Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-31
MORE VICTIMS OF PNEUMONIA
DEATHS FROM
THE DISEASE LAST WEEK.
Attributed by the officials to the
Weather Conditions Of March a.
Increase in Typhoid Fever.

Deaths from pneumonia, attributed by
officials to the severe weather conditions
| of Inauguration day and of the month OF
March, numbered twenty-one last week.
The weekly mortality statement of thu
health Office for the week ended March %
issued today, presents the figures and
points out that pneumonia caused more
deaths in the District last week than any
| other disease.
LAS was noted in the report for the pre-
ceding week." says the statement. 1.-The
number of deaths from pneumonia con-
tinues high. and shows a record of TWEEN
ty-one fatalities from this disease. The
next highest number is attributed to dis
eases of the kidneys. sixteen deaths, while
diseases of the heart caused fifteen
deaths Pulmonary tuberculosis was re-
sponsible for twelve deaths. and apoplexy
and various forms of malignant growths
each caused six Deaths
Mysterious Increase of Typhoid.
Typhoid fever is one of the few con-
tagious diseases which shows an increase
in the number of cases under treatment
as compared with the week previous and
with the corresponding week of last year.
Typhoid fever" the report says, shows
a slight increase i'm the number of cases
since the previous W66k-ITOHl lou " lcf.
Eight new cases were reported and four
were discharged The corresponding rec
ord for this disease one year ago was as
follows: Cases reported, Z: cases dis
charged, B: total number on hand, 81
Health office officials say they are at
sea to know the cause of the unusual
number of typhoid fever cases in the Dis
trict at this time. More than twice as
many cases have been reported so far this
year than had been reported at. the same
i'd Loo nd There
be no reason for the large number. Both
the health Office officials and the marine
hospital service inspectors have been
making efforts to trace the cause, by
making special Investigations in all new
cases, but so far no satisfactory ex-
PLANTATION has been found
Subsistence of Measles Indicated.
Regarding the other contagious dis
eases the report says:
1.-The statistics for the past week with
respect to measles seem to indicate the
beginning of a subsistence of the cpl
demic which has been present in the - s.
trict since early in the year. The record
for this past week shows $50 new cases
reported as against AIS reported cases
during the week previous. There We're
245 cases discharged, of which were by
measles now on hand is 2SS7. an increase
of only A since the preceding report.
"Diphtheria shows gratifying decline
in the number of cases registered from
Al to 25. There but new cases reported
and q discharged, all recoveries. Scarlet
fever also shows a decline. viz. from 62
cases on hand at the beginning of the
week to 81 last Saturday. There were 8
new cases reported and 10 cases were
discharged. with no deaths. One case
of smallpox was discovered and promptly
placed in quarantine. This is the only
case, SO far as known to this department,
within the limits Of the District. small
increase is noted in the number of cases
of whooping cough. from 1872 to 1SS. Ten
new cases Of this disease were reported
and were discharged, one through death.
"Chickenpox cases declined from 215 to
21O. There were 4 new cases registered
and discharged. Epidemic cerebro-
spinal meningitis cases were reduced by
no new cases were reported. There are
now but cases of this disease under
treatment
The total number of deaths reported to
the health office during the week. accord
ing to the report, was 131, and the births
numbered ISL.