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The Daily Bulletin
Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii
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Mortality report for February 1884 in Hawaii shows 53 deaths, a slight decrease from January's 55, with consumption causing 15 deaths. Wards three and nine most affected. School sickness reported, with 10% at Pohukaina sick. Signed by J. H. Brown, Agent Board of Health.
Merged-components note: Merging all parts of the Mortuary Report into a single domestic_news component: narrative text, causes of death table, age demographics and nationalities, comparative monthly mortality table, and sickness in schools table. All relate to the same monthly health report; tables embedded spatially within the report text.
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For last month shows that the high death rate continues there being fifty-three deaths in February as against fifty-five in January. There is a slight decrease in the number unattended which, for last month, was fourteen, while ten Hawaiians less have died in February than in the preceding month. Wards three and nine appear to be the most unhealthy, and consumption has been the cause of no less than fifteen deaths. The report from the schools shows that ten per cent of the pupils at the Pohukaina public school have been sick. The figures given for the Fort Street and Royal Schools can hardly be relied upon as so many pupils have been absent of late, whether from sickness or leprosy scare the teachers can scarcely be able to ascertain. Fort Street School shows a slight decrease in attendance while the number of the Royal School remains the same as in January notwithstanding the recent irregular attendance.
| Asthma | 2 |
| Abscess | 1 |
| Beriberi | 5 |
| Bronchitis | 1 |
| Consumption | 15 |
| Convulsions | 5 |
| Congestion | 1 |
| Disease of Brain | 1 |
| Disease of Heart | 1 |
| Dropsy | 2 |
MORTUARY REPORT
For the month of Feb., 1884 :
Under 1 year....
From 30 to 40... 7
From 1 to 5..... 1
From 40 to 50...10
From 5 to 10.... 0
From 50 to 60..
From 10 to 20... 5
From 20 to 30...13
Over 70........
From 60 to 70... 4
Males.....41.
Females.....12.
Hawaiian.......80
SS Islanders... 0
Chinese.........15
Great Britain..
Portuguese. .... 1
U.S.America... 1
Other nations.......2.
CAUSE OF DEATH:
Dysentery.
Debility.
Fever.
Hemorrhage.
Old Age.....
Paralysis.....
Syphilis .......
Teething.......
Unknown......
Total. 53
Number unattended.................14
COMPARATIVE MONTHLY MORTALITY:
SICKNESS IN THE SCHOOLS.
J. H. BROWN,
Agent Board of Health.
| Feb 1879 | 70 | Feb 1882 | 38 |
| Feb 1880 | 59 | Feb 1883 | 48 |
| Feb 1881 | 74 | Feb 1884 | 53 |
| Schools. | No. of Scholars. | Sick. |
| Fort Street | 165 | 2 |
| Royal | 360 | 3 |
| Polhukaina | 130 | 13 |
| St. Alban's Col. | 67 | 1 |
| St. Louis' Col. | 221 | 7 |
| Preparatory | 98 | 9 |
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Hawaii
Event Date
February 1884
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53 total deaths (41 males, 12 females); 80 hawaiians, 15 chinese, 1 portuguese, 1 u.s. american, 2 other nations; 14 unattended; consumption caused 15 deaths; other causes include beriberi (5), convulsions (5); 10% sickness at pohukaina school.
Event Details
High death rate continues with 53 deaths in February 1884, down slightly from 55 in January. Fewer unattended deaths (14) and fewer Hawaiian deaths. Wards three and nine most unhealthy. School reports show sickness, especially at Pohukaina (10% sick), with attendance issues at Fort Street and Royal possibly due to sickness or leprosy scare. Comparative mortality and school sickness tables provided.