The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-10-13
OF THE
|. PUBLIC HEALTH
DR.. Mann Makes His Seml-Monh-
" Report


City health officer +. A. Mann is TO-
day making public the report TO the
health department for the months Of
September, which is in many respects
an Interesting one. In the first place
the deaths during the past month
have been less than in number Of
months previous, there being IL In
all the number being equally divided
between the races
Only four Of these deaths reported
TO the department have been caused
by communicable diseases. Pcllagra
continues to take It's toll Of the citi-
zenship Of this city, and one death
was caused by this dread scourage
during September. Typhoid fever
claimed one and two died from tu-
Il berculosis.
During the month there have been
81 births, 20 whites and II negroes.
The eami-monthIy report made 70
the board Of health at their last reg
ular meeting shows G35 loads Of trash
removed from the city. and the prem
ises of rs people have been reported
/ for nuisance, the majority of which
, have been abated on notification By
the sanitary police. There have beer
few arrests on this account. Ths
larger part Of these were for allowing
|, lstagnant water 10 remain in the bacl
\ yards, sweeping trash into the street
|. and things Of this nature.
! During the past two weeks foui
eases OF dIptheFia, two Of scarlet feyel
and one Of typhoid fever have beer
/ repoIted TO the department. The prop
Ter n-acaution has been observed II
/ these cases and the houss OF the con
5 ltagi9us diseases quarantined.
4 a test has been made 10 the mill
E of tho various dairys Of the city an'
i the milk has been found to contain
1 the proper amount OF solid matter Il
II. that Is SO Ear as the oillceT hai
examined. no case Of watering th'
milk has proved to be the genuine
lstnfF, with no more than il natural.
has. The officers have not been abl
TO make a meteorological test OF tn
milk, which Is the only real test o
: whether the milk Is clean or not. Tn
lefty has not been supplied with IN
proper apparatus for making thes
!, tests, but DR.. Mann hopes to be abb
10 r'ska such tests in a few month:
Ano,hr. very important matter tina
I the board Of health now has unde
4 consideration Is the publishing q
: monthly health bulletins, and distribu
ting them over the city. absolutcl
free Of charge. d.. Mann was aske
E to prepare a speciman bulletin an
s Get the prices on the printing. Thi
J liist bulletin has been prepared. an
the price Of the printing Is such. tina
n ii all probability the bulletin win b
= ordered printed.
4 These bulletins will take no III
: discusses peculiar TO the time OF III
!, year In which The pamphlet Is issuct
i For Instance the hrsi one that ID
Mann has prepared discusses -Pr'
2 yention OF pneumonia Another di.
; cussion is called "vital Statistics.
/ Then there Is a live and timely discus
y sion 81 the sewerage system. In nd
Il ditiOn 10 these themes the month";
u pamphlet Will hare shorter discus
y sions 81 q number OF the small Trims
y that bring about good health. tn
!. department, ii no, yet able 70 announc
d The date Of the first issue. In adop
log this plan of education he pes
4 PIE ol the health situation tie Du.
e ham board Is adopting The method
y 81 SOME 81 The leading cities IN -
q country. Chicago issues a week
4 bulletin.