The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-03-12
February, 1920, Deaths.


nor has there at any time been SO
many deaths in any single month. The
February, 1920, death roll shows a
total Of 81, practically one-third of
these were children. years Of age
and under.
OF the 81 deaths, Ia were males.
whose average age was 40 3-4 years;
IL females, average age was 2S Id
years.
An examination Of our records will
show that II of the deaths were chill
dren years and under, six were in
the 30's. Only two were so and under
20. one in the 10's, and one in COS
and one 30 and over. SO
II will be seen that the epidemic
was most fatal to children and middle
aged people, while that Of 1918 seem
ed to claim those more advanced in
years, and who had passed the meri-
uIan OF life.
There was fraction of over one
death every "a hours during February,
1920, and two deaths for every birth,
another unprecedented record in our
vital statistics.
In December, 1918, when the flu
was ut its greatest prevalence, there
were "a deaths. This was the highest
monthly record TO that time. In 1919,
when the flu was at its heighth. we
had ~ deaths in January, which was
the highest monthly record for that
year. In January, this year, 1920, our
record shows We only had ID deaths.
In 1918 there were l,41l 1857 deaths
in the United States. or Is to the 900,
making our highest death rate, which
was due to influenza. Influenza and
pneumonia claimed toll Of 80 per
cent Of the total deaths, or Az .i61
deaths, 244,6si being from influenza,
and 232, 1S6 from pneumonia.
The state board Of charities and
corrections has issued in pamphlet
form a paper by DIR. Daniel Morton, OF
st. Joseph, advocating the establish
mcnt OF regional medical laboratories
as "A necessary part Of health work in
the state in combating disease, espe-
cially social diseases.
Quoting the vast number of per-
sons annually III in the United States,
he says half million people are con-
stantly sick with tuberculosis; one gu,
Of every ten persons die of this dis.
ease; 5,OOO,OOO are constantly III with
Bff'iNf ov WIN VI ufdNnH uut W
inilamma,ory diseases peculiar to
women are caused by social diseases.
He says that high authorities state
that these social diseases are the most
powerful factors for depopulation and
degeneration that are at work today
and that their elimination would prob
! ably do away with the necessity for
one-half Of our present public institu.
tons for detectives.
The death roll for February, 1920,
in Holt county Is rs follows:
Allan, Jas. H., Feb. 2s, age 81.
Babb, Geneva Nell, Feb. 90, aye /.
Crecch, Frances, Feb. l, age o.
Creech, Freddie, Feb. ~, age 2.
Carson, Abner j., Pawnce City,
Neb., Feb. ~, age 81.
Cooper, Mrs. Ilaud, Feb. IL, age 80.
Casebol,, Mamie, Feb. IL, age ~.
Chase, Hazel, Shenandoah, Iowa,
Feb. 20, age 30.
Close. Rose, Feb. II, age 80.
Dyer, VIM. Mckinney, Feb. II, age
Elder, Lynius, Feb. age /.
Erwin. Clarence, Alameda, Calf,
Feb. ~, age 30.
Elder, mrs. mas, Feb. 10, age 20.
Foster Jas. A., Feb 2. age 81.
fitzmaurice, 4. T., Feb. IL, age 80,
Smothered TO death in Silo.
Guthrie, Joshua, Feb. 3, age "a.
Graham, Ethel, Feb. 3 age :.
Hoover, abs. Dan, Feb. ., age 20.
Hollenbeck, Charlcne. Feb. II, age 4.
Hardman, Mrs. W. H., in ST. Joseph,
Feb. 20, age 20.
Holloway, DR., c. L., in ST. Joseph,
Feb. %, age SO.
headrieks, John, in st, Joseph, Feb.
10, age 2S.
ldeker Mrs, Conrad. Feb. ., age "a.
Jones. Mrs, Elma, in Florida, Feb.
9 age 30.
APE 81.
King, s. e., Skidmore, Mo-, Feb. 10,
age rs,
i.oucks. Mrs, c. f., Feb. 8, age 3s.
Lipps, Wm., veteran, Feb. Is, age %.
Martin Gladys. Feb. q, age O.
Meyers, Mrs, Claude. Feb. 20, age
30. ~
Overly James, Feb, ~, age ].
Priebe, Roy r., Feb. l6, age 2.
Paxton, Bertha May, Feb. 20, age 1,
Patterson, Forest Ann, Chicago, H.,
Feb, q, age 20.
Quick. Jas, Falls City, Neb., Jan.
10, age II.
Seyfer, John, III Reno, Okla, Feb.
o, age H.
Skunk, VIM, Feb. II. age 50.
Strrges, Anthony H., FEB. 20, age
Turnham, VIM, veteran, Feb. II,
age 81,
Taylor, Mrs. Jonah T., Feb. 10, age
Wilson, Paul, st. Joseph, Feb. 10,
age 4.
Willis, c. N, in st. Joseph, Feb. D,
age ~.
Wilson, Lester Leon, Feb. IS. age 2.