Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-21
MORE CASES OF TYPHOID
BUT DESPITE INCREASE HEALTH
OFFICIALS ARE NOT ALARMED.
They Declare That Conditions Are
Much Better Than Last Year.
Mortality Tables.

Despite a decided increase in the number
of typhoid fever cases in the District last
week local health officials are not alarmed.
As matter of fact there has been COM
paratively little typhoid in Washington this
summer, and the health officials hope that
the season will pass without anything ap-
preaching an epidemic of the dread disease.
According to the health and mortality re-
port for the District during the week ended
Saturday last there were 81 new cases of
typhoid reported to the health office last
week, and IA cases of the disease were re-
ported as fully recovered. During the pre-
Vious week there We're 16 new cases of ty-
phoid. There are at present 173 cases of
typhoid under treatment During the cor
responding week of last year there were "A
cases of typhoid reported. 1t is evident. the
health officer says, that this is decided
Improvement over the situation of a year
ago.
General Mortality Table.
The general mortality of last week is con-
siderably less than that shown by the re-
port of a week ago, ana the death rates are
also greatly improved particularly as to
the colored race. The number of deaths
during the week just passed was 1O3, as
compared with 1870 of the week before. OF
the former deaths Sc were of the white
race and A We're colored. These indicate
an annual death rate per 1000 inhabitants
of the District of whites 125: of the COL
ored. 21.4. and a death rate for the entire
population of 1872 per 1000. The previous
weeks death rates for the entire popula-
ton were 1876. 49, and 21.9 respectively
The corresponding death rates for 1906 were
al. 10 and 1874, respectively.
The number of births reported during the
past week Were 1913, of which 10 were white
children and AZ We're coIored
According to this weekly report the
prevalence of the other diseases in the Dis
trlct was as follows:
Diarrheal Diseases.-The deaths from
these diseases during the past week num-
bered 10, just one-half the number reported
for the previous week. OF these deaths -
We're children under two years of age Is
white and colored). The adult DEATHS
from diarrheal troubles were three, all
White people. This improved condition may
in part be accounted for by the generally
lower temperature which prevailed during
the past week.
Diphtheria.-This disease shows quite an
increase over the number reported August
10. There were ~ new cases reported and
only one discharged. This leaves a total
number on hand at this time of 49, an in
crease of IL over last report
Scarlet Fever.-There was but new case
OF this disease reported and none was dis
charged. The entime number quarantined
and under observation is 4.
"hooping Cough and Measles.-These dis
eases show an increase of cases each
over the number last reported, and total
number of 100 and JOG. respectively
Chickenpox.- shows an in
crease of but one case, with total of 81
cases
Smallpox and Epidemic Cerebro-spinal
Meningitis.-NO cases of these diseases exist
in the District of Columbia at this time.
The prevailing fatal diseases other than
those mentioned above We're pulmonary tu-
berculosis. 10; diseases of the heart -;
diseases of the kidney. 8; malignant
growths, o. and apoplexy. 6.