Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 January 1910 — Monthly Health Bulletin Shows Disease and Death for December. [ARTICLE]

Monthly Health Bulletin Shows Disease and Death for December.

The monthly bulletin of the state board of health, just issued, says: Deaths: The total number of deaths 2,831; rate 12.2. In the same month last year, 2,702; rate, 11.6. Consumption, 306 deaths; typhoid fever, 62; diphtheria, 46; scarlet fever, 22; measles, 4; whooping cough, 14; pneumonia, 283; influenza, 26; violence, 195. These figures are all slightly higher than the same month last year.

Tuberculosis: Of the 305 tuberculosis deaths, 163 were males and 152 females. Of the males, 31 were in the age period of 18-40 and left 62 orphans under 12 years of age. Of the females, were in the same age period and left 106 orphans. Total number of orphans made in December by consumption, 168. Pneumonia: Two hundred ani eighty-three deaths; 152 males, ;33 females. Same month last year, 262 deaths; males 164, females 98. Smallpox: Ninety-two cases In 14 counties, no deaths. Same month last year, 128 cases In 23 counties, 2 deaths. Same month last year, 299 cases in 49 counties, 37 deaths. Typhoid fever: One hundred and thirty-one cases in 50 counties, 62 deaths. Same month last year, 242 cases in 63 counties, 76 deaths. Violence: Deaths, 195. Same month last year, 140. Increase, 65. Six murders, 26 suicides, 163 accidental.

Sickness: Most prevalent disease, tonsilitis. Pneumonia stood sixth. Same month last year, seventh. Cities; Thirteen hundred and fortyseven deaths; rate, 15.1. Same month last year, 1.193 deaths; rate, 13.4. Death rates of cities over 50,000; Indianapolis, 16.5; Evansville, 15.7; Ft. Wayne, 13.6; Terre Haute, 13.6. Summary: The health in December was not as good as in the same month last year. Both death rate and sick rate were higher.