The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-06-12
Birth of Babies in Kenosha
During the Month Of May
Passes Previous Records
SIXTY,SIx VISITS FROM STORK

There is no race suicide in Kenosha.
Reports of the health department fled
with the register of deeds Tuesday
show that the stork party was by far
the most popular form Of entertainment
during the month of May and all pre-
vious records of the city for the ar
rival of new babies in single month
have been broken. The report shows
that during the month of May the stork
left just sixty-six of the dainty pack
ages at Kenosha homes. More than two
new babies day was the rate set by
the stork, for the month just closed.
An examination Of the records indi-
Gates that May was month for little
girls and a large majority of this
record crop OF babies were little girls
The largest number Of births recorded
for a single month before was fifty
eight and this was in the month of
April. II seems certain that Kenosha
has broken away from the race suicide
idea and that the natural growth in the
population is to be large During the
month of May there were twenty two
deaths, this being slight falling off
from the number reported in the former
month. In the same month there were
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The report of contagious diseases
showed that measles were setting new
record for Kenosha during the month Of
May and the spread of the disease was
such as to cause alarm among mothers
and fathers However, reports from 9th
er places indicate that the wave of
measles is sweeping all over the state
and surrounding states.
! Kenosha is not any more bothered
with measles than are the other cities
of the state and the year seems to be
one particularly favorable for the de-
velopment of this disease. An examin-
alton of the records of the city health
! department shows that 1S5 quarantines
for measles have been established since
the first of January and it is possible
that fifty other cases of the disease
have escaped the usual placard. The
measles epidemic is being greatly exag-
gerated among some people of the city
and OF Monday it was currently report
ed in some districts of the city that
there were 1000 cases of measles in the
city. This brought smile to the face
of the health commissioner today.
"Nothing of the kind, !" he said.
"There is lot of measles in the city,
probably hundred quarantines since
the first Of May and it can be said right
here that the spread of the disease is
largely due to the people who seem to
pay no attention to the rights of 9th
ers These people and some of them
are from "our best famihes1 are negli-
gent. They allow the children i'll with
measles to entertain friends and TO 90
out into the street and play with other
children without making any effort to
aid us in preventing the spread of the
disease. | have repeatedly warned
these people and they pay no attention
to instructions. OF course the majority
of people are carefully observing the
rules laid down for them. 1t is not pos
sible to isolate every family where
there is q case of measles, but if the
people themselves would just apply the
! Golden Rule a little they would help
us lot in controlling the disease. =
The death rate in the city has shown
no increase as a result of measles
Since the first of January there has been
| two deaths in which the primary OF
secondary cause was given as measles.
II
i A number of the kenosha Grand
Army men have gone to sNeenah to
i attend the annual state encampment
of the Grand Army. The state meet
ings of the allied organizations are