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Report of City Physician for Aug., 1921
Number of Visits.............................................542
Cit. Department Calls......................................................... 0
Examined to enter Fire Dept.................................................... 1
Examined to enter Police Dept..................................................... 17
Venereat Clinics..............................................................18
Civil Service Examination......................................................... 0
Isolation Hospital
Northa Fuller, between roiahigan and Leonard Streets
Cases on hand Aug. 1st, 1921 Rpr o u.12
Erysipeas............................................................... 0
Mbeasles................................................................. 0
Diphtheria................................................................ 0
Smallpox.................................................................. 0
Scarlet Fever.............................................................. 4
Erysipetas admsitted............................................................ 0
Measles admitted during msonts.................................................... 0
Measles discharged during mouth................................................0A
Erysipelas discharged...................................................... 0
Diphtheria Cases admitted during mouth............................................ 6
Diphhearia Cares discharged during monthi........................................... 3
Diphtheria died during month..................................................... 0
Smallpox Cases admitted during month.............................................(1
Smalatpox Cases discharged during muthl............................................ 0
Small Pox died.............................................................. 0
Scarlet Pever Cases admitted during mouth.......................................... 0
Scarlet Fever Cases discharged during month......................................... 4
Scarlet Feser Died............................................................ 0
Cases on sand Aug, 31 1021
Diphthseria................................................................. 2
Smsallpoxn.................................................................. 0
Scarlet Fes'er..............................................................It
Measles................................................................... 0
Erysipelas.................................................................. 0
Tuberculosis Sanatorium, Report for Aug.. 1921
Patients in Sanatoriumfirst day of month...........................34
46admitted during msonth.................................................... 7
44discharged during month quiescent...........................................I
discharged during month arrested............................................. 0
discharged during month imsrwed...:...............................
discharged daring mouth not improved.......................................1
died during months......................................................3
In Sanatorium tast day otfumonrth.............................................. 33
Report of School Nurses for Aug., 1921
School Visits...............................................................
Cates Hanrdted.................................................................
Visits to Homses................................................................
Examined.................................................
Excluded......................................................................
Report of Clinic for Inf ant Feeding for Aug., 1921
Number of Stations...2
Babies Registered.............................................................28.54
Numbuer of Clinics held............................................................ 18
Totel Attendance............................................................... 279
Nurses Calls.............................................................. 719
Children Registered at Pre-schsool Clinics..................................173
Report of Bacteriologist for Aug., 1921
Negative Positive Ttaul
Diphtheria, Cultures examined for diagnosis........................... 91 21 112
is. 4release.............................. 17 4 21
Sputum examainations.............................................. 23 11 34
Widat tests made.................................................. 1 1 2
Water Analysis............................................. 0 0 44
Miscellaneous examinrations........................................ 0 1 1
Total............................................... 214
Plumbing Inspectors Report for Aug., 1921
Estimated Cost of Plumbing installed........................................ 1$46,950.00
Number of Permits issued.......................................... 133
Number of Tests Made......................................................... 147
Number of Sewers Inspected.................................................. 0
Number of Coamplainsts investigeated.............................................. 14
Number of Final lnspections Made............................... B
Total.............. 160
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Grand Rapids, Michigan
DEPT. OF PUBLIC WELFARE
A. E. DAVIDSON, Director
MONTHLY BULLETIN
ISSUED BY
THE HEALTH DIVISION
C. C. SLEMONS, M. D. Health Officer.
August 1921
BUREAUS
City Physician............................... A H Edwards, M.
Supervisor of Tuberculosis Division.....Euegene N. Nesbitt, M. D.
Medical Examriner of Schools..................1E. W. Schnoor, M. D.
Bacteriological Department.....Lloyd C. Billings, Bacterialogist.
City Hospitals................ MargareI Anway, R. N. Superintendent
Meat & Milk Inspection Department... H. Sheffield, Chief Inspector.
Plumbing Inspection Department... Henry N. Thompson, Chief Inspector.
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HEALTH AND OTHER STATISTICS
Population, 1920................ 137.614 No. telephones used in city............. 27,266
Death Rate per 1,000 for 1920... 13.6 No. public and private hospitals.......... 10
Area of City in square miles.... 18 Newspapers...............3 daily, 29 weekly
Area of City Parks in acres..... 457 Total assessed valuation, 1919...$181141,508
Value of City Parks, 1017...$1,166,967j.00 Tax Rate...........................$1635
Bonded indebtedness.......14,8711,600.00 Public works, value..............4,901,04000
Tax Rate...................... $16.939 Schools......Public 42, Privatel, Parochial 219
No. street lights.................. 1300 Schsool Census betweeh ages of 5 and 20.. 95 217
Boulevard Lights................ 2600 Enrollment in Public Schools........... 20,108
Comparative Table of Deaths by Months
Jan. Peb. March April May June July. Aug. Sept. Oct. -Nor.j Dec.
1915. 141 156l 195 154 1.17 134 97 124 126 114 K1915s11
1916.... 183 161f 157 15:1.145 t01 l35 fk,3 131 122 142- 148
1917. 211 158 205 193 2, 14' 127 111 113- 145 26-163
1918... 1 1 41 160 309 165Ii 12 125 132L t15 174 92,6- 29.
1919 169 133t 178 168 147 119 115 96 116 -137 4.154i
1920... 147 284 195 168 104 15 119 1 121 191 148j 161
1921..1815 45 115 128.11 11Pm 136 189
