Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17
NORWICH DEATH RATE
HIGHER THAN AVERAGE,
July Figures Are us Per Thousand
Against 14.7 For the State.


The death rate in Norwich during
July was IFS. the Bulletin of the
State Board of Health shows. That
for the whole state was 14.7. There
were Al deaths here, 45 marriages and
~ births. Six of the deaths were from
tuberculosis of the lungs, two from.
typhoid fever, two from cancer, one
from lagrippe, another from whooping
cough. New London had 80 deaths,
and a death rate of 1913. This was
offset by so births In Windham "a
died, while 2S were being born. and
the death rate was 2 4 per thousand.
BY mortality reports received there
were in the state ]. 499 deaths during
the month, 1S9 more than in June and
SO more than in July Of last year, and
SO less than the average number OF
deaths during July for the five years
preceding.
The death rate expressed as an an
nual rate per 1000 estimated popula-
ton was 14.7 for the large towns. for
the small towns 1872, and for the whole
The deaths from infectious diseases
were $50. being 1o.6 per cent. of the
total mortality.
There were 1853 living births. and
1,410 marriages in July.
The following number of cases of
infectious diseases were reported to
this office by the health officers of
the following towns:
Measles: Colchester Cborough) 1;
Eastford 2; Groton 1; Lebanon 4;
1: PIainfield l; Stafford s; Stafford
(borough) "a; stonington (town), so;
Willimantic (city) 10.
Scarlet fever: New London I;
North Stonington l; Norwich 2;
Plainfeld 3; Putnam City 2; Wind
ham /.
Diphtheria and Group: New London
8; Plainheld !; Putnam (city) 8;
Stafford Springs (borough) 2; Ston-
inEton q; Tolland 1.
whooping cough: Andover, "epi-
land 2; stonington 9; woodstock 2.
Typhoid fever: Andover 1; Groton
2; New London 1; Norwich (city) 3.
Tubercuiosis: ELLINGTON /; Lyme /:
Montville l; New London s.; Norwich
(city) g.; Preston 1: Putnam (city) 2:
Stafford Springs (borough) 1; ston-
ington 2.
In addition to the above the health
officers of SO towns report that they
tious diseases.
All the health officers of New Lon
don and Windham counties reported.
Reporting Of VenereaI Diseases.
The Bulletin calls attention to the
reporting OF venereal diseases.
We are sending out to the health
officers a pamphlet containing the
statutes relating to public health and
safety passed by the last general as
sembly. Attention IS called to the
amendment to Section 1884 of the
public acts concerning the reports Of
contagious and infectious diseases.
Under the act as amended, venereal
diseases must now be reported to the
local health board, the same as other
communicable diseases, except that
the name of the patient Is not to be
disclosed. This law was passed in
response to a feeling that the time
was ripe to take connizance OF these
maladies which their prevalence and
seriousness demand. They are in
fectious, communicable and prevent
able and constitute a menace to the
public health, thus properly coming
under the charge OF the public health
authorities.
Disease Of Adult Life.
The Bulletin gives prominence TO
a treatise on THE Diseases Of Adult |
Life" here reproduced:
Sanitary science has achieved won
derful success in decreasing the dis |
eases due to germs which afflict
chiefly those in early life. and in con-
sequence during the past thirty years
there has been a decline in the<death |
rate Of each age group below forty |
years.
Above the ages of forty-five the |
death rate in. the United States has 1
not decreased. sbution thet contrary is
increasing, due almost wholly to the