The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-11-15
SAYS DOCTORS
ARE NEGLIGENT.
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.

MADlSON, WIS, NOV. lo.-l special
In the quarterly report of the state
board of health, Dr. c. a. Harper says
that 1872 cases of tuberculosis were re-
ported to that office in July, August and
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 to the
local health officer. One hundred ana
fifteen deaths were reported, which Is
less than during the previous period. Or
the total number of cases III were from
Milwaukee.
Diphtheria Is Declining.
Regarding diphtheria the report says;
During the months of July, August and
ported with II deaths. This gives a IA
tally rate of S per cent, which Is consider
ably less than that recorded for the months
of April, May and June. That this uisease
should be so prevalent during the summer,
and al time when the schools are NOT
In session, is inexcusablc. Seventy-four
eases of scarlet fever with two deaths were
reported for the quarter just closed
Typhoid Rate Low
DR.. Harper says in regard to typhoid
fever and other diseases:
Our records show that thrty-fyc places
have been afflicted with typhoid fever in a
more or less epidemic form. One hundred
and eghty-nine cases with nineteen deaths
were reported. The fatality rate of 10 per
cent. is considerably less than for the sec
ond quarter.
The popular, yet erroneous, belief in the
adyisabiity of having measles while young
should be discouraged wherever found.
WhOOping cough is simply il disease Of early
childhood and great precautlon 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 diphthcria or scarlet fever.
The records show that nearly all denths
from whooping cough are under years Of
age Measles undoubtedly, plays tt greater
role in the death rate of the state than the
face of the records show.
Smallpox appears to be on the decline,
only 49, cases were reported with two
deaths, The seasonal yariatio of the dis
ease no doubt plays an important part in
this record.
Cities Fail to Report.
For the months of April May and June
t'ere were reported TO this office from luI
cities Of the second, third and fourth classes
1870 deaths. For the preceding quarter re-
ports were received from only nincty-tlyc
cities During the fourth quarter of last
year thirty-seven cities failed to make this
report.
or the total deaths reported, HOS were
males. $50 females, and % with no sex Civ
en-. This gives a male excess of 30. Nine
hundred and ninety-three were married.
ported from heart disease and dropsy; III
were from diseases of the nervous system;
149 were caused by pulmonary tuberculosis;
81 were due to other tubcrcular diseases;
1870 resulted from pneumonia; 81 from
diarrheal diseases; 90 from cancer and
tumor; 106 from diseases of the urinary
SYSTEM II from diphthcria; 30 from typhoid
fever; II from whooping coughs; , from
scarlet fever: Is from measles 1915 from ola
age, and Col from other causes not classi.
fed
Death Rate Is 1871.
With an aggregate population in these
40 cities of 624,3lO the annual death rate
Is 1271 As compared with the rate for
the fourth quarter of last year of 1922 ana
also the rate for the first quarter of this
year of H. we find that a 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 few thousand feet of the
intake pipe is exposing the citizens to
typhoid fever in as serious Il manner as it
would pe to allow children from n well
family to 20 into the quarantined homes of
families suffering from diphtheria and scar
let fever and allowing their children to
minglc with them.