Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 February 1912 — Disease and Death In Indiana In January. [ARTICLE]

Disease and Death In Indiana In January.

The regular monthly bulletin of the State Board of Health just issued says: Disease was slightly less prevalent in January, 1912 than in the corresponding month last year. The death rates ,were ■respectively: 1912, 13.7; 1911, 14.2. The most prevalent disease was tonsilitis. Pneumonia was 6th in area of prevalence; diphtheria, Bth; typhoid fever, 7th. There was less smallpox than in the same month last year, 92 cases in 15 counties with no deaths. In the same ' month last year, 155 cases in 13 counties with no deaths, Tuberculosis wroug'ht its usual havoc, 359 deaths; . males 187. Of the males, 26 were married in the age period of 18 to 40 and left 52yorphans, under the age of 12 years. Of the females, 7 2 were married in the same age period and left 144 orphans: Tota'i orphans made in one month by tuberculosis, 196. Total homes invaded, 338. Pneumonia caused 506 deaths, males 266, females 240. In the same month last year, 457 deaths, males 251, females 205. Typihoid fever, 131 cases in 3*4 counties with 29 deaths. In the same month lai.it year, 115 cases in 35 with 39 deaths. Diphtheria, 225 cases in 41 counties with 24 deaths. In the same month last year, 279 cases in 51 counties with 35 deaths. Scarlet fever, 294 cases in 49 counties with 7 deaths. In the (same month last year, 818 cases in 54 counties with 26 deaths. Poliomyelitis caused 3 deaths. Bfackford county, 1 male 2 months old; Laporte county 2 females, one 9 years and the other 11 months. Hydrophobia, 1 death in Cass county, Charles F. Allen, age 56. Deaths from external causes: Murdena 7; males 4, females 3; 5 by gun shots, 2 by Cyanide poisoning. Suicide! numbered 28, males 23, females 6. Methods chosen were: gun shots 7, hanging 7, cutt:ng 2, carbolic acid 7, other poise ns 5,i Accidental deaths, 145; n.n?es 97, females IS. Steam railroads caused 26, interurbans 2, street cars 2, machinery 7, mining S, electricity 1, bums and scalds 20, falls 24, freezing 2, gun shots 9, poisons 6, suffocation 10, and the remainder by various emans. Births for January, 1912, numbered 4,254, rate 18.2. Males 2,177; females 2,077. Lawrence county had the highest birth rate, 49.2; and Noble county the lowest rate, 8.7. j