The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-08
WHITE PLAGUE IN
MANY COUNTIES
Far More Prcvalcn,
Than Smallpox iii Different
n Sections Of Virginia.
REPORT + OF BOARD OF HEALTH
Pneumonia Led List Of Causes Of
Death During Month OF
February

Tho report of tho state Board OF
Health for the month OF Marcn con-
thihs much interesting data concern
~, VIZ mortality in various sections OF
virginia, the reports published being
,io"eVcr FOR the month or February,
:! =. - Unfortunate that the bulletins OF
~. NJ Board should be 80 long DELAYED
NJ. pa a,, he February statistics
April. "eeM ~
a. tabulntcd statement OF tho mar
s,. IN the cities and towns OF the
state presents some Interesting no.
ures. which Will afford food for
!, Tho cities reporting arc
oke. Petersburg. Newport News Dan
VIE. Manchester. fredericksburg.
Bedford City, Hampton and ISl,znhath
City county, the last two as one town
of the ga deaths reported 22G AFRO
from Richmond, while Norfolk returns
~ petersburg. sc; Lynchburg. Al:
i ,'r,,nn'f. ss; Newport News, So. 1t Is
probably true that in none OF the 9TH
CT cllles are the statistics us fully
complied as In Richmond, and hence
we larger number reported here COM
pared with other cities
Pneumonia Led List.
IN the causes OF death, pneumonia
led the list In February. with n total
of so; Richmond and Norfolk reporting
81 per cent. OF the total. ConsumptIon
or tuberculosis ranks second, with n
total OF 6b deaths. of which number
II, are reported from Richmond and l6
IRON Norfolk or the total number OF
deaths IN this city In February. per
cent. were attributed to tuberculosis.
or the total OF 574 deaths in the cities
reported II 12 per cent are ascribod
to tuberculosis. Thus 1t Will be seen
that the rate here for this disease for
February was fully 2 per cent. better
than the average OF the other cities
Next to tuberculosis as n fatal malady,
Is heart disease in Its various forms,
with 80 victims and neurotic diseases
with So.
The reports from county boards or
health show that tuberculosis is far
more prevalent than smallpox. ana 1t Is
needless to add that 1t Is far more dan
gcrous Here are the counties report
ing most cases Of tuberculosis:
Accomnc. 4; Amherst, q; Augusta,
several Bath, 3; Bedford. s; Charlotte,
s.; Culpepcr, 4 Dickinson. A Fairfax,
s; Fnuauier. 0; Floyd. 8: Goochland,
3: Greensville s.; Halifax. several;
Hanover, 5; Henry, 0; Highland, "a
few: James City. 8: King and Queen,
s. Lancaster. 5; Lee, 3; Mechlcnburg,
.
@berland. G; Nottoway. Several; Page,
3: Patrick, 8; Pittsylvania. 10; Pow
hatan. a: Prince Edward. few; Rich
lmond, 6; Roanoke, few; Russell. 4;
Scott 8; Shenandoah, 81 Spotsylyanai
3; Sussex, "sevcral"; TaZewell ..lnany
cases: Washington, g.
g Nottoway county reports 3 5 cases of
typhoid fever in February, indicating
an eGidemic calling for systematic
inquiry. Sussex county reports many
cases of smallpox" Sporadic cases OF
smallpox are reported from ten or
fifteen counties. but not nearly as
many as usual at this season of tho
year. The counties from which small
pox is reported are: Amherst, Botc-
tourt, Dinwiddic. Goochland. Hanover,
Henrico, Highland. James City. Lam
caster. Louisa. P.ttsylvania, Prince
George. Sussex, Warwick and from
Norfolk City. or the 100 counties in
the State II report one or more cases
of tuberculosis.