Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-06
MAYOR GEORGE AINSILE.

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! Health Department shows with tyni-
don. i'm behalf OF the public health
during the past year.
The crude death rate was 1870. the
orsanization of the department. The
/ total number Of deaths was 265S. be-
inS less than the previous year, and
withstanding the large increase in pop
ulation in that time. With nonr.si-
GENTS excluded. our rate last year was
l'.SO, :; reduction OF rs in the rate OF
( the previous Year upon the same basis
/ OF population.
The rate from consumption was 1881.
against a rate of 1907 the previous
/ year. which latter was the lowest rate
/ on record. Total deaths from this
cause We're pa tS3 white and lG4 col
oredl. Deaths from consumption ex-
c"cded those from any other cause ex-
! copt heart disease. which furnished
2Go deaths. The average rate from
1907 10 1909. both inclusive. was 2lO6
while the average rate for the three
Years 1925, both inclusive was
ISL. showing decrease in the rate
/ of 27.5.
FINE CAMP ONLY FREE
TtBERtuLOSIS SNNNTORII'i
! Pine Camp. with its thirty four beds
/ furnishes The only free treatment to
consumptivcs in the State. and treat
ment there is given only to white con-
I
/ beds on 4 back porch OF our CITY Home
Hospital. there is no institutional free
treatment given 10 colored consump-
ttvcs In the state. In addition to
| TINS is the work done at our two dis
p"nsaries, one for white and the other
TOR co!ored patients. which is followed
Visit the homes of the patients. giving
instruction. Total patients treated at
I me two dispcnsaries numbered 297 I37
white and iGO Color-d).
death from diseases regarded as pre-
Nmhthblc shows another gratifying de-
I 3S3.2 per 100000 against "a rate of
| 9"i per 100000 in 1907. The average
~ from those causes for the years
1908. both inclusive, was SLAP.
TYPHOID RATE: LOWEST
IN CITY'S HISTORY
In typhoid fever every previous
r.cord was lowered. There was "A total
Of ~ deaths tnonresdents and eases
G ,.:iit, outside of The city included)
which gave Il rate OF Ill. The total
deaths from typhoid contracted in
,''r ,a,. i W"Ie - in number. giving
twcniN-siN years preceding the rcor-
Gnni2ation Of the department was us
ana during that period the lowest rate
i'n any singi" year was 43.5.
Ihcr" was only one death from ma
larial fever Tho average rate of death
rom this cause for the four years
!"Vi,' was 23.l per 10000. while for
I
has been per 100000. This means
/ that fatal nlalarial has become Dracti-
| ca1!y negligible in Richmond.
! There WAS un- death from measles
and TWO from scarlet fever.
/ In diphth"rIa there were four deaths.
GiH!nE q rat" Of 3 per, 100000. the
Tate IS felt 10 be- largely due TO the
"spcc'a! -norts OF the department in
/ thlS direction through laboratory work.
complete reporting Of all cases. i'm :,
I al l.t ,i,n
m"nis I" prevent spread. free distrI-
b"uoh OF antit"Xin. and expert con
situations In serious cases
! WHU0PING C0UGI EPIDEMIC
CAUSES MANY DEATHS
! An epidemic Of whoopinS cough
ca used ~ deaths. giving Il rate OF 49,
! pc" 10000 from this disease Sanitary
sci"Hc" does not seem To have made
/ IN" same progress in preventing this
I IiS""S" as II has In others. but the
/ Richmond department wisely contern-
I plates adding to It's requirements rcgu-
J !aiLchS hitherto deemed not necessary.
Ihc tpta! deaths from typhoid fever.
schf!e; fever. measles. diphthcria and
malaria last year were p, giving Il
combined rat" OF 20 per 100000, where
/ as Who"pinG cough alone caused Gl
/ deaths. giving rate Of iJ.2.
la infantilc Ginrrhc; some Of the
/ nfst work Of the department was
/ I Inn odd cause, giyins a rate of ~ per
+ Gop"itn"nt as 1T present organized the
highest rate from this cause was 1aI.
"" lowest -, and tn" average rate 1874
per 10000. Ia Ia. last three years
~. highest rate "aE 100. the lowest
. ana tho average Sc per 100000.
toLOiID DEATH RtTE:
Is SBSDRMALLY HIGH
: The table on comparative mortality
Of the white ANA colorcd races shows
an even greater dispToportion between
u" death rate OF the races than here
'"iGrc. Tho total death rate Of the
whites tnoHr"si'i"nts cxcludcd). was
I".l per 900 while the colorcd rate on
~" same basis "aa &c. Comprising
hb"H' 81 per cont Of the population the
cg!ur"G race furnished 53.j per cent
81 an deaths The white rate from
lpnSuEptlnU vas al, the colorcd rate
""i' and from all other diseases OF
iit" respiratory system the white rate
was 1914. tn" colOrcd rate 1913
f"'cat here TIA" accommodation pre-
Eiousiy made hat "a study be made OF
,hIs .ntir" question. which ! am sure
would be welcomed and assisted by all
Genuinely Interested In its welfare, In
ORDER 10 ascertain 81 there are any
measures that we can adopt to holI
ms S"rious ana distressing situation.
Asnotnhlc action Of tho board In pro-
''rthr ana further improving the
tcitN.s milk supply was the Requirement,
Trb,"nh"r J. 1915. all milk sold In
Iaclmonh should he from tubcrculiii
tested animals. The board felt That
Iras"nahl" time should be allowed IN
'thIs matter In order TO guard against