Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-25
HEALTH OFFICE REPORT.
Weekly Statement Regarding Mortal
ity Here. azs

The report of the health office for the
week ended last Saturday was Issued to-
day. as follows:
A slight Improvement is manifest in the
mortality of the past week when. compared
with the record of the previous week there
being 139 deaths. against f41 the previous
week. The deaths from diarrhoeal dis
eases numbered a. as compared with 81
during the week ended July L. 1905. OF
these recent deaths SO were children under
one year. and @ were children between one
and four years, inclusive. While, an i'm
provement Is noted in the number OF deaths
from diarrheal diseases during the past
week, the total mortality was prevented
from a larger decrease by an increased
number of deaths from kidney troubles
there being 10 deaths from this cause, as
compared with but 10 during the previous
week. Some of the other principal causes
of the deaths during the week just ended
were: Heart disease, Is deaths; consump-
ton. IL; typhoid. @ deaths during the
previous week.; malignant growths. O. and
apoplexy. 8.
There were IS deaths among the white
population and 81 among the colored dur
ing the past week. which represent the fol-
lowing death rate per 1000 per annum:
White, 17.5; colored. 1874. and total, 221
During the previous week the death rates
were white. 1917; colored. 33.S. and total,
22.2; and during same week of 1905, 1871.
43.0 and 22.4. respectively. The total num-
Der of deaths recorded during this period
Of las year was exactly the same dur
ing this report period, viz l39.
The typhoid fever record continues to
show an increase in both the number of
cases reported during the week and also
the number of cases under treatment at the
close of the week, when compared with
the corresponding week OF 1908 and with
the previous week ended July II, 1905. At
the close of the week ended July D. 1905,
there were "a cases under treatment. at
the close of the week Just ended the num-
Der under treatment has increased to 1914
During the week ended July %. 1905, there
were 80 cases reported; during the week
ended July IA, 1905. 3d. and during the
week just closed, so. This large number of
new cases reported during the report period
was offset by 10 discharges, six of which
however were by death
No new cases of scarlet fever were re-
ported and were discharged as recovered,
leaving Is cases In quarantine.
Diphtheria cases were Increased by the
receipt of three new reports, as against
one discharged trecovered), making a total
of four under treatment at close OF the
week.
There is no smallpox in the District at
close of the report period.
There were 119 births reported during the
past week. of which SO were white children
and 80 colored During the same week OF
1908 there were 131 births reported
The weather conditions. as reported by
the weather bureau. were as follows: Mean
temperature, rs; mean actual barometer,
% 9S; mean relative humidity 81 degrees.
The winds were southerly, averaging five
miles an hour. reaching a maximum OF
twenty-four miles an hour on the 18th In
slant. The maximum temperature record
ed was 90 degrees. on the 21st instant. and
the minimum temperature. a. on the 18th
instant.