Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-17
HEALTH OF STATE WAS
 GOOD IN FEBRUARY.
Fewer Deaths in the Month Than for Corresponding Time in Other Years.

By mortality reports received by the state board of health, there were 1,450 deaths during the month of February. This was 72 less than in January and 173 less than in February of last year and 93 less than the average number of deaths during February for the five years preceding.
 The death rate, expressed as an an- nua1 rate per 1000 inhabitants, was 149 for the large towns, for the small towns 1O.1, and for the whole state, including state institutions, 14.5. The deaths from infectious diseases were 216, being 14.S per cent. of the total mortality.
 births, marriages, etc, in eastern Con- necticut towns during the month fol- low:
 Norwich-Living births 52, still
 births 2. marriages 37, total deaths AZ, death rate 14.5, deaths under l year g,
 deaths 1 to years ?, death resulting from grip 2, diphtheria l, whooping cough ?, tuberculosis of lungs 3, lobar and broncho- pneumonia 6, bronchitis 2, cancer 5, accidents and violence l, all other diseases 20.
 New London-Living births 54, still births ?, marriages 23, total deaths 32, death rate 18.1, deaths under 1 year 5,
 deaths to years l, deaths from
 grip 1, whooping cough 1. tuberculosis Of lungs 2, lObar and brOncho -pneUmo-
 mia 3, bronchitis 1, cancer ?, accidents and violence 2, all other diseases 20. Groton-Living births 16, total deaths 8, death rate 14.3, deaths under 1 year ], deaths from lobar and broncho- other diseases 6.
 ington-Living births 13, still births l, marriages 6, total deaths g.,
 death rate 11.4, deaths from diarrhoea
 under 5, 1, all other diseases 8.
 killingly-Living births 12, mar
 riages ', total deaths 8, death rate 14.S, deaths from tuberculosis of lungs 2, deaths from 1obar and broncho-pneu- | monia 1, bronchitis l, all other diseases
 Windham-Living births s3, still births 2 marriages IT, total deaths 21, death rate 13.2. deaths under 1 year 8, deaths from lobar and broncho-pneu-
 monia 3, from cancer 3, accidents and violence l, all other diseases 14. Putnam-Living births IT, marriages | 8, total deaths F, death rate 19.s. deaths under 1 year 2, deaths 1 to 5 years 2 deaths from diphtheria and croup 3, from diarrhoea under 5, 1,
 bronchitis 1, all other diseases '.
 idents in hospitals of the state are the following: Norwich 6, New London 1, Windham 6, Putnam 1.
 The following number of cases of in- | fectious diseases were reported by the health officers of eastern Connecticut 1 towns:
 Measles-Brooklyn 4, Groton (town) l A.. Ledyard 1, Lisbon 1, New London | II, Norwich (city) 1. Preston 4, Ston- | ington l, Willimantic (city) 1. Scarlet fever-Colehester 2, New London ?. Norwich (city) ?, Pomfret 8, Putnam (city) 3, Wilton 2. | Diphtheria and croup-Killingly 2, New London 1, Norwich Ccity) 2, Plain | field l, Putnam (city) 8, Willimantic | (city) 9 Winsted (borough) 4. l Whooping cough-Groton (town) ?,
 New London IA, Flainfeld 5, Stoning ton 1.
 Typhoid fever-Plainheld 1, Stoning- | toE 1, Willimantic (city) l. berculosis-Lcdyard l, New Lon | don ?, Norwich (city) 1, Plainf1eld 2, l Willimantic (city) 2.
 The health officers of 77. towns in 1 the state reported that they have not
 been notified of any infectious diseases | for the month.