Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-01-21
PNEUMONIA NOW
OUR WORST PEST
LEADS ALL DISEASES IN NOR.
TALLY AT NEW YORK,
OVER 5000 VICTIMS
Even outstrips Consumption in Its
Ravases--consested Population a
Determining Faetor-Every Day
Sees $50 Residents Sent TO Bed by
the Dread Disease,

New York. Jan l7,--Ppeumonta
now Kills annually more New Workers !
of all ages than any other disease II
has become worse scourge than |
consumption,
The revised figures OF tho health |
department. just completed, show that
there were 1891 deaths from pncu, j
mouta in New York city during the
year 1908,
The borough most free from the
ravages OF pneumonia was Richmond,
where the disease took only one in
every 5ll of the population. The
rates Of pneumonia mortality by
horoughs were as follows
Manhattan, one In every $40 of
population,
Brooklyn, one in every 400 OF
population,
Bronx, ono in every 4SO of popula
ton,
Queens, one in every 40 Of popula,
ton,
Richmond, ono in every 5ll OF
population.
Reckoning the mortality in pnou
monia at IL per cent, under modern
methods of treatment, the total mum.
/ Der of cases of pneumonia in the city
of New York would now annually ap.
Iproximate "a 600 one half of these
cases OCcur in the four months De
cember, January, February and
Nlacp6 fhut tho Nnunnt IN
average of cases is at least 10000
In round figures, 1000 New Workers.
80 40 bed with pneumonia every
week, between thanksgiving day and
IcaSter, Every day sees on an average
TOT $50 new CRses OF the dread disease
Twenty years ago tuberculosis stood
IAN the NSCy first rank of human
IaGlictions, so far as the number OF
victims wns concerned Since then
consumption has gradually declined
to seCoud place and pneumonia has
grown IL prevalence.
What is the reason?"
Congestion of population, an
swered DR. william H. Gullloy, tn,
regislrar Of vital statistics, when the
question: was put 10 nllna
Pneumonia, of course, rs NOR,
| nreshicnt nj one time than NJ another
the periods varying according to tho
d severity of the weather. Generally
n speaking, there is muT0 pneumonia ii
$ the spring--in March or April thar
, in the fan OF winter, unless there
! cHsles In the fall SOME STRONG predIs
posing cause cd the disease such az
Glndemics of measles, influenza. typ
hoid or dinhrheria. Above and beyond
MI climatic conditions and racial ten
l6nncies stands congestion Of Tho
! population as the great breeder 81
,, pneumonia The crowded tenementa
where five or H'en persons sleep In on,
noom, arr the places where pneumonia
hhrivos.
: "A recent investigation OF the con
1H'iitions in Manhattan has shown thai
he hcaViest mortality from pneu
. monia is in the Italian quarters TIL,
II two Italian walds, 80 to speak, are
I'll the Sixth and the Fourteenth. ant
sfthey show year by year heavy pnou
U monia mortality. suppose The
+ Italians are susceptible because &c
: many NJ them come from Sicily am
Hlhe warmer climate of southern Italy
The children Of ttElian parents set
tied here show greater liability e
hpneumonla than the offspring OF any
tother nationality, Including our own
! aSince the greAt epidemic of influenza
I'm New York ip 1S8p.90, pneumonia
has maintained Il htehor death rate
} Idhah Leiore That epidemic OF In
liIuenza has neyer entirely dis
. F@ppehred We now have traces OF /,
i@ith us every gear
The relative mortnuty from tho
principal diseases that thrive III Now
YORK is shown by che following
figures, compiled 5y the hcalth board
and covering Tie period from Janu
af9 70 December III, inclusive.
Pneumonia ..... . . q7g
Consumption ....a. ...... .... 7,245
Brhhts disease -. III. -. 5,47g
Heart disease ...,. ...... 1906
Tbe figures show thai ia she stress
OF modern lie the lungs give waS
FIRST, then the kidneys, then t1e heart
Pneumonia, according TO Or. b cir
ford hoale, attacks males oftener than
females, and, although those af weak
consultations are IT'S most oonulanr
victims. yet It's effects upon the strong
and vigorous are often exceptionally
severe.
Pneum0mia Is due 10 exposure a.
lfnill while heated and II the sysfepi
~ not IN good tone, the liability IA
Increased.
F4rat thars A. a vgporaI ha4 fnnItn,,