The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-21
Health Department Criticizes
Plan OF Sending Typhoid
Gases to Richmond.
DEATH is ALMOST CERTAIN
Mortality Record for June Less
Than Same Month Last Year.
Milk Scores Improve.

Discussing the typhoid situation in
Richmond the Monthly Bulletin of the
Board of Health, issued yesterday, con-
dennis the custom in vogue in other
towns of sending fever patients here
for treatment, where chances of re-
covery are Just about one-third as
good as they would be If treated at
home. the handicap, of course, being
due to travelling.
tliirty-three typhoid cases in the city,
with thirty-four reported during the
month. OF this total of siXty-seven
cases, twenty-three were reported as
recovered. and two died, leaving forty
two cases on hand at the end OF the
month. Both of the fatal cases We're
contracted outside of Richmond and
were brought here for treatment, there
being no death among the cases con-
stracted here.
Is Almost Criminal Folk.
Regarding the imported cases, the
Bulletin says:
Tie mortality amonE-~cnSeS of this
dIsensc4 brought here for treatment II
appalling. Whereas last year the fa-
tnlity Of NIL cases OF typhoid fever was
4 D.5 per cent. Il death In 1915 cnscA),
about one case In every three of those
brought here witt, the disease termi-
mated fatally. IT Is scarcely .conceiva-
s hlc that conditions mt the place where
the patient Is when taken with the
Z disease can ever he so bnd but thnt his
chances of recovery arc far bcttcr tl,nn
If subjected to the most unfnvornblc
influence Of travelling when i'll with ty-
y phOid. Many of the eases brought here
with whit proved to be typhoid were
Il nm doubtcdly thought to be suffering
=, SNt1, No
y icntion of ont-of-town doctors In forci-
bly directed to the almost criminal fol-
ly-in the light of the above figures
of transporting recognized case Of
& typhoid fever to the city for treat
mcnt, except In the most unusual cir
cumstnnces. His chance. of recovery
are just nbq},t onc-thlrd ns good MS
they would he Il .trehted where he Is.
The Mortality Record.
During the month Of June. which
usually shows the highest mortality
L there We're $40 deaths, lib white and
127 colored. of which Il were among
non-residents. leaving o26 deaths
among residents of Richmond. Cal.
culated to annual rates per 1000 in
habitants Con the basis of 366 days
Ito the year). the death rate among
& the entire population was 1857 with
non-residents included, and 2417 with
4 non-residents excluded. For the
whites the rate was 1910 with non
residents included, and 1924 with non.
residents excluded. Tho colored rate
VISA 36.eS with non-residents included
and 36.1G with non-residents excluded
This year there were % more deaths
in June than in May. Compared with
June, 1907. there We're 10 less deaths
st240 In June, 1908: $50 in June, 1000
Last years June death rate was 2S.21
against 1857 this year. The white
rate last year was 22.oa this year
4 1910. The colored rate last year was
$50; this year, $685.
There was considerable Improvement
IN infant mortality over last June
Il there being 81 deaths under five years
of age this year, against 104 last June
The first six months of the present
year showed Sc less deaths than the
corresponding period of 1907-thert
being 1871 deaths this year agains
s1.427 last year, The deaths for the
first six months of last year were
at an annual rate of 2560 per 1000
against 24.16 this year.
One hundred and ninety-flve births
were reported during the month--10t
white and 50 coiored. this being at ar
entire population; 1871 for whites ane
n 1851 for the colored population.
How MIX scores Improve.
Concerning the milk and dairy situa.
tion, the Bulletin says.
1.-THE Dairy Inspector reports tota
q of eighty visits to dairy farms, o.
(which seventy-two We're scored" fivt
being scored twice. One permit wa,
suspended and iye We're refused Six
n teen of the dairy farms visited were
on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Il AZ number of these We're sending II
cream under temporary permission
pending inspection OF their plants. Q
these, five were found in unsatisfactor,
condition and permits We're refuse,
and Shipping Of the cream ordered dis
M continued until our requirements wer
met Deducting the five whose per
units were refused and the one who's
/ permit was revoked. leaves sixty-si:
49, -------------.