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Health In Michigan

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Parent Issue
Day
17
Month
November
Year
1881
Copyright
Public Domain
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Reports to the State Board of Health Lansing, for the week ending October 22,1881, byiorty-six observera of diseases in different parts of the State, show causes of sickness as follows: Nunibor and per cent of observDiskases in obdkb op era by wnoin gbeatest ABEA of eaca disease PBBVALENCE. W88 rogo rtJ :. Number Per cent 1 Iaterinittent f ever 6} J 2 Remittent Fever 41 j 8 Con6umption, ol lungs... 41 4 Rheumatism 0 71 5 Typho-malarial Fever,... u ' 6 Diarrhea gj L? 7 Neuralgia j " 8 Diphtheria 9 Bronchitis 27 48 10 Tonsilitis 24 4d 11 Typhoid Fever (Enterie) . . 20 dö 12 Dyseotery 1 ' ia ErjBipelaB } 14 Cholera Morbua Il " 15 Iofluenza 16 Pneumonía J 17 Cholera Infantum o 18 Scarlet Fever g 14 19 Wbooping cough 7 20 Iüflainmation of Bowels.. b " Zl Cerebro-spinal Meningitis. 4 i 22 MembranouB Croup g 23 Puerperal Fever g 24 Measles 5 25 Inflammation of Brain .... 26 Paralysis f 26 Diphtheri. io Paraljsis 1 27 Continual Fever 1 L 28 PeritoniüB . l . Intermittent iever still stands fii-st in area of prevalence; it is also flrst in average order of prevalence at places where it is present. Diphtkeria, crysipelas, cholera morbus, and typho-malarial fever have each increased in area of prevalence. Bronchitis and scarlet fever continue to be reported by about the same per cent. of observers. There is shown to be a considerable decrease in the prevalence of diarrhea and cholera infantum. Small-pox is not reported by any observer.

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Old News
Ann Arbor Democrat