Show SALT LAKE LEADS SUICIDE BIRTH MARATHON Rate Nearly Triples That of Deaths and Betters That of All Other Cities WITH an on annual birth rate of ot 2687 vy per ier 1000 of or population a rato al almost almost almost al- al most three e times Its annual death rate I Rail alt lt Lake takes cf the ho lead of ot all nIl cities clUes I o of ot tho UI United States in the II I I suicide marathon besides leading ln them I all In paucity of ot deaths and It Is doing its part toward Best Beat making Crop also Biggest Crop j Tho annual report o of Dr Samuel G. G laul Paui city health commissioner which was filed tHod with tho the city recorder yes yo- yesterday 08 shows that In 1912 Salt Lake Lako registered register 2553 births as a against 11 1171 1174 H S deaths tort tor or nr the fh greatest II ii 1 record In the his his- n 1 u a. a J 1000 of or actual residents IB III only tho lowest record o of an any city o of comparable comparable com corn parable izo Ize In tho country countr Its bIrthrate birth birthrate rate rato is times limes as large as th the death rate The birth record of ot 1912 outstripped that o of ot 1911 1311 h by 1 H. H while III In 1909 it was In the same time mortality has shown a n decrease o in this degree desree children under one month from 10 to 81 81 children from one month to toone toone toone one year car from to i 7 and children ren from one to two years from 46 to 33 This Thill decrease Is ia attributed to improvements improvements improve improve- ments menta In health and sanitary conditions condition Tho Thio report i Iq Iii Rid aid ld b by city officials to tobe tobe tobe be the most complete and thorough h I over ever presented b by a head of or the health d department epa r ent Gi Gives Gin e Dr of I After Ancl directing attention to th the gr greatly atly increased efficiency o of ot every 1 branch o of or the thc department due to re reorganization reorganization reorganization re- re organization on a operative co basis un under er direct cl supervision of ot a n. chief chiler of ot each division who in turn is under tinder dl- dl of or the commissioner Dr Paul goes toeN into detailed account of ot the thc work accomplished I Importance of or tho the school permit system ss s's tem tern now In force orce A as a a. means mcanA o of de detecting detecting de- de I contagion and Infection among school children and preventing epidemics epi epi- CPI I is emphasized Dr Paul recommends that the smallpox small small- 1 pox poz i isolation ho hospital be closed and that some smaller and Ind more convenient place b be secured for or the tho handling of or I this disease Prevalence of smallpox I which h was greater reater during 1012 1912 91 than In Inmany inmany I many years is ascribed to prejudice I against vaccination and to the e c ex extremely mild form orm of or the thc disease which mal makes es It difficult to detect I As to quarantine work the report says there has been a more accurate and report of or contagious ls and amI Infectious diseases during the past year ear than ever before Dr In A marked decrease in diphtheria and scarlet fever were noted and the di division division dl- dl vision Islon of or bacteriology Is given credit for or great assistance In this Of or lO 10 ID cases cases of or diphtheria I three on only were fatal There were but 15 cases ot or scarlet fever and not a death I Measles and whooping co cough II Jh are arc listed among the most fatal atal diseases to youn young children but lUt the report sa says 8 the tho campaign of education conducted ha has aided in controlling the diseases The Thc commissioner expects the work of ot hii his district nurses to aid greatly In re reducing re- re prevalence of ot these diseases T Typhoid fever showed an Increase of or 41 H cases ases over oyer 1911 but only 13 deaths as S against l 1 12 d deaths the previous pre year rear Both show less of the th disease than in previous pre years Closer attention to water and milk supplies It Is believed ello will tend to reduce the tho disease mate mate- on J Increase The commissioner declares declarE that the chances for or Ol transmission of ot tuberculosis tuberculosis losis in Salt Ial Lake e have increased a hun hundredfold In the past few years ears with the result that numerous cases are do o- o here where in years cars past all alt cases cascH were imported Ho lie advocates ad a state slate sanitarium for or treatment of or the them m malady maIsch at a d y During the year ear there ther were cases of smallpox reported but only onh one d death ath occurred Since 1908 them have been only onh 3 o deaths from tho the disease Deaths from diphtheria dropped last year car to 3 from rom 23 3 in the thc previous year ear Scarlet over dropped from 16 in iii 1011 1911 to none hone Measles hopped dropped from Crom 2201 cases with 4 t deaths to 1077 cases and 2 deaths Whooping cough raised from Cal cases case and 7 j deaths to cas cases s anti and antiS andS S 8 deaths T Typhoid fever al also o showed an Increase Last year there thero were 16 cases with 1 13 deaths as compared with 12 cases caes and I 12 deaths There were cases of ot ox with no deaths in 1912 as against 22 cases and no io deaths tl the year c t b before 2 cases of I in- in paralysis 13 wim WILH ItO jiu i an US against no cases before 2 new cases fi tr tuberculosis with 56 deaths compared with 5 cases and md 73 deaths 8 cases cales of or German measles me no deaths compared com corn pared with IS S cases case no deaths cases pneumonia IS 18 deaths against t 1 cases 42 deaths 1 case caso or erysipelas 2 deaths against 1 15 cases casos 1 death eath C. C cases mumps no deaths against 6 C Gi cases no flO deaths Many Iau Nonresident Deaths Dr Paul cites that Salt Lake is the ho hospital center for tor nil alt the surrounding surrounding- mining camps the various arlous radiating railroads an and for lan largo large o territories of or other states whose accident and other patients are sent here and man many of ot them die Their d deaths are arc charged charge against Salt aIt Lake when conditions in Salt Lake arc are not responsible bJ e. e Total number umber of ot deaths for the thc year cal was 1174 ljJ giving giving- a a. total death rate POI per 1000 of ot population including Including- nonresidents nonresidents dents of ot 1236 and an an annual death rate per 1000 population of ot actual residents residents resi resl- dents o of 97 I Tho The figures show the tho greatest mortality mortality mor mor- In Salt Lal Lake o between the ad advanced advanced advanced ad- ad ages of ot 15 IS an and S 8 85 years cars In indicating indi l- l eating cating that health conditions and cli climatic climatic climatic cli- cli matic conditions hero arc are peculiarly l con conducive e to longevity It An interesting comparison of ot the tho number of deaths from prevalent pre diseases diseases diseases dis dis- eases of Spokane and Salt Lake c is ghen given given gh en a as aM follows Pneumonia pneumonia Spokane deaths Salt Lake Hi losis 11 Sait Salt Lake 54 J. i-J. 4 Typhoid Ty T- Ty- Ty fever fever Spokane n t 43 13 Salt Lake 17 17 7 Diphtheria Spokane Spokane 9 Salt Lake Lake 3 3 t. Scarlet fever Spokane fever 4 J Salt alt Lak Lake 0 0 Dr Paul urges the necessity of ot a a. new emer emergency ncy hospital During the past pa-jt year car It 74 cases were era handled many of or which were major op operations for tor which the tho patients hall had to be taken to private hospitals Much luch has been accomplished by th departments department's campaign of ot education education edu edu- cation anti and it Is la to be waged on a l broader scale M Moving lo pictures are to tobe tobe be used Reports Report of or Division Work of the tho division of bacteriology Is to be increased d materially and one now feature is hi to be regular bacterial tests tents o of or the tho city's water supply A complete report front from Dr Harvey L Lynch bacteriologist Is I Included The division of ot sanitary inspection has r reached leached a a. hl high h standard t of ot perfection perfection tion tion tho the commissioner reports 1 I J. J I h. h Flynn chief or of this division flu a nn n elaborate report showing th the worlIn work worl In garbage removal and sanitary improvement im 1111 pro provement A total of or 2019 loads of ot garbage were received at the tho city dumps dump antI and heed to fill in water holes boles and streets below helow grade A A. total ot of sanitary inspections were ware mad made written and verbal notices wera served nuisances were abated abate and 63 prosecutions were had 1131 1132 houses and rooms were fumigated for various diseases Under ender the tho direction of or Dr H. H W. W Ashley tho the work of the milk and dairy department has been greatly enlarged ell elland and improved c and more marc Improvements arc are contemplated Dr J J. J W. W Tr Treman veterinarian as chief of ot the division dl of meat and food Inspection reports a most successful work worl accomplished A Anew new now work ha has been a accomplished hed among the tho restaurants hotels and anti such Huch places through the Inspection of Mrs Irs P P. X N. Cook Tho The report of W. W 1 13 g Farr chief of ot the division l of or weights and measures which has lias already been published is also Included In the commissioners commissioner's re re- re port The report concludes with a financial statement of ot tho the department nt |