The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-17
HEALTH REPORT
Tor Month OF January Made Public ny
d.. McLain- Health Commissioner,
Shows Cty Health Exosuent


Death Rate.
lnclud ng - non-residents there were
= deaths Tor the month 90 January.
maHing our monthly rate u per thou
"a d TDc same number OF deatns oc-
'urrei tn January. 1919. Excluding the
non-residentS the rate - 1873. equivalent
:" an annual rate OF TO- per thousand
or tie % d~ecedents az were males. ~
females. Seventy were white and /.
Nineteen deaths occurred in hospitals
ana s cnses were returned by the county
,oroner
Pneumonia was AGAIN the leading
"ause. - deaths being attributed To this
one disease. 20 per cent OF the total
numhrf ioI"n'" was next cau..ne =
deaths. cancer. with .. Was third. Tween
tY-siN deaths occurred among Ir-oI 10
"Ve- 50 years Of axe. l. 80 tnem were
over -. - over ~ and I over go Years.
Deaths Under Five Years.
Thirteen deaths occurred among in
fsnts aud children undo .. Five wee
hours. Three died OF pneumonia and
bronchitis. one death was due To- disr-
rhos. } 10 w~hooping cough complicated
with moningitiS. The otner . were at
'rihuted 10 acute dysentery. msramus
Deaths BY Ages.
: 7 To- =, years. Z : to 20. ,. "a TO 40.
u. a. To- 30. 20: % to 20. II. 20 to So.
= :" 80 SO. >. aud so 10 100, !. TotaI
Birth Rate.
SeVenty-five births We're reported.
making the monthly rae Is. or an an
StNty--.N p rtn~ were reported icy the
following ply sicians doctors Baird.
bippus. Cailw ell. j. A campbell. cole.
lhaIney. lTinkard. kskey. E.tzier. FoN.
G'sss. Glost"r. Han. Hilureth. liuwells,
keesur. M"grsil. = =. Monroe. II. A.
Monroe. ". r. Morris. Myers Mccoy.
Stillyard. Taylor. TUIscheil NI-wes
Maiden. M-inherger amt Min2~rtei.
Midwives Gross. kotSherEer. KruHnach,
klupa and kuzenski reported . 'ittns.
making d total Of g.
Contagious Diseases.
one undrr ami SNty-Seyen cases
- % dipntneria. : oi SCARLET fever. ] 81
chickeup"N AMI ? ~ Wnoop:nS cough.
TO" deaths occurred. ! from dlphtneris.
and ] IN which the caus- Of death was
given ~ meningitis. bronchitis and
Dipththsr1A
sIsI ted cases OF diphtneria were ~
ahmed Dr THESE orIy = proved post
tive Nin" cases were reported Wni"l
Wer~ not confirmed ny culture. making
Is cases for the moutu AntitoNiu was
given m an INT one case. one deafl o.
CURED IN a Young sri of -. toe day
the health department. Al the present
time there are only two cases N tnr city.
one reported ON tie ath ana one on lie
stn 80 -F"ruaTy
IN" epidemic or measles stu CON
tlnUes. al ,ases hein- reported for tu-
u"ntu. 50 far there has not been =
' death from tuis disease "r any 60" IT.
/ complications NeHs.eS IL most serious
40 children ruitr 3. AID the LANCER '~
usually i.r TO 'omplicdt. ug pneumonia.
! Many people f-gar,i m'as.es aS a trt'-
al disease. nut tor tn- year ending June
! -. 1911. meaSlsS caused ~ many deaths
a. 'NphtucrIa. Thfsr-roUrfI - these
deaths occurred AMONG children under 3
Communicable DIS Sases-PneumoniA
{ since November "TnFIutuuta has bee 70
f.- lead ug cause vf death. causing ~"
per cent uI al deaths for Ieceiuh-t and
! January. Do create. number - i7eS-
! deaths nave %, urr-i among the aged
In January - 6~sreaenf~ Wers under !
wear vas between 3n ana -. 7 between
90 AMI go. IS ~ - ana So. 3 be
tween So and -. 9 between =" amt -.
and over SO. IW~ntN-une deaths 90
Q sc.fnter AMI q Ia January were at
Typhoid Fever.
ii''@tu oast- Mere ."portei ~ which
q wee uuu-IF-.dentS Eight ~ tleSs
were under .. t.e other . being adults
seven CO.. 49," cases occurred among for
-.-uess 80 deaths occurred during ~"
month, % v'~y unusual tnlnC for Wactl-
..
Tuberculosis.
F!te new cases were reported during
! January 30 4eat.S occurring Ia the same
-~.,I N.nc sarrle- OF sIutum were
T'. W"r'al.t t from tbs dis-aS. -
I steadily grow OIL. Jess Including al
. forms Of f.nsf. u.,-.- .u!. j. deaths
! were .'t.-r,4 d.ru- fr- last sin months
nt 90 I- '~n-updr'f so 81 COR q" cuf-
resi- "nirs m.nth- H 200.