The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-09-01
Health Officers Bulletin for May,
1911.

From tuberculosis there resulted
"a deaths, as compared with LOG in
April and 115 in March. In May, a
total OF ITS deaths from infectious
diseases occurred in the counties of
Maryland.
The number of deaths from typhoid
has increased from Ill in April to LIZ
in May; whooping cough, from 10 to
%.
There were deaths from scarlet
fever, as compared with l in April.
Two deaths resulted from malaria,
2 from anterior poliomyelitis, / from
chickenpox and l from impetigo con-
tagiosa
In contrast to the above, it is graf
flying to add that the number of
deaths from tuberculosis has decreas-
ed from LOG i'm April to "a lin May; the
number Of deaths from measles has
fallen from p to 6; from diphtheria,
from to A; and from Influenza, from
30 to Is, diminution of 30 per cent
In this months MAY, 1917 records,
nine cases of smallpox appear. ALI
nine patients are white, males and
3 females. Seven are residents of
Hagerstown, and OF Brunswick.
One case of anterior poliomyelitis
was reported, the first since January.
One case of tetanus was reported.
Epidemics. There was no real cpl
demic centre of typhoid fever in the
month of May, 1911. There was a
house outbreak of scarlet fever 6
cases)at Gainesville, Baltimore coun-
ty. A house outbreak g cases) of
diphtheria occurred in a colored fam
lily living in the Bird District, Balti-
more county. Whoop1ng cough il
epidemic in Mayberry section, Carroll
county.
Measles is still epidemic through
out Baltimore county in Hagerstown
and Williamsport, Washington coun-
ty.
Chickenpox is mildly epidemic in
Second District Carroll county Eight
cases occurred at Darlington, in Har-
ford county Mumps il still epidemic
in Roland Park (19 cases., in Cations
vile Gil cases., and i'm Sparrows
Point Us cases., all in Baltimore
county
Total number of deaths, all causes,
May, 1911-S4S, as follows: infectious
and communicable diseases, IT'S; gen
eral and non-communicable diseases
and accidents, $40.
OF the IFS deaths caused BY infec-
tious and communicable diseases, "a
resulted from tuberculosis, IL from
typhoid fever, 2 from scarlet fever, %
from whooping coughs from measles,
from diphtheria, IL from Influenza
from malaria, ! from chickenpox, 1
from erysipelas, 2 from meningitis,
from septicemia, 2 from anterior pol
iomyelitis, and / from impetigo con
tagiosa. One hundred and one were
white, and 77 colored; S4 were males
and "a females.
of the 67O deaths due to general
and noncommunicable diseases and
accidents, 4S1 were white, and 1889
colored; 1893 were males, and 337
were females.
tuberculosis. Number of deaths
reported pa, a. compared with JOG
in April. OF these deaths, 50 or S.
per cent occurred i'm white persons;
AZ or As per cent. occurred in colored
persons With regard to sex, Al were
males, and SO were females Four
deaths occurred in institutions. The
youngest decedent was white male
child aged 4 months; the oldest was
a white male aged 80 years. The
briefest period of illness was
weeks; the longest, 20 years.
Influenza. Deaths reported 10, as
compared with 30 III The month of
April. No cases of sickness reported,
az compared with none i'll the month
of April.
Mumps. No deaths and 93 cases Of
sickness reported, as against one
death and 100 cases OF sickness in
April
Chickenpox. One death and "a
cases Of sickness reported, as COM
pared with no deaths and is cases of
sickness reported in April.
Whooping Cough. Deaths reported
rs, additional cases reported so, as
compared with 40 deaths and "a cases
reported in April.
Measles. Number of deaths report
ed 6. as compared with 81 III April.
Additional cases reported 322, as
compared with 275 III April.
Scarlet Fever Two deaths report
ed, as against one In April. Cases
Of sickness reported 40, as compared
with 50 i'm April.
Diphtheria. Number of deaths re-