The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-05
RICHMOND SHOWS
GOOD HEALTHRECORD
Mortality Among Whites for Au-
gust Fraction Over Thirteen
Per Cent.
FIGHTING THE WHITE PLAGUE
Physicians Volunteer Services on
Dispensary Staffs-Report OF
Dairy Inspector.
FIGHTING THE WHITE PLAGUE

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Based on population OF H., 900. TIL,
mortality statement prepared by TIL,
Board of Health for the month OF Au
10 per cent. The full record has no,
| been tabulated, but this showing is Sc
remarkably good that 1t will attract
| general attention. The white mortal
| ity for July was 1902. the decrease fol-
August. which is not regarded as a
particularly healthy month. giving
very strong evidence that the health
authorities have removed the causes OF
| fatal diseases to q very large extent.
Figures for July.
Excluding the non-resideilts, the
mortality figures for July are even
better than Indicated above, the per-
centage OF whites being 1888, against
1894 for colored people. The total
number of deaths among whites was
1O2. OF this number 33 were less than
one year of age, 80 were more than
60 years Of age, 6 were between 1 and
6 years, 10 between s and 20 years, is
between 20 and 40 years, and Is be-
tween 40 and so years. Two deaths
were due to suicide and five from other
forms of violence. Among white pa
tients there were only two deaths from
typhoid fever during July.
AS already. stated the report for
August Is not available, but the de-
crease in the death rate Is worthy OF
close study.
That the poorer class OF negroes
often fail to secure the best medical
attention may be gathered from the
fact that in July 70 colored infants
less than one year old died.
War on Tuberculosis.
The Health Departments campaign
against tuberculosis in Richmond has
been somewhat delayed by the inaugu-
ration of the pure milk campaign, and
for the reason that there has been
some difficulty in finding location for
tuberculosis dispensaries. Quarters.
however, have been secured, and are
now in process of alteration and re-
pair. The dspensary for white pa
tients will be at the old Ballard House.
Fourteenth and Franklin Streets, and
that for colored patients at No. Az
North Third Street.
The following physicians have been
appointed on the dispensaryt STATS, all
having volunteered their services:
Downtown uDispensary-Dr b. l..
L
S. Beazley. w. II. Coffman, b. A. Hord.
w. II. Parker, Douglas Nander-Hoof,
with DR.. C. NJ Miller, throat specialist.
Uptown Dspensary-Dr. 7. A. Park
err. chief of clinic, and Drs. Greer
Baughman. r. B. Leonard, j. Garnet
Nelson, Mcclure Newton. j. r. Will
iams. with DIR. a. c. Palmer. throat
specialist.
Improving Milk supply.
issued by the Board of Health, the
first number being circulated yester-
day. They will be prepared under
the direction of Health Officer Levy
and will be important to physicians
and others In Rlchiond.
Concerning the milk situation the
Bulletin says:
The report of the Dairy Inspector
shows most gratifying progress in the
sanitary Improvement of the milk sup
ply During the month 121 visits We're
paid to 10 different diaries, and rs
scores We're made. TheAaverage score
was AIS per cent. against 1854 per
cent. for the month of June. Only 3
dairies Were found scoring under 80
per cent, against IL places Cor % per
cent? of those visited during June. In
July % diaries Cor 81 per cent. of those
vlsited) scored above so per cent
against COR per cent? In
June. In June none of the
places visited scored above 60 per
cent. while in the month just pass
ed II Cor IS per cent. of those visited)
scored above 60 per cent, and one OF
them over 20 per cent.
Ut is but fair, however, to say that
the June work was largely confined to
the worst places. Still, these same
places We're all visited again In July,
and the Improvement is strongly
brought out in the above comparison.
During the month thirty five new milk
houses We're completed. under orders
of this department, and eight more
We're begun, making a total of forty
two new milk houses completed since
May 1st, with eight under construction.
ut was necessary to revoke nine per-
mits for producing milk, total of
sixteen thus far No permits We're
suspended this month. Three of the
producers whose permits had previous
ly been suspended continued to sell
milk. These cases We're reported to
the Police Court. and they We're fined
the sum of $40 EACH"
CAVE ,rIJIcN Alto nIORIJEs RIDE.