The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-02-10
.rb Officers' Bulletin for Septem.
n' Der, 1919.

snhar of deaths from these diseases
nunD a,,st There is a decrease in
y number of deaths from anterior
noIiomyelitis. .4r- .ooo.
deaths, measles / death, and
1e,Hi rra | death, In the month of
pen.anher. 1910. Attention is called
sep ~ Fact that diphtheria caused II
otbe in the counties OF Maryland
aea ;nS this month"; remarkably
a ainh death toll for these antitoxin
days. a4 h,,I1a+ip +be racords
~ cases of anterior poliomyelitis
u inadvertently omitted. These
sas were promptly reported by DR..
cas- Carrico of Bryantown, Charles
otv This number swells the Au-
w w fgures to 10 deaths from ante
sus noliomyelitis and 9 additional
i Lnsos Of sickness reported from this
ss~aase The status of anterior pol
;omyeIitis in the counties Or Mary
land, down to date may thus be tabu-
lated. .b fIo
February, March, April, May and
TunsG of the year 1910, no cases Of
SicFness from infantile paralysis were
ssnorted. Two deaths, however, were
reported in this period of time.
In July, 1910, one case Of sickness
and four deaths were reported.
In August, 1910, nine cases of sick
Dess and ten deaths we're reported.
In September, 1910, eleven cases OF
sickness and three deaths were re-
ported. u-.,
emf disease for September, 1910. Diph-
iberia stood second, scarlet fever
third. and whooping cough fourth.
The typhoid fever cases reported
number 49S.
As regards typhoid fever, Cumber-
land Allegany county, still leads the
list with 92 cases; Arlington, Balti-
more county, holds second place, with
q cases.
Summary Of the cases of contagious
and infectious diseases reported IN
september, 1910; typhoid fever, 49S
cases; scarlet fever, IS cases; diph-
iberia, SO cases; whooping cough, Il
cases; measles, cases; chickenpoXl
2 cases; malaria, cases; mumps, IA
cases; and anterior poliomyelitis, IL
cases. Total, 6S3 cases.
Summary Of the cases of contagious
and infectious diseases reported III
August, 1910; typhoid fever, 521
cases: scarlet fever, 80 cases; diph-
iberia, "A cases; whooping cough, Of
cases: measles, | case; erysipelas, ]
case; mumps l case, and anterior
poliomyelitis, cases. Total. 64C
cases.
Total deaths, all causes, septem-
Der, 191O-S31, as follows Infec-
t1ous and communicable diseases
1877 (plus culled from belated re-
turns, making a total of 1881; gen
eral and noncommunicable diseases
and accidents, GA.
OF the 189 deaths caused by infec.
tious and communicable diseases, 81
resulted from tuberculosis, AZ from
typhoid fever,1 from measles, ~ from
diphtheria, from scarlet fever, 2
from whooping cough, from men
nights, 8 from septicemia, iron
malaria, from anterior poliomyelltis
and 1 from pellagra. One hundred
and fifteen were white, IL colored
and in 2 instances the color is no
stated. 95 were males and "a re-
males.
OF the 644 deaths due to genera
and noncommunicabled diseases and &C
cidents, 456 were white, and 1SS col
ored; 344 were males, and 800 were
females.
tuberculosis. Number Of deaths
reported So, as compared with 81 IL
August.
Influenza. Deaths reported none
as compared with the month OF Au
gust.
Mumps. No deaths, and IA cases o
sickness reported, as against n'
deaths and / case Of sickness In All
gust.
Chickenpox. No deaths and cases
or sickness reported, as compared
with no deaths and no cases OF SICK
ness reported in August.
Whooping Cough. Deaths reported
81: additional cases reported 20, a:
compared with 20 deaths and oo case'
reported in August.
Measles. Number Of deaths report
ed /, as compared with a slnllla
number in August.
Scarlet fever. Two deaths report
ed. as against none in August. cases
OF sickness reported So, as compares
with SO in August.
Diphtheria. Number Of deaths re
ported IL, as compared with IN AL
gust. o,
Smallpox. No deaths and no case
OF sickness reported, az against IN
deaths and no cases OF sickness r.
ported in August. .
PelIagra. One death an no case o
sickness reported as against n
deaths and no cases Of sickness re
ported in August.
Anterior Poliomyelitis. Ihre'
deaths and IL cases OF Sickness r.
ported, as against 10 deaths and
cases of sickness reported in August
Erysipelas. No deaths reported
as compared with 2 In August
Meningitis. Eight deaths and nt
cases OF sickness reported, as agalns
4 deaths and no cases Of sickness re
ported in August.
Malaria. Four deaths and case!
OF sickness reported, as against
death and no cases of sickness re
ported in August
Septicemia. Three deaths and NJ
cases of sickness reported, as agains
3 deaths and no cases of sickness re-
ported in August.
German Measles. NO deatns an'
no cases of sickness reported al
against no deaths and no cases N
sickness reported in August
Typhoid Fever. Deaths reporte'
AZ, as compared with 80 in August.
On the Patapsco River Watershed
Carroll county Springfield Hospital
Z cases: Westminster, cases; SYKES
Vile and Union Bridge, each cases
Woodbine, New Windsor and Ianey
town. each one case.