Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-17

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In Norwich during the month Of
June there were 81 DEATHS q rate OF
1873 per thousand. OF which were un-
zone death was due to measles, TO ty-
Fphoid fever. to s7iazrhoea, to tuber-
Act1losis OF the lungs, 10 cancer 90
fAccidentss end the rest TO yaiouS eTner
i New london had rs deaths rate.nf
R13.2 per thousand; win dham ID deaths,
e. rate of 9.4;s Stonington 10 deaths, 2
&ratA Of 1O. q Putnam II deaths, rate
&16.5. The total number OF deaths IN
Ethe state was 1.290. making annual
Edeath rate per thousand ~. q. y VI s. me
( "a deaths IN state institute onAASl died
sfrom pulmonary tuberculosis.
I IN May Norwich had 81 living births
land 25 marriages. New London had
s60 births. 10 marriages
The vital statistics show that Tor the
tstate the deaths were 1285iess than in
MAY and 81 more than in June OF last
tyear and 81 more than the average
number of deaths during June for the
five years preceding.
4 The death rate expressed asian an
Snual rate per LOCO estimated popula-
etion was 1875 for the large towns. for
1.-The small towns 90, and for the whole
Estate, Including state institutions, 12.6.
THE deaths from infectious diseases
fwere 176. being s1S.6 per cent OF the
ELOC61 1IkOI LeI1Iys
The following number OF casegofsin-
tfectious diseases were reported to the
Estate board of health by the health TO-
Ulcers of the following towns
Smallpox Canterbury I. New Lon
kdon 1, Waterford i.
/ Observation-Disclosures Thoroughly /.
columbia I. Danielson 1borough) !,
bGroton (town ~ Groton- (borough) 1,
kJewett City (borough) /. Mansfield /,
New London 8. Norwich !. STAFFORD u.
| ton ltown) 113. Stonington (borough)
/ 6, Thompson 5. Willimantic (city) 6.
Scarlet Fever-New London 4 Nor
(Which (cfty1 2, Plainfield I, Putnam
! (city) 8, Somers l. Sprague 2, Will
mantle (city) 2.
Cerebro Spinal Fever-Coventry 2.
Diphtherfa. and Croup-Brooklyn 2,
td5ast Lyme 1. Ndiddletown ecity) 1. New
EIsondon g. Norwich (city) 3, P1ainfield
!. Putnan lcity) Z. Stafford Springs
(borough) 9. Sterling l, Stoningtens
Gown /. stonington (borough) !. Toll
bland I.
Whooping Cough London s,
ESaybroolx /, Stonington Gown s.
I Typhoid F'ever-Bozrah 1, Groton.
ICborough} !; New London 8. North
lStonington 4 Norwich CcttD Il, Wind
ophthalmia Noenatorum arlington
Tuberculosis- Bozrah 1, Colchester 1,
lCoventry l.. New London 4s Norwich
0city) s. Plainfield /. Preston 10, Rock
,ville (city) 1, Stafford Springs (bor-
hough) 1, Stonington 1,
In addition to the above. the health
Officers of 63 towns report that they
have not been notified of any infectious
diseases.
Is An the health oficers of New Lon
don, Windham and Toliand counties
have reported.
The New Antitoxir Law.
The new antitoxin law, in accord
iance with which antitoxin will here
after be distributed. LIZ as follows:
THE state board of health is here
by authorized to procure diphtheria
antitoxin, tetanus antitoxin, and vac
cine lymph for the free use of people
of the state upon whom the purchase
thereof would impose q, financial hard
ship and to distribute the same to
town, city and borough health officers
who shall furnish the same 70 such
persons upon recommendation of at
tending physicians"
The Lederle laboratories of New
York will furnish the antitoxins for
the next two years.
Cancer in New England.
Interest in the subject Of cancer has
Tbeen accelerated in New England, says
lthe State Board Of Health Bulletin by
recent figures OF the census bureau,
(which show a higher death rate from
cancer in New England than in any
lother group of states. While these fig
lures are to be Interpreted in the light
lof the fact that there are more people
of advanced age in
NEW England than in any other re-
igion. it is nevertheless true that in
1913, all the New England states had
individually a higher cancer death
rate than the rate for the entire reg
listration area OF the United States.
sConnecticut's rate, the lowest in New
Rngiand, was 85.1 per 100000 OF pop
eilaticn: Vermont's. the highest. was
a11.7.
Early Cases Cured Easily.
Cancer can be completely cured by
a surgical operation in many oases If
taken in time, but 1t is rarely Sdrable
course. If neglected and not removed
in its early stages it is practically all
fways fatal. To bring about generally
the early recognition and competent
treatment of the disease, the assist
lance both of the public and the med
EChilde, an eminent English surgeon,
believes that II the following infor-
nation were promptly acted upon the
result would be a saving of great num-
beers of lives which are at present
unnecessarily sacrificed:
1. Cancer. in it's early and cur
able stage. gives rise to no pain or
symptom of i'll health whatever.
Some of the Signs.
2. Nevertheless, in its commonest
situations, the signs OF it In its early
stage are conspicuously manifest. To
witness:
8. In case Of any swelling occurring
In the breast of a woman after 40
years Of age, a medical man should at
once be consulted. a large proportion
of such swellings are cancer
4. Any bleeding. however trivial. |
occurring after the change of life. fire. |
uuently means cancer, and cancer !
which is then curalble. If neglected till |
pain occurs. it means cancer which is 1
almost always ff1curahle.