The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-04-22
Health Officers Bulletin for January.

Measles is epidemic i'm several sec
tons of the State. DR.. John w. Har-
rison, Health Officer, reports about
so cases Of measles in and around
Chase, Baltimore county, for which i
closed Ebenezer school for weeks"
Influenza is epidemic at Kensington,
Montgomery county. The total num-
Der Of deaths from influenza has in
creased from in December to 36 in
January.
Two deaths from unusual causes Oc-
Cured in January; namely, a death
from anthrax and death from chick
enpOX.
One case Of smallpox occurred in
Friendsville, Garrett county The pa
tent was an unvaccinated white man
who had been employed at Pittsburg,
Pennsylvania.
Summary of the cases of contagious
and infectious diseases reported in
January, 1910; typhoid fever, 81 cases;
scarlet fever, 81 cases; diphtheria, So
cases; whooping cough, rs cases;
measles 438 cases; chickenpox, So
cases; German measles, 3cases; small
pox, case; mumps, 25 cases; and in
f1uenza, 76 cases. Total, S35 cases.
Total deaths, all causes, January,
1910-97S, as follows infectious and
communicable diseases, 223, plus two
culled from belated returns, making
total of 225; general and noncommuni-
cable diseases and accidents, 755.
Of the 225 deaths caused by infec-
tious and communicable diseases, lis
resulted from tuberculosis, "a from
typhoid fever, from scarlet fever, 5
from measles, from diphtheria, 81
from whooping cough, 6 from menin-
gifts, 1 from chickenpox, 2 from cry
sipelas, 1 from anthrax, 5 from Septi-
cemia and SO from influenza. One hun
dred and fifty-nine were white and Sc
colored; 112 were males and 113 were
females.
OF the 1855 deaths due to general and
uncommunicable diseases and acct
dents, 554 were white, 201 colored,
and in instances the color Is not
stated; 400 we're males, 1852 we're fe-
males, and i'm 4 instances the sex is
not given.
tuberculosis. Number of deaths re-
ported lis, as compared with SO in De-
cember.
Influenza. Deaths reported SO, as
compared with in December.
Mumps. No deaths, and 25 cases of
sickness reported, as against no
deaths and 1 case of sickness report
ed in December.
Smallpox No deaths and 1 case of
sickness reported, as against no deaths
and cases of sickness reported in De-
cember.
J Chickenpox One death and 50
cases Of sickness reported, as COM
pared with no deaths and 46 cases of
sickness reported in December.
Whooping Cough. Deaths reported
q, additional cases reported 70. as
compared with IL deaths and SO cases
reported i'm December. Detour, Carroll
county had 8 cases.
Measles. Number Of deaths report
ed 5, as compared with in December.
Additional cases reported 438, as conf
pared with SO in December. Epidemic
centers were Westminster, Carroll
county, Is cases; Union Mills, Carroll
county, Is cases; Myers District, Car
roll county 215 cases.
Scarlet Fever. Three deaths report
ed as against A i'm December.
Diphtheria. Number Of deaths re
ported s, as compared with In De
cember. Additional cases reported So
Erysipelas. Deaths reported 2, as
WI
cember. M.
Meningitis. Six deaths and no cases
! Of sickness reported, as against
deaths and no cases of sickness report
Cd i'm December.
Malaria. No deaths and no cases Of
sickness reported. as against ! death
End 10 cases Of sickness reported III
v December
AnthraH Ont dcath and Nd cases
Inf sickness reported.
Septicemia. Five deaths, and nc
cases OF sickness reported, as against
\ deaths and no cases Of sickness re-
v ported in December.
German Measles. No deaths, and
8 cases Of sickness reported, As II
\ December.
Typhoid Fever Deaths reported %
Y ~ compared with 17 i'm December.
NJ On the Patapsco Watershed Ger
ii roll county, Springfield Hospital.
Il case.