ï~~ 4 THE TOLEDO CITY JOURNAL a one man to give this part of the work the attention it should have. The bureau is badly in need of automobiles to, enable the inspectors to make their rounds. We have at present three Ford autos. Two of these were purchased in 1915 and are in very bad condition and should be replaced with new ones. Should additional inspectors be added they will also have to be furnished automobiles. Respectfully submitted, L. M. COLE, Chief. Work of Food Inspectors. Dairies.....--.................--------------------------2,740 Dairy Cows..................-.........----------------------------... 17,744 Post Mortems Number of Carcasses................-------------------.....244,024 Pounds of Sausage................-------------------...1,138,000 Pounds of Poultry.................--------------------........4,845,000 Condemnations Inspections Wholesale Houses..................--------------------... Retail Stores.......................------------------------... Stock Yards..................................................... Bakeries........------------- -----.....------------..... Candy Stores........................------------------------... Candy Mfgrs.........................------------------------... Fruit Stores..................................................... M ilk Stores.........................--------------------------.. M ilk Plants.....-....................--------------------------. Milk Wagons.......................------------------------... M ilk Depots.......................-------------------------... M ilk C an s..................---.....................----........ Hotels...............------------......--------------....----..... Eating.Places................................................. Abbatories..........................---------------------------.. 3,677 22,751 13 1,657 2,010 10 53 766 145 1,616 1,095 47,744 106 4,074 589 C a rc a sse s...................:.......-----...---................. Pounds of Beef.................................................. Pounds of Pork................................................ Pounds of Mutton............................-............... P oun d s of V eal.............................................. Pounds of Poultry-......................................... Pounds of Fish....................................---........ Pounds of Candy-.......................................... A ssorted Canned Goods.................................... Assorted Cereals, Lbs......................................... Bushels of Vegetables..................................... Gallons of Milk.................................................... H a m s, L b s. -..........................--........................ Lemonade, Quarts........,..................................Dog Division Persons Reported Bitten.................................. Dogs Quarantined-......................................... Dog Investigations-......................................... Cow Investigations-....................................... Cat Investigations............................................ 52 86,505 10,687 123 2,458 50/2 134 959 17,325 15 41/2 4 805 5 CO 0,) 0~ 0 a) 4') 0 ~0 a), 0 a - Co -0 (0 C C~0 0 a) 0 0 a3) 0 3) Ca E) 0) 0 Co) '3) C,) 310 270 13 2 1 Bureau of Communicable Disease REPORT OF THE FIELD NURSES. Less Diphtheria in 1918. Monthly record of contagious diseases will show we had 260 cases of diphtheria during the year, with 28 deaths,.as against 340 cases and 36 deaths in 1917. There were but five cases developed in homes after the first case was quarantined. The latter part of November found us in the midst of an incipient epidemic in one of the public.schools. The pupils attending in the rooms where the cases developed, one following the other, were continually cultured, but there seemed to be a carrier or carriers we were unable to locate, so the entire school was cultured. Of the 942 cultures taken, 194 were positive. These children were excluded and quarantined, the parents being instructed as to the care of nose and throat conditions. Only three of these pupils developed diphtheria. Children were released and returned to school after we had obtained the required three negative cultures. Parents Helpful. A word of appreciation is due the parents, who, in most cases, were more than willing to co-operate with us in this work. Their help was of great assistance to us and is very gratifying, as it shows we are gaining a little each year in our instructive work. Diphtheria contacts kept under observation number ed 245. Of these, 86 developed positive cultures. Dur ing the year 449 diagnastic cultures were taken, most of them at the request of physicians. Positive results were obtained in 94 of these. Release cultures, taken in homes that were under quarantine, and from contacts, totaled 10,878. There were 7,016 cultures taken in schools, 278 being positive. Scarlet Fever. There were 304 cases of scarlet fever reported during 1918, 16 of them resulting fatally. Direct contacts numbered 121. - These were kept under observation, seven of them later developing the disease. But 12 additional cases developed in homes under quarantine. Measles. Three hundred fifty-nine cases of measles were reported, of which one proved to be a mistaken diagnosis. Four deaths resulted. Seven hundred fourteen cases of whooping cough and 14 deaths was the 1918 record. Of German measles there were 484 cases, seven originally reported as such proving to be scarlet fever. Of the 618 cases reported as chickenpox, seven proved to be smallpox. - Typhoid Fever. Of the 104 cases reported as typhoid fever, diagnosis was corrected in 8; of the 96 -cases 18 were brought here for hospitalization. Twenty-six patients died, 8 of them being from the imported cases. Thus there were but 78 cases of typhoid fever contracted in Toledo, with 18 fatalities. 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