Evening star., 1905-09-06
CHARGE OF NEGLECT
PHYSICIANS AND OTHERS OMIT
REPORTS OF BIRTHS.
But Little Change In Typhoid Fever
situation-summary by Health
OHacs.

In 1ne weekly report Issued from the
health once today. DR.. Woodward. the
health oficer. states his belief that many
physicians and midwives continue to neg
iect the law which requires prompt re-
port Of births.
during the week were iS4" he said ''of
which 81 were white children ana Al were
colored.
Attention has from time to time been
called to the prevailing neglect In the part
Of physicians and midwives with reference
to compliance with the Law requiring the
reporting OF births within six days after tho
occurrence" the health ofIicer declared,
and the result has been q marked I'm
provement. The reported births are now
from week to week usually in excess OF
oartn rate. as determined upon the basis of
reports fs yet far below the actual birth
rae, rae ana stiit greater Improvement 10
ioo1ed FOR In the near future.
were born in the northeastern section Of
the city. 20 In the northwestern, q In tho
southeastern and 20 In the southwestern
Ninety-two t73 white ana 10 coiored} were
and 2S coloredD were reported by mid
wives. Fifteen births were reported from
the Following public institutions: George
washington University Hospital. 2: Prov
0ls
l; Columbia Hospital. 4: Garfield Memorial
HospataI. .; Sibley Hospital. /. and Freed
mems Hospital. 2''
Deaths During Week.
The remainder of the weekly health re-
port follows:
There were 102 deaths In the District OF
Columbia during the week ended on satur-
day. September 2. 1895, which shows a
death rate per 1000 Inhabitants of 1874 In
the previous week the deaths numbered l26,
representing death rate Of 20.2 and In
the corresponding period OF last year LBS,
With death rate OF 20. OF those who died
curing the current week At were white,
with death rate of 1877, and IS were cof-
ored, with death rate Of 29.9. The num-
Der OF deaths from diarrhoeal diseases were
20. the same as recorded from this trouble
In the last report. OF this number all were
under two years OF age, and 16 or 50 per
cent. were among colored infants. Ten ia
CURED during the week, died from dis
eases OF the heart. from diseases OF the
kidneys, from malignant growths and
from cerebral apoplexy. There was one
suicide.
The following changes were observed in
the record OF contagious diseases: Diph-
liberia shows quite an increase since last
report. there having been II new cases re-
ported and 8 discharged There are now
22 cases OF this disease under quarantine
within the District limits. in II different
premises.
There was a diminution in the number
of cases OF scarlet fever from II to r. No
new cases were reported, and were dis
charged.
Typhoid Conditions.
The general conditions as regard typhoid
fever show but little change. The number
Of new cases reported Is 81, which Is more
than the number reported last week and 6
less than for the corresponding period Of
1904 There were So discharges. including
8 by death, which leaves now under treat
ment 293 cases in all. as against 248 for the
corresponding period OF last year.
The number OF cases OF smallpox was in
creased from to o. There were new
cases and one discharge.
The conditions OF the weather. as reported
by the weather bureau, were as follows:
Mean temperature. 70 degrees; mean rela-
tive humidity 80 degrees: mean actual ba-
rometer 29.S7. The winds were southerly
in direction and averaged SO miles an hour,
with a maximum velocity Of 22 miles on
the 31st uitimo The minimum temperature
was So degrees, On the 28th. and the maxi
mum temperature was 80 degrees. on the
SOth.
Recoveries Exceed New Cases.
Recoveries from typhoid fever again ex-
ceeded new cases reported today, and the
health Office noted corresponding improve
ment In the situation. OF new cases there
were ten reported since The Star went to
press yesterday. making total of 5OS since
July 1. At 1 o'clock yesterday there were
$40 patients under treatment, while today
at the same time there were 303 the Inn
provement being due to thirteen recovertes
and one change Of diagnosis.