The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22

TO every resident Oh Gn6 Guy. Line re-
port of DR.. McShane is as follows
To the Honorable Mayor and Common
Council and members Of the Board
Of Health of the City of Kenosha,
Wisconsin.
fGentlemen:-
/ hereby submit my third annual re-
port beginning April 1st 1914, and
ending March 31st, 1915.
Contagious Diseases.
During the year we had large num-
her of cases Of whooping cough, en-
tirely too many, this was due to the
universal indifference to the disease:
t4To wilfully expose child to this
disease is nothing short of criminal,
and to permit a child to go about
spreading the infection among others
lis indeed criminal negligence
We he We had twenty eight cases of
measles during the year with no deaths.
/ want to particularly draw your at
tention to the scarlet fever situation
during the past year. We had only
thirteen cases of scarlet fever, one less
than the year before and no deaths
I'VE had only one case Of scarlet fever
from July list, 1914 to April LIST, 1915,
and this case contracted the disease
ont of the city.
We had eleven cases of diphtheria
with two deaths.
4 Eight cases of smallpox, all being
imild in type; the last cases occurred
in January of this year.
The typhoid situation during the
past year has been very gratifying to
the department as we had only four
cases reported. One Of the cases was
contracted outside of the city.
During the year of 1908 there were
40 deaths from typhoid fever.
During the year of 1909 there were
3 deaths from typhoid fever.
During the year of 1910 there were
3 deaths from typhoid fever.
During the year of 1911 there were
p deaths from typhoid fever.
During the year Of 1912 there were
2 deaths from typhoid fever.
During the year of 1913 there were
8 deaths from typhoid fever.
During the year of 1914 there was
one death from typhoid fever.
This past year we have had 10
deaths from tuberculosis, but with the
building Of our new sanatorium there
is no doubt but that we will be able
to reduce our death rate from this
disease.
Milk.
The milk supply is improving grad
ually and with an ordinance to com
pei all mill1men to bottle their milk
there will be further Improvement
as it will lessen the danger of con-
tamination and also reduce the amount
of sediment. At the present time we
have number Of dealers pasteurizing
their milk.
Medical School Inspection.
There is no doubt that the great re-
duction Of contagious diseases during
the past year has been due greatly to
the medical inspection of the school
children, for a child is not permitted
to enter school after being absent two
successive days without permit to
do so. Where family physician is
not called the case is followed to the
home so as to rule out all possible
chance of contagious disease.
Sanitary.
A survey is now being made of the
city, and all property owners with
buildings on severed streets maintain
ing privy vaults will be sent notices
to abate same. There are too many
vaults and where these are not remov-
ed after notification measures will be
taken to force their removal.
Infant Welfare.
With the help of the Associated
Charities and the City Club a survey
was made Of the city during the
months Of June, July, August and Sep
TENDER and about 900 babies were Wis
tied. Frequent calls were made to the
homes and as a result there was a large
decrease in deaths Of infants under
Two years Of age. During the year of
1912 there were AZ deaths of children
nnder year Of age. 1913 twenty
seven; 1914 fourteen.
Statistics.
We are pleased to state that during
the past year Kenosha had death
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