Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-02-17
HEALTH OF STATE
EXCELLENT DURING JANUARY.
Norwich Had Small Number of Death
Less Than One Day.

Less Than One Day.
BY mortality reports received by the
| state board of health bulletin there
/ were 1859 deaths during the month Of
] January. This was so more than in
December and 1913 less than in Janu-
! airy Of last year, and 100 less than the
| average number Of deaths during Jan
| uary for the five years preceding.
The death rate was 1873 for the large
! towns, for the small towns 1871, and
| for the whole state 1873. The deaths
reported from infectious diseases were
| 226, being 1876 per cent. of the total
mortality
There were in Norwich % deaths
during the month OF Janary, repre-
senting an annal death rate Of u per
thousand, four OF the deaths, or 142
per cent. Of the total mortality, being
among children under years. Deaths
resulted from the following causes:
Heart disease Z. diseases of the nerv-
Gus system 5, consumption 4, la grippe
3, pneumonia 2, accidents or violence
I, all other causes s. There were three
deaths in public institutions. In New
London there were % deaths. Groton
10, Killingly 2, Plainfleld 9, Putnam 10,
Stonington 16. Windham 15, Preston I,
Sprague 1, Brooklyn 1. East LYME 1.
There were no deaths in Franklin.
Scotland or Chaplin.
During the month there was one
case Of scarlet fever here, four Of
dlphtheria and Group and two OF con-
sumption reported.
Campaign for Better Ventilation.
DIR. Townsend IN his report says:
The state continues to enjoy excep-
tionally good health, considering the
season OF the year. The death rate
for the month of January is about u
per cent. lower than during the co.,
responding month of last year and 8
per cent. lower than the average for
the past five years.
The most gratifying feature OF the
months report is the decline in deaths
from the impure air diseases, pneu-
monla. consumption and bronchitis,
there being about 40 less deaths from
these diseases than IN January a year
ago. This would seem TO indicate that
the campaign for better ventilation is
producing some result, and that the
practice Of ventilation is becoming
moro general, yet there is still room
for great Improvement. Those who
are occupying hot, stuffy living and
working quarters run great risk Of
contracting lung diseases and should
know that an abundant supply Of pure
fresh air is the most powerful agent
When the weather Is cold we should
keep our bodies warm by clothing
them pr 1perly and not by shutting out
the fresh pure air.
One of the crying needs Of the pres
ent day is better ventilation for our
steam and trolley cars. No perfect
system FOR the ventilation Of these cars
appears to have been yet devised but
conditions could be improved by more
attention to the ventilators now in use.
Some OF the interurban trOllevs are
particularly bad IN their ventilation.
and conductors could to advantage be
instructed TO pay some attention to
this matter. The practice Of allowing
passengers 10 enter or leave a car by
either the front or rear door aids bet
ter to keep up a circulation Of pure air
than when only one exit is used. Pas
sengers also should learn not to object
to a little draft. but should remember
that this draft will not injure them as
much as breathing over and over again
the stale air in a crowded car.