Health In Michigan

[bulletin 15.] Reports to the State Board of Health Lansing, by 65 observers of diseases in different parts of the State, show causes of sickness during the week ending Jan. 7, 1882, as follows: Number and per cent. diseases, lif order of of observers by whom greatest ABEA ot' each cüseasc wan ro prevalence. portea, Number. Per cent 1 Bronchitis 4'i 74 2 Rheumatism 43 6 3 Neuralgia 43 66 4 Consumption (of lungei. .. 39 60 5 Intermittent fever(ague) . . 87 67 6 Influenza 37 57 7 Tonsilitis 32 49 8 Pneumonía 31 48 9 Reinitteut f ever 26 42 10 Pipatheria 28 35 11 üiarrhea 21 32 12 Typho-malarial fever 17 26 13 Scarlet fever ... 14 22 14 Erysipelas 14 22 lo Typuoid lever (entencj ... l ib IB Whooping cougli 9 H 17 Inllammatioiiof BowelB.. 5 8 18 Inflammatiou of Brain i ñ 19 Measles 3 5 20 Dyeentery 3 5 21 Membranous Croup 3 5 22 Puerperal fuver 3 5 23 Cerebro-api nú Moningitis. 2 8 24 Croup, spasmodic 2 3 J5 Small-pox 2 ' 3 26 DyBmenorrba 1 2 2ö Inflammation of Kidney... 1 2 27 Anaemia 1 27 PharryngitiB 1 6 28 Catarrh oí stomach and bo wels 1 2 28 Gangrene 1 2 28 Spiual meningitis 1 2 28 Winter Cholera 1 2 29 Cholera iufantum 1 2 2S) Nervou8 cardialgía 1 2 80 Dropsy '. 1 2 31 Cáncer 1 2 31 Chicken-pox 1 2 31 Epilepsy 1 2 For the week ending Jan. 7, 1882, the reports indícate that bronchitis and influetua increased considerably, and that erysipelas, tonsilitis and puerperal fever decreased considerably in área of prevalence. Up to date, small-pox is reported at Detroit, Bay City, Grand Rfpids, Kalamazoo, South Ha en andnear Monroe. A new case was brought to Grand Kapids f rom Chicago Jan. 9. Vaccinations are general in many parts of the state. Lawsing, Jan. 7, 1882.