39 
Month. 
r>eaths. 
White. 
Colored. 
Total 
1907. ; 
190S. 
1906. 
1907. 190S. 
1905. 
1907. 19CS. 
Jamiarr - 
'O 
6 
o 
1 
•1 2 
6 
7 4 
Febmarv 
--> 
3 
1 
2 
3 0 
4 
6 1 
Match - 
2 
2 
1 
3 
2 0 
5 
4 1 
April 
■-> 
3 
5 
o 
3 3 
4 
S 
Mat - 
6 
5 
5 
4 
2 3 
' 10 
7 S 
June 
4 
1 
3 
5 
1 0 
S 
2 3 
JulT 
7 
6 
7 
14 
4 ' S 
10 15 
AugnsT 
15 
13 
9 
17 
5 ! 4 
1 
IS 13 
Septemh^r - 
10 
13 
16 
10 
4 7 
20 
17 23 
October 
16 
12 
16 
12 
7 3 
2S 
19 19 
XoTeml-CT 
11 
s 
13 
V 
3 3 
19 
11 16 
December - - 
2 
5 
10 
- 
2 3 
- TO 
Total 
S2 
77 
ss 
Sj 
37 36 
i 
114 1 124 
As this table gives the cases by date of report to the health office, 
which date is usually two or three weeks 'and sometimes more ' sub- 
sequent to the date of onset of illness, and as it includes imported 
cases, it shows but roughly the actual chronological progress of the 
disease in the District of Columbia. 
THE TYPHOID FEVER DEATH RATE OF WASHIXGTOX AS C03il- 
PARED WITH THAT OF OTHER CITIES: 
Table Xo. 6. — Giving typhoid fever death rate per of population by years for 
eight American cities. 
City. 
1900. 
1901. 
1902. 
1903. 
1904. 
1905. 
1906. 1907. 193S. 
ATerage. 
Washington. D. C 
7A 1 
56.4 
7A0 
, Ao. 0 
43. S 
43.9 ' 
49.3 34.5 36.5 
1 50. S 
Rk-hmond, Va 
103.7 
56. S 
73.4 
1 74 3 
54.3 
46.1 
1 47.0 44.2 52.-S 
61.4 
Baltimore, Md 
3L9 
27.2 
41.9 
1 35.4 
36. S 
35. S 
32. S 4X7 31.4 1 
35.2 
Philadelphia. Pa 
34 7 
33-6 
43.6 
69.4 
52. S 
47.6 
72.4 59.3 : 34.S 
49. S 
Xew York. X. Y 
20. S 
2C.6 ' 
21. 0 ' 
17.5 
17.2 
16.7 
15.4 ; 17.3 j 12.1 
17.6 
Boston. Mass 
25.5 
i5.0 
94 2 
! 20.5 
22.9 
19.6 
20.2 1 10.5 1 25. S 
, 21.6 
SaTannah. Ga 
29. 6 
2S. 9 
■ 44.1 
54.1 
"i, 
40.1 
40. S 
4-5.2 
New Orleans, La 
50.1 
44.2 
40.9 
36.7 
32.6 
29.6 : 50.9 1 29.S ^ 
1 39.4 
The death rates, as given in this table, were furnished by the health 
departments of the different cities. 
Comparing the typhoid death rates of these cities it is evident that 
the rate for TVashington has been, since 1900, relatively high, being 
exceeded only by that of Richmond, Va. 
In comparing the typhoid death rates of different cities a number of 
conditions should be considered, and we have selected these cities 
because they offer conditions subject to comparison with those of 
ashingt-on. 
