Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-27
PLEASED WITH RESULT
HEALTH OFFICE SECURING RE
PORTS OF BIRTHS PROMPTLY.

Health Office authorities are pleased at the
to secure more prompt reports from ply
sicians and midwiyes of births within the
District About three weeks ago the health
officer called the attention of practitioners
to the requirements Of the law, and also to
the penalty attached to violations. Ever
since, the natural increase in population OF
the city and county has been recorded
with gratifying regularity. The weekly
report of the health office for the seven
days ended last Saturday, which was Is
sued today, shows the extent to which TINS
recent order has operated-the authorities
being enabled to announce a total of l,6
births. Last week there were lS4.
AS was exclusively stated In The Star. IN
connection with the publication of the
weekly health report last Wednesday, the
percentage of mortality for the middle OF
September has been almost invariably low
er than at any other time during the year.
The current weekly report indicates an
increase In deaths similar to that when
has usually followed exceptionally health
full seasons in other years. There were
lightweight fatalities last week in the Inst
published. The current report of the health
officer shows an increase of sixteen deaths.
Last year almost the same conditions OBJ
tanned
The full report of the health office follows:
The mortality in the District of Column
bia during the week ended on Saturday the
Odd instant, numbered 1O4 which is an in
crease of sixteen deaths over that of the
previous week. The mortality of the Dis
trict during the corresponding week of last
year reached the same number as appears
in this report, viz, 1G4. The death rates
per LOCO Inhabitants for the week under
consideration were, white, 1876; colored,
234, and 16 for the entire population, as
compared with 11.6. 201 and III, respec-
lively during the previous week, and 1876,
us and 49, respectively, during the cor
responding period of 1.04 OF those dying
during the current week CT were white and
43 colored
Deaths from d.arrhoeal diseases 02 in
numbeD show increase of 3 over last
weeks mortality from that disease, of
which 4 were white and 8 eolored infants,
all being under 2 years of age.
Heads List of Fatalities.
Pulmonary consumption heads the list
OF Fatalities. with II deaths. Diseases of
the heart and diarrhoeal diseases follow
next with II each. There were 8 deaths
from diseases of the kidneys, deaths from
malignant growth, deaths from diseases of
the brain and from apoplexy.
Typhoid fever shows a decrease since
last week of cases, 264 cases being under
treatment as compared with go at the
close OF last week. There were 40 new cases
reported during the current week and ~
discharges, including 1 diagnosis being
changed and 4 deaths.
Diphtheria shows an increase of 2 cases
SINCE last week, there being 5 new cases re-
ported and discharged, leaving IS in quar-
antine. 49,
scarlet fever shows reduction of / case
NO new cases We're reported and / case was
olscharged, recovered, leaving 10 cases in
quarantine. :
The smallpox situation remains the same
as given in the report for last week; name
~, y cases under treatment, there being no
new cases discovered and none were dis
charged.
The number of reported births again ex-
ceeds the number of deaths there having
been l36 reported during the week Of
these " were white children and 30 co.ored.
The weather conditions were as follows:
Mean temperature, 10; mean relative hui
mldlty, w; mean actual barometer 20 So
The winds were southerly in direction, with
an average velocity of AZ miles an hour,
and reached a maximum velocity of II
miles on the 23d The maximum tempera-
ture was IS degrees on the 18th. and the
minimum. 5s degrees. On the odd instant"