Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-05-06
TWO DEATHS FROM
WHOOP|NG COUGH
IN ORANGE IN YEAR
Disease Claims as Many Little
Victims as Scarlet Fever
and Typhoid Combined.

That whooping cough is claiming
as many little victims in Orange as
diphtheria or as scareelt fever and
typhoid fever combined. is pointed
out today by Health officer Frank ].
Osborne, of that city. in his annual
report on communicable diseases. Tu-
berculosis still leads in the number
of deaths. with pneumonia second.
There were sixty-six cases of
whooping cough during the year,
with two fatalities The mortality
rate, three per cent, is equivalent to
a rate of 81 per 100000, against ten
per cent for the registration area in
1913. Mr.. Osborne states; THE fact
that this (unimportant? disease has
caused thirty four deaths in seven
years, which is as many as have died
from diphtheria or from scarlet
fever and typhoid fever together
should impress parents with the ne
cessity of a physicians constant at
tendance during this disease.
Considerable space is given tuber
culosis in the report. There were
s9 new resident and 16 nom
resident cases, the last named at the
hospitals Nearly all were pulmo-
nary. Eleven of these were negroes.
Only ten of the cases were Italians.
The low rate among Italians kept the
proportion Of new cases signify
below the average.
Consumption was found in six cases
of children under ten years and the
high percentage, 293 per cent. was OF
people between twenty-five and thlr-
tv-five. From all forms of tuberen-
losis forty-nine died during the year,
a rate of fifteen per 100000, the lowest
rate recorded for fifteen years or
more. The actual decrease from 1913
was eleven deaths. The Italian death
rate of but sixteen per lOO,OO0 Tor
pulmonary deaths is remarkable as
the other whites averaged l4s per
100. 900 and negroes had the high aV-
erage of 247
The year previous the white rate
was Isl and the negro rate 40 IN
ten years the drop has been oo per
cent, showing the fine advance pc
ing mad In 1905 there were $40
deaths and the number has dropped
EISdulIA W letSI SStAi 'oA'
borne illustrated the work of instltu-
tions in combating the white plague
and compliments the Anti-Tubercu-
losis Society of the Oranges, ana
Miss Margaret Orr.
One patient, of the 101 chickenpoN
cases, scared the health officers When
thew inspected his case. A Veslcie IN
the palm of his hand simulated
smallpox, but it was quickly disclosed
that it was plain case of the mllder
ailment. The warning led the ofllclal
to warn the public to be ever vigllant
and he repeats the warning of 1913
to compel vaccination of school
pupils and adults at least every ten
wears. DIR. Porter found but 40 per
cent. of the pupils were successfully
vaccinated and but 35.S per cent. OF
negro children of the 522 attending
school Following last years notice
the board was stormed by persons
asking the vaccine points, which are
given free to the poor.
Four Diphtheria Cases Fatal
Diphtheria cases number seventy
two and four were fatal. With the
exception of two families, which had
Two cases each, only one patient In
family was recorded. Much anti
toxin was given by the board to
fight this disease. But four OF the
twenty-seven typhoid fever cases
were of residents. The st. Mary
Orphan Asylum outbreak sent many
to the Orange hospitals.
An epidemic of measles brought out
547 cases and two deaths. Most of the
victims were stricken in January,
February and March and the two
who died were under school age.
There were thirteen persons bitten by
dogs, but no rabies cases developed.
Glanders cases totaled eleven and
were given thorough attention.