Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-27
DANGER IN NEGLECT
OF WHOOPING COUGH
Health Officer Warns Parents
to Give Afflicted Children
Proper Treatment.

In connection with the weekly record
OF vital statistics made public today
Health officer Woodward has taken oc-
CasoB to voice warning to parents
against the dangers of whOoping cough,
and emphasizing the Importance of con-
tiruous and proper treatment for chill
Gren suffering from the disease.
1T appears TO be the belief on the part
IF the public that whooping cough is a
trivial affection" said DR.. Woodward in
his Endorsement on the health report,
and a physician may not be consulted
unless some alarming symptoms are no.
ticed While whooping cough itself may
not cause serious trouble. the compi-
cations which may result therefrom must
be guarded against. Bronchial affections.
principally pneumonia, are the more
serious complications. Furthermore. the
mild cases. where no treatment has been
given and no effort made to prevent
others from coming into contact with the
patient are no doubt material factors in
the spread of the disease.
While whoopinS cought is required by
law to be reported to the health officer
and the patient is excluded from school,
the regulations permit such person to
go on the streets, provided he or she
goes or is carried in such a manner as
not To expose other persons to infection
The public therefore is urged to call in
physician when member of the family
has cough, and to take care that no
other persons, particularly children,
come in contact with the patient
Thirty New Cases Reported.
The health report shows that thirty
new cases of whOoping cOught were re-
ported during the week. increasing the
number of cases under treatment from
Ia 10 Ia. There was one death and
several patients were removed from the
list Of whooping cough sufferers having
fully recovered.
During the week there were 1879 deaths.
or Il in excess of the number reported
for the corresponding week of last year.
OF the deaths 81 were among the white
inha bitants and - among the colored.
The white death rate was Ill per thou
sand: the colored rate 81 per thousand,
and the general death rate 2l.1 per thou
sand.
In common with other recent weekly
health reports. the record of the past
week shows a very high mortality among
children. the deaths having been particu-
larly numerous among little sufferers
from diarrheal diseases total OF 3S
deaths were caused by diseases of the
digestive organs. and of this number ~
were children under the age of two years.
Contagious Diseases.
The usual variations with respect to
contagious diseases were observed during
the week. Diphthera had but one new case
reported and five discharged. There are
al present four cases registered. Scarlet
fever cases were reduced from thirty
seven to thirty-six. Three new cases were
reported and four discharged. One new
case of smallpox was reported, one dis
charged as recovered. leaving one still
under treatment. ChickenpoX cases were
reduced from twenty-three to twenty-one.
Two new cases reported and four dis
charged.
Reportable forms of tuberculosis were
increased from 1231 to 1246. There were
twenty-seven new cases registered and
twelve discharged, eleven of the cases dis
chargd being by death and one recovery.
Typhoid fever had twelve new cases re-
ported and three cases were discharged
the cases on hand were, therefore, in
creased from fifty to fifty-nine. During
the 1893 period there were eighteen cases
reported. ten discharged and eighty-two
cases on hand at close of that week.
Measles cases were increased by one,
from thirty-two to thirty-three. Six new
cases were registered and five were dis
charged.