Health In Michigan

Reporta to the State Board of Health, Lantbig, for the week ending October 8, 1881, by forty-three observers of diseases in different parts of the state, show causis of sickness as follows: ftutnbraiÑrpr r DlSKi88, IN ORDIB OF OBMTMT ZÏ2}.?m"" ARKA OF PKEVALENCI. Sumbcr. pir Cant. 1 Interuiutuut Fever SÜ I 2 Diarrhea 34 yg :t Rumittent Fever ...i 29 67 ¦ ''oiifumption, Pulmonary 29 67 Kh-ünmH-tn 39 gj i Typho-malarlal Fever. ......' 45 68 SNeuralfcla ;; a4 M 1 Dysuntery 20 47 7 Dlphtherla 7 44 8 BroDChlils }J il 8ToDBlllt1 '.'.'.'.'.'.'..'.'." 18 42 BTyphold Fever (Enterlc)! !!".!.'! U si 10 Cholera Infantum... 13 30 10 Cholera Morbus 13 30 11 Influenza o 2S 12 Pnenmonta a 10 13 Bryatpelu "MÜTT."" 7 16 U Infliimmation of Bowcle 6 14 M Jcrtlro."P'nl Mooinicltl.. 14 11 Scarlut Fever j 15 Whoopin(,'consh 5 Ui Inflammatton of Braln 3 7 17 Mumbranoug CrouD '2 17 Measles „" S 17 Paerpi-ral Fever '2 5 17 Hharynglti 2 5 IX Bright'o Dlscase. o lHDyspepsia " i 18 lphtherlllcParlyl. ...'..'.'.'.'." 1 j For the week eiiding October 8, 1881, in tennittent fever is shown to be the most wickly prevalent disease reported. Scventy-nine per cent. of the observers report diai rhi'ii, a decrease from the 90 per cent. for the preceding week. ïhere is a slight aerease in the pioportion reporting reniittent fever. Diphtheria and tonsilitis are reported by a gratar proportion of observers tüan for the week previous, the per cent. being for cach 12 more. Itheuinatism is reported by 11 per cent. more, while cholera niaiitum and cholera morbus have decreased in prevalence, their per cent. being 10 and 14 respectively less. Dysentery is reported by 47 per cent. of the obaervera, the per cent. being 13 lessthan for the week {revlous. IIenry B. Baker, Sec. State Board of Health. [nalng, muil, oct. 29, ihsi.