Health In Michigan

[bulletin 16.] Reports to the State Board of Health Lansing, by 54 observers of diseases in different parts' of the State, show cauces of sickness during the week ending Jan. 14, 1882, as follows: Number and per cent. ' DISEASES, IN ouder of of observers by wiioni 8KEATEST AKEA of each diseaae was re PRJtvAiENCK. ported. Number. Per cent 1 Bronchitis 8 j 70 2 Rheuinatism 36 67 3 Consumption (of lunga). .. 84 68 4 Neuralgia 88 61 5 Pneumonía 31 57 6 Iutermíttent teven agu) . . 28 52 7 iOusilitiB 25 46 8 Influenza 24 44 9 Diphtheria 28 48 10 Romittent fever 19 85 U Diarrhea 18 83 12 Typhoid fever (entericj... 15 28 13 Erysipelas 16 28 14 Scarlet fever 18 24 15 Typho-malarial fver 12 22 16 Inüainmation of Bowels.. 10 19 17 Whooping cougli 8 16 18 Measles ■. 6 11 19 (3erebro-spinal Meningitis. 5 9 0 Sinall-pox. 5 9 21 Puerperal fever 5 9 22 MeinbranousCroup 5 9 23 Dyseutery 4 7 24 Croup, Bpasmodic 2 4 26 Iuflauimation of Brain 2 4 6 Pharryngitis 1 2 27 Cholera infantum 1 2 27 Inflainmation of Kiduey... 1 2 27 öangrene senile 1 ' 2 27 Pericarditis 1 2 28 Iuflammation of womb.... 1 2 28 Psoriasi l 2 29 Cholera mot bus 1 2 For the week ending Jan. 14, 1882, the reporfcs indicate that inflammation of bowels, typhoid fever, pneumonía, diphtheria, cerebro-spinal meningitis, erysipelas, measles and small-pox increased considerably, and influenza and remittent fever decreased cocsiderably in area of prevalence. Small-pox was reported at Bay City, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Marcellus, (Oass Co.), and South Haven. New cases were reported at Grand Rapids, Jan. 15. These flve places were reported as having 19 cases from Jan. 7 to Jan. 15. An epidemie of measles is reported at Albion Jan. 17. Henr7 B. Baker, Secretarj. Lansing, Jan. 20,1882.. The French, uulike the English, disliRe to be dependeut on other nations for supplies of any kind, and in order to infuse new vigor into the agricultural department of that country, a new and separate ministry of agricultura has been created, and a grand effort will be madeto supply all the cereals required for home consumption. A young man living in Leadville shipped to his little brother in St.Louis, as a Christmas present, a choice donkey of the diminutivo species known as the Mexican burro. The agent, in making out his manifest.concluded that "burro" meant "bureau" and reported accordingly to his superior, "one bureau missing and one jackass ovw."