The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-12
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when they occur among homeless people.
could be confined and properly treated"
Recommended LegislatiOn..

when they occur among homeless people,
could be confined and properly treated"
Recommended Legislation.
Other recommended legislation Is the
pas s.s OF an ordinance recurring MID,
OF health; the establishment Of public
urfnals In the central part of the city; and
more provision for the operation Of the
salary for the bacteriologist. SO that bet
ter facilities could be had for the preven-
ton. of such diseases as tuberculosis. ty-
There are some unsanitary localities in
follows: zone cesspo0 Of vast magnitude
and long standing covering the greater
part OF two squares on jackson street be-
tween Second and Fourth avenues south
has engaged our attention at different
times. but without any Improvement what
in summer especially and Is serious
menace to the health of the community.
The courts have twice decided that the
city yr Is responsible for the existing state OF
In explanation OF an elaborate mortal
ity table appears the following; The per-
tive estimate), is little less than eight
for each 1000 OF population mortality OF
7;Ss, TO be exact When we consider that
all deaths In the two hospitals, which in
clude many from outside localities, are
embraced In these figures. II will be seen
that our mortality Is remarkably low. The
died In the city returning from Alaska.
The total number Of deaths was 500,
against $50 for 1883. decrease Of seventy.
The decrease Is striking, when we con-
slider our rapidly increasing population.
As is usually the case in every commun-
ity, pulmonary tuberculosis leads in the
number. Of deaths. with total Of sixty
three; pneumonia is a close second, with
fifty-six .victims; typhoid fever comes third
IN the list. with twenty-five; diphtheria
On natal statistics, the officer is "con-
WINGED that there are many births which
are never reported to this office. The dif-
convict. however, has restrained me from
entering proceedings against physicians
and midwives who are derelict in this par
Causes Of Death.
This paragraph exhibits IN detail the
principal causes Of the deaths in all cases
where three or more expired from the
Pulmonary tuberculosis, So; pneumonia,
ease, "a; drowning. 10; diphtheria. IS; in
net9n seny ii ieass aars H
cholera infantum, 10; cerebral hemor-
rhage. 70; apopiexy, 10: cancer o Total
.m I sa q s s6nSS
liver, 8; appendicitis. s; bronchitis, 8;
s snfs. sn0et meningitis men,
ach, 4; enteritis, 4; aneurism, 4; par
alysis, 4: premature birth. 4; fracture of
skull. 4; measles. 8; cancer OF uterus. 8;
3; broken neck, 3; internal injuries, 8;
The deaths by wards have been as fol-
lows. First. 50; Second. 49, Third, 50;
Fourth, A; Fifth, 1856; Sixth, So; Seventh.
80; Eighth, S.; Ninth, IS. The Providence
hospital, in the First ward, had 121 deaths,
and the Seattle General hospital in the
Eighth ward, r. Bodies received for in
terment from other sources numbered 1926:
bodies shipped for interment, rs. and bod
les received from other places and re-
shipped, 46.
The nativity of the persons who died is
tabulated as follows: Washington 1923;
other Pacific coast states. 1S; Eastern
states. l13; Canada, %; Europe. %; Asia.
10; unknown, 215. The ages are given
here: Under 1 year. 20: I to 5. a.; S to 10.
IS; 10 to 20. So; 20 to &c. IS; 80 to 10, SO: 40
to 80. "a; so to 60, S.; 60 to 70. SIS; 70 to 80.
a; 50 to 80. 10 OF the males dying, 100
were married, 215 single and 20 widowed;
Of the females. 81 were married. 1903 single
and 40 widows.
Same Births In Two Years.
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