typho-malaria fever, scarlet fever, influenza, smallpox, pneumonia, pleuritis, whooping cough, erysipelas, puerperal fever, cerebrospinal meningitis.

September-As in the preceding month, typhoid fever was reported to be the most prevalent disease. In the corresponding month last year rheumatism was reported as most prevalent. The order of prevalence was as follows: Typhoid fever, tonsillitis, rheumatism, bronchitis, diarrhoea, intermittent fever, dysentery, diphtheria and croup, cholera infantum, cholera morbus, pneumonia, scarlet fever, influenza, inflammation of bowels, typho-malaria fever, erysipelas, measles, pleuritis, whooping cough, smallpox, puerperal fever, cerebrospinal meningitis, chickenpox.

October Typhoid fever was reported to be the most prevalent disease. This was also true for the preceding month. Tonsillitis was the most prevalent in October of the preceding year. The order of prevalence was as follows: Typhoid fever, bronchitis, tonsilitis, rheumatism, diphtheria and croup, pneumonia, influenza, diarrhoea, intermittent fever, scarlet fever, pleuritis, inflammation of bowels, measles, dysentery, erysipelas, cholera infantum, typho-malaria fever, whooping cough, chickenpox, cholera morbus, smallpox, puerperal fever, cerebrospinal meningitis.

November-Bronchitis and tonsillitis were reported to be the most prevalent diseases. Typhoid fever was reported most prevalent in October, and falls to third place in November. Tonsillitis and bronchitis were also reported as the most prevalent maladies in November of last year. The order of disease prevalence was as follows: Bronchitis, tonsillitis, typhoid fever, rheumatism, influenza, pneumonia, diphtheria and croup, diarrhoea, pleuritis, scarlet fever, intermittent fever, measles, chickenpox, erysipelas, smallpox, dysentery, inflammation of bowels, whooping cough, puerperal fever, typho-malaria fever, cholera morbus, cerebrospinal meningitis, cholera infantum.

December-Bronchitis, tonsillitis and influenza were reported to be the most prevalent diseases. This was also true for the corresponding month last year and for the preceding month. Typhoid fever had stood third in November and fell to seventh place in December. The order of disease prevalence was as follows: Bronchitis tonsillitis, influenza, rheumatism, pneumonia, typhoid fever (enteric), diphtheria and membraneous croup, scarlet fever, pleuritis, diarrhoea, measles, chickenpox, smallpox, intermittent and remittent fever, erysipelas, inflammation of the bowels, whooping cough, puerperal fever, cholera morbus, dysentery, typho-malaria fever, cholera infantum, cerebrospinal meningitis.

Classification

Number.

Deaths in Indiana During the Year Ending December 31, 1907,
Statistically Classified by the International System, with Rates
Per 100,000 Population, Based Upon School Census of 1907
multiplied by 3-2,714,744.

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Scrofula.

Syphilis..

36a Soft chancre.

Gonorrhea (5 years and over)

Gonorrhea (under 5 years)...

Cancer and other malignant tumors of the buccal cavity.

Cancer and other malignant tumors of the stomach and liver.

591

Cancer and other malignant tumors of the peritoneum, intestines and rectum Cancer and other malignant tumors of the female genital organs... 43 Cancer and other malignant tumors of the breast..

151

206

130

Chronic lead poisoning.

Other chronic poisonings (occupational)

59

Other chronic poisonings..

44 Cancer and other malignant tumors of the skin.. Cancer and other malignant tumors of other organs.

Other tumors..

Anemia chlorosis.

55 Other general diseases.

Alcoholism, acute and chronic

284

115

102

124

62

2.2

21.7

5.5

7.5

4.7

3.2

10.4

1.3

4.2

70

2.5

4

16

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II. LOCAL DISEASES-DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND Organs of