Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 August 1911 — Disease and Death In Indiana In July. [ARTICLE]

Disease and Death In Indiana In July.

The Bulletin of the State Board of Health just issued for July says: Ihe deaths in July, 1911, were less than in July, 1910, by 20. Diarrhoeal diseases were most prevalent, with typhoid fever next. 296 cases of Typhoid fever were reported in ?9 counties, with 72 deaths. In July, 1910, 246 cases were reported in 47 counties with 45 'deaths. The Southern Sanitary I section of the state reports the , highest death rate from typhoid fever, being 51.7 as compared with 31.3 in the entire state. The I State Board of Health is now engaged in making a sanitary ‘survey of the Ohio river from Cincinnati to Mt. Vernon, in. order to determine to what extent 'the stream is polluted by sewage and factory waste and to what ’extent the water supply from the stream is impaired. Ihe cities report 1,450- deaths, a rate of 14.8 or 2.1 higher than the rate for the whole state. The rural deaths number 147, a rate of 11.1 or 1.6 lower than the rate i for the whole state. Pulmonary tuberculosis caused 287 deaths. .In the same month last year, 305, a decrease of 18. Infantile paralysis caused two deaths, number of cases reported 19, One death was reported from “Hookworm Disease” in Posey county. Deaths from violence numbered 296. Births for June: Birth reports continue to be a month late and will so continue until I physicians and midwives comply 'with the law requiring births to be reported within 36 hours. I Total births, 4,443. (Still births excluded.) Males, white, 2,208; females, white 2,152. Males, colored, 23; females, colored, 44. Stillbirths, 128; white 122; colored 6. State birth rate, population 2,700,867, 30. Northern Sanitary section, i pop. 927,229, 19.2. Central Sanitary section, pop. 1,114,087, 18.9. Southern Sanitary section, pop. 659,560, 23.3. " * Highest birth rate, Martin county, 33.8. Lowest birth rate, Carroll and Whitley, 10.8. Lost—Sunday, between J. F. Irwin’s residence an 4 Remington, a child’s black plush coat. Finder please return to A. E. Wallace, Rensselaer, and receive reward.

Why don’t you get envelopes printed with your name and address in one corner? None of your letters can then get lost Looks business-like and makes a good impression on those you write to. You can get 100 for 50 cents at this office. The regular annual session of the Marion Township Sunday School Association will be held in the Presbyterian church, Sunday, September 3, 1911, in the afternoon and evening. State Secretary J. N. Burnie will be present. —John I. Gwin, Twp. Chairman. Don’t fail to ask for the free piano certificates with each cash purchase at the stores handling them, a list of which appears elsewhere in this paper. Remember you can fill in the name of any candidate you choose to vote for, and if you do not care to vote them now you can do so later. Ready for delivery off our fioor, two of those staunch, reliable runabouts that have made the Maxwells “the great economy cars.” A car which can run on Jasper county roads at a total cost of 1 3-10 cents per mile. A nice carrying space on these cars, too. Step in and let us show you how to save money.—Maxwell.