Arizona republican., 1914-07-09
CITY BIRTHS IN
 JUNE ARE HIGH
Exactly Twice as Many Are
 Born In Phoenix During Month of June Than Die During the Same Period.

there were deaths This is shown in the report of the city health Of ficer for that period which indicates there were fifty births in the month as against 25 deaths for the same l period. Even in the entire registra- i ton district, which includes several | institutions outside the city limits, | where the death rate might be ex- | pected to exceed the birth rate the | figures show there were sixty three 1 births as against forty-nine deaths.
 The report of the city health of ficer submitted to City Manager l Parish a day or two ago deals with :! the entire months deaths and births, | but in other matters it covers a pe riod from June Is to June 30. in elusive.
 The report for this latter period follows:
 Contagious Disease Report
 Remaining in quarantine June 15: typhoid fever. 4; smallpox, l; scarlet fever. 3; diphtheria, l.
 Reported since June 15: Smallpox, 2; typhoid feve-, 3; diphtheria, 2; scarlet fever, 5.
 Released from quarantine, June 16- 30: Scarlet fever, 1; smallpox, ?; diphtheria, l typhoid fever, 5. Remaining in quarantine June 30: Scarlet fever, ?; typhoid fever, 3; smallpox, 1; diphtheria, ?.
 The four smallpox cases reported since May l give the following vac cination histories: Never vaccinated, 2; vaccinated nine years ago. 1; vaccinated Is yeas ago, 1.
 l wish to invite special attention to the continued prevalence of smallpox | in the city. The disease apparently has been endemic here since the l cessation of the epidemic early in | 1913 The cases are nearly all of | them of mild character, but the l continued presence of the disease at | this time of the year is a pretty sure | indication that unless there is more I extended use made of vaccination, more serious cases of the disease may be expected in the coming fall and winter
 | Two of the typhoid fever cases re- | ported since June 15 give clear his | tories of out .of-town infection; one from drinking ditch water and one from working in an unsanitary camp i The pamphlets on the Care of the | Baby have been distributed and cards are being sent to parents in- | forming them that the births of their children have been registered, as mentioned in my repo..t of June l. l | Privies and Cesspools
 Abatements pending June 15.. 5S
 Notices to abate. June 15-3O- On complaint ...............1 IS On inspection "A l Cesspools ............. .. 1
 Privies abated June 15-3O 30 | Cesspools abated June 15-3O .. 2 Reinspection on account of privies 80 Final inspections ............3O 30 Other Nuisances-
 Abatements pending June 15- 0 l Notices to abate, June l5 30
 On complaint ...........11
 On inspection ........... 4
 Abatements June 15-30 .....11
 No nuisance found . 1
 The sanitary work has been almost entirely confined to the investigation Of complaints, the correction of the conditions giving rise to them, and to the abatement of privies and man work. Except for few lots on the outskirts of town, the city has now been entirely covered and I think that every privy, stable, manure pile chicken pen, duck wallow, trash pile and vacant lot has been duly noted and reported in our notes.
 l shall make a special report on the privy situation within the next few days, but desire to call your atten ton to the fact that there were 927 of these nuisances existing in the city at the time of our inspection As they are not merely nuisances but distinct menaces to the public health l am decidedly of the opinion that their abatement is the most pressing sanitary need of the city.
 l have devised forms for the sani- tary inspection of daries, dairy farms and creameries, and places where foods are prepared for sale o. sold which are notifications of the score cards in use in the District of Col umbia. These are now in the hands of the printer.
 l have examined four cultures for diphtheria bacilli two of which were negative, two positive
 Six calls have been made on ac. count of contagious diseases. As DO. lice surgeon, I have made three calls at the police station, two calls al the hospital. had one call at my office and made three outside calls. 1, The following expenditures have been made during the month:
 Wizard sediment tester, $500
 Less discount . 22 fl s27s sets numbered index cards
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 cards, 3x5 ... 5O
 1000 3x5 cards 2O5 s3.O5 Less 20 per cent. ... so inner tube for automobile 265 2.6! Total ......... .$8.1,