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Oklahoma State News Gleanings
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BIRTHS EXCEEDED DEATHS IN JULY (1912)
There were 2,493 births and 772 deaths in the state of Oklahoma during the month of July according to the bulletin of the state department of health just issued. Of the births 1,333 were males and 1,160 females. There were 32 sets of twins and one set of triplets.
Of the deaths, 37 percent occured before the age of six years. Ten accidental drowning, six suicides and one legal hanging were recorded by the department.
From Stephens county came the report that a mother and her baby were killed when the horses which the mother was driving became frightened during a cyclone, ran away and threw the mother and her baby into a tank alongside the road.
The bulletin calls attention to the fact that department inspectors report extraordinary variations of weight in the general run of flour and meals on the markets within the state. Millers are also cautioned against the improper branding of flour. Several mills operation bleachers have been lax in meeting the label requirements which impose upon millers the duty of labeling such flour.
[The Daily Oklahoman 13 Sep 1912, Submitted by Barb Ziegenmeyer]
