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Deaths In Washtenaw

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Parent Issue
Day
4
Month
November
Year
1898
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

    There were 19 deaths in An Arbor during September, 3 of which were of children under four years of age. Eight deaths were caused by the following infectious diseases: Consumption 4, pneumonia 3, diarrheal diseases 2. During September there were 8 deaths in Ypsilanti of which one was a child under four years of age. The total number of deaths in Washtenaw county during September was 48, of which 7 were under four years of age. There were 3 deaths in Manchester, 2 in Dexter, and 1 in Chelsea. Both the deaths in Dexter were from consumption. There were 3 deaths in Superior and 2 each in Augusta, Bridgewater, Pittsfield, and Scio, and 1 each in Lodi, Salem, Webster and Ypsilanti town. The number of deaths reported in the whole state of Michigan during September was 2,640, of which 1,055 were of children under four year of age. The deaths from consumption numbered 174, from typhoid fever 94, from diphtheria 27, whooping cough 40.