The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-12-02


With the exception of tuberculosis
and meningitis, the death rate from
infectious diseases has decreased. al
compared with the month OF June.
The number OF deaths from tubercu-
losis has risen from 80 in June to 81
I'm July; the number of deaths report
cd ED due to meningitis has risen
from in June to Ii In July.
Summary of the cases of contagious
and infectious diseases reported In
July, 1910: Typhoid fever, 1873 cases;
scarlet fever, "a cases; diphthertas
II cases; whooping cough, % cases;
measles, IL cases; chicken pox, 10
cases; meningitis, case; mumps, i
case; and anterior poliomyelitis. 1
case. Total, 227 cases.
Summary Of the cases OF contagious
and infectious diseases reported in
July, 1910; typhoid fever, Is cases;
scarlet fever, 81 cases; diphthertas 80
cases; whooping cough, PSI cases;
measles, 108 cases; chickenpox, rs
cases; erysipelas, cases; humps.
cases; and smallpox, case Total,
$40 cases.
Total deaths, all causes July. 1910
S87, as follows Infectious and COM
u15Sd5%S Loo NPA0D @0 1919
Cd from belated returns, making to
tai of 1889; general and noncommuni-
cable diseases and accidents, 754.
OF the 1853 deaths caused by infec-
tious and communicable diseases, OIL
resulted from tuberculosis, IL from
typhoid fever, 4 from measles, from
diphtheria, is from whooping cough
13 from meningitis, from chicken
pox, 2 from septicemia, from in
fluenza, 2 from malaria; and from
anterior poliomyelitis. One hundred
and one were white, and 40 colored;
68 were males and 80 females.
OF the 754 deaths due to general and
noncommunicable diseases and acct
dents, 524 were white, and 230 color
ed; 4O6 were males, and 348 were fe-
males.
Tuberculosis. Number of deaths
reported 81, as compared with 80 in
June.
Influenza. Deaths reported 6, aS
compared with in June.
Mumps. No deaths, and 1 case OF
sickness reported, as against no
deaths and cases of sickness 1n
June.
Chickenpox. One death and 10 cases
of sickness reported, as compared
with no deaths and 25 cases OF sick
ness reported in June.
Whooping Cough. Deaths reported
10, additional cases reported 23,- as
compared with % deaths and PSI
cases reported in June.
Measles Number of deaths report
ed A, as compared with i'm June.
Scarlet Fever. No deaths reported,
as against in June. Cases OF sick
ness reported "a, as compared with
"a 1n June.
Diphtheria. Number Of deaths re-
ported 8, as compared with In June.
Additional cases reported IL, as COM
pared with 80 I'm June.
Smallpox No deaths and no cases
of sickness reported, as against no
deaths and case of sickness report |
ed In June.
Anterior Poliomyelitis. Four deaths
and case of sickness reported, as
against no deaths and no cases of |
sickness reported in June.
Eryipelas. Deaths reported none,
as compared with In June.
Meningitis. Thirteen deaths and /
case of sickness reported, as against
4 deaths and no cases of sickness re-
ported in June.
Malaria. Two deaths and no cases
of sickness reported, as against
death and no cases Of sickness re-
ported i'm June.
Septicemia. Two deaths and no
cases of sickness reported, as against
s deaths and no cases of sickness re-
ported i'm June.
German Measles. No deaths and no
cases of sickness reported, as against
no deaths and no cases of sickness
lin June.
Typhoid Fever Deaths reported IL,
as compared with 13 In June.
On the Patapsco River Watershed,
Carroll county; Detour and fancy
town, each one case of typhoid fever.