Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-12
June Report Will Be Submitted to
City Council Monday Evening.
A DECREASE In NUMBER OF DEATHS.
Heavy Decrease i'm Number of Births
Marriage Licenses Issued Arc Same
for Koth May and June-Fhrce
Deaths From Accidents.

The monthly report of DR.. j. L. Her.
rick, physician to the board of health,
is now i'll the hands of the printer and
will be presented to the city council
at its next meeting Monday evening.
The report shows that the per cent OF
Deaths for the month of June as
against the month of May las decreas-
ed two per cent or five in number.
The ward having the heaviest mortal
1ty lis the fifth. while for The month
of May the first ward led. This fact
proves nothing, however. as to the gem
eral health of that part or the city.
More women died than men during
the month of June, which is just the
z, reverse of May conditions. Iubercu-
losis as a cause. of death still leads the
list for both months, but that disease
and whooping cough divide the victims
in June. In May not single death re-
suited from accidents. while in June
three are claimed One burned. one
drowned, and one was killed by the
street cars.
The birth rate has fallen from thirty
five in May to sixteen in June, some
thing over fifty per cent of a decrease,
For June the sexes are equally divided,
but in May the boys had the best of ii
by three.
May and June come under the wire
neck and neck in the matter of mar
rage licenses issued, there having been
twenty-four of those documents hand
ed over the counter to that many eN-
pectant couples each month in ex-
change for $1.35 Tor each license.
The Report.
Following is summary of DR.. Her
rick's report and in addition the name
of each person who died during the
month is given together with other
data, and also the names CT the con-
tracting parties in each marriage.
Deaths by Wards.
ii First ward ........ $3.50. ..........
Second ward 49,. ...... 80. ....... /
Third ward 5000. ........ l
Fourth ward .............. ........ l
Fifth ward .......... ............ 3
Sixth ward .......... ........ ...... 2
Seventh ward ................ ...... Q
z Not stated ........ ........ 80. q
Total $685.. ........ ............ 8
Sex.
female ....... $500. q
Married ,.......... ........ .......
Widower ...... ....... .............
Nativity.
.OtrumWa ........ ...........
Iowa outside of city ................
Other states ........ ...... ...... ,
Foreign ......... ................
4E Not stated .......... ........ $500.
Interments.
Ottumwa cemetery $3.50. ..........
Catholic cemetery ..... ............
Shaul's cemetery .......... .......
McIntire cemetery 80. ........
Cause of Death.
Burned ........ $1,000. $500.
Drowned 1850. ........ ...........
Run over by street car .............
consumption ........ $4,000. $3.50.
General debility .......... 10000.
Menlngltls .......... .s....... $500.
Whooping cough ........ ..........
Total .......... ........ .........
Ages.
to months .......... ..........
Ten to twenty years ........ ......
Twenth to thirty years ........ -.
Forty to fifty years .......... $500.
Seventy to eighty years ............
Total ........ ........ ..........
Bodies brought here for burial ......
Bodies removed elsewhere ..........
Births
Male 5000. ................ $500.
u emale ..........
Marriage licenses issued $3.50. -. g
Communicable Diseases Reported.
One case af scarlet fever in the frs
ward; four cases of tuberculosis, on
each in the first, second, fifth and sixt
wards, making total of five communt
cable diseases reported IN the Who'll
city.
Data Concerning Deceased Persons.
Phillip Biddison, As years of age
cause of death, tuberculosis; intermen
in ottumwa cemetery.
7-Joseph F. Sterrett, 70 years o
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