The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-09-12
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Ar: DYING
Death Rate Among
the Natives Is
High.
ON The DECREASE
Mortality Among Infants Also Of
an Alarming Nature-Re-
port for August.

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The mortuary report for the month of
August shows as usual an abnormally
heavy mortality among the Hawaiians
as compared to the other races in Ho-
nolulu OF the total deaths during the
past month numbering II, nearly half,
80, were of Hawaiian birth. This death
rate among the natives is in excess of
their proportion in population to other
nationalities residing in the city, being
over ~ per cent of the whole. OF the
other nationalities the deaths were:
japanese, IA; Chinese, s; Portuguese, s;
American, 8; British, 4; and other ma
tionalites, 2.
The mortality among infants was also
large enough to require some investiga-
ton on the part of the health authori
ties. The total deaths of babies under
one year of age numbered 16. Between
the ages of one and five years there
were six deaths, and the same number
are reported as occurring among chill
dren between the ages of five and ten
years. Under 20 years and over 10, the
deaths numbered seven; from 20 to so
years of age there were eight deaths,
and above so years of age the deaths
numbered %. Honolulu evidently had a
few patriarchs for six deaths are re-
ported of persons over 20 years of age.
The fourth ward is evidently the
healthiest in the city. Deaths in that
section numbered but five for the
month, while IA were reported from the
first ward, IL from the second, II from
the third and "a from the fifth.
The monthly death rate, figuring on
the basis of a population of 1896, given
by the last official census, was 1.S0,
which is comparatively low, taking into
consideration the death rate in past
years.
During the month SO marriages were
reported and So births.
The summary of causes of the deaths
during the months is as follows: Feb
brile 8; diarrhoeal, 6; septic, /; dietetic,
2; constitutional, 6; developmental 2;
nervous, IA; circulatory, 6; respiratory,
s; digestive, Il; urinary, 2; reproduc-
tive, 2; osseous and integumentary, 1;
accident, 1.
The records show a decrease also in
tuberculosis, which is due probably to
the vigilance of the health officers, who
are paying special attention to dimin-
ishing the causes of consumption. There
were but five deaths from tuberculosis,
all of pulmonary nature, while ordi-
narily the number ranges from 10 to 20
or more per month. Nervous diseases
We're responsible for the death of Is
persons, congestion of the brain four,
softening of the brain one, convulsions
three. loconotor ataxia one, paralysis
one. and tetanus two.
The following is the summary of the
reports of the various city health Off
GERS for the month:
REPORT OF THE CITY SANITARY
OFFICER.
Building permits approved, %.
Cesspools located, 5.
Inspections made, 445.
REPORT OF SANITARY INSPEC-
TORS.
Nuisances reported, 2204.
Complaints filed, ?.
Nuisauces abated, 21S9.
Inspections made, 10,7 59.
REPORT OF CITY PHYSICIAN.
Patients visited, AZ.
Patients sent to hospital, 1.
Medical cases, 20.
Surgical cases, 1.
Patients treated at office, 142.
Patients treated outside, s.
Prescriptions filled, 14S.
REPORT OF FOOD COMMISSIONERS.
Samples of milk tested, 81.
Prosecutions made, 1.
Samples of food tested, a.
Authorizations detected, 8.
REPORT OF BUILDING INSPECTOR
Plans filed, 50.
Permits issued, 50.
Inspections made, 245.
Final certificates issued, IS.
Sewerage connections approved, AZ.
REPORT OF MEAT AND FISH IN
SPECTORS,
Animals examined, 1916.
Fluke, livers. Ill.
Fish examined, 226, s45.
Fish condemned, f14S.
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