The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-01-21
MATHS DURING OCTO-
Der in STATE
(, nIFD OF TUBERCULOSIS-..49 FROM
TYPHOID FEVER
npathS from all Causes 739.

rno deaths from tuberculosis dur
tho month of October numbered
ins e for the month OF November,
Vdoo In September (54) persons died
~ tu,,berculosis, as i'm December, 1907
0 o." "A il the lowest number of deaths
in, tuberculosis recorded for any
n,onth since 1902.
liU Thora we're 40 deaths from typhoid
..rar during the month. The num-
p.r tvnhoid fever cases reported has
soI1on to 291, as compared with 432
= Snntember. Diphtheria and meas
lnr chow an increase over the returns
10 tho preceding month. Three cases
" snallpox were reported, one In Bal
Wore county and two in Charles
county.
and infectious diseases reported in Oc-
toher. 1909; typhoid fever. 291 cases;
ccarlet fever, Sc cases; diphtheria,
16e cases; whooping cough, p cases;
measles. 120 cases; chickenpox, z
rases smallpox, 8 cases; malaria, I
case. German measles, 8 cases;
mnmps. 1 case; and erysipelas, 2
cases. Total, GIL cases.
1a0q 739, as follows Infectious and
communicable diseases, las (plus /
chilled from belated returns, making
a total of 149); general and noncom-
municable diseases and accidents,
591.
OF the 149 deaths caused by infect
ious and communicable diseases, 81
resulted from tuberculosis, 40 from
tvphoid fever, from measles, L from
scarlet fever, from diphtheria, 8
from whooping cough, from menin
gifts 2 from erysipelas, 2 from ma
laria, and from septicemia. Ninety
seven were white, and 50 colored; 81
we're males and S. females.
Of the 691 deaths due to general
and noncommunicable diseases and
accidents, AS were white, lao colored.
berculosis-Number of deaths
reported g., as compared with "a in
September. Of these deaths, SO or Sc
per cent. occurred in white persons;
2S or A per cent. occurred in color
ed persons.
Mumps-No deaths, and l case of
sickness reported.
SmallpoX-No deaths and cases of
sickness reported. Two of the patti
ents were white and one colored.
ChickenpoX-No deaths, and cases
Of sickness reported, as compared with
no deaths and 3 cases of sickness re-
ported in September.
Whooping Cough-Deaths reported
8, additional cases reported q, as
compared with Is deaths and IS cases
reported in September. Of the 3 de-
G nd
Two houses epidemic: One at An
napolis C cases., and the other at
Woodbine, Carroll county 6 cases.)
Measles-Number of deaths report
ed 8, as compared with one in Septem-
ber Additional cases reported 40,
as compared with 81 i'm September.
One of the decedents was white and 2
colored.
Two epidemic centres: Frederick
(SS cases), and Ridgely, Caroline coun-
ty Ill easel.
Scarlet Fever-One death reported
as against 2 deaths in September. The
death occurred in a white boy aged
10 years.
Two houses epidemic. Elkton, a
cases), and Church Hill, Queen Anne
county GO cases..
Diphtheria-Number of deaths re-
ported 8, as compared with an equiv
alent number in September. Addi-
tionaI cases reported LOG, as compared
with As in September. Their were
five epidemic centres.
Erysipelas-Deaths reported 2, as
against one in September.
Meningitis-Five deaths and no
cases of sickness reported.
Malaria-Two deaths, and l case
OF sickness reported, as against 3
deaths and cases Of sickness re-
ported in September.
Septicemia-Five deaths and no
cases of sickness reported.
German Measles-No deaths, and
three cases Of sickness reported.
Typhoid Fever-Deaths reported 40,
as compared with 81 in September.
Additional cases reported 291, as COM
pared with 432 In September.
On the the PatapScO River Water
shed-Baltimore county, Granite, 2
cases; St. Agnes Hospital, 4 cases;
Gainesville, Owings Mills, Reisters-
town, Phoenix, Halethorpe, Violetville,
Arbutus, and st. Vincents Asylum,
each l case. Carroll county, Spring
field Hospital, cases; Detour and
Woodbine, each cases; New Windsor
and Gathers, each 2 cases; Waters
Vile and Middleburg, each ! case.
Howard county, Ellicott City, 2 cases;
Elkridge, | case. Total Al cases.
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