Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-17

males ana the number Of single persons
| Is years Of age and over who took their
| own lives was 20. II males and females
| The number of widowed suicides was T. and
! the number whose marital status was I'M
| known was s. OF the suicides whose ma
| tivity was known II were foreign born.
| 1.-The total number OF deaths reported dur
| ing 1904 due to typhoid fever was 139; the
| number reported during the preceding year
was 40, and the average for the past ten
years has been 1871 per annum. The deaths
| from this cause among white persons de-
creased from SO to 70. and among the col
ored people increased from 81 to 90.
1.-The number OF deaths attributed to
whooping cough during 1904 was 45, de-
crease of 30 since 1908"
Returns Of Births.
The total number Of births reported dur
| ing the calendar year 1904 was 621s. as
| against 1856 for 1901; 1882 for 1902. and
| 5,124 for 1903. These returns represent the
births OF 1904 white children and 2,224 col
ored, of which 4.672 were reported by ply
| sicians ana $40 by midwives. AT 40 births
! twins were delivered, 102 being white and
SO colored.
| The report continues:
| "The total number of physicians now le-
gally qualified to practice medicine in the
District of Columbia by reason of having
been licensed by the board of medical SUI
| pervisors, Is 1,349, 81 having registered dur
| ing the year.
-Four midwives registered during the
year. three on the basis of examination and
one on the basis of registration at the
health department prior to June 3d. 1896,
making the total number of registered mid
wives IA.
THE number of dentists registered during
the year was 10, making the total at the
close of the year $50.
But undertakers registered during the
year, making the total number OF names
appearing on the register $50.
THE number of bodies that were brought
from other jurisdictions into the District
OF Columbia for tnterment during the year
was 431; 349 of which were white and 50
colored The number sent out of this Dis
triet was 1,G06; 744 Of which were white
and 262 colored. This does not~include the
bodies inferred at Arlington National ceme-
terry"
Communicable Diseases.
Under the heading of communicable dis
eases the report shows that 454 cases of
scarlet fever were reported during 1904, as
against 154 in 1903 Diphtheria also adj
vanced in a marked degree, there being 4S9
cases in 1901 and 1s1 in 1903. Thirty three
cases of smallpox were admitted to the hos
pital during the twelve months, and five
Of the patients died. Typhoid fever figures
showed that there were O06 cases in 1904,
white 1874, colored 272 The corresponding
figures for the year 1903 were LOSS, white
nc, colored 219. The number of deaths re-
ported during the year due to typhoid
fever was 139 which Is one less than the
number reported during the preceding year.
The following summary of the work of
the chemical laboratory is given:
The number OF specimens examined in
1g03-Of was 1915, while this year they num-
bered 9121.
Milk was the principal article analyzed,
thehe having been 1903 samples collected
at the railway stations and from diaries,
grocery stores, wagons, lunch rooms, etc.
The number Of samples collected from the
various dairies and stores in the District
was 1,1S3. No cases of adulteration of milk
or cream with formaldehyde or other pre-
servatives were discovered. Charges were
made In the Police Court against $40 deal
ers for selling milk or cream which was be-
the corporation counsel for prosecution in
cluded those of 1O2 merchants accused of
selling impure or adulterated food stuffs.
Work of Sanitary Inspectors.
The work of the sanitary and food in
spectors On part consisted of the condem-
nation of the following articles:
Beef, pounds; "A ,204l Lettuce, heads 1854
Mutton, pounds. e,29sl Cabbage, heads 1890
Pork. pounds. 1923 Egg plants. 1,ls4
Sausage. pounds. 1,444ass Potatoes. bu.. SAY
Bananas, dozen SO, $50 Clans w. 7.oia'ooS
Berries .I1a,,n aaar's s'Ioa Crabs 1,s1e.7e9
Radishes, punches s.os4 shaa dins 49,. 71s,7es
1T is stated that 1888 nuisances were
abated during the year at the instance of
the department.
Fines for Violations of Law