Health In Michigan

Reports to the State Board oi' Health, jansing, for the week ending October 5, 1881, by forty-nine observers of iseases in different parts of the state, how causes of sickness as foilows: Number and per cent. iskasks, in ORDBii OF of obaervera by whom GRKATB8T arba of eaoh disenso was rePREVALBNC1Í. pOrted. Number. Per cent. 1 Iatermittent fever 46 94 2 Diarrhoea 39 80 8 Remittent fever 87 76 4 Rneumatism 38 74 5 CoDsuiupUoii (of luugs) . . 84 B9 Typho-malarial lever .'2 05 Neuralgia 32 5 ' 7 Bronchitis 23 47 8 lonsilites 22 iö 9 Diphtheiia 20 41 lü Dysontery lti 33 10 Tjphoid fever (enterlcj... IÖ 33 11 Cholera iafantum 14 29 12 Cholera morfous 12 26 18 Influenza 9 18 14 Inflaramatioii of Bowels.. ís 16 4 Erysipelas 8 IB fl Hcarlet fever 7 14 5 Pueuraonia 7 14 ö spinal Meningitis. 5 10 ö Whoopiüg cougb 5 10 7 Inflammation of Brain 4 S 7 Membranous Croup 4 8 8 Measles 3 tl 8 Puerperal fever 3 i H Continued fuver 1 i L Diphtheritic Paralysis 1 2 For the week ending üct. 15, as for lie preceding two weeks, intermittent 'ever is shown tü be the most widely jrevaleut disease. Theie lias been a ionstant increaae iu the prevalence of remittent fever and rheumatism. Consumption, diphtheria, scarlel fever, diarrhoea, bronchitis, and typo-malarial fever are reported by about tlie same per cent. of observers as in the two preceding bulletins; while dysentery, cholera infantum, and cholera morbus have steadily decreased in prevalence. No small-pox is reported in Michigan.