The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-23
MARCH DEATH
RATE IS LOWER
MARKED DECREASE IN
MARCH-BULLETIN IS
SUED BY BOARD OF
HEALTH SHOWS
CONSUMPTION
KILLED 416.

There were 3,201 deaths in
March against 3,502 in March,
1907; the respective death rates
are 1873 and 1913. Consumption
caused 416 deaths; males 207, fe-
males 209 OF the maIes 43 were
in the productive age period of
1910 and left sc orphans, under
II years of age OF the females,
80 were in the productive age
period as above and left 11S or
phans under II years of age. The
total number of orphans, made
by consumption in March 2Oi,
and The total number of homes
invaded. 396. All this loss and
destruction is preventable. Is it
not stupidity for the public to re-
main apathetic?
Pneumonia existed in every
county i'm the state but no special
epidemic was reported. Total
number of deaths, 463, against
80 in the corresponding month
last year.
One hundred and sixty-four
cases of diphtheria were reported
in % counties with Is deaths; in
the corresponding month last
year 143 cases in 33 counties
with 30 deaths. There were no
considerable epidemics reported.
Two hundred and forty-five
cases of typhoid fever were re-
ported I in 40 counties, with As
deaths; in the corresponding
month last year, 304 cases in 33
counties with 40 deaths. Some
day the people will rise up in
their might and put this miser-
able disease out of existence, ac-
cording to the teachings of Sani-
tary Science.
Scarlet fever prevailed extern
sively over the State. during the
month; in many places epidemics
prevailed. The mildness prevent
ed heavy mortality, the number
of deaths being ten.
Cancer caused 10 deaths. This
disease is distancing typhoid few
er, or rather typhoid fever is
growing less on account of prac-
teal application of hygiene by
the people. 1t is a pity science
does not know how to prevent
cancer The government could
afford to pay millions for a meth
od of prophylaxis. AS yet Indi-
ana only feebly supports disease
prevention.
Smallpox caused 2 deaths, one
of them occurred in Marion coun-
tv, and one in Madison county.
The disease prevailed quite ex-
tensively, 2S4 cases being report
ed from 35 counties. In the cor
responding month last year, 221
cases in 20 counties with no
deaths.
Violence caused 154 deaths. In
the corresponding month last
year, 166 deaths from violence
occurred. OF these deaths 5 were
by murder, 27were suicides and
the remaining. accidental. OF
the 1913 accidental deaths, 26
were females and 81 males.
Steam railroads killed 10, Street
cars and interurbans Z, automo-
biles !, horses and vehicles 4, ma
chinery and mining II, freezing
1, electricity ). and the remainder
by other ways.
Disease prevalence: Influenza
was reported as the most preva-
lent. it probably existed in every
township in the State; l50 deaths
occurred. The order OF disease
prevalence was as follows: Influ-
enza, bronchitis, rheumatism,
measles, pneumonia, tonsilitis,
scarlet fever, smallpox, typhoid
fever. pleuritis, diarrhea, diph-
liberia and membraneous Group,
chickenpox. whooping cough, err
ysipelas, inflammation of the
bowels. intermittent and remit
tent fever, dysentery, typho-ma-
laria fever. cerebro-spinal menin-
gifts. cholera morbus, puerperal
fever, cholera infantum.
In a recent article by Prof.
Hugo Munsterburg, he says
Hygiene can prevent more
crime than any law"