The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-23
DEATHS IN DECEMBER
SANITARY DEPARTnIENT COM
 PLETEs ITS REPORT.
Sixty-six Persons Passed Away in Mont- gomery and Fifty-four Babies Were Born--Death Rate for
 Month, f3.6s.

The death register in the office of the Sanitary Department as completed yes terday, shows that a total of sixty-six deaths occurred within the city limits of Montgomery during the month Of December. This being twelve less than were registered during the correspond ing month of the year previous.
 Five of the deaths were due to acci- dental causes, and four of the decedents were non-residents of this city. This leaves only fifty-seven deaths properly chargeable against the health rate.
 Estimating the population at 50,00o, as accepted officially in previous re- ports, the death rate for the month of December was 1s.ss. against 1872 for December, 1903. F..
 Eight of the decedents were white males. 12 white females, 20 negro males and 2s negro females.
 The causes of death as given in the death certificates were: Accident, 5; angina pectoris. l: apoplexy, l; Bright's disease, 3; cancer. l; compression of brain, 1; congestion of brain, l.; con vulsions lnfantile), 1: dropsy. l; empy- aemia, 1: entero coiitis, 1; fever, (ma- larial), puerpural. I; typhoid. 8; heart disease, 5; nephritis. 6; old age, z; par alysis. 3; paresis, l; peritonitis, l; pneumonia, 8; tuberculosis. 12; uR- known. 1.
 Ages of decedents: Under 1 year, 8; from to 5, 8; to 10. l.; 10 to 20, 5; 20 to 80, g; 30 to 40, [: 10 to 50. 5: 50 to SO. 10; GO to 70. II; TO to 80, 5; 80 to 90. O; 90 to 100, 2.
 Deaths by localities: Ward i. 12; Ward 2. IA; Ward 3. 8; Ward 4. 15; Ward 5, 6; Ward 6. 5; Ward r. Il.
 Civil condition: Children. under i2 years. 12; single. II; married, 2s; wid- oA O. r.
 Nativity of decedents: Alabama. 43: Georgia, '; Maryland, 1: Mississippi. 1: Ohio, 4; South Carolina. 1; unknown, 8: Ireland 1.
 Places of interment: oakwood Gem etery, 45; suburban graveyards, Ash ley's, 1; McIntyre's, 1; Mt. Moriah. 1; Reese's. 2; Showdown. ]; westcott's, 2; shipped to other cities, l3.
 Deaths at institutions: County Poor House, $; hospitals and infirmaries. 4; total, 10.
 Record of Rirths. Fifty-four births were recorded dur ing the past month. twenty-five whites and twenty-nine negroes. Sixteen were white males and nine white females; seventeen were negro males and twelve negro females.
 Births by wards were as follows: Ward l. 12: Ward ?, 8; Ward 8. 1; Ward I, WaT0 D. WaTu D. WdTQ is q. Eleven cases of smallpox, four cases of diphtheria and one case of scarlet fever were reported during December. Six cases of smallpox and three of diphtheria were discharged as cured, leaving five cases of smallpox, one case of diphtheria and one case of scarlet fever under treatment on January 1. Twenty-one premises were fumigated and cleansed for contagious and infec- tious diseases.
 The sanitary oficers inspected 4,024 places during the month. Seven hun dred and twenty-three were ordered re-inspected, making total of 4,747 premises inspected and re-inspected during the past thirty-one days. The sanitary inspector has caused to be moved from the streets and alleys of the city Q total of 1889 loads of garb- tage. Three hundred and ten small an- imals and fowls were carried to the cypress pond lot and buried. Garbage by loads and wards as fol- flows: Ward i, 242; Ward 2, IFS; Ward | 3. 1So: Ward {, lSs; Ward 5, 196: Ward Is, 200; Ward ', 1885; business center, 53O; total, 1889.
 The sanitary and storm water sewers have been flushed from different points at regular intervals.
 The inspectors of meat, milk and per- lShabIe food products report that 1,196 animals were offered for inspection on hoof as follows: Beef cattle, 763; calves. 105; sheep, {; goats, s; hogs, S16. Eleven beef cattle were rejected and not allowed to go to slaughter on account of being too poor for human food. Number allowed to pass to slaughter room, 1.lS5.
 On post-mortem inspection, the fol- lowing animals or parts thereof were condemned. rendered and tanked: Six hogs, cholera, weighing 667 pounds: fifteen beef flyers. diseased. weighing 190 pounds; 165 hog flyers, diseased, weighing 4i3 pounds; bruised meats cut away. 90 pounds. Total number of pounds of meat condemned, rendered and tanked, 1860.
 The milk inspector reports that he has made regular rounds of an the dairies supplying milk to the city. His reports show general conditions to be fairly good. Samples of milk collect ed from each dairy wagon were ana lyzed and came within the requirements of the ordinances, and free from adul- terants.