Show URGES A HENTION TO MIlO MILD DISEASES I Expert Says Indifference Brings Many Deaths SACRAMENTO SACRA Cal Ca May ay 27 So So- So called mild diseases are reaping a harvest of lives through the indifference indifference ence of persons affected by them according to L. L E E. Ross head of ot the bureau of vital statistics of the state board of health Whooping cough killed more persons persons persons per per- sons during 1920 than typhoid measles and smallpox R Ross ss recently announced following completion of compilation of statistics on mild diseases diseases diseases dis dis- eases in California There were more I than deaths from from whooping cough while only deaths resulted from typhoid seven from scarlet fever and I from measles At the same time Ross announced that California is standing on the brink of a volcano of smallpox While there have been only seven 1 deaths so far this year thousands of cases have been reported If smallpox smallpox small small- pox becomes virulent the tho results I would surpass the ravages of the influenza epidemic declared Ross I Whooping cough was more severe during 1920 than it has been for ten tenI years This disease which reaches I its peak every four years jears showed an exceptional gain gam in 1920 after having reached a peak in 1918 The deaths for 1920 were a surprise as the disease was not scheduled to return with peak virulence until 1922 Whooping cough is essentially a childrens children's s disease the statistics show although deaths from this malady were recorded of persons aged abed 65 years Deaths were as follows Under Under Under Un Un- der 1 year jear between 1 and 4 years between 5 6 and 14 years 15 between 34 14 4 and 24 years 1 be between between between be- be tween 25 and 34 years 2 over 65 years 3 3 Measles showed a decided increase during 1920 Ross Ross' report shows There were 17 cases reported with I deaths The deaths were as follows follows follows fol fol- fol- fol lows Under 1 year 40 between 1 and 4 years between 5 and 14 I years 36 between 15 and 24 years 5 between 25 ant and ami 34 years 4 be between between between be- be tween 35 and 44 years 2 between 45 43 and 54 years 1 between 55 and 64 years 1 over 65 years 2 2 There is no such thing as a mild disease Ross declares The virulence viru virulence viru- viru lence of these mild mUd diseases viru-I viru I proves pro t that t-at at they are dangerous and I Ith th that t their toll of lives is great t 1 i Whooping cough Is generally regarded I lightly but not only does the record show that the deaths are many many but I also that those touched with the I disease are liable to to tuberculosis A great many whooping cough cases later develop into tuberculosis i if not watched I |