South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-30
DR.. E. G. Freyermuth Issues
Bulletin Giving Health Sta
tistics for Year.

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With figures bearing upon health
statistics for the year available,
comparisons show South Bend at
! present practically free Of con-
tagious disease as against an cpl
| dcmic Of smallpox and more than
two score cases of diphtheria under
! quarantine II months ago.
Each month of the year 1921 has
/ shown a steady improvement In the
! city's general health and the death
rate, placed as the lowest Of any
1 city in the state recently, bids fair
to maintain itself at its present low
| percentage dyer the first OF the
year.
The first day Of January a year
/ ago inherited a large number of
! cases Of smallpox from the previ-
! Gus year. the epidemic of a mild
/ form continuing until June. At the
| present moment OF writing, the
I citys health map shows but one
/ case Of diphtheria under quarantine
/ and but one case Of smallpox at the
| isolation hospital. The fear OF a
/ diphtheria outbreak has passed.
! Smallpox in the past six months has
been negligible.
/ Eleven Die From Diphthcria.
/ Commenting upon statistics as
/ furnished by the city health de-
/ partment, DIT. K. c. Freyermuth,
| secretary OF the board Of public
/ health. declares that the year has
been a strenuous one for the de-
Y rartment. With reference to the
outbreak OF smallpox a year ago,
the city health doctor said that in
addition 20 231 new cases reported
\ after Jan. 1, a year ago. approx
/ mately 100 persons were brought
/ down with the disease who were
\ not reported 10 the department But
/ despite the great number Of cases
Of this infectious disease. there was
/ but one death. This one death, ac-
cording to DR.. Freyermuth, was at
tributed 70 smallpox. but the pa
tient, a man, died from heart trou-
BILE following the disease.
The appalling death rate from
| diphtheria last year wos disturbing
to the health department, says DR..
/ F'reyermuth, who declared that
strenuous efforts were instituted
early last spring TO eliminate. as
far as possible. the dreaded disease
and forestall a possible Epidemic in
a virulent form.
The health office received reports
or 12S cases of diphtheria during the
year, OF which Il proved fatal.
Infantile paralysis. the most dead
/ " disease Of childhood. shows a
death rate for the disease OF SO Is
percent. Of the nine cases in the
city the year past, three children
died OF the disease.
Scarlet fever attacked "a patients
during 1921. according to health de-
partment figures. There was not a
single death from the disease, how
ever.
242 Patients at Clinic.
Concerning the venereaI disease
clinic, the maintenance OF which has
been a matter OF friction between
some Of the members OF the health
board, as shown by the boards ac-
ton ordering the closing Of the IN
stitution Dec. 81, followed by orders
OF the health board secretary &c
hold IL open, certain interesting IN
formation is at hand.
The clinic. according to the fig
ures made known, show since the
\ opening OF the institut ton. Sept. 1
1919, over 5000 have applied FOL
/ treatment. At present time, the
clinic has registered 242 patients
with Isl syphiliucs. among whom
IS are children. The other IS pa
tients at the present time taking
/ treatment ar the clinic are suffering
from. venereal diseases Of a Lighter
and less virulent form.
six Months 10 Remove Toilets.
Outside toilets, over the remova
OF which Or. Freyermuth has en-.
gagged IN some heated controversial.
with other city officials. are steadily
being removed from restricted zones
according 20 health department fig,
ures. This coming program received
an impetus by a recent ordinance
enacted by the city council which
orders the removal OF all toilets ovel