The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-05-23

number Of persons aided in many
townships, still the figures are very
striking.
What does this poor relief cost
each person Of our population? The
average cost per capita is 8 cents
In Wayne county it is greatest, 2S
cents. Warren and Johnson coun-
ties show % cents; Park, 2l cents /;
Monroe and Nermillion, 10 cents
Benton, Is cents; Montgomery, II
cents; Tippecanoe, l6 cents. Owen
shows the lowest per capita cost, !
cent. Washington comes next,
cents, ard nine counties show per
capita OF 4 cents, Adams, Cass,
Clay. Dubois, Hamilton, Harrison,
HuntinAton, Ohio and Perry.
The amount Of the township levy
for poor purposes gives another
method Of comparison. This was
highest in Polk township, Monroe
county, 81 cents. This is greater
than the entire State levy for all
purposes. Excepting the sinking
fund and the school fund, the reg
ular running expenses Of the State
including the maintenance Of it
great charitable and correctiona
institutions, could be paid from q
levy Of ID cents. This is equaled
or exceeded by the levy for poor re
lief in several townships.
People complain, often justly, ol
excessive taxes. The bulk Of thi:
burden is from local taxation
There are several notable ii!ustra
tons OF high poor levy. 1t is 2C
cents in Point township, Posey
county; Brownstown township
Jackson county; Northwest town
ship, Orange county. Salt Creel
township, Monroe county, shows II
cents.
In 1898 there was a levy Of II
cents or more for the poor in II;
townships in the State; in 1900, il
"a townships; in 1901, in A. town
ships.
1t is to be noted that aotwithstand
ing the continuing reduction ont
year with another in poor relic
given, the population OF our poo
asylums does not increase. On tn
contrary, there has been decreas
each year for the past four.
Sickness and Deaih 10 Indiana 10 Apri
The State Board of Health Bul
letin reports 2,7l6 deaths in April
rate of 1871. In the correspond
ing month last yearthere were 2 ,S3'
deaths. rate of 13.7. In the pre-
ceding month there were 3,O4s
deaths, rate of l42
! BY important ages the death
were: Under ! year, Al; to 5
I170; 5 TO 10, 81; 10 to 10, rs; q
snd over, 760. BY importan
causes-pulmonary tuberculosis
3s1; other forms of tuberculosis
As; typhoid fever, Al; diphtheria
"a; scarlet fever, II; measles, II
whooping cough, 20; pneumonia
352; diarrhoeal diseases, %; cere
bro spinal meningitis, 80; infu
enza, 81; puerperal septicemia, IA
cancer, 81; violence, IS; smallpox
6.
! All cities representing popula
ton Of S57, $40, reported i,16'
deaths, rate Of 1915 The coun
ties representing population OF /,
Cos, ,622. reported l $50 deaths,
rate of IL A. Cities Of 25, 900 pop
ulation and over, reported as fol
lows: indianapolis, 2i5 deaths
rate, 17.6; Evansville, SO deaths
rate III; Ft. Wayne, 45 deaths
rate l2.1; South Bend. As deaths
rate l62; Terre Haute, 65 deaths
rate 22.2.
\ Sickness. Smallpox was th
most prevalent disease during tn
} month. There were SIS cases re
ported 10 55 counties aud 6 deaths
J The order OF prevalence Of disease
was-smallpox, rheumatism, ton
silitis, pneumonia, bronchitis
measles, influ.nzs, Intermittent fe
: YER, pleuritis, typhoid fever, dial
! rhoea. scarlet fever, erysipelas
, wbooping cough, diphtheria, cert
bro spinal meningitis, dysentery
cholera infantum, pueiperal fevel
!, Compared with the precedin
month there was an increase Of
per cent. in number Of cases {
smallpox, 200 per cent increase i
, number OF deaths ami 1913 increas
: in areas Of prevalence.
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