Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-06
HAVANA A CLEAN CITY.
Vital Statistics Show the Cuban Me-
tropoIs in Healthy Condition.

SPoiS III S0hoieioUs
Washington, Nov 5-A statement
concerning the vital statistics of the
city OF Havana. for the month Of Sep
TENDER, 1901. has been compiled from
official reports on file in the division of
insular affairs of the war department.
The health conditions are decidedly
| the best ever attained, in any month.
The least number of deaths occurring in
any previous September since 1889 was
4s6 in 1899; the greatest number, 1897,
| in 1898; average, S77.45. For September,
lSl. there We're $50 deaths. The least
number of deaths occurring in any one
| preceding month during the last eleven
years, was in Febrary, 1901, when there
We're 4oS deaths The lowest death rate
| for September. in the years referred to.
was in 1889; in that year the death rate
was 4.4S per thousand. The highest
was in September. 1898, 1912 per thou
sand, average 4213 per thousand. For
September 1901 we have death rate
of 1864 per thousand.
Few cities of Havana'a population,
anywhere, can approximate this rate.
| In England. London with population
of 4,543, 1857, had, during the four weeks
|
a death rate of 1857 Hull, during the
same period, with population of 24l.
COO, about the same as Havana's, had 474
deaths death rate of 25.56. Paris,
France, with population of 11,629,
had, during the four weeks ending Sep
TENDER Z, S,400 deaths, death rate of
libs. Berlin, with a population of l.
SCI, 43l, had during the four weeks end
ling August "a, 1881 deaths. a death rate
of 24.26. New York, including Brooklyn,
with population of s,536,517, had, dur
ing the four weeks ending August a.
5,9lI deaths, q death rate of Els. Pitts
burg, Pa, with a population of 1872, 000
during the four weeks ending Septem
Der II had 43s deaths, a death rate of
l710. Washington, d. c., with a popu-
lation of 2lS.SS0, during the four weeks
ending September IA, had 400 deaths. a
death rate of 1888. New Orleans, La,
with population of 100000, for the
| month of August had 457 deaths,
death rate of 1925. Manila, with a pop
uiation of 244. 742. for the month of June
had 621 deaths, death rate of $685.
1t will be seen with regard to yellow
fever that, for the month of September.
y
number of deaths occurred in the year
1899. when there We're eighteen deaths;
the greatst number in the year 1896,
when there We're 1875 deaths; average.
seventy deaths. This year there were
two deaths.
Taking the yellow fever year as COM
nlencing April i, and considering the
record OF the past eleven years, it is seen
that, for the six months up TO the first of
October, the smallest number of deaths
from this disease occurred in the year
1899, when there We're tnirty-six deaths;
the greatest number in 1897, when there
were $50 deaths; average, 2S6 deaths.
This year, during the same period, there
have been five deaths.
The small number of deaths during the
past month has been quite gratifying
surprise, and is difficult to account for
at first glance; but when one comes TO
look into the statistics, the reasons are
evident. This year. since the first OF
March, 100 men have been daily engaged
IN killing mosquitoes in every known
way. The result is that, instead of hav-
ing fifty-two deaths from yellow fever
and thirty-two from ma,arial fever,
there were two deaths from yellow fever
and eleven from malarial fever--a differ
cnce of seventy-o one deaths under these
TWO heads in favor of this year. Again,
last year, during September, there were
seventy-two deaths from tuberculosis;
this year fifty eight. This, it is thought,
is In great part due to the special efforts
made in this direction, the system in
vogue in New York having been put in
to effect in Havana. A record is kept of
oil tuberculosis in the city, and disinfec- |
tants and literature on the subject of tu-
herculosis are freely supplied to those |
suffering from this disease, thru their
In comparing September. 1900, with
September. 1901, we find that these three 7
fever, malarial fever
and tuberculosis-have been most
marked in their decrease. But, notwith-
standing these three diseases, there has
been a general decrease in the death
rate.
This, it is, thought. is due to an i'm
in the general sanitation, but
most particularly to an Improvement in
the interior hygiene of the houses. The
house toulouse inspection has
enabled the health department to force
the people to keep the interior of the
houses in good condition. The streets
have been kept in excellent condition by
the engineer department. 1t is believed
that there Is no city where they are
cleaner, nor where the garbage is better
collected. 1t is exceedingly rare in Ha-
.ana to see an unemptied garbage can
IN the street after daylight. OF other
a.
my cases. No smallpox has occurred
or over year. There We're seven deaths
leaths from typhoid fever and three
,om diphtheria during the month. No
SCARLET fever exists in the city.
How Olive. Are Cured.
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