The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-11
6l DEATHS IN APRIL
MONTHLY REPORT OF SANITARY
 DEPARTMENT.
During Same Month 56 Babies Were Born in MOntgOmery--Stntem as to the situation as to
 Smallpox.

During April sixty-one deaths oc- cured within the city limits of Mont gomery according to the monthly re- port of the Sanitary Department com pleted yesterday:
 These deaths were divided as fol- lows: White males, 10; white females. II; negro males, 21; negro females, 19. Total deaths among whites. 21; among negroes. 40.
 The causes of death as given in the death certificates are: Accident. 1; ap- oplexy. 2; asthma, l; Bright's disease. i; cholera infantum. 1; cirrhosis of liv- CT, i: congestion of lungs and brain, 3; convulsions, i; croup, 1; diarrhoea, ?: dysentery, i; entero-colitis. 6: gunshot wound. 2; hemorrhage. cerebral. 1: fn- digestion. acute, 2: la grip. 2; nephri- tis, 2; old age. 4: paralysis, 4 pneu- monla, 5; poison, 1; puerpural eclamp- sia, 1; smallpox, 1; tetanus neonato- rum, 1; toxemia, intestinal, a. tubercu- Iosis. 9.
 Ages of decedents: Under one. II: one to five, q; i've to ten, l. ten to twenty. 5: twenty to thirty. s; thirty to forty. [: forty to fifty. 8; fifty to sixty. 6; sixty to seventy. 1: seventy to eighty, 8; eighty to ninety, 1.
 Deaths by wards: Ward one, $: Ward two, II; Ward three, {; Ward four, 30; Ward five. 7: Ward six, 6. Places of interment: Oakwood Gem etery. 50; shipped to other cities. II. Fifty-six births were recorded du- ring the past thirty days, thirty-one whites and twenty-five negroes. Nine- teen were white males and twelve white females; eleven negro males and fourteen negro females.
 Births by wards were as follows: Ward one. 6; Ward two. 6; Ward three s; Ward four, 24; Ward i've. g. Ward six. G
 The last report submitted showed that thirty-two cases of smallpox re- mained under treatment. During the past month forty-four cases were re- ported. making a total of seventy-six cases under treatment during the time mentioned.
 well and discharged, leaving under treatment on May 1. nine cases. One white and eight negroes. Other than smallpox, no disease of 6 contagious nature was reported. | The cost of operating the emergency hospital for the month of April was xl44.s0. Fumigation and other inci- 1 dental expenses amounted to $1o2.45
 making the total cost to the city and | County, attributable 10 smallpox
 $247.25.
 There were fumigated and cleansed l for contagious and infectious diseases | inc following number of premises: FoH l ervsipelas, 1; measles. 2: smallpox, 3s
 tuberculosis, 2; total numoer or prem ises fumigated. A. In addition to these a barn, where a case of glanders had developed. was. by order of the Mayor
 Thoroughly fumigated and cleansed.
 The sanitary police inspected. for contagious diseases and sanitary con- 1 d4tions. six thousand four hundred md
 twelve premises. Four hundred and
 sixty-six places were ordered rein
 spected. Nine arrests were made al
 the instance of this department.
 There were hauled from the variou.
 wards of the city a total of 1874 load. ] of garbage, and two hundred and eigh'
 tv-6ve small animals and fowls were taken from the streets to the pasture and buried.
 The sanitary and storm water sewer were regularly flushed from different | joints. The entire sanitary sewer niant has recently been carefully in,
 spseted and fnpnd tn splendid oondi'