The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-11-17
Report of the City Health Officer
Shows but 1874 Deaths :.
in Year Just Closed.
BIRTHS EXCEED 500 MARX.
Many Cases of Contagious Diseases Re-
ported but Few Deaths Result
Report From County.

DR.. ]. r. Eastman, the city health
officery this morning forwarded to DR..
&c. A. Harper, the secretary of the
state board of health, his annual re-
port of the health of the people of Ke-
nosha county. The report is a re-
markab1e one in many ways and
shows that the city of Kenosha not
only has very low death rate, but
that the natural increase in the popu-
1ation of the city is abnorma11y large.
The report, which has just been for
warded to the state official, covers the
period from October 1, 1908, to October
1, 1904 It shows that in the twelve
months there have been 1914 deaths in
the city. The report on births shows
that sol children have been born in
the same time, SO that the natural IN
crease II the population of the city is
more than 800 for the year.
In taking up the cause of the deaths
it is shown by the report that the ma
jority of people dying in Kenosha die
as a result of seni1e debility. More
than fifty per cent of 'the deaths were
from this cause. Added to this it is
shown that during the year there were
ten accidental deaths in the city and
one case of suicide, so that none of
these can be counted in making tip the
death rate of Kenosha. A ma ority
of the accidental deaths were from as
phyxiation, five deaths being recorded
from this cause. Three were from
drowning and one from fracture of
the skull.
The report takes up the matter of
contagious diseases in the city and
shows that during the year there were
thirteen cases of diphtheria and one
death was reported from this disease.
There were fifteen cases of scarlet fe-
yer, but not one of them resulted fa-
tally. There were three deaths from
typhoid fever and twenty-five from
pneumonia. In other years the pro-
portion of deaths from consumption
has been exceedingly large in Keno
sha, but the report for the year just
closed places the total deaths from
consumption at sixteen, the lowest
number to be reported in decade.
In speaking of the general health
of the city, Health Officer Eastman de-
clares that the health of Kenosha will
compare favorab1y with any city in
the United States and that Kenosha
will stand at the top among the cities
along the lake shore. This statement
is one that the people of the city will
receive with great deal of satisfac-
ton.
Supp1ementing the report of the
health officer, Register of Deeds P. c.
Torrey has sent to the state depart
ment of health report of the number
of births and deaths reported from
the whole county during the past ten
months. This report shows that in
the entire county there were 242
deaths, and in the same time 4O2
births were reported. A comparison
of the reports of the two officials will
show that the doctors in the city have
in many cases neglected to file the
birth returns with the register of
deeds.
The report of the deaths in the
county carries out the hea1thfu1 condi-
tions as shown by the report of the
city official, and as in the city the ma
jority of deaths in the county were
from old age and similar ailments.
The report of contagious diseases in
the outlying towns has not been
made, but it is stated that there have
been but few cases reported and not
one of them resulted fatally.