Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 72, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 March 1912 — Pneumomia Caused Many Deaths During Month of February. [ARTICLE]

Pneumomia Caused Many Deaths During Month of February.

Deaths in Indiana for February showed a decrease over the number for the preceding month, according to figures from the state board of health. For the month 2,985 deaths were re-; ported. In January the number was 3,186. For< February of last year, the number reported was 2,900. The February state rate this year was 13.7, while for corresponding months of last year it was 14. The rate tor firstclass cities (Indianapolis) was 15.7; for the second class cities, including Evansville, Terre Haute and South Bend, the Tate was 15.7; for thirdclass cities, the rate was 13.9; tor fourth-class cities, 15.2; for fifthclass, 15.7. The rural rate was 12.6. The diseases causing the greatest number of deaths were the following, pneumonia, 391; pulmonary tuberculosis, 326; accidental causes, 187; cancer, 150; influenza, or grip, 112; typhoid fever, 41; other forms of tuberculosis, 37; diphtheria and membranous croup, 21; whooping cough, 21; measles, 3; smallpox, 2. One death was caused by hydrophobia in Dubois county.,"" 7 ~ *