Arizona republican., 1910-09-11

reported as with some complicating disease Deaths from measles occur red almost entirely among Mexican children Deaths from whooping cough were much the largest among the Indians.
 Scarlet Fever.
 The number of deaths was reduced from 26 the preceding year to dur ing the last year. owing to the termi- nation of an epidemic in Apache county.
 Diptheria.
 The number of deaths during the year increased from in 1909 to 2S in 97O. The greatest trouble was in Graham county.
 Tuberculosis.
 By far the largest number of deaths from any one cause was from tuberculosis acquired outside the ter ritory, most of them occurring in Maricopa and Pima counties.
 An interesting table concerning tuberculosis is given designed to show various things. Among them is the ratio of deaths from tuberculosis acquired in the territory to the deaths from pneumonia and broncho- -pneu- monia combined, exclusive of Indians on reservations. The conclusion drawn is that conditions of living which conduce to pneumonia are more to be feared in the causation of tuberculosis than actual contact with the tuberculous themselves. Of the IL aF hot ire ff in Arizona, 1S3 per cent were among the Indians on reservations. Deaths among the MeXicans were six times as numerous as among other whites, probably owing to living conditions. It is not believed they acquire it largely from the class who come here for their health as they are but little as- sociated Then follows in the report q discussion of tuberculosis and pneu- monia.
 Violence.
 Of the 3O3 violent deaths 13.S were suicides and 115 were homicides. The percentage of suicides is lower and that of homicides higher than in the rest of the registration area of the United States for 1908. The total of NlOleIl utdlIlS dioO eA iiNNAN
 Conclusion.
 In concluding the health officer calls attention to the fact that the statistics thus far are valuable main- ly in a survey of general conditions, full morbidity data not being complete enough yet to draw conclusions ln specific cases except in that of the Bisbee typhoid situation. More com plete returns are hoped for in the en- suing year.
 Among the general conclusions are that the death rate in the territory assuming the population to be 100000 to 22O,OOO is too high for a country so abundantly endowed with health conditions. An interesting statement partially accounting for it is that many tuberculous persons die of in tercurrent diseases to which they are more susceptible than other persons thus raising percentages There are other conclusions equally as interest ing, which there is not space to re- produce at this time.
 An interesting table is also shown giving birth statistics from which the following totals are taken: Number of births in the territory during the year 3166, of which 98 were still born, 306S being live births. There were 27 sets of twins born during the year and one set of triplets. though the latter did not survive. As against the 3O6S live births during the year, the total mum Der of deaths was 3049, almost as many but of course hundreds of those who died came here from other states seeking relief from one disease or an- other.
 The following table shows the total number of deaths reported during the year and the nnmber succumbing to each disease, except in the cases of a few where the cause could not be as- certained definitely:
 Typhoid fever .........-.-...'.. SD Malarial fever .................. Smallpox ......... .....-........