The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-20
HEALTHFORA AUGUST
BEHIND YEAR 1905
Decided Increase in Typhoid
Fever as Compared with
Last August.
DIPHTHERIA WAS UNUSUAL.
THE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER
OF DEATHS WAS 3eo-cONSUMP-
TION DID THE USUAL AMOUNT
OF DAMAGE.

The bulletin of the state board of
health Just issued says: The health of
the state for August appears not TO be
/ so good as in the corresponding month
! last year Typhoid fever shows de-
cided increase. 1t is reported as the
first in order of prevalence, with diar-
hoea second and rheumatism third. In
the corresponding month last year diar-
rhoeal diseases were reported as the
most prevalent malady, with cholera
morbus second and typhoid fever third.
For this August the number of typhoid
deaths is 131, last August 90. The di-
arrhoeal deaths are for this August o42
and for last August 459. The state
board of health is somewhat disap
pointed that it's free distribution of cir
culars and information given to the
people telling how to avoid typhoid
and diarrhoeal diseases has not borne
better fruit. 1t may be that many are
unable to learn by precept and can only
learn through harsh experience, for we
find our circulars and instructions for
the prevention of diseases receive scant
attention by most people only when
they are smitten.
Diphtheria Prevalent.
Diphtheria has prevailed unusually |
as shown by the reports. The deaths
from this disease in August numbered |
II and in the corresponding month last |
year, IL. This is an increase of over
30 per cent and the cases show an in
crease of over 60 per cent. AS we
have in diphtheria antitoxin a sover
eign and sure cure and preventive of
diphtheria, we should have no epidem-
les and almost no deaths from this dis
ease. 1t is expected that September
will make a worse showing than Au-
gust, because the children will be
drawn together in the schools. At
Fair Oaks, Jasper county, diphtheria /
was discovered among a religious sect |
which does not tolerate physicians or
drugs and which does not believe in
of diseases. This
condition has caused tie health Off
GERS considerable trouble in trying to
protect the community.
The total number of deaths in Aug
ust was 1890, rate las. In the same
month last year 5000, rate 1873. The
cities report 1,547 death. rate 17.6
The country reports 1913 deaths, rate
1870. The city rate is IS higher than
the average for the whole state and is
46 higher than the country rate.
Consumption Kept Busy.
Consumption did its usual damage,
causing 337 deaths against 351 in the
month last year. Can
Ger, which at one time produced the |
same destruction as typhoid fever, has
now gone ahead or rather typhoid fever !
has decreased in the comparison. The |
cancer deaths numbered LAT. In the |
month last year, 123.
Violence caused 1S6 deaths, against |
1914 in the preceding August.
The death rates in cities having over |
25,OO0 population were as follows: In
dianapolis, 1872; Evansville. IS; FIT. |
Wayne, 10: Terre Haute, 22.7; Ander- |
son, 1872; Muncie, 800: South end, 22.6. |
One death from hydrophobia was re- |
ported from Johnson county. A !
young man, Alonzo Conner. age %
years. /
Smallpox prevailed in mild form in
several localities, but no deaths were
reported