Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-04
TYPHOID SHOWS INCREASE.
Report Of Health Office for Week End
ing June 80.

nr William C. Woodward, health ohcer
Of the District, in his vital statistical re-
mort for the week ended June ~, points
To the fact that the typhoid fever record
shows an increase Of eleven new cases. In
the report Dr. Woodward says: The gen.
eral mortality during the past week is
lower than the record for the week pre-
vious and also for the same period OF last
wear. viz, JOG deaths, as compared with
LA during the week previous and 174 dur
ing the 1906 period. The colored mortality,
however, is very high, there being "a
deaths among this race during the past
week, against 90 among the white popuia-
ton, representing colored death rate Of
292 per 1000. Some of the causes of this
excessive colored mortality were deaths
from diarrheal diseases (under years or
age), 3 from consumption, from heart dis
ease, and from apoplexy, bronchitis and
pneumonia deaths each. The death rate
for the white race was 11.6, and for the en-
tire population 1871 During the week pre-
spectively, and during the same week Of
1906, 203, AT and q, respectively.
The principal causes of the general NOR
tality were: Consumption. 10; heart disease,
IA; darrheal diseases, 8; malignant
growths, Z. and apoplexy, 8.
The changes noted in the record Of re-
ported cases of contagious diseases were as
follows: Diphtheria shows one case less,
discharged as recovered, leaving two cases
in quarantine. Scarlet fever shows less
cases. No new reports were received, and
cases were discharged as recovered, max
ing total of cases under treatment. The
smallpox situation remains unchanged, the
one case in quarantine doing nicely. No
change in the total number of cases OF
whooping cough appears on the record,
there having been new cases reported and
cases discharged e by DEATH, leaving
1O7 cases under treatment.
The typhoid fever record shows an in
crease Of cases since the close Of the
week previous. During the past week there
were IL new cases reported and dis
charged u by DEATH, making a total of So
cases under treatment at the close Of this
report. During the week previous there
were 10 new cases reported, while during
the same week of 1906 there were 10 new
reports received, and said week closed with
"a cases on hand. A decrease Is shown in
the number of cases Of measles, there be-
ing 4S new cases reported and 20 dis
charged q by death). leaving Isl cases on
hand. Chickenpox shows an increase of
IS cases. There were 16 new reports and
cases discharged, making a total Of "a
cases. Cerebro-spinal meningitis shows but
were reported, but 2 cases terminated ia
tally.
The births reported during the past week
numbered Isl. of which 102 were white and
40 colored. During the same week of last
year 1873 births were reported.
The weather conditions, as reported by
the weather bureau, were as follows: Mean
temperature, IA; mean relative humidity SO
per cent; mean barometer (sea leveD, 29 93
The winds were south, averaging miles
an hour The maximum temperature re-
corded during the week was 80 degrees, on
the 10Th instant the minimum &c. on the
18th. and the maximum velocity of the
Wlnds was "a miles, on the 28th instant.