Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 81, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 January 1911 — DISEASE AND DEATH IN DECEMBER IN INDIANA. [ARTICLE]

DISEASE AND DEATH IN DECEMBER IN INDIANA.

The regular monthly bulletin of the State Board of- Health in regard to disease and death says: Tonsilitis was reported as the most prevalent disease in. December. Bronchitis was second and rheumatism third. Pneumonia held fifth place. Smallpox has almost passed out of existence, a few cases appearing every month. Tuberculosis held its own splendidly. It can be depended upon to produce on an average of one death every two hours. Hydrophobia caused one death in Sullivan county. Infantile paralysis (polic myelitis) caused 4 deaths: Dekalb county, 1; Fountain, 1-; Noble. I; St. Joseph, 1. There is every reason to fear the appearance of this disease in the coming summer months. Diphtheria was less than in the same month last year. The deaths numbered 3017, rate 12.6. The same month last year 2831, rate 12.2. Tuberculosis killed 350. typhoid fever 61, diphtheria 46, scarlet fever 10. measles 10, whooping cough 17, pneumonia 413. influenza 63, puerperal fever 10. cancer 157, violence 217. Cancer is now about twice as destructive as typhoid fever. It is certainly on the increase and typhoid decreasing. The death rate was 14.7 and the country death rate 11.1. Indianapolis death rate, 14.7: Evansville 11.8; Ft. Wayne, 13.1; Terre Haute. 15.4; I South Bend, 17.9. I November births: Total births i 4,233. Males 2108, females 2011; stillbirths 114. White males 2062; white females 1988; colored males 46; colored females 23. White stillbirths 3. State rate 18.3. .Excess of birth rate over death rate 6.8. Highest birth rate, Warren, 42.8. Lowest birth rate, Ohio, 5.7.