The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-06-16
Health Officers Bulletin for March
1911.

The number Of deaths resulting
from tuberculosis is still quite large,
115; last month 119 deaths were at
tributable to this disease. Typhoid
fever claimed 20 victims, as compared
with 13 in the preceding month.
In point of numbers, influenza ranks
second only to tuberculosis as NOR
tally factor in the month OF March,
1911 In the counties of Maryland
there resulted As deaths from influ-
enza during March.
There were 16 deaths from whoop-
ing cough, II from diphtheria, f1om
measles, and i from scarlet fever.
Only ! death resulted from anterior
poliomyelitis.
As in the months of January and
February, measles is the most wide
spread disease. The disease mumps
ranks second, as in the month of Feb
ruary.
No cases or anterior poliomyelitis
were reported, a most gratifying con-
dition or affairs. Nor were there any
deaths from pellagra reported, or
cases Of sickness Of this disease.
Summary OF the cases OF contagious
and infectious diseases reported in
March, 1911: typhoid fever, "A cases /;
scarlet fever, go cases; diphtheria, 81
cases; whooping cough 81 cases;
measles, 429 cases; chickenpox, 26
cases; mumps, 1872 cases; influenza,
Is cases; erysipelas, l case; malaria,
8 cases; and meningitis, i case. Total
SIS cases.
Total number Of deaths, all causes,
March, 1911-984, as follows: infec-
tious and communicable diseases, 227
(plus 1 cleaned from belated returns,
making total of 228); general and
noncommunicable diseases and acct
dents, 757.
tuberculosis. Number of deaths
reported lis as compared with 119 in
February
Influenza. Deaths reported 46 as
compared with As IN the month OF
February.
Mumps No deaths, and 1872 cases
OF sickness reported, as against no
deaths and So cases of sickness in
February.
Chickenpox. No deaths and 26
cases of sickness reported, as compar-
ed with one death and 81 cases OF
sickness reported in February.
Whooping Cough. Deaths reported
16, additional cases reported 81, as
compared with ~ deaths and SO cases
reported in February.
Measles. Number or deaths report.
ed A, as compared with i'm Febru.
airy. Additional cases reported 429
as compared with 1s9 In February.
Scarlet Fever. One death reported
as against in February. Cases 81
sickness reported 60, al compared
with 45 in February.
Diphtheria. Number OF deaths re.
ported III, a. compared with an equiv.
alent number in February.
Smallpox. No deaths and no case:
of sickness reported, as against nc
deaths and cases of sickness report
ed i'm February.
Pellagra. No deaths and no cases
OF sickness reported, as against
deaths and no cases OF sickness re-
ported in February.
Anterior Poliomyelitis. One dealt
and no cases of sickness reported, a.
against 2 deaths and no cases Of sick
ness reported in February.
Erysipelas. Two deaths reported, al
compared with in February.
Meningitis. Five deaths and / cas-,
Of sickness reported, as against
deaths and l case OF sickness reported
i'm February.
Malaria. No death and cases 0
sickness reported, a. against n,
deaths and no cases of sickness re
ported in February.
Septicemia. Seven deaths and II,
cases OF sickness reported, as agains
8 deaths and no cases or sickness Re
ported i'm February.
German Measles. No deaths and n
cases OF sickness reported, a. agains
J no deaths and 4 case of sickness il
February.
J, Typhoid Fever Deaths reporte
20, a. compared with IS in February
Additional cases reported IA, as com
pared with DC i'm February.
On the Patapsco River Watershed
Baltimore county: Gainesville, / case
Carroll county: Springfield Hospita
y cases, Westminster, cases; an
Union Bridge, case. Total, s cases.
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