Occidental Medical Times Volume 3 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1889 Excerpt: ...and all benefits appertaining thereto than the hard-worked, brain-fagged asylum superintendent. PUBLIC HEALTH. By W. R. Cluness, M.A., M.D., Sacramento, Cal. Mortality.--The deaths registered in 59 town districts of the State during the past month, in a population of 752,450, ' correspond to an annual rate of 13.64 a thousand, the total mortality having been 855. m deaths were due to zymotic diseases, giving an annual death rate of 1.77 a thousand. Of these, 31 were due to typhoid fever, 26 to diphtheria, 15 to cholera infantum, 12 to diarrhea and dysentery, 9 to cerebro-spinal fever, 6 to whooping cough, and 4 each to scarlet fever, remittent fever and erysipelas. 215 deaths were attributed to diseases of the respiratory organs, giving an annual rate of 3.43. Of these, 140 were due to consumption, 46 to pneumonia, 22 to acute bronchitis, and 7 to pulmonary congestion. 71 deaths resulted from disease of the heart. The average annual death rate from all causes, occurring in the ten largest cities and towns in the State, and representing a population of 597,000, was 17.76. being 4.r2 in excess of the death rate for the month throughout the whole State. The highest rate for the month, occurring in cities having a population of 10,000 or more inhabitants, was reported from Santa Barbara; the lowest from San Diego. Preventable Disease.--It cannot fail to have been observed that the mortality throughout the State since January last has been unusually low, averaging, as it does, but 16.23 per mouth, while for the corresponding period of last year the average was 18.98 a thousand, and for several previous years, so far as'the statistics are available, the rate was even higher. It will also be observed that notwithstanding the small mortality due to typhoid fever and...