Evening star., 1925-10-07
PUBLIC HEALTH.

The records of the Health Depart
ment of District of Columbia show
that during the calendar year 1924
there were 6,553 deaths. 4.l40 being
white and 2.413 colored. giving death
rate of 1916 per 1000. The number
Of deaths during the year were 5o2
less than the preceding year. The
estimated population during this
period was 4s6 1856. 36S.9l5 being white
and 11S.O21 being colored.
There were 1857 registered births,
S.527 being white and $3.50 colored.
There were 26 less births than deaths
during the year. The deaths from
typhoid fever were Is white and |
colored. giving a death rate of per
1oO.00 The deaths from scarlet fever
were white and l colored, giving
death rate of 1.6 per 100. 900. The
deaths from whooping cough were
white and colored, with death rate
of 3.6 per 100000. The total deaths
from diphtheria were 80. &c being
rate of g. per 100000. The deaths
from influenza were 30 white and
Il colored. giving a death rate of
eS per 900. The deaths from
pulmonary tuberculosis were o04
white and 20 colored. giving a death
rate of 97.3 per 100000. The deaths
from other forms of tuberculosis were
rate of 1871 per 100. 200. The total
number of deaths from cancer were
S33 403 being white and 1870 colored
giving total death rate of 109 per
100 900. The number of suicides were
90 white and colored. giving a total
death rate of 17.3 per 100000. The
number of homicides were 10 white
and 35 colored. giving a total death
rate of Ill per 100000.
Your committee desires to report
the progress in the milk situation of
the District of Columbia. 1t is be-
lieved that the efforts toward obtain
ing a suitable law for the District of
Columbia have stimulated all of those
interested to improve materially the
quality of milk used in the city Your
committee again urgently recommends
an increase the number of ply
sicians. dent,--s, dental clinics and
nurses for the public schools. the pres.
ent number being inadequate to carry
on the important work connected with
recognized that not only are medical
and surgical conditions which are
found to exist more readily dis
covered and treated and even pre-
vented when recognized in early life.
1t is also considered that criminal
ity as we'll as mental conditions which
result in insa nifty in later life ca n be
full examination of children during
their school age. In considering this
matter. your committee urgently rec
ommend that i additional nurses be
provided and that additional dental
clinics be established, it being noted
that in the northeast section of the
city there is no dental clinic at the
present time. To render this work ef-
fectual. we recommend that addi.
tional dentists and IL additional dem
tai nurses or assista nts be provided to
carry on this necessary work.
Your committee can urge that the
Board of Trade use its influence to
hasten the completion in construction
OF the buildings provided for in the
plans of the Gallinger Municipal Hos
pital and urge that the building plans
for this institution be completed as
soon as practicable. 1t is a recon-
mendation Of your committee that the
Board of Trade take an active inter
est in obtaining an appropriation Of
$4,000 for the establishment and
maintenance Of mental hygiene