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SATURDAY, DISTRICT NO. 6.
Comprises the entire area extending westerly from Willow avenue to the Medford, Arlington, and Cambridge lines.
RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR COLLECTION OF ASHES AND OFFAL.
Ashes must be put in suitable receptacles not larger than an ordinary flour barrel, and must be kept free from all other refuse matter.
House offal or garbage must be kept free from all other refuse mat- ter, and in suitable vessels.
All other refuse, such as paper, rags, excelsior, straw, mattresses, old clothes, pasteboard boxes, carpets, etc., must be kept free from ashes and garbage, and placed in suitable packages or barrels to prevent being scattered in handling.
All ashes and refuse matter for removal must be placed on the outer edge of the sidewalk, on or before seven o'clock in the morning of the day when the collection is to be made.
Earth, gravel, bricks, mortar, stones, lime, plaster, cement, concrete, or refuse material from repairs or construction of buildings will not be removed by this department.
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HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
The department will remove tree trimmings, vine cuttings, and yard cleanings during the spring and summer months.
Employees of this department are not allowed to enter cellars, cellar-ways, bulkheads, or areas for the removal of ashes or offal.
Offal .- During the year the board has continued to dispose of the city offal at its garbage plant adjacent to the city stables. This offal is sold directly to farmers and others, and is handled in a thoroughly sanitary and satisfactory manner. The demand for garbage has exceeded the supply, and in its disposal there has been an entire absence of objectionable features. A new driveway to the plant has been constructed, and several impor- tant alterations and improvements have been made, which have rendered it entirely practicable and satisfactory.
During the year 6,756 loads of offal have been collected, averaging seven cords daily.
Two collections are made in each district weekly, and dur- ing the summer months an extra collection is made at hotels, stores, and other establishments producing large quantities of offal.
Stables.
Under the provisions of sections 69 and 70 of the revised laws of 1902, thirty-one petitions for licenses to erect and use stables were received and disposed of as follows :-
Number granted 19
Number refused
. 12
Board of Infants.
Ten parties, whose applications were first approved by this board, have been licensed by the state board of charity to care for twenty children, in this city, under the provisions of chapter 83 of the revised laws of 1902.
Deaths.
There were 1,004 deaths and seventy-seven stillbirths in the city during the year, as specified in the following table, which shows an increase of deaths over the previous year of thirty- six :-
Deaths at Somerville hospital during the year 69
Deaths at Cherry-street hospital 3
Deaths at hospital for contagious diseases 6 Deaths at home for aged poor (Highland avenue), 60 Deaths at City home . 3
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
DEATHS BY AGES.
AGES.
Total.
Male.
Female.
Under one
183
111
72
One to two
48
21
27
Two to three.
17
14
3
Three to four
17
11
6
Four to five .
7
3
4
Five to ten
20
7
13
Ten to fifteen
14
9
5
Fifteen to twenty
11
4
7
Twenty to thirty
60
24
36
Thirty to forty
77
28
49
Forty to fifty
74
39
35
Fifty to sixty
103
54
49
Sixty to seventy
154
69
85
Seventy to eighty .
125
54
71
Eighty to ninety
.
83
31
52
Ninety and over
11
2
9
Total
1,004
481
523
·
Of the stillborn, 45 were males and 32 females.
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HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Mortality in Somerville in 1906.
January.
February.
March.
April.
May.
June.
July.
August.
September.
October.
November.
December.
Total.
I. GENERAL DISEASES. (A. Epidemic Diseases.)
Whooping cough .
1
2
1
4
2
1
11
Scarlet fever
1
1
Diphtheria .
2
2
5
2
2
1
1
15
Typhoid fever
1
1
3
2
1
1
2
11
Erysipelas
1
1
2
Cholera morbus
1
1
1
La grippe
1
1
Measles .
1
1
(B. Other General Diseases.)
Septicemia
1
1
1
1
4
Rheumatism
1
1
1
1
1
7
Pernicious Anæmia
1
2
1
2
6
Cancer of anus
2
3
Cancer of bladder
2
4
1
1
1
1
2
1
16
Cancer of face .
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
10
Cancer liver .
1
1
1
1
1
1
9
Cancer of stomach
2
2
1
6
1
1
1
15
Cancer of throat
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
11
Cancer of vulva
1
...
1
2
Tumor
1
2
1
2
2
1
9
Diabetes
2
1
1
Q
1
2
4
1
. .
1
Tuberculosis
7
11
6
12
8
6
9
9
7
4
9
95
Tubercular meningitis
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
1
13
Exophthalmic goiter
1
II. DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM.
Chorea
1
3
2
3
2
1
2
1
1
15
Apoplexy
9
9
1
1
4
1
5
2
3
55
Paralysis
1
1
2
1
2
3
2
13
Brain diseases
1
1
3
Convulsions
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Spinal disease
1
1
Hemiplegia .
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
10
Epilepsy
1
1
1
3
Myelitis
1
1
1
3
Eclampsia
1
1
1
3
Paresis.
1
1
3
Tetanus
1
III. DISEASES OF THE CIRCUL A TORY SYSTEM.
Heart disease
3
5
2
G
1
6
5
1
4
6
4
2
45
Endocarditis
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
15
Myocarditis
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
11
Pericarditis
1
1
1
1
1
5
Angina pectoris.
2
1
5
Cyanosis
1
2
IV. DISEASES OF THE RESPIRA- TORY SYSTEM.
Pneumonia
14
17
14
20
7
4
2
11
7
20
133
Bronchitis
2
2
3
2
1
3
3
6
3
30
Asthma .
2
1
8
Pulmonary œdema
1
.. .
1
5
Emphysema
1
1
Pleurisy .
. .
1
1
. .
1
1
Cancer of breast
5
Cancer intestines
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Cancer spinal cord
1
1
1
1
2
Cancer of uterus
1
Leukæmia
1
1
. .
14
Scorbutus
1
Meningitis
5
1
1
6
Neuritis .
1
1
.
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
...
2
1
1
Dysentery
3
2
. .
1
1
1
1
2
....
2
8 2
1
1
Hemorrhage
9 3
1
1
1
1
8
1
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
MORTALITY IN SOMERVILLE IN 1906. - Concluded.
January.
February.
March.
April.
May.
June.
July.
August.
September.
October.
November.
December.
Total.
V. DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
Acute indigestion
1
1
2
1
3
2
10
Colitis
1
1
2
4
6
1
1
16
Gastritis
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
10
Peritonitis
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
8
Diarrhea
3
Cholera infantum .
4
7
5
1
1
Ptomaine poisoning .
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
8
Enteritis
1
1
1
1
1
3
5
4
6
1
1
25
Hernia
1
1
1
2
1
6
Intestinal obstruction
1
1
1
1
1
5
Appendicitis
1
1
1
1
1
4
Jaundice
1
1
Hepatitis
1
1
VI. DISEASES OF GENITO-URI- NARY SYSTEM.
Bright's disease
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
12
Cystitis
1
1
11
4
2
5
2
7
6
4
9
6
66
Pyelitis
VII. CHILDBIRTH.
Childbirth
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
9
VIII. DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND CELLULAR TISSUE.
2
Carbuncle
1
1
Eczema .
1
1
Gangrene
1
1
1
2
2
IX. MALFORMATIONS.
Hydrocephalus
1
1
1
1
1
X. EARLY INFANCY.
2
2
4
Inanition
3
1
2
4
1
11
Asphyxia neonatorum
1
2
Premature birth and congenital debility
4
5
1
2
5
3
2
2
3
6
2
1
36
XI. OLD AGE.
Old age .
2
1
5
1
3
1
2
4
1
20
Senile dementia
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
12
XII. VIOLENCE.
Alcoholism
1
1
Drowning
1
Railroad .
1
1
2
1
3
8
Suicide
1
Burning .
2
1
1
4
Poisoning
1
1
2
Fracture of hip
1
1
2
Fracture of ribs and rupture liver
1
1
Fracture of skull .
1
1
2
Fracture of spine .
1
1
2
Fracture of thigh .
1
1
1
3
Gas poisoning
1
1
Concussion of brain .
1
1
Bullet wound
1
1
Overlaying .
1
. .
Total
85
75
88
95
75
69
65
84
101
98
85
84
100
Stillborn
7
6
1
3
7
4
5
11
7
11
7
8
774
Population ( estimated ) Death rate per thousand
72,000
13.9
. .
1
1
Gastric ulcer
1
1
1
3
Cirrhosis liver
2
7
Nephritis
6
4
1
1
Abscess
1
1
Ulcer
Malformation
1
2
Marasmus
1
2
1
1
18
Rupture of intestines
1
2
1
1
1
1
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HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
Social Relations of Decedents.
. 327
Single
418
Widow
181
Widower
75
Divorced
3
Total
1,004
Nativity of Decedents.
Somerville
270
Massachusetts
231
Other New England states .
130
Other states
35
Canada
107
England, Scotland, and Wales
33
Ireland
154
Italy
11
Norway and Sweden
.
7
Russia
2
Other countries
21
Unknown
3
Total
1,004 .
Nativity of Parents of Decedents.
Father. Mother.
Somerville
26
25
Massachusetts
190
195
Other New England states
154
131
Other states
24
28
Canada and provinces
125
138
England, Scotland, and Wales
64
55
Ireland
282
283
Italy
26
25
Norway and Sweden
13
12
Russia
9
8
Other countries
37
31
Unknown
54
73
Total
1,004
1,004
Of the parents of the stillborn. 38 fathers and 36 mothers were na- tives of the United States, and 39 fathers and 41 mothers were of foreign birth.
Diseases Dangerous to the Public Health.
This board has adjudged that the diseases known as small- pox, scarlet fever, diphtheria, membraneous croup, typhus fever, typhoid fever, chicken-pox, pulmonary tuberculosis, cerebro- spinal meningitis, and cholera are infectious, or contagious, and dangerous to the public health and safety within the meaning of the statutes. Physicians are required to report immediately to the board every case of either of these diseases and all cases of measles coming under their care, and postal cards conveniently printed and addressed are supplied to them for the purpose. On receipt of a card from a physician, the superintendent of schools, the principal of the school in the district in which the patient re-
.
.
Married
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
sides, and the librarian of the public library are notified, and state board of health.
Scarlet Ferer .- One hundred fifty-four cases of scarlet fever have been reported during the year, one of which resulted fatally. In 1905 there were one hundred thirty-seven cases, four of which resulted fatally.
Diphtheria .- Two hundred and thirty-six cases of diph- theria have been reported during the year, fifteen of which were fatal. In 1905 there were one hundred and ninety-nine cases, seventeen of which proved fatal. Anti-toxin has been provided by the state board of health, and placed by this board in central locations for use by physicians in cases where people are unable to purchase the same. Culture tubes for diphtheria and sputum bottles for suspected tuberculosis have been obtainable at the same stations.
Warning cards are used in dealing with scarlet fever and with diphtheria, and the premises are fumigated by the use of the formaldehyde gas regenerator, immediately after the termi- nation of the case. An inspection is made by the agent of the board of the premises where diphtheria is reported, and all sani- tary defects discovered are required to be remedied as soon as possible.
Tuberculosis .- Fifty-eight cases of tuberculosis have been re- ported during the year. There were ninety-five deaths from this disease.
Typhoid Fever .- Ninety-three cases of typhoid fever have been reported during the year, eleven of which have proved fatal. In 1905 there were fifty-two cases reported, nine of which were fatal.
Typhus Fever, Cholera .- No cases of typhus fever or cholera have been reported the past year.
Smallpox .- One case of smallpox has been reported during the year.
Number of cases of scarlet fever and diphtheria for which houses
were placarded
. 390
Number of premises disinfected by agent
· 667
Disinfection.
It will be seen by the foregoing figures that, in addition to the 390 premises infected with scarlet fever or diphtheria, 277 other premises were disinfected. Thirty-seven disinfections were made at the request of attending physicians whose patients had been ill with typhoid fever or cancer. One hundred and thirty- five schoolrooms were disinfected for scarlet fever or diphtheria, and 105 premises for tuberculosis, in compliance with the regu- lations passed by this board.
Many library books have also been disinfected, and quan- tities of infected bedding and other material have been burned.
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HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
TABLES.
The prevalence of scarlet fever, diphtheria, and typhoid fever in the city during the several months of the year 1906 is shown by the following table, and in the table next following is given the number of deaths from these three diseases, by months, during the last ten years :-
Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, and Typhoid Fever Reported in 1906.
SCARLET FEVER.
DIPHTHERIA.
TYPHOID FEVER.
MONTHS.
Cases
Reported.
Number of
Deaths.
Percentage
of Deaths.
Reported.
Number of
Deaths.
Percentage
of Deaths.
Reported.
Number of
Deaths.
Percentage of Deaths.
January
26
21
...
2
9.8
2
1
50.0
March
23
...
19
2
10.5
1
1
100.0
April
9
1
11.1
38
5
13.2
7
3
42.8
June .
9
. .
....
....
....
....
....
28
1
3.6
October
14
...
....
34
5.9
25
2
8.0
November .
9
....
. . .
31
1
3.2
3
....
December .
11
. ..
....
23
1
4.3
2
....
....
Total .
154
1
.64
236
15
6.3
95
11
11.6
Deaths from Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, and Typhoid Fever in the Last Ten Years.
SCARLET FEVER.
DIPHTHERIA.
TYPHOID FEVER.
MONTHS.
1897.
1898.
1899.
1900.
1901.
1902.
1903.
1904.
1905.
1906.
1897.
1898.
1899.
1900.
1901.
1902.
1903.
1904.
1905.
1906.
1897.
1898.
1899.
1900.
1901.
1902.
1903.
1904.
1905.
1906.
January
2
February .
March
1
April
3
May
1
1
5
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
July
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
September
2
2
1
3
1
2
1
October
1
5
1
6
3
2
2
2
2
1
3
1
2
1
2
November
2
1
8
2
1
3
2
3
3
1
1
3
2
3
3
.
December
3
1
1
3
1
1
1
5
4
1
5
2
2
3
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
. .
Total
6
0
3 7 5
3 10
3
4 1
44 10 11 49 29
19 19 14 17 15
11 11 15
9 12
6 10 11 9 11
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
-
-
-
--
-
-
3
1
:
. . -.
1: : :
1
1
1 111.28 1
1
1
1
1
June
1
1
1
3
August
1
. .
9
1
2
1
1 1
.
co:
. .
..
..
..
.
1
1
8
6
....
....
18
1
5.5
September .
5
...
....
17
2
11.8
2
.
....
5
. .
2
?
100.0
July .
5
....
August
4
....
...
February
23
. .
21
May .
13
....
10
11
1
1
2
1
2
1
:
-
1
Cases
Cases
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Hospital for Contagious Diseases.
The Russell estate at the corner of Broadway and North street, West Somerville, was purchased by the city in 1901 for the purpose of establishing a contagious hospital, and in 1905 the money was appropriated to remodel the old building and build necessary additions. The work was completed early this year, and the hospital was opened for patients March 18.
Miss Nellie J. Van Cor, for several years night superintend- ent of the contagious department of the Boston city hospital, was secured as matron, and under her efficient direction the hos- pital has been fitted up and the details of management and nurs- ing have been systematized and successfully carried out.
The experimental stage of the hospital has passed, and the enterprise has proved a most gratifying success. During the early months of the year there were a great many difficulties to overcome, owing to lack of equipment and appropriation, but as the year has advanced needed improvements and alterations have been made and difficult problems have been solved. There yet remains much to be done, and the success of the past months seems to warrant further additions and improvements.
When the hospital was opened twenty patients could be accommodated. Later in the year two large rooms, which were at first left unfinished, were completed and fitted up, so that the present capacity is forty patients. The first floor is used for diphtheria patients, and scarlet fever cases are treated on the second floor. It is a significant tribute to the ability of the matron and her assistants that no secondary infections or recur- rences have taken place since the hospital was opened.
Undoubtedly this institution has been a potent factor in pre- venting the development and spread of contagious diseases in the city. Many patients have been treated who could not have been properly isolated or cared for at home. With additional accom- modations and equipment, the hospital will prove to be one of the most valuable additions to the institutions of the city.
The statistical report of the hospital is as follows :-
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HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
Patients Treated at the Contagious Hospital.
Admission by Months.
DISEASE.
Mareh
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total admitted
Cured
Died
Remaining
January 1, 1907.
Scarlet fever .
3
13
1
5
5
9
5
5
1 1
47
43
1
3
Diphtheria
12
2
1
2
2
2
10
11
2
44
39
5
. .
Erysipelas
.
1
1
..
. .
..
.
2
2
. .
Totals
15
16
2
8
7
11
15
16
3
93
84
6
3
The mortality rate was 6.45 per cent. Of the six patients who died, two were moribund when admitted, two had the most septic form of diphtheria, one had diphtheria complicated by scarlet fever and nephritis, and the other died of nephritis com- plicating scarlet fever.
Medical Inspection of Schools.
The board of health has for several years endeavored to ob- tain an appropriation to enable it to institute a system of medical inspection in the schools of the city. At the beginning of the present year the usual request for an appropriation of $1,500 was inade, but owing to the fact that state legislation on the matter was pending, the request was laid on the table.
In June a law was passed making it mandatory upon cities and towns to provide a system of medical inspection in the schools, and in November the sum of $125 was appropriated by the board of aldermen for the purpose of instituting such a sys- tem in this city.
The board of health, with an advisory committee of the school committee, arranged a system of inspection which was put in operation in the public schools early in December. Inspectors were appointed, circulars describing the system were sent to parents and physicians, and a mass meeting of teachers was held at which the plan was described in detail.
Briefly stated, the plan is as follows :-
The inspector visits each of the schools under his care in the morning of every school day, and examines all children who are referred to him by the principal or teacher. Those who are too ill to remain in school are sent home with blanks properly filled out, and duplicate records are kept by the principal. The in- spector makes periodical inspections of the school buildings and premises, and reports any defects. Once each year all the chil-
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
dren are examined for physical defects, and abnormal conditions are reported to parents. In these ways the inspectors act as agents of the board of health, and they make monthly reports of their work to the board.
The districts and inspectors are as follows :--
District No. 1 .-- Prescott, Hanscom, Davis, and Edgerly schools ; Dr. Francis Shaw, 57 Cross street.
District No. 2 .- Baxter, Knapp, Perry, and Bell schools ; Dr. M. W. White, 42 Bow street.
District No. 3 .- Bennett, Pope, Cummings, and Proctor schools; Dr. L. H. Raymond, 30 Bow street.
District No. 4 .- Morse, Carr, Durell, and Burns schools ; Dr. W. L. Bond, 322 Highland avenue.
District No. 5 .- Brown, Bingham, and Forster schools; Dr. W. D. Ruston, 1 Pearson road.
District No. 6 .- Lincoln, Hodgkins, Highland, and Lowe schools ; Dr. H. Cholerton, 396 Highland avenue.
District No. 7 .- Glines, English high, and Latin high schools; Dr. R. F. Gibson, 108 Highland avenue.
The reports of the inspectors for the month during which they have been acting indicate the value of the system. The number of children examined was 810, of which 151 were sent home. Many cases of pediculosis were discovered, and children suffering with diphtheria, chicken pox, whooping cough, and other contagious diseases were excluded from school attendance.
The system is now in good working order, and will undoubt- edly result in great benefit to the children of the city. It is a long step in the direction of preventing disease, and cannot fail to limit the development and spread of contagious affections.
Bacteriological Department.
The work of this department was performed by Frank L. Morse, M. D., medical inspector of the board, whose report is appended to this report :-
Specimens will be received at the laboratory at the city hall daily, including Sunday, at any time, and they will be examined and reported upon the morning following their reception.
SPECIMENS AND ANTI-TOXIN.
Outfits for specimens for tuberculosis, diphtheria, typhoid fever and malaria, and diphtheria anti-toxin and vaccine lymph may be obtained at the laboratory and at the following places :-
Claude Curtis, 154 Perkins street.
Will B. Fitts, 173 Washington street.
Milton H. Plummer, 25 Union square.
Fred W. Gay, 524 Somerville avenue.
Hart Brothers, 263 Highland avenue.
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HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
Percy A. Hall, ? Studio building, Davis square.
Herbert E. Bowman, 529 Medford street, Magoun square.
Eugene B. Carpenter, 10 Broadway.
Julius E. Richardson, 310 Broadway.
Paul S. Eaton, 693 Broadway.
Willis S. Furbush & Co., 1153 Broadway.
After the specimen is collected, it must be taken or sent directly to the laboratory at the city hall.
Districts.
A map showing the health districts was printed with the annual reports for 1904 and previous years. This division of dis- tricts was made by the board of health of 1878, and has since remained unchanged.
A record has been kept from year to year of the number of deaths, the death rate per thousand, the prevalence of dangerous diseases, and the number of nuisances abated in these several dis- tricts, and is continued in the following tables, and in the table near the beginning of this report.
The estimated population in the several districts was origi- nally based on the number of assessed polls in each, and upon the population of the entire city; the ratio of polls to population being presumed to be the same in all the districts. Substantially the same method of estimating the population has been con- tinued, the census of every fifth year being taken as a basis for calculation.
The number of dwellings and of assessed polls May 1, 1906, has been obtained from the assessors' books.
280
Table of Deaths in Each District During the Last Ten Years.
Districts
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
Entire City.
Area
337 A.
107 A.
93 A.
171 A.
361 A.
285 A.
194 A.
482 A.
174 A.
456 A.
2,660 A.
1
Population
·
.
.
6,988
6,993
5,576
5,740
15,527
10,890
5,379
4,885
5,030
4,992
72,000
Dwellings
1,076
1,047
785
896
2,548
1,748
886
895
849
955
11,685
Average in each dwelling .
6.5
6.7
7.1
6.4
6.1
6.2
6.1
5.5
5.9
5.2
6.2
Number of
Deaths.
Rate
Number of
Deaths.
per 1,000.
Number of
Rate
Deaths.
per 1,000.
Deaths.
per 1,000.
Number of
Deaths.
per 1,000.
Number of
per 1,000.
Number of
Rate
per 1,000.
Number of
Deaths.
Rate
Number of
Deaths.
per 1,000.
Number of
Deaths.
Rate
per 1,000.
1897
158
22
80
15
80
16
88
17
170
15
15
68
12
40
14
29
00
53
18
859
15
1898 .
161
23
67
13
79
16
88
17
194
18
15
93
14
28
9
50
12
28
00
880
15
1899 .
102
14
68
13
81
16
113
19
155
14
87
14
12
34
11
46
11
28
9
801
13
1900 ·
134
17
92
15
87
16
115
19
20
13
87 82 66
11 00
41 47
14
58
11
73
20
831
13
1902 .
140
18
80
13
75
14
73
12
184
18
70
10
71
10
53
15
63
12
00
20
890
13
1903 .
158
20
79
13
76
14
89
14
151
12
96
14
90
12
64
17
65
12
37
18
955
14
1904 .
175
21
58
9
85
15
79
10
165
15
131
18
89
11
46
11
52
10
00
15
964
14
1905 .
.
·
.
.
171
24
57
00
100
16
72
12
181
12
121
11
107
19
57
11
49
10
89
18
1004
14
Average death rate per 1,000 for } ten years .
20
12
15
15
15
13
13
13
=
16
14
·
·
.
.
169
24
61
9
78
15
91
17
158
11
111
10
90
17
51
11
68
14
91
19
968
14
1906 .
.
-
1
ANNUAL REPORTS.
15
967 16
1901 .
133
17
74
12
13
67
11
229 178
15
10
82 65
Rate
Deaths.
Rate
Deaths.
12
54
12
51
Rate
per 1,000.
Rate
Deaths.
per 1,000.
Number of
Rate
Number of
Rate
YEAR.
.
In 1906.
.
.
.
per 1,000.
93 92
281
HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
Table Showing the Five Principal Causes of Death in Somerville in 1906, with the Number and Rate in Each District.
PNEUMONIA.
TUBERCULOSIS.
HEART DISEASE.
NEPHRITIS'
CANCER.
DISTRICTS.
Number of
Deaths.
Number per
10,000 of Pop.
Number of
Deaths.
Number per
10,000 of Pop.
Number of
Deaths.
Number per
10,000 of Pop.
Number of
Deaths.
Number per
10,000 of Pop.
Number of
Deaths.
Number per
10,000 of Pop.
I.
24
34.3
19
27.2
12
17.2
11
15.7
12
17.2
II.
6
8.8
7
10.0
6
8.8
5
7.1
4
5.7
III.
17
30.5
00
14.4
8
14.4
0
10.8
10
17.9
IV.
6
10.5
11
19.2
6
10.5
9
15.7
2
3.5
V.
24
15.4
11
7.1
10
6.4
5.8
9
5.8
VI.
16
14.7
11
1.0
7
6.4
7.3
11
1.0
VII.
16
29.8
10
18.6
12
22.3
10
18.6
12
22.3
VIII.
7
14.4
5
10.2
6
12.3
7
14.4
5
10.2
IX.
7
13.9
6
11.9
6
11.9
7
13 9
5
9.9
X.
10
20.1
7
14.0
10
20.1
6
12.0
5
10.0
Total .
133
18.5
95
13.2
83
11.5
78
10.8
75
10.4
Table of Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, and Typhoid Fever in Each District in 1906.
SCARLET FEVER.
DIPHTHERIA.
TYPHOID FEVER.
DISTRICTS.
Reported.
Deaths.
Cases per
Deaths per
Cases
Deaths.
Cases per
Deaths per
Cases
Deaths.
Cases per
Deaths per
1,000 of Pop.
I.
31
4.43
40
2
5.72
0.21
20
1
2.86
0.11
II.
12
1.72
14
.
...
.
8.75
III.
18
3.22
43
3
7.71
0.54
5
2
0.89
0.36
IV.
9
1.57
34
1
5.92
0.17
6
. .
1.05
V.
15
0.97
22
1
1.42
0.06
12
A
0.77
0.26
VI.
23
2.11
34
1
3.12
0.09
12
2
1.10
0.19
VII.
15
. .
..
14
1
2.61
0.18
9
1
1.12
0.18
VIII.
11
. .
2.25
9
1.84
...
..
0,99
X.
14
1
2.71
0.20
15
9
3.00
1.20
00
1
1.60
0.20
Total
154
1
2.14
0.01
236
15
3.28
0.21
93
11
1.29
0.15
...
....
IX.
6
1.19
11
.
2.19
...
.
2.66
cico
1,000 of Pop.
Reported.
Cases
1,000 of Pop.
1,000 of Pop.
Reported.
1,000 of Pop.
1.10
9
...
...
2.79
..
1,000 of Pop.
00 00
Rates Per Thousand of Population of Cases of Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, and Typhoid Fever Reported and of Deaths from the Same, in the Last Seven Years.
1900.
1901.
1902.
1903.
1904.
1905.
1906.
Av'age for Seven Yrs.
DISTRICTS.
Scarlet Fever.
Diphtheria.
Typhoid Fever.
Scarlet Fever.
Diphtheria.
Typhoid Fever.
Scarlet Fever.
Diphtheria.
Typhoid Fever.
Scarlet Fever.
Diphtheria.
Typhoid Fever.
Scarlet Fever.
Diphtheria.
Typhoid Fever.
Scarlet Fever.
Diphtheria.
Typhoid Fever.
Scarlet Fever.
Diphtheria.
Scarlet Fever."
Diphtheria.
Typhoid Fever.
I.
Cases Deaths .
0.13
1.30 ..
1.29 9.46 1.17 0.26 0.78 ..
1.92 1.79 0.51 0.13 0.64 0.13
2.12 0.12
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