The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-15
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l.2S5.300 pounds of calcium chlor.
ide, lll.42l cubic yards of gravel
and sand. and 316,712 gallons Of tar
were used during 1914.
Committee Approved
In its annual report 10 the super
visors, the Health Department ex.
pressed its approval of the Willow
Run Area Planning Committee.
The annual report of 1914 showed
that 1881 children have been I'M
munized against diphtheria and
small poX, as compared TO All in
1913.
Seventeen cases of tuberculosis
were reported in the past year and
but one death was reported due 10
this disease.
More Social Disease
Npsilanti had an increase OF 81
reported cases of syphilis in 1914.
The 1914 total was 1874. Willow
Run area cases increased from 81
in l94S to ll3 in 1914. An increase
of 81 per cent over 1913 was noted
for the county.
Gonorrhea cases reported in
Ypsilanti increased from l94S tg-
ures of 81 to 1854 in 1874. Willow
Run reported 10 cases as COM
pared TO - in 1913. An increase OF
Sc per cent was reported for the
county as a whole. Ypsilanti Town
ship showed a slight decrease in
both diseases.
There were rs cases OF infantil1
paralysis reported from the county
as a whole. with two deaths. The
Washtenaw Chapter OF the National
Paralysis Foundation spent up
wards OF $4,000 in aiding in the
fight against this disease.
Rabies was said TO be a serious
problem, and the department rec
commended the va, cination OF all
dogs and confinement of all dogs as
the best control method.
Make Visits
Last year the public health
nurses made 11,10l visits to 1922
new patients. exclusive of services
10 children in immunization pro-
grams and inspections. The report
showed that 2029 babies were born
in the county in 1914, 755 deaths
were registered, and 35 babies were
still-born.
The major cause of death in
Ypsilanti, as we'll as in the county
as a whole was heart disorder. The
second highest number of deaths
in the city were caused by cerebral
hemorrhage but this cause OF
death stood third on the list OF the
county as a whole. The second
greatest killer in the county was
cancer. which caused only Is
deaths in this city. There were 43
deaths here from heart disorders,
90 from cerebral hemorrhage. One
hundred and forty-seven deaths
were reported in the city during
1914.
Watch Water
The health department super
vised the installation OF 250 new
private water supplies in the county
during 1914, and took over 300
water samples for testing.
A test at Barton Hills showed the
W ter polluted. and the depart.
ment supervised correction OF the
defective wells responsible for the
contamination.
Defects Found
The city Of Saline's water was
found to be polluted, and traced to
defects in the system. The coun.
ty health departments emergency
chlorinator was attached to the
system, and put into operation until
such time as the defects OF the sys-
TEN can be corrected.
The chlorinator was purchased
by the department when FIVE NUM-
cipalities and subdivisions were
found to be using polluted water
during the past two years. II can
be attached to a water system upon
a moments notice. and will render
the water safe for use while the
cause OF pollution is being cor
rected.
Some 80 schools took steps to
improve their water supply due to
suggestions by the department
The number OF children using UNI
approved wells dropped from l943
figures OF $500 to 100 in 1914.
The Health department super
vlsed the installation of over 200
private sewage disposal systems
during 1884
The number of rural school chill
dren using unapproved sewage dis