| Show THE CITY AND COUNTY w Statistics From the Health Department De-partment for February DEATH RATE IS VERY LOW FOOD CONDEMNED AXD GARBAGE DES1IlOYED AT CREMATORY Building Permit Issued During thc AVcelc Tvro Communication on the Elevator Question V Trent Discusses the Statement Made By Mr Geddes r i The health department yesterday issued is-sued its statement of statistics for the month of February The number of deaths as shown were 33 as compared with 6i for the corresponding corres-ponding period last year The death I rate per 1000 was only 565 while 1110 i were the figures for February last year The causes of death are classified and numbered as follows ZymoticScarlet fever 1 influenza r influen-za L ConstitutionalCancer 1 marasmus 1 phthisis pulmonalis 1 rheumatism y 3 tubercular meningitis 1 II Nervous Meningitis 1 paralysis 1 CirculatoryHeart disease 1 valvu lar disease of heart 1 II Respiratory Asthma 1 bronchitis capillary 1 croup 1 pneumonia 6 broncho pneumonia 1 I DigestiveGastroenteritis 1 gastritis gas-tritis 1 enterocolitis 1 Genito Urinary Brights disease 1 uranic Doisoning l Other CausesOld age 4 surgical operation 1 Of the vitalities fifteen were males and eighteen were females thirtytwo were white and one Mongolian six were married two were widowers two WEre widows and twenty wee single j Fifteen cases of scarlet iver were r reported during the month divided j I emong the different wards as follows I Fifth Sixth Ninth Sixteenth Nineteenth Nine-teenth and TwentySecond one each seven in the Fifteenth and two in the Twentieth The total number of births reported juring the month were 97 of which 51 were males and 46 females Th + premature pre-mature or stillborn numbered 7 FOOD CONDEMNED Fruit 18110 I pounds game 2520 pound mutton 150 pounds vegetables vegeta-bles 8500 pounds eggs 120 dozen milk analyzed 57 samples BURNED AT THE CREMATORY I Garbage 114 loads cabbages 61 pounds onions 2 too pounds fruit 1800 pounds eggs 4 cases dead cows 6 dead cats 4 dead dogs 75 dead horses 1 I 17 dead sheep 1 dead rabbits 630 Total estimated cubic yards 414 I WEEKLY REPORT I The total number of deaths for the week just closed was 8 of whic i 3 were males and 5 females The births numbered 29 17 males and 12 females I I One body was received from other place for burial The report indicates that I there are at present 8 scarlet fever flags outstanding a decided decrease i over the preceding week I Building1 Permits Building Inspector Folsom issued eight permits during the week aggregating aggre-gating 2430 as follows Margaret James tworoomed frame addition at 220 J street 75 H Sconberg brick addition at 196 I Wall street 200 I r J A Car son frame addition 25S Iowa avenue 540 I j I I Fred Myers frame addition at 929 I East Second South 75 James Shore frame addition at 625 Fifth East 40 William Rigby fiveroom brick house at 144 West Fourth South 1000 S T Levy alteration on residence corner Fourth South and itate 500 William Langton threeroom brick between Eighth and Ninth West and Second and Third North 5uO I |
