Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-17
STATE MORTALITY.
Report of the State Board of Health
 for September.

for September.
 The report of the state board of health for the month of September shows 1,166 deaths during the month. Which was 1S2 less than in August, e9 less than in September, 1901, and 62 less than the average number of deaths TOT September during the five years preceding. The death rate was 161 Tor the large towns and l3.3 for the small towns, the rate for the entire state being 15.4. The deaths reported from infectious diseases were 349. Delng 2e.9 per cent of the total mor- tality. =
 The causes of death were: Measles. l; scarlet fever 2; grip 4; diphtheria ana croup 20; typhoid fever, 30; malar- Ia1 fever 13; puerperal fever l: diar- rhoea 162; consumption 96; pneumonia 49; bronchitis 19; diseases of the nery- ous system, 12S; heart disease 72; all other diseases 456. = The number of cases of infectious diseases reported were: Measles 32: cerebro-spinal fever 2; scarlet fever 125: diphtheria and croup 151: whoop- ing cough 75; typhoid fever 172; con- sumption 13; reported from seven towns.
 The secretary of the board, Dr c. A. Lindsley, says of the vaccination of school children:
 'The town health officers influenced by the general prevalence of smallpox in every part of of the Union and it's more frequent invasion of Connecti- cut during the past few months. have very generally submitted the following regulation to the state board of health for approval, as required by law to make it effective:
 'No superintendent, principal or teacher ofany public or private school in this town shall permit any child to attend school until such child shall have been vaccinated, or shall have produced evidence from physician that, it would not be prudent on ac- count of sickness, for such child to be vaccihated.''
 The state board has given a hearing to the health authorities of every town whose health officer has by his sigma ture indicated his desire to adopt the rule. Two hearings have been held one at Osborn hall, Yale university, on August 21, and the other at the Medi- cal college, September 27. At the first hearing all who appeared before the board expressed their confidence in the protective power of vaccination, and the importance of the general practice of 1t as prudent and effective protec- tion from smallpox. Objections were made from only four towns, mostly by laymen officially connected with the public schools, urging that it would interrupt the attendance. Only two physicians opposed it's approval, be- cause they thought it would be unpop- uIar with their constituents. At the second hearing no one appeared in op- position to it's approval.
 All the towns in the counties of Hartford. New Haven, New London and Holland submitted the regulation. l Only the health officers of the follow l ing towns did not submit to it: Sher- man in Fairfield county; Ashford, l Canterbury, Sterling, Thompson and Windham in Windham county: Har- l winton and Morris in Litchfield coun- ty and Middlefield. Saybrook and. Old Saybrook in Middlesex county. Two ] of the towns whose health officers af- l ter signing their approval, changed their minds about it, wrote the board that they regretted their action. They are of the towns of Salem and Frank Iin. The rule for these towns are still under consideration. The regula- ton for the other towns were approved l by the board.
 This regulation when published or posted, as required by law and record ed in the land records of the town, shall remain in force until altered or repealed in the manner prescribed for making regulations.
 The four largest cities in the state, and several smaller ones. are now en- forcing similar regulation in the puD- lie schools.
 The only towns of considerable pop ulation that did not submit the regu- lation for approval are Thompson and Windham. Thompson reported thirty two cases of smallpox in July ana August, the largest sick rate, rom smallpox, of any town in the state n proportion to population.
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