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Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
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Weekly mortuary report ending June 25th lists four infant deaths due to trismus nascentium, convulsions, and dysentery, a decrease from ten deaths the previous week. Reported by Dr. Samuel W. Field.
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The following is the mortuary report for the week ending Saturday noon, June 25th, as furnished the Herald by Dr. Samuel W. Field, health officer. The report shows a marked decrease in the number of deaths compared with that of last week, which footed up ten, and among that number several adults. This week there are only four, and they were all infants:
Mary Lizzie Thomas, white, aged 8 days; trismus nascentium.
Henry Beverly Howard, white, aged 2 years, 6 months; convulsions.
Bessie McIlheny, white, aged 2 years; dysentery.
Infant of M. Scully, white; dysentery.
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Week Ending Saturday Noon, June 25th
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four infant deaths: mary lizzie thomas (white, aged 8 days, trismus nascentium); henry beverly howard (white, aged 2 years 6 months, convulsions); bessie mcilheny (white, aged 2 years, dysentery); infant of m. scully (white, dysentery). marked decrease from last week's ten deaths.
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Mortuary report furnished by Dr. Samuel W. Field, health officer, showing only four deaths, all infants, compared to ten last week including several adults.