Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 May 1912 — Disease and Death In Indiana In April. [ARTICLE]

Disease and Death In Indiana In April.

The monthly bulletin of the State Board of Health, just issued for April, says: The death rate for April, 1912, was 13.9, which was exactly the rate for the same month last year. Scarlet fever was very prevalent but fortunately existed in mild form. Only 12 deaths were reported by this cause. Rheumatism existed extensively. The order of disease prevalence was as follows: ScarLet fever, rheumatism, tonsllitis, bronchitis, measles, pulmonary tuberculosis, influenza, lobar pneumonia, diphtheria and membranous croup. Smallpox caused 2 deaths, one an infant 13 days old in Bartholomew county; one male 56 years old, St. Joseph county. Poliomelitis caused 1 death, an infant 3 years old, Laporte county. Total number of deaths 3,117. As usual death was very active among infanta and the aged. 248 infants died under one year of age and 1,028 persons over 65 years of age.

Tuberculosis caused 376 deaths, typhoid 31, diphtheria 14, scarlet fever 12, measles 17, whooping cough 26, pneumonia 359, diarrhea 45, influenza 65, puerperal fever 28, cancer 174, smallpox 2, accidental causes 200. The city death rate was 16,1; the country rate 12.2. The Northern Sanitary section shows a death rate of 14.1; the Central section 16.6; and the Southern section 12.3. The citids named show the following death rates: Indianapolis, 15.2; Evansville, 10.9; Terre Haute,, 15.9; South Bend, 15.3; Muncie; 16; Richmond, 15; Anderson, 16.1; Hammond 19; New Albany, 18.3; Lafayette, 22.8.1 Births: Total births 3,729, males 1,879; females 1,850. Colored births 33, males 18, females 17. Stillbirths 122. The highest rate occurred in Union county, 27.1; and the lowest rate in Marion county, 7.4.