The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-11
DEATHS JULY HARVEST
MARION. COJNTY's RATE AWAY
ABOVE THE REST OF THE STATE
Secretary Hurry. Of the state Health
Board. Again Calls for
Reform.

That Marion county piled up a larger
death rate than that Of the state during
July is one OF the facts contained in the
bulletin Of the State Board of Health for
last month. The rate for this county was
twenty-five, and for the State 1l.s. "Evi-
IDENTIFY. a little better sanitation and more
temperate living would improve conditions
in this county" observed Secretary Hurry
yesterday.
Another fact I'm the bulletin for July that
is calculated TO attract widespread atten-
ton is that there were 90 more deaths IN
Indiana during July than during June and
go more than In July Of last year. Upon
examination. il il found that diarrhoeal
diseases caused the havoc" OF the total
number OF deaths during July. which was
3.l62. those from diarrhOeal diseases num-
bered 45l. all OF children under five years Of
age. The rate OF this class OF mortality
was 143 per cent. of the total number of
deaths. This is characterized by Secretary
Hurry as a veritable slaughter of the in
nOcents."
"Dysentery alone destroyed l05 children
he declared. and there were over 1000
cases OF the disease reported TO the State
board during the month of July. The board
is clearly OF opinion that the public should
be educated to guard against diarrhoeal
diseases. since they are known TO be large
y preventible. The report shows that o9S
Of the total number of deaths were OF in
fants under one year Of age.
I'VE are also preparing for a siege of
typhoid fever said Or. Hurry. as plainly
appears from the fact that the rate Of
mortality from this disease i'm June was
1916. while in July IL rose to 36.l. August is
certain TO show q still higher rate from
typhoid. and September will give a higher
r4fa than AnamuET Nn know this hpna1Ga
typhoid eliminates tn the autumn and is
especially prevalent after drOughts. This
is for the reason that the opportunities for
water pollution are increased by drought.
MANY people regard measles and whOop-
ing cough a harmless diseases. said the
secretary. and yet nearly every month
they destroy two % three times rs many
children as the dreaded scarlet fever
DISEASE IN THE SCHOOLS.
Diphtheria caused fourteen deaths during
the month. but the board does not believe
il will be any more destructive in August.
However. in September and October. when
the schools have opened. the Health Board
ity from this disease. 1T is to be deeply
regretted" said the secretary. that med
zeal inspection of school children is not
practiced in Indiana for the purpose of ex-
Guiding the infectious and contagious dis
1'' AA0AA Jul EtllNbi0s III NluE-lNllbctNeS
and I'm some of the large cities of the coun-
try. such as New York. Chicago and San
Francisco. the death rates from the school
infectious diseases have been lessened 80
per cent. b. medical inspection and eXclu-
sion of the infected children
TIL July bulletin gives the total number
OF deaths from cancer for that month as
III. OF which ~ occurred in cities and 81
out i'm the country. There were 1875 deaths
from violence during July. ~ of which
occurred in cities and 10i I'm the country.
IAs AN.rAn 30 sIA- - H. --a ---..
lation over that of cities the rate for this
KIM of mortality In the country was 1S.5.
as against 1851 per hundred thousand in
cities. These statistics indicate that more
accidents happen in the country than i'm
towns and cities.
The bulletin states that pneumonia and
influenza were not very malignant in July.
which was to be expected. since they are
diseases that flourish when people live in
doors. Pneumonia carried off So and infu-
enza y during the month.
THE Omnipresent tuberculosis Of the
lungs, or consumption. as il is popularity
known" says the bulletin. caused S35
deaths in July. being surpassed only by
diarrhOeal diseases. Open-air life. together
with the enforcement of rules regarding
the disposition OF sputum from consump-
tiVes. would very soon bring about "A ma
terial reduction in the malignancy Of this
disease
The county that had the highest death
rate in July was Warrick. the percentage
being = per thousand, and the lowest rate
was In Warren county. where only "a per
thousand died.
Secretary Hurry made a number Of inter
est1nE comparisons between urban and
rural mortality. The urban death rate for
July was us and the rural rate 1874.
tuberculosis showed a death rate OF 1866
per hundred thousand of population I'm
cities and only 142 in the country. Rural
death rates were less than urban i'm all
important diseases except typhoid fever.
IhiS disease has been termed a rural dis
ease because OF this fact. In July the
urban typhoid mortality rate was 81 per
hundred thousand of population. while The
rural rate was 81.