Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-10
HEALTH OFFICE REPORT.
Births Equal Deaths in District for
Week

Dscounting any possible change in the
population of the District of Columbia
by either emigration or immigration, the
number of persons claiming the capital city
as their place of residence neither increased
nor decreased during the past fiscal week.
The fact is demonstrated in the report of
the health office for the week ended August
5, where the rare coincidence of the births
and deaths exactly balancing is shown.
There were 1874 births and like number of
deaths.
AS might be assumed from the daily
chronicle of the spread of typhoid fever,
the weeks summary of this disease is the
most startling feature of the health office
bulletin. Fifty-one new cases developed
last week and twenty-four were discharged,
but eleven patients, or almost half of this
latter number, were, in the language of
the health office report. discharged by
DEATH
Diarrheal diseases, as has been usual
since the onset of hot weather caused a
great many fatalities, almost without ex-
ception among children under two years of
age.
The full report of the health office fol-
lows:
The deaths within he District of Columbia
during the week ended August 5, 1905, num-
bered 134, which Is less than the number
reported last week and 10 more than at the
corresponding period of last year. OF these
deaths 20 were white people and 30 were
colored. They represent a death rate per
LOCO of the former and Is of the lat
ter Of 29.9. The death rate of the entire
population was 21.5 per 1000. The CORE
| spending period for 1904 showed a relative
death rate as follows: White, 15.9; colored,
27.S, and for all, 1915.
Diarrheal diseases continue much in evil
dence and were the cause of % deaths from
Saturday to Saturday OF this number IS
were of colored children and of white all
under two years of age.
Consumption claimed 16 deaths, typhoid
fever IL deaths and diseases of the kid
neys O. Diseases of the heart were respon-
| sible for and meningitis 4. There were
| also suicides.
The record Of contagious diseases is as
| follows:
Diphtheria conditions remain the same as
| at previous report. There were new cases
| reported and the same number discharged,
which leaves cases in all now under quar-
| antine.
| cases at the close of last report to 10 cases
| on Saturday last. There were new cases
| reported and discharged
Typhoid fever shows the large number Of
| 81 new cases reported. This number is II
| more reported cases than during the corre-
| spending week of 1904. Twenty-four cases
! were discharged, IL Of which were by death
| and leave a net gain of u cases over last
! week, and a total on hand at this time of
| 153.
Smallpox conditions remain unchanged
| and there are as last week, 10 cases under
| treatment at the hospital.
The reported births numbered 1874, 81 Of
| which were white children and 50 were COL
| ored.
| The weather conditions during the week
| were as follows: Mean temperature, To- ;
| mean relative humidity, So per cent; mean
| actual barometer, 29.91. The winds were
| northerly and averaged six miles an hour
| and on the 31st ultimo reached maximum
| velocity of nineteen miles The minimum
| temperature was 59' on the I'd instant, and
| the maximum temperature was 49, record
| ed on the 4th instant.