Show DEATH R RATE TE RAN HIGH I ICIl CIl City Board of IT Completes An Annual n nual I The annual report of the city board or 01 health was completed after afternoon afternoon noon noon that tho death rate had increased materially over lIu last t yea year There Thoro were 1297 deaths In 1909 1905 lI as com compared pared with 1161 for tor the previous year oar rho rhe death rato tor tho th year car Is 1806 per thou thousand and and the death rate rata per month Is per month There were 2 2111 SI cases of oC contagious diseases reported d dur ur lag the year or Of th the deaths 35 were fever three from 1 1 f scarlet fever t were from tuberculosis and 24 from diphtheria During the year there were 24 sul sui suicides in n tho city Of OC these 16 were suI suIcIdes ui by poisoning three b by hanging two by firearms and three by cutting with sharp Instruments The sanitary Investigated ed 1646 complaints durIng the tho year while at the thc city crematory there Were destroyed during the year 1295 loads ot of garbage 1ST horses 1675 dogs seven soven sheep 17 colts four hogs hoSs 12 calves and 45 5 rots cats There were sere loads or of rubbish hauled to the city dumping ground during the year ear earThe The food Inspect inspectOrs rs department con condemned pounds of food and pounds of meat during the year ear and brought 30 prosecutions for violations or of the pure food ordinances |