that there were
70 cases OF GiphtheTia instead Of -.
Scarlet fever showed itself ia Tie Second.
Eighth and Ninth wards. b1Et the total
number Of cases was only p and there
was not eren one death. One case Of
end ard Third wards and cases
IN the Fifth ward. Three deaths were
due 10 this disease Six cases OF measles
were distributed az follows. Second ward.
2. Fifth. ]. Sixth. /. Eighth. ?. There
were four eases OF whoopias cough. three
Of which were found Ia the First ward
ard one In the Fifth.
Under the head Of public improvements
ard other statistics. Health officer Smith
says:
Seattle Is the headquarters for trans
portation and Quitting for the marvel
ousiy rich gold fields or Alaska. Boais
leave this port nearly every dag loaded
TO their utmost capacity with miners and
supplies for the Kiondike and other flch
Alaskan dIggingE. Persons not Of robust
and sound organism should he warned
that 10 undertake the journey is an ezra
hazardous Undertaking for them. The
extremes OF climate Ia Tire Yukon region
render existence difficult for the weak"
Deaths and number fsom each cause
were as follows:
Cere5ro-spinal meningitis dlDhtherla. !:
tuberculosis. pulmonary G. typhoid fever.
}: hamilton. z: rheUmatlsm. !: surgical
shock. 1; senility. .. appendicitis. l. gas
tri.is acute / bronchitis capillary. /: rneu-
MONA. 6: pulmonary oedema. ]. hepor-
rhage. cerebral. e. heart disease. !; heart
disease. valvular. &; heart failure. !: rhsu-
maiism Of heart 1: hypertrophy of heart.
/: cerebral congestion. I. general parekia.
]: meningitis. cere0al ]: neuresthenia. I:
paralysis. /; injury 10 back, /: gunshot
wound. !. drowning. ?, banging. suicidal,
>: total ~.
Deaths by wards were as follows: First.
:: Second. 3: Third :. Fourth. 2. Fifth. II.
Sixth 8; Seventh. 4: Eighth. :; Ninth. ,.
total ~
Sixty six births Mere reported. rs oosn-
pared with 81 In 1870. OF she e.. - were
males and - males. There were I've
stiIihirths
Reports from The sanitary department
We're as follows;
Plumbing Inspections Plumbing plans
flied 3. first inspections a.. final inspec-
tons Is; no;ices served for defective
plumbing. \
Sanitary Inspections Number OF con-
rlaiats Aled by citizens -. number OF
complaints filed 10y Inspector. 8. number q
complaints without calise. 2 number OF
complaints referred 20 other tierars menta.
4. number Of nuisance notices served a.
number Of verbal notices served. :. mum
her OF nuiSanees sh8tea ~. number Of nui-
sances in cnHrsc of abatement. (: uumat :
OF houses Inspected. 90: number 81 houses
Inspected with plampiag Inspector. ?; num-
her Of schools Inspected. =. number ~
hoases placsrlcd. = aumber II houses Ga
miSatcd. is ngsnbgg ~ dead anima1s err
defe6 removed .
Milk ana food inspections Number %
gallons milk Inspected iegl. number IF gal
Ions milk condemned = nunjer ~ spec
inaus tested FOR butter fas q number 81,
specimens containing ner cent fat og
over. -; number ef specimens containing
less than per cent. Fat. number of in-
speei'ons Of aaifiea "a. number az lnspec-
tans OF milk wagons. a.. oumoer 81 IN
snecEicrs Of meat markets - uamaer %
ss.F~-
slAscfions of slaughter house %. nntabrr
% inspections az commission houses So
number 80 inspections - stock Var,is =.
number Of pounds Of meat cond,mncd GSs
number Of pounds 81 y setablsA condemn.
ell 20
BARK EnetH Talbat h loading at Cen.
trail dock fur ieSea and SkaEway Space
fer a limited amount 81 horses and iner-
chandi~e. Apply Central dock