The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-14
PNEUMONIA WAS FATAL
REPORT OF DEATHS IN MoNTGOM-
 ERY DURING JANUARY.
sRxty-ave Persons Passed Away and stxty-nve Babies Were Born. Report of Sanitary
 Department.

Due to unfavorable weather condi. tions in this section, the city of Mont. gomery, for quite period, has suffer ed a virtual epidemic of influenza which in a number of cases, developed into pneumonia with fatal results. Not withstanding the prevalence of Ia grippe and pneumonia and the percent age of deaths attributed thereto, ex- ceeding in number any month since the city has kept a record, the mor- tality schedule as given herewith is not alarming as the total number of deaths for January Is twelve less than for the corresponding month of the year previous.
 The total number of deaths recorded in January. as shown by the report of the Sanitary Department, compiled yesterday. was sixty-five; thirteen be- ing white males and six white females, twenty-four negro males and twenty two negro females.
 The causes of death. as given on the death certificates. were as follows Ac- cidents and casualties, '; appoplexy, i; bronchitis, i: cachexia- a-malarial, i; cancer of tongue. i; cirrhosis of liver. 1: dentition. 1; diphtheria, 1: typhoid fever. i: heart disease, {; hemorrhage, 
 struction. il; nephritis 6; old age, {: pneumonia and la grippe. 1s: rheuma- tism, 1; tuberculosis, 8; uraemia, 1; un- known, 1.
 Ages of decedents: Under i year, s: from 1 to s, (: to 10, 0; 10 to 20, 5: 90 to 30, 6; 30 to 40, II: 40 to 50, g.; 50 to 50. Il; 60 to 70, 6; 70 to so, q: 80 to 90, 8.
 Deaths by wards-ward 1. 8: Ward 2, 10; Ward 8, &; Ward {, 25: Ward 5, g.; Ward 6. 5; Ward '. 6.
 Civil Condition of Decedents--Mar- ried. 25; widowed. 1s; single. Il; chill dren, IS; not stated, 8.
 Places of Interment-Oakwood ceme- tery. 42; Abraham's Cemetery. 1: Con- ley's Cemetery, 1; Kendalrs Cemetery, Cemetery. 1; Wares Cemetery. 1; West cott's Cemetery. 8; shipped to other cities. 13.
 Nativity of Decedents-Alabama, 30; Georgia. 8; Maryland, 2; New Hamp- shire. 1; North Carolina, i; Pennsyl- vania, 1; Virginia, 2; not stated, 5.
 sixty-flve Births.
 The births of thirty-two white and thirty-three negro children were re- corded during the past month. Twelve were white males and twenty white fe- males: seventeen were negro males and sixteen negro fmales.
 Births by wards were as follows: Ward 1, g; Ward 9. 8; Ward 3, T; Ward 4. 23; Ward 5. 10; Ward 6, 4; Ward !, 8. Two pairs of twins were reported, one white and one black.
 Two cases of dlphtheria were pla- carded during January. one in Ward 2, and one in Ward 2. One of the cases resulted fatally.
 Smallpox cases were reported as fol- lows: From Ward 1, one; Ward 2. eight: Ward s, one; Ward {, seven: Ward s, three; Ward 6, two; Beat 3, one; Beat 1s. one. Total, 24 cases. Of the smallpox cases reported, eight were whites and sixteen were negroes.
 The sanitary department has used every effort to properly isolate and quarantine all cases of smallpox re- ported. and at the same time work the least possible hardship on the wage earners of families. This method has not been understood and frequent pro- tests have been filed against people from infected premises being allowed to so to their places of business. Tn ona instance the department was compelled to take charge of a patient which necessitated the opening of the old hos pitai. Since it's opening. three white and two negro patients have been ad- mitted. The city will continue to re- ceive as many as the place will ac- commodate.
 The sanitary oficers were used dur ing the thirty-one days, almost exclu. sively in looking for contagious dis eases, and guarding infected districts Only complaints were looked into and notices served accordingly. No regu- lar inspections were N.ken up. All premises where contagious or infec- tious diseases were found or reported were fumigsted and cleansed.
 The sanitary and storm water sew CTS were flushed from different pointI at regular periods.
 The sanitary inspector caused to b. moved from the several ward of tho city a total of 1905 loads of garbage and about 300 small animals and fowls were carried to Cypress Pond lot anC buried The number of loads of gar bage moved from each district of thu city was as follows: Ward 1, 346 Ward 2, ls1; Ward 8, 1s2: Ward {, 1S6 Ward 5, 1s2; Ward 6. 19S; Ward 2, ITS total. 1.47o Business center, 525; gran total. 1895.
 There were offered for inspection prior to slaughter, a total of 1,l7 calves. ss; hog. 3s5. The inspector re 1 jected sixteen beeves and four hogs q being too poor for human food or fo | diseased conditions. One thousand on hundred and ffty-one animals were al lowed to go to slaughter. On post-mortem inspection. five hos weighing 475 pounds were condemned rendered and tanked. One hundred an, sixty-six flyers weighing 565 pound were also condemned and tanked. To tai number of pounds of meat condemn ed and tanked, 1,040.
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