The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-05

ihS cNS Hcu4lH oluCeT, III, y. ~. yep
son, has competed his report OF the
mortality In tho city for 1897. and a
synopsis OF the reports given below. 1t
VIII be seen that there was an increase
in the rate OF mortality as compared
with 1895 and 1896. but the two latter
years were periods OF exceptional health
In this community, so the comparison
does not indicate a year OF bad health.
In 1895 the percentage Of mortality vas
14.2S, and in 1896 at a 100, and for 1897
the rate Is LIS per thousand population.
The percentage for 1896 was the lowest
ever experienced in this city. During
the last six months OF 1897 tho rate was
1921. Indicating a very satisfactory con-
dition at the beginning OF the New Year.
The principal causes OF death, says DR..
Jepson, may be classified as follows:
Diseases Of digestion, 81: tubcrcular dis
eases. So; diseases Of the " sys-
ten, IS; pulmonary diseases Excluding
consumption), los; infectious diseases.
i5; malignant. &c: diseases OF the cir
culatory system, 45; diseases OF the uri-
Eury organs, 40; accidents, IS; old age,
"a. 1t is gratifying to note that but
eighteen deaths from typhoid fever &C.
currec last year. It has now been five
| years since this disease has prevailed
to any considerable extent In the city.
The synopsis OF the report follows:
Accident, blasting. /; boiler cxplo-
sion, /; burns, 6; drowning, 8; elevator.
l: fall, .; fall from window. l; gun
shot, /: planning mill. /: railroad, Z; run
over by wagon, L: steamboat. /; alb
scess Of brain, /; alcoholism, acute, 1;
alcoholism. chronic, /; angina pectoiis,
5; aroplexy, cerebral. Is; apoplcSy. spi-
nal, |; appendicitis, 6; asthma. o: con-
gestion OF brain, 1; softeninS of brain,
l; Inflammation OF bowels, /; obstruc-
tlon OF the bowels. 3; acute bronchitis,
Z; chronic bronchitis. 6; capillary bron-
chitis. 4: acute Bright's disease. 3;
chronic Brlght's disease. 80. %carburcle,
,; abdominal! cancer, 9; cancer of brain,
l; cancer of breast, .; cancer Intestinal,
.; cancec of llver.r4; cancer of stomach,
O.; cancer Of uterus, 4; menbrarous
Group, .; cellulity OF leg, /; cholera In
fantum, Il: colitis, 3; consumption, GO;
consumption, -lbrold, s; commissions, s.;
| commissions OF newborn, 3; chronic
| cystItls. 1; %consenitai debility. !; gen.
eral debility. l: mellitus debility, i:
dIphthe-ia, 5; %laryuseal diphtheria, G;
acute dementia, l; senile dementia, j;
gangrenous dermat!tis, l; Inflammation
OF middle ear. l; endi-cardltis,1 i; entero-
colltis, S; enteritis, .; jaundlce OF new
born, 8; acute Inflammation Of Liver,
/; abscess OF liver, l; clrrhos!J OF liver.
5; yellow .Atrcphy Of liver. j; ataxia
locomotor, .; congestion of lungs, 2;
Osdema OF lungs, 9; Marasmus,3; meas
les. TO-; meningitis, Z; cerebro spinal
meningitis, g. spinal meningitis, l; tu-
bcrcular meningitis, g.; acute myciitis,
i; chronic myclitis, l; nelraSthemia, l;
foreign body In Oesophagus, l; old age,
"a; Ovarian tumor, 9; paralysis, 16;
pares!s, l; ~pericarditis, .; chronic per-
icarditis. l; per!tonitls, 8; tubercullr
peritonitis, !; pucoperai p%hlebltls, !;
pleurisv, 2; Dleuro-pneumonia, 3; pleu-
monia, GS; %catadohal pneumonia, Z;
hypertrophy of PROSTATE, 4; Pyelo-ne-
phritis, l; pyemia, .; acute rheumatism,
4: tlrcoma Of stomach, i; s%crofula, L;
septicarnia, .; septlcarnia puerperal, /:
suicide by carbolic acid, /; suicide by
drowning, 8; suicide by gun-shot, 4;
suicide by opium, /; syncope, cardiac,
.; congenitai syphilis, /; glandular tu-
be-culosis. l; intestinal tuberculosis, /:
spinal tuberculosis, .; tobacco heart,
tobacco smoking, l; abdominal tumor,2;
uraemia. 4; structure of urethra, /;
umbilica!. humorrhaV, .; vomiting OF
pregnancy, /; erysipelas. facial, 2; ana
esthesia ether, l; infantile remit fever,
l; Intermittent fever, /: scarlet fever,
l; typhoid fever, IS; glrsrene OF mouth,
!; operation for gall stones. i; gastrlt!s,
.; chronic sastriti:. A; gastro-entecltis.
{: golfer, eXophtlalmic, /: disease o.
heart, {; fatty degen OF heart, 5; NAL
formation of heart. 5; valoslar disease
of heart, IS; umbilical hemorr!lage. 1:
iIydrophobia, /; hyster!a, /; inan!tion, .;
indigestion. c: influenza, Q; injury at
birth, !; whooping cough. .; total, Coz.
Premature and still -born, IS,