New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-05
The nunbs: Of cases of smallpox during
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the year l5s; sgas reported a. follows:
Month. Cases. Ssatlaso
Jan;iar7.... s.'..... ''.''.''''''''.' - -.
Febi uaFy..s ....s...s.. S'a h'
Harch.....s.. .....''s..'"o''"'s."'' 80 -
Apri!.......... ............ ........o. ~ :.
HaT.......... .........-..... ...s-s-s ~ -
~une.o.......... ......s.'..'sss' ~ -
July. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. o.. s''
-a.s:. ....i!.s =:
The report OF deaths Il $50 e.:.' from e
P. y. Oh the second day Of August 20 q ?.
NJ. or the sh:-t!e:i. day Ct August. 1874.
was received. The following are the causes:
Cne Of abscess. : .: aoscess of the lungs.
! OF a.bIm;nur.a. : of anemia. OF atroohla.
IL O. apopieXy. ! Of asthma. :. OF bronchitis.
! OF clronic bronchitis. g .: BUNS. Of car.
Ger. %. cancer ST the lungs. OF cancer OF
the fec:um. e: cancer O.: the throat. OF
cancer %: TIE womb. o. c:,ta:-h. :. oil
cholera infan.uiI. Of cholera :aoybus. : Of
ci-hesis Of the Ever. Of congestion Q. the
hear. Of congestion OF the bowels. -. 0.
congestion OF the brain. :; OF congestioE OF
:he .ungs. 8! OF consumption. . o! adtl:
commissions. - of .Utanii!e commissions. :! vi
Duerpera: Con"U.slons. : 0: cyan0s!s. ?: 0!
Group. y U: adult debility. 1 of intantile de.
5,.;ty. :. U. ietiriun: treineus. 10 ot diarvhea.
Il OF chronic diarrhea. 0: dronsy. l OF
drCpsv n tns abdomen. i OF iropsT y: the
brain. Is dro.gneti, 3 o: Gysen.eyv. . o.
acute iysentery, I OF chronic dysentery. u
Of Gpiltheria. 81 dyspepsia. o. epilepsy.
of enterocoiiis. o! exposure. Of
empnvsema o.: the lungs. . o. continued
Fever. 8! .: digestive fever. Of !ntermi;-
tent fever. = o: remittent fever. OF scarie.
fever. Is o: malaria! fever. IS OF typhoid
fever. ! Of typLoma.aria: fever. OF frac.
tuce of .he leg. OF fracture o: the skull.
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Of nemoc.hage. OF hemor-Aage OF the
lungs. l OF hemor:hage of tie navel. ! OF
henorrha2e Of the womb. 10 o! disease o.:
tia heart. :: o. Va.-ular disease o! the
heart. OF hernia of the brain. ]! .! lnham.
nation OF the bowels. 5 Of Inflammation OF
tae brain. :. OF Inflammation o: the heart.
6. Inflammation OF tine kidneys. OF ;nfiam'
nation OF the liver, s OF Inflammation OF
The lucgs. 0: Inflammation OF the mouth.
s .; Inflammation of the stomach, 3 OF in.
1snmation OF the WOMB. :: o: inanltlon. "
OF injuries. Z OF Incompetence. -" 0: intus.
susceptioI of the intestines. ! 0i :aundlce.
o. disease of the kiGueys. !! D: siitilcu.. labor.
, o. disease Of the liver, l. Of iockjaw, Of
laryugitis, OF malignant pEs-uIe. : 0! adult
snarasmus. Is of intant.le fnarasllus. y o!
meningitis. ! of cerebro sp:1a! meningitis.
o! myai.t;s. 5 Ot old age. :. .: DaraiTs o!
peritont.5. ! Of pieuro pneumonia. o. POI.
sol. ! Of premature birth. c: pyenia. ! .:
rheumatism. o: sca.Gs. 3 Of scyo!lil.. i; .:
smallpox. ) @. sottenlIg OF the brain. oi
tertiary syphilis. > D: su-ocatlOn. :. o. sill.
eide. g Of suas.:oke. !. o.: teething. .. Q:
tr:slnus nasceltlu;I. : &: Tuberculosis. o:
:umor. %. alteration o: the bowels. ! o!
ucnDia. :. .; wounds, ) o. :l.n.s.iO- wounds:
total. .)s.
The num;e: OF deaths 10: the week ending
Sunday e-en!ag las, 81 SIX O'Clock W., i2t.
The application G: William Wake: for
remission .: tine 10. nu!sanc: ou his
premises was rejected.
4 Gepor: was receive. from Henry {.
Hall. Esl. consul genera: q: Havana,
stating .he number OF cases OF yellow
fever in me hospitals 80: the month OF July
to be 2:9S. wh!c!i was probably the majority
o: cases in tht: city. The deaths were los.
Al unusually large Number.
The reports o.: tie sanitary inspectors
we're received.
DR.. S. S. Herr;ck. o: the First District,
states that some. but not sufficient. prog.
ress has been made IL filing up the holes
on the ievae ironc. He complains that the
Department OF improvements should tusa
the cutters mo:e frequently and !eve! the
dumping ground 8: :..e head of 81. Joseph
street. Number OF inspections. 1852: notice
20 raeate guinoas premises. one.
DR.. j. I. Newman, =: the Second. reports
the fish department nt the French Market
IN bad condition. Wit: broken root and
pavement, and pools OF wa.eA and garbage
recurring d;s;nfeG.:oE eaa:: day. The bad
quality o: poultry sold Is noticed al length
and an inspection recommended. TIE hide
Jepots are again condemned, the objection
being :aat they are n the heart % the city.
Smallpox is great. diminished. Inspections
HIS, dis!ntect.an three, cases o. smallpox
three.
Dr.. Gastars Darrca, 9: the Third. re-
ports diminishing smallpox. August -
two children ware taken sick. John Wilcox,
aged s;x years. and William Burke, aged
two years, and death followed August %.
accompanied aT black WON'T. An examina.
tion failed to establish, the certainty o: the
disease being yellow fever. Tie prem ises
and neighborhood were thoroughly disin.
fected August %. Augus: 8; Mrs. Mary
Wilcox. No. 40 Victory street. was :aken
and died on the thirt:e-iI. It vas TO doubt
case OF yellow fever, prooao iy sporadic. No
subsequent case has occurred. Inspections
made, I0S5; distinctions. leS; funiga tionso
5; cases Of smallpox. :: yellow fever. l.
Dr.. Joseph Holt. Of the Fourth District.
states that there is very little sickness, but
large number Of sudden deaths from ex-
cess,vs heato Inspections. 52,: dis.nfec-
tons, 3; cases of smallpox. 4.
Dr. Charles Il. Young, Of the FiftN Dis
tr.ct. says there has been no sanitary police
il his district since july
DR.. George Kellogg. of the Sixth District.
reports immunity from all maIariaI disease,
but bad condition OF the schools. Inspec.
tions, 3:33; distinctions. a, cases Of small.
pOx, 10
DR.. George K. Pratt, of the Seventh
District, speaks OF the diiap.dated and IN
clean condition Of the public schools.
The nuisance wharf has slid into the
river, and he recommends that j. be re-
placed Inspections made. Il9s
The usual mum Der of nuisances were re.
ported and ordered aba.eds
DIR. Herrick made a speciag rap:rs on the