Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 89, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 February 1911 — DISEASE AND DEATH. [ARTICLE]

DISEASE AND DEATH.

Report of the State Board of Health for the Month of January- // — : 1 he bulletin of the State Board of Health for January, 1911, just issued, says: There was more sickness and more deaths in January, 1911, than in the same month of 1910. In January just passed, the deaths numbered 3259, rate 14.2; same month last year 2883, rate 12.3. Scarlet fever was epidemic in 22 places, in same month last year it was epidemic in , 7 places. Tonsilitis, influenza and bronchitis were the most prevalent diseases. Pneumonia stood seventh in area of prevalence and fourth in the same month last year. Consumption did its usual horrible work, killing 389 people. Typhoid fever killed p 9, diphtheria 38, scarlet fever 26, measles 17, whoopingcough 12, pneumonia 457, diarrhoeal diseases under two years of age 44, cerebro spinal meningitis 9, influenza 130, puerperal fever 30, cancer 158, violence 189. Poliomyelitis finfantile paralysis) caused 7 deaths: Carrol 1, Hendricks 1, Marion 1, Posey 1, Steuben 1, Washington 1, Whitlev 1. The number of cases were about 100. This comparatively new disease threatens the state when warm weather comes. The death rate of certain cities were: Indianapolis 15.4, Evansville 16.9, Ft. Wayne 14, Terre Haute 19.4, South Bend 14. Muncie 14.2, Anderson 12, Richmond 10.5, Hammond 13.5, New Albany 18.3, Lafayette 20.5.

December Births: Births are always reported one month late because the law permits twenty days for reporting them. Total births, 4332. Males 2121, females 2055, stillbirths 156. White males 2075, white females 2026. Colored males 46, colored females 29. White stillbirths 150, colored stillbirths 6. State rate 18.1. The highest rate, as usual, was in Warren County, 34.8; lowest in Owen county,' 6.1.