Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-29
l03,138 DEATHS IN
STATE LAST YEAR;
FLU TAKES 24,2O3
MEASLES MORE DEADLY THAN
SMALLPOX, ILLINOIS HEALTH
BOARDS REPORT SHOWS.

SHflUSHtIu, III, July - 80 VI tlta
first time In the history Of the state
accurate figures on Illinois mortality
records are now availhle for pubic
and official information. BY reason of
the new vital statistics law and an
adequate organization developed
under Governor Lowdens new civil
administrative code, il has become
possible to collect the records OF
births and deaths occurring among
the residents OF the state with some
degree Of accuracy When we stop
TO consider that these vital record /
are indispensable to the efficient dill
roction Of public health activities and
Of great legal importance to affected .
families we can better realize that t
the publication OF the first reliable I
statistics marks a real accomplish
ment in the interest Of the public
welfare
From summary OF the death rec.
ords cf 1917 and 1919, just published
BY the state department of public
health, the following interesting points
are noted:
During the year 1915 a total Of l63
1@S persons died in Illinois. OF which
ttf05 were residents Of the City Of
Chicago Based on the official est
mate Of Illinois population for 1915
the population Of July ], 1918, being
40 IaofL ia fl,. tho ut1+.
rs a whole was 1863 per thousand in
habitants The total deaths in 1918 ,
exceeded the 1917 record b. 1922,
this increase being caused by the in
Enenza-pneumonia epidemic which ,
prevailed during the closing month
OF the year.
Influenza Pneumonia Toll.
Daring the year 1918 a total Of
2o,SSi ersons died from influenza or
pneumonia. 1872 being ascribed u
the former and 14,445 to the latter
cause The total for the City-of Chi /
caro- was 1871. '
II was during the last four months i
Of 191S that these two diseases leapel C
to 2normous prevalence and the excess |
deaths over the normal reached "a 203 II
This latter figure, therefore, repre-,
scnts the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. cpl 2
demic toll in this state. Il
Measles Highly Fatal.
r fering TO deaths from other cor =
tagicus diseases, it is noted tina ~
measles, a disease still foolishly re. r
garaed in some quarters as a trivial :.
affair caused the death Of 3i1 per
sons, twenty-five times as many as =,
died from smallpox, and more than -
twice as many as succumbed to scar. =
lot fever.
Typhoid Fever Toll. Il
Typhoid fever, the typical filth di~. il
ease and the one disease by which
The sanitary intelligence of a con-
muuity is most commonly ganged
caused total OF 532 deaths Of these
only -hirty-eight We're in the City OF -
Chicago, the remainder 49,. being II
downstate, the doNnstate typhoid :.
fever death rate, based on population, -
''ltS' tINitlpltf Ten llliltS UlEUtt
than the Chicago rate ''
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rhe boa,tb or,hor;tio. c,,...a.
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tho cifv,s tvnbo,d ro+a 49, ,,o ~, ~ Il
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,ary irnnor,onon ~, fa,,.' ,'',l0' a"u,' Ct
toll j. notoa. r,han ,,I"i''7 -c'o e
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