Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-20
HEALTH OF THE STATE. Death Rate in January Was 16.5-Rate Was the Same for Norwich.

According to the monthly bulletin of the state board of health there were 1,589 deaths in Connecticut dur ing the month of January. This was 106 more than in December. and 12 less than in January of last year, and 3S more than the average number of deaths during January for the five years preceding.
 The death rate was ITO for the large towns, for the small towns 14.7. and for the whole state 16.5. The deaths reported from infectious diseases were PAS, being 15.2 per cent. of the total mortality.
 In Norwich during the month of December there were 51 births and IF marriages. During January there were A deaths. representing an annual death rate per thousand of 16.5. The causes of death were as follows: Measles, l. scarlet fever 1, grip 8, cer- ebro-spinaI fever 1. diarrhoea l, con- sumption 4, pneumonia s. bronchitis 1, diseases of nervous system 6, heart disease 6. accidents and violence 2, all other diseases 3.
 In Groton during December there were B births and marriages. Dur ing January there were g deaths, rep resenting an annual death rate per thousand of 16.3. Two deaths were caused by consumption, ? by diseases of the nervous system and 5 by other diseases.
 In New London there were 51 births and 46 marriages during December. In January there were 29 deaths, an an nual death rate of 16.1 per thousand Causes of death were as follows: Grip 1, diphtheria l, whooping cough 1, con- sumption 1. pneumonia 2. diseases of nervous system 2, heart disease 6, ac- cidents and violence 4, other diseases II.
 In Stonington during December there were 14 births and g marriages In January there were 20 deaths, repre- senting an annual death rate of 25.S, causes being as follows: Grip 3. diar- rhoea 1, consumption l. pneumonia 4, bronchitis 2. diseases of nervous sys- tenn ?. heart disease 2. other diseases
 In Windham during December there were 25 births and marriages. There were IT deaths in January, an annual death rate of 12.S- Causes were as follows: Diphtheria. 1, consumption 2, pneumonia. bronchitis, diseases of ner- vous system and heart disease 1 each, other diseases 10.
 In Stonington there were IA births during December.
 In Plainfield there were 13 births during December and marriages. In January there were 12 deaths, an an- nual death rate per thousand of 2O.2. Causes of death were as follows: Scarlet fever 2. grip, diarrhoeaN and pneumonia 1 each. diseases of nervous system 2, other diseases 5.
 MeasIes in New London.
 Towns in this vicinity reported the following cases of infectious diseases:
 Sma11pox-Putnam 2.
 Measles-Bozrah ', Colchester 5. Groton 3, Lebanon g, Lisbon 1, Ledyard l, Montville 4. New London 103, Nor wich IT Preston 2. Stonington 4.
 Scarlet ferer-Co1chester 2. Daniel son 3. Franklin 1. New London g. Nor wich 5. Plainf1eld 12. Putnam 1, Willi- mantle 2.
 Diphtheria and croup-New London 5, Norwich 2 Putnam 4. Sprague 1, Waterford 1, Willimantic 6. Windham l.
 .vhooping cough-New London 13. Stonington 1.
 Typhoid fever-Groton 2. Montville l. New London 9 Wiliimanttc 6.
 Consumption-New London 1. Nor wich 3, Putnam 2
 Says the bulletin concerning hygiene of the mouth: Many different kinds of bacteria have been found in fairly clean mouths. When the mouth is dirty and where the tooth brush is not used there the bacteria multiply by millions, Among them may be found those producing tuberculosis, pneumo- nia diphtheria and other diseases. How some people can harbor these seeds of disease and not have the disease pro duced by them is not well understood. organisms in their mouths are them and are very likely sooner or later to have one of the diseases the germs of which they carry in their mouths or