Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-11-16
STATE HEALTH BOARD DECLARES
THEY FAIL TO REPORT CASES
OF TUBERCULOSIS.
TYPHOID DEATH RATE LOW.
little Ones Should Be Protected Against
Whooping Cough and Measles,
Says Dr.. Harper.

board of health, DIR. 4. A. harper say
that 1872 cases of tuberculosis were re-
ported to that office in July, August ana
September This is less than the num-
Der reported during the second quarter
and according to DR.. Harper Indicates
the laxity Of physicians to report 10 tie
local health officer. One hundred ana
fifteen deaths were reported, Whlch -
less than during the previous period. VI
The total number of cases III were from
Milwaukee.
Diphtheria Is Declining.
Regarding diphtheria the report says;
During the months OF July, Augusr gus anu rol
ported with II deaths. rms gives IA
tality IA tie of per cent, which is CONSIDER
ably less than that recorded for me iiono
Of April May and June. That this disease
should be so prevalent during the summer,
and AT a time when the schools are nor
IN session. is ineXcusable. seventy
cases of scarlet fever with two deaths were
reported for the quarter just closeo.
Typhoid Rate Low.
DR.. Harper says in regard to typhold
ever and other diseases:
Our records show that thirty-fve places
have been afflicted with typhold FEVER IN a
more or less epidemic form. One hundred
and eighty-n nine cases with nineteen deaths
we're reported. The fatality rate of 10 per
cent is considerably less than for the sec
ond quarter.
,, advisability of having measles while young
should be discouraged wherever found
Whooping cough is simply disease of early
childhood and as great precaution should
be taken against constructing this disease
during the first two or three years OF life
as would be exercised in protecting the lit
tie ones from diphtheria or scarlet fever
The records show that nearly all deaths
from whooping cough are under years OF
age Measles undoubtedly, plays greater
role in the death rate Of the state than the
face of the records show.
Smallpox appears to be on the decline,
only 132 cases were reported with TWO
deaths. The seasonal variation of the dis
ease no doubt plays an important part i'll
this record.
Cities Fail to Report.
For the months of April, May and June
there were reported to this Office from 1O7
cities of the second, third and fourth classes
1890 deaths. For the preceding quarter re
ports were received from only ninety-five
cities. During the fourth quarter of last
year thirty cities failed to make this
report.
males, $50 females, and % with no sex Civ
en-. This gives male excess of 249. Nine
hundred and ninetythree were married.
Two hundred and seventy deaths were re-
ported from heart disease and dropsy; Ia
were from diseases of the nervous system;
149 were caused by pulmonary tuberculosis;
100 resulted from pneumonia; 81 from
diarrheal diseases: 90 from cancer and
tumor 1O6 from diseases of the urinary
system; II from diphtheria; 80 from typhoid
fever; II from whooping coughs; from
scarlet fever; IS from measles; 1875 from old
age, and 651 from other causes not class1-
fed.
Death Rate Is 1871.
With an aggregate population in these
40 cities of 624, $40 the annual death rate
is 1271 AS compared with the rate for
the fourth quarter of last year of 1922 and
also the rate for the first quarter of this
wear of 1422, we find that q much more
favorable condition seems to prevail 1t is
possible that the seasonal variation would
account for this change in the mortality
rate.
Nearly every city in Wisconsin obtaining
Its water supply from one of the great lakes
is suffering more or less from the presence
of typhoid fever or other intestinal diseases
This fact simply goes to show the dangers
| of the present system on the part of those
cities obtaining their water supplies. The
disposition of sewage into one of the great
| lakes within a few thousand feet of the
intake pipe is exposing the citizens to
| typhoid fever in as serious manner as it
| would De to allow children from we'll
| family to go into the quarantined homes of
| families suffering from diphtheria and scar
| let fever and allowing their children to
mngle with them