Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-31
HEALTH OFFICE REPORTS.
Record Of Diseases and Deaths in the
District.

The health and mortality record for the
District Of Columbia for the week ending
Saturday last and issued by the health Off
Ger today was as follows:
The principal feature during the week
| just ended, relative to vital statistics Is the
excessive mortality among the colored pop
ulation, there being twelve more deaths
than occurred among the white population,
| notwithstanding the fact that the census Of
the police. taken last May, gives a return
for the white race of 233. 403 and for the
colored race 90. 1873. The total deaths among
the latter race numbered "A and among the
former 81, making the general mortality
1876 deaths, which number Is less than the
record Of the week previous Q42), but
higher than the same week of 1905 (11O.
An examination Of the record to ascertain
the principal causes of the colored mortal
ity during the past week shows the follow
Ing: Out Of Al deaths from diarrheal dis
ease % were colored. (See remarks below
relative to the deaths from this disease);
out OF 16 from consumption ID were colored;
out Of deaths from heart disease, 8, and
the same number from deaths due to kid
ney disease. 8. Out of from malignant
growths, were colored, and out of from
apoplexy, /.
The death rates per 1000 during the past
week were, white. 1875: colored, 1000; total,
213. The week previous: White, 1873; col
ored 1913; total 22.4. and during 1906 Pc
Rod. white. 1871. 30.7 and 1876, respectively.
The diseases which appear in prominence,
owing to the season Of the year are diar-
rheal and typhoid. The following conditions
are shown as existing during the past
week:
Diarrheal Diseases.-The mortality record
OF this past week shows Al deaths due to
dfarrheal diseases the same number as
during the week previously, which number
exceeds by 20 the deaths resulting from
this cause during the corresponding week
of 1906. OF these recent deaths 81 were
among infants under 1 year old, % of them
among the colored race. The remaining ten
deaths took place in persons aged two years
and over.
Typhoid Fever.-A comparison Of the con-
dftions, as shown by the record Of this past
week. with the record Of the same week of
1905 shows 50 less cases than existed at
the close Of the 1905 period, VIZ: 101 cases
against 16O. During the past week there
were % new cases reported. Offset by dis
charges while during the 1905 period there
were o. new reports received. During the
past week no deaths took place, while dur
ing this period last year there were 4 cases
which terminated fatally.
D1phther1a shows one more case than at
the close of the previous week, there being
two new cases reported and one death
recorded, leaving eight cases in quarantine.
Scarlet fever shows two less cases. No
new cases were reported and two cases re-
covered and were discharged, leaving four
In quarantine. Whooping cough increased
one case, three new cases and two dis
charged, making 121 cases on hand. Mea-
sles shows quite a decrease, 81 cases being
discharged and 10 new cases reported. max
ing 129 cases under treatment Chickenpox
also shows decrease since the week pre-
vious There were five cases discharged
and but one new report received, making
eighty cases on hand. The one case of
epidemic cerebro-spinal meningitis termi-
mated fatally during the week Just ended,
leaving no cases recorded as under treat
ment. The District Is free from smallpox.
The births reported during the past week
numbered 146. OF which 81 were white and
IS colored. During the same week Of 1906
112 births were reported.