Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 306, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 December 1915 — More Died From Scarlet Fever Than Tuberculosis. [ARTICLE]

More Died From Scarlet Fever Than Tuberculosis.

The October bulletin of the State Board of Health, just issued, shows that there was a total of -5,091 births in the state during that month and 2,646 deaths. Of the babies born 2,601 were males and 2,490 females. There were only 59 colored babies in the list of births. Of the more prevalent causes of death® in the state scarlet fever led during the month of October, and tuberculosis was second. Eighteen persons who were bitten by rabid animals were treated by the state board during October and all recovered. Only one person Svas burned to death in the state, there were 26 suicides and 12 homicides.