Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-20
CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
DECREASE IN TYPHOID FEVER
AND DIPHTHERIA NOTED.

Encouraging comment on the decrease of
both typhoid fever and diphtheria In the
city during the past week is contained in
the report of the health Office for the seven
days ended with last Saturday, issued from
the health Office this morning. 1t Is shown
that typhoid fever cases were reduced by
thirty, there being only twelve new cases
reported while forty-two were discharged
from quarantine, two by death. There
with 105 patients under treatment when
the report closed. as compared with
227 at the corresponding time last
year. Sixteen new cases Of diphtheria
were recorded and twenty-eight sufferers
were reported cured. There was one death
from the disease
The report in detail follows:
There were 1O8 deaths reported during
the current week, compared with 116
last week and 1O7 during corresponding
week of last year. OF these deaths, sixty
five were white decedents, and forty-one
were colored. The death rates per 1000
per annum during the week just ended
WERE white. 149: colored. 223; total, Ill;
compared with 1913. 31.5 and 1871, re-
spectively, during the previous week, and
1871, $50 and 1875, respectively, during cor
responding week in 1904.
Principal Cause of Mortality.
Among the principal causes of this weeks
lead, having twenty deaths to its credit.
Heart disease follows next, with fifteen
deaths. Kidney disease comes third eleven
deaths being caused by this trouble Pneu-
monia resulted fatally in ten cases: apo
plexy. five: bronchitis. four; typhoid fever,
two; diphtheria, one, and smallpox, one.
The remaining deaths were generally dis
tributed among the other causes of the
weeks mortalay record. as shown on the
tabulated part of this report.
Diphtheria still shows tendency to de-
cline the total number of cases on hand
being reduced from seventy-five at the close
OF last week to sixty-two at the writing of
this report. There were sixteen new re-
ports received and Twenty-Five discharges
tone by DEATH.
Scarlet fever shows a slight advance over
last weeks record, there being five new
cases reported and two discharges, making
d total of twenty-rine patients in quaran-
tine.
The typhoid fever situation continues to
improve, the total number of cases on hand
being reduced to thirty since last weeks
report. Twelve new reports were received
and forty-two discharges (two by DEATH,
leaving 100 cases under treatment. as COM
pared with 135 during last week and 227
during corresponding week of 1904.
new outbreak of smallpox appeared
during the week, four new cases being dis
covered. The department as yet has not
been able to trace the source of infection
OF the recent cases that have been reported,
the cases being apparently without direct
connection with each other. There were two
discharges received at the department dur
ing the week Zone by death and one re-
covery). There are now six patients con-
fined at the smallpox hospital, which Is an
increase of two over the record published
In last weeks statement.
The births reported during the week
numbered 140. OF these eighty-three were
white infants and fifty-seven colored. Dur
ing the corresponding week of 1904 there
were but eighty-seven births reported.
as reD0rfad hy
the weather bureau, were as follows: Mean
temperature. 81 degrees; mean relative hui
nudity, IS degrees; mean actual barometer.
1895 The winds were northerly in direc-
ton, with an average velocity of eight
miles an hour, and reached maximum of
thirty-eight miles on the 10th instant. The
maximum temperature was 80 degrees, on
the 18th instant and the minimum tenn
perature, % degrees, on the 10Th instant.