Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-03
THE CENSUS OF MANILA.
The CITY said to Be In BAD sanitar,
Stnte-Hcavy Death Rate.

Correspondent of Associated Press.1
Manila, March 6.-The census OF Ma
Mia. just completed by the health de-
Spartment, gives the city an unpleasant
ly high rank among the unhealthful
cities Of the world. 1t establishes
death rate OF something over 40 per cent
at a conservative estimate. The for
mer estimates and censuses had always
given Manila 300, eco population. This
census was careful count OF the ma
tives and Chinese living IN buildings and
boats In the police districts OF Manila,
and 1t gave q total of 190,T14. OF whom
10000 were Cinnamon. There are to be
added the inhabitants OF several vil-
lagos within the city limits, Americans
and Europeans, and 1,400 priests in the
monasteries. From reliable information
the officials estimate the number at be-
tween $4,000 and 10000.
The deaths in Manila officially report
ed during the six months from July to
Dec. 81, last year. We're 6,203. and of
these 2.941 were children. Some Of the
principal causes were beri-beri, $40; tu-
berculosis. 1885, bronchitis. 314; dysen-
terry. 239; fevers. 2S7, while stomach
troubles ranked high.
1
les which would throw the average COM
munity into panic, viz. bubonic plague.
beri-beri and smallpox. Beri-beri re-
suits from a diet of fish and rice, so that
! 1.-THE whites do not fear 1t. Smallpox and
lleprosy the Philippines always have and
the people look upon them as a matter
of course. avoiding direct contact, but
hardly giving a second thought to their
| flourishes in some parts OF Luzon con-
dstantly. Half OF the natives in the coun-
4 try districts are pitted with 1t, and the
mothers try to get their children infect
ed with it under the belief that 1t is less
dangerous to the young. The towns
along the north coast and on the rail-
road between Manila and Dagupan>are
full OF smallpox now. Gen. Bells fam
Gus volunteer regiment, the Thirty
sixth, Is suffering from the epidemic
Lieut.. Toncray and Lieut.. Wing, both OF
whom were Tennesseeans, the former
S|iholding commission as captain in the
Tennessee volunteers, and several ssol.
diers. have died. and there are othel
cass in the regimnt.
The easy going natives and Spaniard.
paid SO little attention to leprosy thai
i the Philippines have never been noted
for that disease. but there are NOR,
{ than 100 lepers in Manila hospital. Tw,
. months ago the first case of buboni,
plague was discovered in Manila. Sine,
that time there have been 200 cases, ac
cording to the stimates OF the healtl
officers, and at least so per cent OF then
have resulted fatally. Yet there ha
been no panic, no families have Sfiet
from the city, nor has the usual routin
OF life in the city been disturbed.
4 The repressive measures OF the healtl
officers have been comparatively simple
but have proven remarkably effective
!. considering the conditions they hay
had to fight. Their aim has been I
Lmake the city clean and KEEP It clear
This Is the last thing the masses OF Fill
/ ipinos and Cinnamon propose to do, un
!, less driven TO II. They don't under
!, stand II, they only consider II form Q
+ persecution" explained Surgeon Majo
!. Ira C. Brown. when asked II the native
We're disposed to cooperate in the worl
The Filipinos are one OF the most scru
pulous people in the world about per
I sonal cleanliness. Their knowledge 9
J lsanitation. however was gained entire
lly from the SpaEiards, and is defectiv,
The lower classes OF the Chinese ar
worse. as the fact that two-thirds OF til
liplague caees have been among then
4 altEo they number a small minority {
e the population. testifies. White peopl
5 lescaped altogether. i.Si
/ The ofIicials have hoped that when til
s rainy season gets fairly under way wit
! q few six inch showers II Will wash u
) the town 30 thoroughly that plague WI