The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-03-17

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Health Officers Bulletin for Decem-
Der, 1910.
tuberculosis, the White Death
claimed 101 victims in the counties Of
Maryland in the month Of December,
1910. This figure is still slightly ex-
cessive, due to the occurrence OF grip
pal conditions and pneumonia as
terminal infections. tuberculosis
easily continues to remain first place
among the principal causes of death
in Maryland "a critical summary of
the tuberculosis situation in Maryland
down to December 81, 1910, Is ap-
pended below.
Number of deaths from tuberculo-
sis, grand total, for the entire State
of Maryland, year 1910-235S. These
1858 were distributed as follows
Baltimore City. ... ... 1882.
Counties Of Maryland. w.. ..... 1916
Baltimore City deaths from tubercu-
losis, year 1910, 1882
Number OF male decedents, mo
Number of female decedents. 572
Number OF white persons, 1923
Number of colored persons, 459
Average age at death, IS to So years
Average duration of illness, year
Greatest number of deaths, March (125)
Smallest number OF deaths, June (S7)
Number of tuberculosis cases regis
tered in Baltimore City in the year
1910-S50.
Total number Of deaths from tuber-
culosis In the counties OF Maryland
exclusive of Baltimore City, for the
year 1910:
Number of male decedents, DIG
Number Of female decedents, $50
Number OF white persons, CTS
Number of colored persons, 401
Average age at death, "a to "a years
Average duration of illness, years
Greatest number OF deaths, Jan. (115)
Smallest number of deaths, Aug. (61J
Number of tuberculosis cases regis
tered In the counties of Maryland for
the eight months, January to August,
1916 inclusive, $50.
Two of the Baltimore City decedents
from tuberculosis were Cinnamon,
both OF whom died i'm the month of
November.
Summary OF the cases OF Contagious
and infectious diseases reported in
December, 1910: Typhoid fever, 1873
cases; scarlet fever, 10 cases; diph-
liberia, 100 cases; whooping cough, "a
cases; measles IS cases; chickenpoX,
26 cases; humps, Is cases; and in
fluenza, 2 cases. Total, 492 cases.
Summary of the cases of contagi-
Gus and infectious diseases reported
in November, 1910: Typhoid fever,
246 cases; scarlet fever, 81 cases;
diphtheria, rs cases; whooping cough,
80 cases; measles, 70 cases; chicken
pox, III cases; erysipelas, 2 cases;
mumps, III cases; septicemia, 4 case;
malaria, l case; German measles, l
case; and anterior polimyelitis. 3
cases. Total, 81 cases.
Total deaths, all causes, December,
1910-1O43, as follows: Infectious
and communicable diseases, 207 (plus
8 culled from belated returns, making
a total of 210); general and noncom-
municable diseases and accidents, S36.
OF the 210 deaths caused by infec-
tious and communicable diseases, 101
resulted from tuberculosis, 38 from
typhoid fever, 2 from measles, % from
diphtheria, l from scarlet fever, 16
from whooping cough. 10 from in
fluenza; from meningitis, 2 from
anterior poliomyelitis; and one from
pellagra. One hundred and forty
nine were white, and rs were colOred;
100 were males and 9S were females.
OF the S36 deaths due to general
and noncommunicable diseases and
accidents, 623 were white, and 213
colored; $50 we're males, and 1856 were
females.
tuberculosis. Number OF deaths
reported 101, as compared with 81 in
November.
Influenza Deaths reported 10, as
compared with in the month of No
vember.
Mumps No deaths, and 10 cases Of
sickness reported, as against no
deaths and III cases of sickness i'm No
vember.
Chickenpox No deaths and 26
cases of sickness reported, as COM
pared with no deaths and III cases OF
sickness reported i'm November.
Whooping Cough. Deaths reported
16: additional cases reported "a, as
compared with Ia deaths and 80 cases
reported in November.
Measles Number or deaths report
ed 2, as compared with 4 in Novem-
Der. Additional cases reported IS, as
compared with 20 in November.
Scarlet Fever. One death reported,
as against 8 in November. Cases of
sickness reported 10, as compared
with "a in November
Diphtheria Number Of deaths re
ported %, al compared with ID i'm No
vember.
Smallpox. No deaths and no cases
of sickness reported, as against no
deaths and no cases OF sickness re
ported i'm November.
PelIagra. One death and no cases
or sickness reported, as against no
deaths and no cases OF sickness re-
ported In November.
Anterior Polimyelitis. Two deaths
and no cases OF. sickness reported, az
against 8 deaths and cases of sick
ness reported in November.
Erygipelas. Two deaths reported,
as compared with IN November.
Meningitis. Eight deaths and no
cases of sickness reported In Novem-
Der.
Malaria. One death and mD cases
of sickness reported, as against /
death and no cases on sickness re
ported i'm November.
Septicemia. Six deaths and no
cases of sickness reported i'm Novem-
Der.
German Measles. No deaths and no
cases of sickness reported, as against