Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-24
MORTALITY REPORT.
Weekly Statement Issued by the
Health Department

The weekly mortality report was issued
today as follows:
In compliance with the provisions of the
act Of February .. 1901. for the prevention
OF certain contagious diseases in the Dis
triCt of Columbia. which went into effect
on the 9th instant, the record of con-
tagious diseases reported during the past
week shows. in addition to those diseases
previously reported (diphtheria. scarlet
fever, smallpox and typhoid fever, the
number of cases of the following: Whoop-
ing cough. measles. chickenpox and cpl
Gemic Cercbro-spinal meningitis. The con-
ditions shown by SAID record as existing
during this past week were as follows:
Diphtheria shows a decrease since the pre-
Eiuus week of five cases, there being
four new reports received and nine dis
charged, leaving fourteen cases in quaran-
tine. Scarlet fever was increased by one
case; four new cases were reported and
three discharged. making a total of nine
teen cases in quarantine. One case of
smallpox was reported during the past
week, which was removed to the hospital
for treatment. This case is the first APP
pearaHCe of this disease In the District
for period of four months, and developed
IN man who Is a nonresident of the
District.
The typhoid fever record shows a slight
Increase, there being five new cases re-
ported and two discharged through death,
making a total of forty-four cases under
treatment. During the previous week there
were five new reports received. said week
closing with forty-one cases. while during
the same period OF 1906 nine new cases were
reported, and said week closed with thirty
three cases on hand.
The new diseases now required to be re-
ported show up follows: There were
twenty-eigh cases of whooping cough re-
ported, a good many of these being under
treatment when the law went into effect
consequently the large number reported
during the report period. No reports of
recovery were received. Sixteen cases OF
measles were reported being under
treatment. twenty-four cases of chicken
pox, with no recoveries from either of
these last two diseases.
No cases of cerebro-spinal meningitis
Were reported.
The general mortality record shows a
larger number of deaths than occurred dur
ing the previous week for the same period
OF i9O6-viZ: one hundred and thirty-eigh Ii
deaths. compared with 12J the week
previous. and 1871 during the 1906 period OF
these recent deaths. sixty-six We're white
and seventy-two colored. representing rates
per 100 per annum as follows: White, IA s;
colored. 1914. and total. $50. This large
colored mortality was caused in part as
follows: Out of seventeen deaths from
pneumonia, twelve were Colored: out of
sixteen from consumption, twelve. and out
OF ten from heart disease. five.
The principal causes of the recent general
mortality. other than the diseases just
mentioned. were kidney Diseases thirteen
malignant growths. nine; apoplexy, five
and congestion of lungs, brain disease
meningitis. suicides and typhoid fever
two deaths each.
There were III births reported seventy
two white and forty-two colored. During
same week last year 100 births were re-
ported