The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-20
Fewer Contagious Diseases-More
tuberculosis.

Fewer Contagious Diseases-More
tuberculosis.
Contagious diseases were far fewer in
number in 1914 than in the preceding
year. according to the statistical report
of the secretary of the board of health,
DR.. j. w. Stewart, while the death toll
remained nearly at status quo. OF con
tagious diseases there were 1872 in 1914,
ms against 222 in 1918. Death took l43
persons in 1914 and there were III still
births. In the previous year there were
l44 deaths and 10 still births. Eighty
eight males and So females died in 1914.
Burial permits were issued as follows:
Elmwood cemetery, 36; Hope cemetery,
20; Catholic cemetery, 81; transit, 81
Wards 2 and 4 are down for the largest
nu aber of contagious diseases, each hay-
ing 80; other wards range from the first
and third wards, having "a eaSa, the
sixth ward with 10, and the fifth ward
with the best record of ALL s. Five
deaths were caused by contagious dis
eases. The contagion affected 90 fam
lies.
Consumption, apoplexy, pneumonia,
premature birth and disease OF the heart
proved most fatal in 1914 There were
five more victims OF tuberculosis in 1914
than in 1918, premature birth affected
more children, while accidental deaths
were Whitfield down from nine to four.
There was one suicide against two for
the previous year The following causes
are numerated by the secretary in the
Heath roll appended to his report; Apo
plexy, IL; accidents 4 chronic alcohol
ism, |; appendicitis, 3; bronchitis, 4
Bright's disease, 2; cancer, 81 cholera in
'antum, unknown, /; consumption,
"a; commissions, 2; arterio selerosis, 2;
iiphtheria, l disease Of the heart, .;
disease of the kidneys, 81 disease OF the |
'arotid gland, l; exposure, epilepsy, |
i erysipelas, scarlet fever, |; ty-
hold fever, 3; birth injury, | goitre, / |
lemorrhage, 8 iaundice, / marasmus,
I; meningitis, 3; tubercular meningitis,
old age, 2; neuritis, peritonitis, 2;
10; hydroaphalus, Il prema
ure birth, Is; puerperaI sepsis, | (; stran-
ulated hernia, 2; suicide, | septicemia,
; uremia, 2.
The 1872 contagious diseases were: In
antile paralysis, 5. mumps, 20; diph-
IBERIA, 3; erysipelas, 3 measles, 3; scar
It fever, s; chieken-pox, 81; typhoid
ever, 35; whooping cough, 81.
Police Arrests Fewer BY a.
A comparison of the figures for 1914
nd 1913 shows that arrests in the first
AIMED year were fewer by a.. Chief
inclair's police department report gives
nc charges and the arrests by months.
ebruary, the month that included the
aforementioned gambling crusade" and
ther reforms, is down for ~ arrests.
title April OF 1914 wears q yirtuous
len in the report, for she has only six
rests chalked against her name. The ,
her months: January, IS; March, Is; /,
ay, Is; june, %; July, 3S; August, 2s; ,
'ptember, 80; October. III; November. !,
j December, TO- The number. OIL, at
SITS 10 the growing popularity OF free !,
dying at police headquarters as in the
evious year only 80 wayfarers applied )
2 bedding at city hall When the year
ded the value Of property at the sta
IN amounted TO SPAS, as mentioned in :
g chiefs inventory.
More than One-half Of the arrests were
lde for intoxlcation. Twenty alleged :
enders were arrested for allesed viola \
ms OF the automobile statutes. The :
enses charged are given as follows:
each Of the peace, 32; intoxication, !,
!; search and seizure. 10; selling, 10; +
eping, taking registered bottles, /;
and larceny. I; petit larceny. O; non i
pport, 3; adultery. 4 keeping a gam :
nc resort, Z; gambling. l2; fraud. 2; !.
ling cigarettes 20 minors, l.; obtaining =
'ney under false prctenses. /. tramp. !,
!. 2 keeping house OF m fame, 1: rape. =
non-posting Of cigarette notice. 3
licious mischief. !; assault. /: open =
2 gross lewdness, ! operating auto 4,
ihout lights, 10; operating auto in a =
eiess and negligent manner. 3, operat. u
auto without a iicensc, 2; operating (,
10 without humber plates, s. :,
Fire Chiefs Recommendation ~
ire Chief C. p. Gladdina's report GOV. i
the aggregate Ere loss. the amount CT
property endangered and the Insurance 90
Elements. The chief recommends that -
lrants h. installed a. the corner Of u
klev and Pleasant streets. at the cor. r.
Of Liberty and Hiil streets and near ~
hospital and new school annex. He
.eves that alarm boxes Gould b. DO
"A ~ the corner Of South Main and ri