The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-10
BIRTH RATE UP,
 DEATH RATE DOWN

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 Waterbury that the following fig- ures point toward it's being brought to @ minimum.
 Iu 1920, there were 198 cases with 83 deaths; in 1880, 9l cases with 56 deaths; and in 1886, 97 cases with 39 deaths. Heart disease continues to lead as the cause oi death but figures for the state show decrease so far this year.
 275 Fewer Deaths
 The state department of health announced that 275 fewer persons died during the first six months of the year than during similar pe- riod last year. Barring an epidemic such as influenza, which caused the extremely high death rate in 1918 state officials foresee a record year
 Persons are living longer in the state," William c. Yelling, director of the bureau of vital statistics of the state department of health, said, because living conditions here are above average. There is excel- lent supervision over the water supp ply. We have pasteurized milk. Health officers of the state are keen and on their jobs, continually urging people to take preventive measures against disease such as immunizing the@selves against diphtheria."
 He predicted that the mortality rate for the state probably will be around the 9.8 mark, with the figure at II per thousand persons for the first six months of the year. The rate drops during the succeeding six months, he said.
 Waterbury May Drop
 By the same figures, Waterbury's present total of deaths, 506 for the first six months, may drop in aver age to make the mortality rate a new low of around 6 and one half to 2 persons @ thousand by the end of the year. The rate last year was g per 1000 in the fiscal period of the health department.
 The high mark of 1918 showed a death rate of 23:5 and the birth rate was 336 per 1000 persons. The birth rate last year was 12.9, based on a population of 104,500, as against the 89,000 population of 1918. There were 2,089 deaths and 2,99l births in that year.
 In the weekly morbidity report for the period ending yesterday, there were three cases of infantile paralysis reported, one of these from Waterbury, one from Sharon and one from Southington. On the same report it is shown that case of the disease was reported from New Britain on July 3l.
 Local Paralysis Gas
 The local" case, a small girl living now in the Brooklyn section. is the same case reporte dfrom New Britain as the girls family moved to Brooklyn within the last several days, it is understood, from New Britain.
 The case is described as slight without the paralysis which the severe attacks of the disease in- clude. It is the second case reported this year by the local health de- partment and is not considered a "local" case because of the deriva- ton of the disease.
 One case of diphtheria is reported at Watertown, with four at New Britain in the state total of eight cases for the week. During the pre- ceding week only three cases were reported.
 Dr. Godfrey repeated his warning today to parents of children plan ming to enter, or to resume school this fall, saying that it is imperative that the innoculation for immuni- zation of the children against diph- theria be undertaken immediately The measure is advised for those children entering public schools this fall.