Evening journal., 1912-03-19
1892 Couples Made
Happy Here in 1911

According to the report Of c. Will
liam Malcom. secretary Of the Board
Of Health and registrar of Vital
Statistics, as submitted TO the Board
of Health yesterday, the city's fame
as a Gretna Green has increased dur
ing the past twelve months at an
alarming rate, the increase Of mar
riages performed being so per cent
over the number performed during
the previous year. To be exact the
totrl number was 1852, Of which
443 were white and 149 colored
peoDle The number who married
here the wear previous was but 3,o46.
The report further states that of the
couples married here about % per
cent of them were non-residonts.
Continuing the report shows that
the health Of the city continues good
IL not better than heretofore. The
deaths show "a decrease of S4. The
total number Of deaths was ] 44I as
compared with 1881 during the pre-
yious year Based on a population OF
$4,000 the death rate for tho year was
thorefore 1926 per one thousand, as
compared with 1851 for the previous
year.
In referring to contagious diseases
the report states that the absolute
control of such will never be fully ac-
complished until the cause of the in
fection is first lessened, and second
the disease properly isolated as can
be done only in a contagious disease
hospital. The need of the city owning
such a building is becoming apparant
each year. Mr. Malcom says.
In some cases. one case of such
diseases will be reported from ono
house and within three days there
will be several such from the same
house due to the reasons stated.
There were but two cases of small
pox reported during the year and 40
OF diptheria OF which number is OF
the patients died. I'm the previous
wear there were 127 cases and %
deaths There was also a large de-
crease in the number Of cases Of
scarlet fever, the total number being
119. There were but six deaths from
this malady. During the previous year
there were psi cases and II deaths,
which amounts to "A decrease OF 1872
or more than per cent less than the
year previous.
In referring to deaths, the report
cites that the principal causes were
pneumonia and tuberculosis, 1870 per-
sons having died of the former
disease and p cases OF the latter
disease. OF the 3S4 children that
died under the age of two years, 1875
died of intestinal trouble.
The Department also received 1880
complaints during the year aud the
executive officers found III of a
trihiug nature. 1.0S0 were ordered
abated and 632 were presented to
the board. OF the unmher, l76 were
ordered connected with sewers, mean
ing i'm all that Gel houses were con-
nected.
FumigatiOns.
The executive officers fumigated the
following houses for contagious and
infectious diseases: Smallpos, q
dlphtheria, l70; membrance Group
! scarlet fever. ll9; tuberculosis
1872; typhoid fever Is; public schools
80. private schools. ..
The executive officers i'm addition 4
the above fumigations. also fumigate
three schools and olevon piivat
houses in tho adjacent country, whor
there had been cases of diphthori
and scarlet fever
During the year the board adoptel
a resolution which requires all houso
IN which a case of tuberculosis exist
ed to be fumigated after the remova