The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-04-01
Health Officers Bulletin for December.

NO epidemic Of any magnitude pre-
vailed in the State during December
1903. The number of deaths from
typhoid fever has decreased from 4C
to III, and the number of cases OF
sickness has fallen from 178 to SO
The number of cases of scarlet fever
OF measles, and Of diphtheria has also
very materially decreased as COM
pared with the number of cases Of
these diseases reported in November
On the other hand, chickenpox and
Whooping cough show an increase in
the number Of cases reported.
Four cases of smallpox occurred in
Cambridge, Dcrcleg cI county; all
CClOred, 3 males and / female. This
makes q total Of Is cases of smallpox
occurred in the State during the year
1909.
Summary of the cases of Contagious
and infectious diseases reported in
December, 1909; typhoid fever, SO
cases; scarlet fever, 62 cases; diph-
iberia, GIL cases; whooping cough, 80
sases, measles, 98 cases; chicKenpoX,
4G cases; German measles, 2 cases !;
smallpox, 4 cases; and humps, l case.
Total 396 cases.
Total deaths, all cases, December
716, as follows infectious and COM
municable diseases, 1856 (plus ! Gull
ed from belated returns, making a
total Of $50; general and noncommu-
nicable diseases and accidents, 620.
Of the $40 deaths due to general and
nOncOmmunicable diseases and acct
dents, 449 were white, 167 colored, and
in 4 instances the color is not stated; ;
342 we're males, 277 we're females, and
in one instance the sex is not given.
tuberculosis Number of deaths
reported So, as compared with sc in
November. Oof these deaths, 50 or 60
per cent occurred in white persons;
Sc or 40 per cent. occurred in colored
persons.
Influenza. Deaths reported z, IS
compared with in November.
Mump9 No deaths, and one case o.
sickness reported.
Smallpox. No deaths and cases
of sickness reported in November.
Chickenpox. No deaths and 46
cases of sickness reported, as COM
pared with no deaths and II cases of
sickness reported in November.
Whooping cough. Deaths reported
1913, additional cases reported 80, as
compared with deaths and 13 cases
reported in November.
Measles. Number of deaths report
ed 6, as compared with none in No
yember.
Scarlet Fever Four deaths report
ed against 1 in November.
Diphtkeria. Number of deaths re-
ported 8, Us compared with y in No
vcmber.
ErysipeI2s. Deaths reported 2, as
against in November.
Meningitis. Six deaths and no
cases of sickness reported, as against
z deaths and ! case of sickness report
ed in November.
Malaria. One death and no cases
Of sickness reported, as against 2
deaths and no cases in November.
Septicemia. Four deaths and no
cases of sickness reported, as against
6 deaths and no cases of sickness re-
ported in November.
German Meales. No deaths and 2
cases of sickness reported, as against
no deaths and1 case of sickness report
ed in November.
Pellagra No deaths and two cases
of sickness reported, as against 1
death and no cases of sickness report
ed i'm November.
Typhoid fever. Deaths reported IL,
as compared with 40 in November.
On the Patapsco River Watershed.
Baltimore county Pikesville, 2
cases; and Reisterstown, case. Car
roll county Woodbine, / case; How
ard county Ellicott City, l case.