Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-19
HEALTH AND MORTALITY.
Weekly Report Submitted to the Com
missioners,

The health and mortality record OF the
District for the week ended Saturday last
according to the weekly report Of the
health officer, submitted to the Commits
sioners yesterday, was as follows:
A general examination Of the vital statis-
teal record for the week just ended, with
view Of making a comparison with the rec
ords for the week previous and the week
corresponding during 1906 shows but a
slight difference in the number of cases of
minor contagious diseases since the week
previous. and but slight variance in the
general mortality and in the number of
births reported.
The changes in the record Of contagious
diseases are given below: The total NOR
tally QO7 deaths) is the same as during the
week previous, while during the same week
Of last year the total mortality was but 1
more. 1O8 The number of births reported
was 3 less than during the week previous
and less than reported during the 1906
period. The following statement gives the
comparison in detail:
The typhoid fever conditions continue to
show tendency toward slight increa SO
in the number of cases. The record of the
past week shows 40 new cases reported,
against 80 discharged e by DEATH. making
a total of 236 cases at the close of the week,
an increase of since the week previous.
This number. however Is 80 less than the
number of cases on hand at the close Of
the corresponding week Of 1905, during
which period 40 new cases were reported.
The gradual increase in cases OF whoop-
ing cough, which has been in evidence since
the last week in June excepting one week
ended August "a, continued during the
ended June %, 1907 showed 1O7 cases of
this disease on hand, and from that period
until August II there was continual in
crease, and at the close Of the latter period
kloara hoy n,,ri . hA
week following (ended August pa the num-
Der of cases of this disease was reduced, by
cases discharged through recovery and
death, to 81. Since this date up to the pres
ent report period, this disease has again in
creased, the past week closing with Is
cases
With reference to the other minor con-
tagiouS diseases, the record shows the fol-
| lowing changes since the week previous:
Diphtheria remains at the same figures
as given at the close of the week previous.
viz, s cases in quarantine. During the
past week there were new reports re-
ceived and the same number discharged q
by DEATH. Scarlet fever shows less case,
no new reports being received, and l case
discharged as recovered. leaving but case
on hand. Measles also was reduced by
| small number. there being 3 cases dis
charged as recovered and only l new case
reported, making total OF - cases on
| hand. There was 1 new case of chicken
pox reported, increasing the number OF
cases on hand to 13. The District still re-
partment show, free from any cases Of
smallpox and cerebro-spinal meningitis.
AS stated in the brief summary at the
beginning of this report. the total number
of deaths during the week Just ended equal
ed the mortality Of the week previous Q0D,
and. when classified by race. shows but
slight difference there being three more
deaths among the colored population and
a corresponding decrease in the white NOR
tally "a colured. 63 white). The death
rates per 1000 per annum- based on the
mortality stated above. during the past
week were as follows: White. 40: col
ored. 23S, and entire population. 1863. as
compared with AL 22.2 and 1863. respec-
lively. during the week previous. and 1873.
27.9 and 172, respectively, during the same
week OF last wear
The principal diseases which caused these
recent deaths were: Diseases of the kid
news 70: diarrheal Diseases under two
wears old, o g of which were coloredD.
two years and over, 2. This number QD
is 3 less than the week previous. Con-
sumption, 10: apoplexy, 0; typhoid fever.
8; heart disease. s. malignant growths,
congestion of lungs and pneumonia. each.
Births-The births reported during the
week Just ended numbered 131, of which
% were white children and 80 colored-
During same week of 1906 1873 were re-
ported.