Health In Michigan

Number and por cent I diseases, is oiiDEit ot' ol observers by whom I J GRKATE8T ARLA OF each diaease was I I PREVALENCE. portod. Number. Per cent 1 ConBumption oflungB... 38 69 2 Bronchitis 36 65 8 Pneumonía 84 62 4 Neuralgia 34 62 5 Bheumatisai 8a 60 I 6 Tonsilitis 29 58 7 Iutermittent fever 27 49 8 Influenza 26 47 9 Diphtheria 21 38 1 10 Remittent f ever 18 33 i 11 Brygipelas 15 '7 12 Typho-malarial fever 13 24 13 Scarlet lever 11 20 1 14 Diarrhea 11 20 16 Typhoid fever (entericj. . . 10 18 16 Vh00nin2 coueh 9 16 17 Inüammation of Bowela.. 7 13 1 18 Membranous Croup 5 9 IS Measles 4 7 20 Dysentery 4 7 I 21 Cholera morbus 3 5 ! 22 Inflammatïon of Brain 3 5 I 23 Cerebro-spinal MeningitiB. 2 4 I 24 Puerperal fever 2 4 I 24 Spasinodic croup 2 4 25 Laryngitis - 2 4 Besides those tabulated above, the following named dlseases were reporte i each by one regular observer: Smallpox, chicken-pox, anemia, 1 tion of kidney, exudativo pharyagitis, pleurisy, pkaryngitis, gastritis, and mumps. For the week ending Feb. 11, 1882, the reports indícate that scarlet fever and tonsilitis considerably increased, and that rheumatism, bronchitis j mittent fever, diarrhea, and neuralgia I considerably decreased in area of prevalence. Diphtheria was reported by 23 observers at 22 places, scarlet fever by 14 observers at 13 places, and measles at 5 places. Twenty cases of diphtheria and five deaths were reported in Heath township, Allegan Co., Feb. 14. Diphtheria and scarlet fever were reported prevalent in Royal Oak, Oakland Co., Feb. 14. In addition to the report by one regalar observer, as ehown above, special reports have been received showing small-pox present during the week ending Feb, 11, and sinee, at ten other places in Michigan, making eleven in all, as folk)ws: at Kalamazoo, Detroit, and Marshall, Feb. 4; in Port Huron township, Feb. 5; in White Cloud, Newaygo Co., Feb. 6; in Kimball township, St. Clair Co. Feb. 7; at Saginaw City (1 case), Feb. 7, at St. Josepb, on vessel (1 case), Feb. 11; at Spalding, Menominee Co. (8 cases, white), Feb. 13; among the Indians at Indian Town, near Spalding, (16 deaths and 6 cases up to), Feb. 13; at Grand Eapids Feb. 14; at Parkville, St. Joseph Co. (one, convalescent), Feb. 15, 1882. IlENRsr B. Baker, Secretary. liANSINO Micil , Feb 17 18S2