Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-08-18
NoRWIcH's DEATH RATE
ABOUT STATE AVERAGE.
There Were 3s During July, With 43
Marriages and e. Births in June.

marriages and bZ Births IN June.
| BY mortality reports received by the
state board of health there we're 1,402
| deaths during the month of July. This
| was 189 more than in June and "a more
| than in July of last year, and 40 less
| than the average number of deaths
| during July for the five years preced-
| ing.
| The death rate was 1913 for the large
| towns, for the small towns III, and
| for the whole state 16 The deaths re-
| ported from infectious diseases were
1876, being 13.1 per cent. of the total
mortality.
Norwich with SO deaths had per-
| centage Of 40, these deaths includ-
| from infantile diarrhoea and nervous
| diseases, four from accidental vio-
| lence. two each from diarrhoea and
| heart disease, and one from typhoid.
! GrotOn's 10 deaths gave percentage
| of 24.5, there being five deaths from
| nervous diseases and one each from
| consumption, bronchitis and heart dis
ease. Stonington with is deaths had
| a percentage of 1874, with two each
| from infantile diarrhoea diarrhoea,
consumption, heart disease and acct
| dental violence, and one from nervous
| disease New London had % deaths, a
| percentage of 1910. OF these, three
We're by accidental violence, two each
| by infantile diarrhoea, nervous and
| heart diseases and one each by typhoid,
! consumption and pneumonia.
| New London had two deaths in pub
| lie institutions, Norwich three Preston
| and Griswold had each death from
| consumption, and Ledyard one from
| whaoping cough. No deaths were re-
| ported from Essex, Franklin, Lisbon,
| Salem. Sterling or Voluntown.
| no uar d in NaW
| London, As in Norwich, 8 in Stoning-
| ton and 5 in Groton. June births num-
| bered As in New London, 81 in Nor
| witch, % in Stonington and 10 in Gro
| ton.
| Health officers reports showed
| measles to have had ten victims in
! Colchester, six in Lebanon, two in
East Lyme, Jewett City. and Norwich
city. Scarlet fever produced. one case
| each in Norwich city, Groton borough
and StoningtOn borough. Groton town
| and Groton borough had each case OF
| diphtheria, the only ones in this sec
ton of the state. Stonington borough
| had four Colchester three, Jewett City
! borough two and East Lyme one case
| of whooping cough. New London
| single case of typhoid was the only
new one reported for this section, ano
| New London also had a case of con-
sumption, as did Norwich city and
Lebanon.
Among the towns that reported nc
cases of contagious or infectious dis
eases were Bozrah. Essex, Franklin
Griswold, Ledyard. Lisbon, Lyme
Montville, North Stonington. Norwich
Town, Old Lyme, Preston, Salem, Ster-
ling, Stonington and Voluntown
Sprague's officer failed to report.
DIR. Joseph II. Townsend, secretary
of the board, makes the following com
ments on the tuberculosis Legislation
for 1909:
THE present legislature has enacted
some very important anti-tuberculosi'
laws These include an act prohibitin:
splitting in public places, and while j
does not differ greatly from the ordi
nances now in force in our larger citie
it provides law applicable to the en-
tire state.
IAN act concerning the reporting
and care of tuberculosis is anothe
measure of great Importance. This &C
| declares tuberculosis to be an infec
tious and communicable disease, dan
gerous to the public health. and re
quires physicians to report to the loca
health officer all cases coming undo
their care, and to give such instruc
tions as will provide for the safety o
all persons occupying the same hous
| or apartments. IL the phys Ie
| porting is not willing to assume tn
care of the patient. then this duty de
wolves upon the local health officer
This law takes effect Oct. 1, and prio
to that date a copy of the act will b
sent from this Office to all the physi
clans in the state.
"A third act is that appointing
board of directors to establish count
homes for the care and treatment 0
those suffering from tuberculosis.
; proposes to establish three of thes
; homes at once and an appropriation o
$175,0 900 is made for this purpose. wit
s7500D additional TO maintain them 70
: one year. These appropriations, wit
$4,000 given to aid the Gaylord farr
sanitorium at Wallingford, WildwoO
at Hartford and Undercliff at Merider
make total of 100000 given by tn
state of Connecticut to aid in carry
; ing on the anti-tuberculosis work dur
ing the next two years"