The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-12-30
Health Officers Bulletin For August
1910,

1919.
With the exception OF typhoid fe-
yer and anterior poliomyelitis, the
death rate from infectious diseases
has decreased as compared with the
month Of July. The number OF
deaths from tuberculosis has fallen
from 81 in July to 81 in August the
number Of deaths reported as due to
typhoid fever has arisen from liz in
July to s. in August.
Anterior poliomyelitis, morbidity
and mortality statistics of which were
reported for the first time in last
months bulletin, caused ten deaths
IT. August Three additional cases of
sickness from this disease were re-
ported. Anterior poliomyelitis is
still most widely prevalent in Prince
George county Go deaths), in Mont
gomery county G. deaths)-
The figures for typhoid fever and
anterior poliomyelitis will thus be
seen to be quite high. 1t L. even pos
slble that these figures do not repre-
sent the tOtality of the cases which
have occurred in, Maryland i'm August,
1910. The editor of the bulletin be-
lleveS it probable that q certain num-
ed 'dysentery," and that a certain
number of cases of anterior poliomy-
elitis are labeled meningitis" just
as pellagra has been labeled ulcer
ative stomatitis" or eczema
During the month of August, 1910,
typhoid fever prevailed to quite an
alarming extent throughout the coun-
ties of Maryland. A total of 80 deaths
was reported, with 251 additional
cases of sickness. This excerbation
in the typhoid fever returns was due
to two things.
Allegany county, Baltimore county,
Frederick county, and Wicomico
county constitute the worst-infected
areas. From Allegany county a to-
tai of 50 cases of typhoid fever was
reported, rs of these being from
Cumberland.
Summary of the cases of contagi-
Gus and infectious diseases reported
in August, 1910: Typhoid fever, 251
cases; scarlet fever, 33 cases; diph-
iberia, "a cases; whooping cough, Sc
cases, measles, L case; erysipelas,
case; mumps, 1 case, and anterior
poliomyelitis, 3 cases. Total, GAO
cases.
Summary of the cases of contagi-
Gus and infectious diseases reported
in July, 1910; typhoid fever, 1873
cases; scarlet fever, "a cases; diph-
liberia, II cases; whooping cough, %
cases; measles, II cases; chicken
poX, 10 cases; meningitis, l case;
mumps, l case, and anterior polio
myelitis, l case. Total, 227 cases.
Total deaths, all causes, August,
100000, as follows infectious
and communicable diseases, IA; gen.
eral and noncommunicable diseases,
and accidents, 75S.
Of the 144 deaths caused by infec-
tious and communicable diseases, 81
resulted from tuberculosis, IS from
typhoid fever, measles, l, z from
diphtheria, 20 from whooping cough,
from meningitis, from septicemia,
2 from erysipelas, l from malaria,
and 10 from anterior poliomyelitis.
One hundred and one were white, AZ
colored, and in one instance the COL
or was not stated; "A were males, IS
females, and in two instances the
sex is not stated.
Of the 1853 deaths due to general
and noncommunicable diseases and
accidents, $50 were white, and 202
colored; 419 were males, and 339
were females.
tuberculosis Number of deaths
reported 81, as compared with 81 in
July.
Mumps No deaths, and one case
of sickness reported, as against no
deaths and one case of sickness in
July.
cases of sickness reported, as COM
NJ rs
sickness reported in July.
Whooping cough. Deaths reported
20 additional cases reported Sc, as
compared with Is deaths and % cases
reported in July.
Measles. Number of deaths report
ed /, as compared with in July.
Scarlet Fever. No deaths reported,
as for the month of July
Diphtheria. Number Of deaths re-
ported z, as compared with in July.
Smallpox. No deaths and no cases
of sickness reported, as for the month
of July.
Pellagra. No deaths and no cases
of sickness reported, as for the month
of July.
Anterior Poliomyelitis. Ten deaths
and three cases of sickness reported,
as against deaths and 1 case of
sickness reported in July.
Erysipelas. Deaths reporter 2, as
compared with none in July.
Meningitis Four deaths and no
cases of sickness reported, as against
Is deaths and one case of sickness
reported i'm July.
Malaria. One death and no cases
of sickness reported, as against 2
deaths and no cases of sickness re-
ported in July.
Septicemia. Three deaths and no
cases reported, as against 2 deaths
and no cases of sickness reported in
July.
German Measles. No deaths and
no cases of sickness reported, as
against no deaths and no cases of
sickness reported in July.
Typhoid Fever. Deaths reported
50, as compared with IL in July.
On the Patapsco Watershed. Car
roll county Sykesville, 5 cases;
Westminster, Mt. Airy and Union
Bridge, each 8 cases; Springfield
Hospital and Eldersburg, each ?
cases; Watersville, Haight, Taney-
town and New Windsor, each 1 case.
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