The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-25
HEALTH OF THE DISTRICT.
An Abstract From the Annual SAM
itary Report.

The health department yesterday is
sued the following abstract of the annual
health report. which will soon be sub
mitted to the District Commissioners in
full:
The compilation Of the vital statistics
for the year ending June 80, 1898, has pro-
crossed far enough to indicate that the
death rate during that period was the
lowest which has yet been recorded-l9.32
per thousand. The death rate for the
preceding year was 20.n per thousand,
and that for 1866 was 2l.53. The lowest
previously recorded rate occurred in 1891
'95, when 1t was Posi-. The death rate for
the white race alone was 1888, the low
est previously recorded being 1851. That
for the colored race was 27.51, the lowest
prior record being 261S.
Comparing the number of deaths which
occurred during the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1898, with that for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1897, there is de-
crease in the number of deaths of those
under five years Of age from 1853 TO
I,779. and of those fifty years of age and
over from 1,610 to LIB; and notwith-
standing the increase in the population
the total number of deaths was 3S2 less
than that for 1867 and 4S9 less than
that for 1856
The figures with reference to typhoid
fever, malarial fevers and diarrheal dis
eases are shown as follows: Typhoid fe-
yer. 1S0; typho-malarial fever 5; mala-
rial fevers, 43; diarrheal diseases, 3l9;
total, 4s7.
The number of deaths from most of
the other diseases classed as zymotic,
shows an increase, for instance: Measles,
from TO 10; scarlet fever, from l to Is;
diphtheria, from 10 TO 1913; whooping
cough, from Go to 81 Deaths from vari-
Gus forms of meningitis rose from 60 to
103. Those from acute lung diseases fell
from 702 TO 607, and those from con-
sumption from nc to 667.
The number of deaths from violence
was DDS, being an increase of l. During
the year so suicides were recorded, an in
crease of 3 since the preceding year, not
withstanding the fact that during that
year there occurred approximately Is per
cent more than during any previous CORE
spending period of record.
The number OF marriages reported dur
ing the year was 1.59S being a slight in
crease over the reports for the year pre-
ceding The number of births reported
was 400. an increase of 1S6.
The weekly bulletin of the Health De-
partment issued today shows that the
deaths in the District during the past
week number ed 112. of which Sc were
white and IS colored. The annual death
rate per thoJ sand of the whole popula-
ton was 207S for the whites being l5.2n
and for the coored 30 so. There was an
increase in deaths from diseases of the
kidneys. as compared with the last re-
port. from to - and in those from
diarrheal complaints from TO 8; while
those of the nervous system declined
from I3 to IL and of consumption from
II 10 a. OF the zymotic class there were
fatal cases of diphtheria, and 10 of ty-
pho,d fever. two of which were cases of
soldiers from the army barracks.
AT the close of last report there were
% cases of.ediphtheria under treatment.
During the week S new cases were re-
ported and Is were released from isolation,
leaving "a cases under observation in 16
premises.
OF scarlet fever there were IS cases in
quarantine at the close of last report.
During the week 9 new cases developed
and y were discharged by recovery, leav-
ing % cases in isolation in % premises.
The mean weather conditions for the
week were, barometric pressure, 1898;
temperature of the atmosphere, II de-
grees, and relative humidity, SO. The
thermometer registered &c degrees on the
18th and 81 degrees on the 18th. The rain
fall was .29 of an inch, with mild souther-
ly winds, averaging 5 miles per hour.