The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-09-26
HEALTH REPORT.

Marine Hospital Service, for last week,
shows that there has been some little dim
mutton in the number Of deaths by yellow
fever in the southern States, and il shows
also that Asiatic cholera is making alarm
ing progress in some portions Of Africa,
The report is az follows:
OFFICE SURGEON GENERAL,U. >. NJ. H. ;.
| WASHINGTON, ID. C., September2l, 1873.
| Abstract of sanitary reports received during
the mast week, under the National Quaran.
| tine Act:
| yrcKsgURG- Epidemic aba,ing. There were
| I2I deaths during the week ending yesterday
evening, a decrease of lis deaths from the
week before; II deaths In the last 81 hours.
Total deaths TO date. ~.
SEw ORLEANS. During the week ended
yesterday noon there were ,iOI cases of yell
low fever and AZ d, a;hs, a decrease of l72
cases and - deaths as compared with the pre-
vious k In the last twenty -four hours,
there were l65 cases and 60 deaths. Total
cases. ,53S; deaths, ,, 6S
BATON ROUGE, lathe first case of yell
low fever reported TO the Board OF Health &C.
CURED on the 18th OF August. A previous
case, not reported TO the Board, but thought
10 be yellow fever, occurred August 10Th. The
first death occurred August 18th. To "A. NJ,
yesterday, there had been ca cases and -
deaths
MORGAN CITY, LA.-During the week end
ed yesterday evening there were forty-one
cases OF yellow fever and ten deaths, making
in all sixty-six cases and eighteen deaths.
MOBILE, ALA.-Four cases of yellow fever
and two deaths occurred during the past
week, making IN all six cases and four
deaths.
GRENADA, Nj s.-For the week ending yes.
terday evening there were twenty new cases
aud thirty-seyen deaths. Total deaths to
date, two hundred and oeventy-one. No de-
crease In virulence OF the fever. DIR. Henry
Stone, OF Nacnez, Is the only physician on
duty.
Pass CHRISTIAN, MIss.-Fron September
9th 10 Goth, A. NJ, there were six new cases Of
yellow fever and no deaths. Total cases,
twenty-one ; deaths, one.
BELoxI, Mistakenly cases Of yellow
fever and seven deaths have occurred TO Sep
TENDER Goth.
OCEAN SPRINGS, MIss.-There were fourteen
cases of yellow fever and three deaths for the
week ended yesterday evening. Total cases.
fifty-one; deaths, twelve.
MENPHIs-62O deaths from yellow fever &C
CURED during the week ended Thursday ev-
ening September l9, making total of 2,l3I
deaths. The number of casts not known to
Memphis Board OF Health.
BROWNSVILLE, Ienn.-During the week
ended yesterday evening, there were 100 new
cases of yellow fever and Is deaths, making
in all $50 cases and a deaths. The deaths for
the week ended September lith Were % in
stead of as stated in total report.
HICKMAN, Ky.-i2 deaths from yellog fe
yer occurred during the week ended yester-
day evening. &c new cases and deaths dur.
ing the last tweniy-four hours. Total cases
10 date 30, deaths ~.
ST. LoUIs.-During the past week there
were deaths from yellew fever, of which
were at quarantine. All refugees.
LOUISVILLE is cases OF yellow fever and
deaths for the week ended yesterday even
ing. Total case Il, total deaths 26. All refu-
gees.
CINCISNATI-Fiye cases of yellow fever
and one death the week ending yesterday
evening. All refugees Total cases 80 deaths
Is.
GALLIPoLIs. OHIO-Sinee the last report,
TO September 18Th, there vas one new case OF
yellow fever and three deaths, making Ina all
twenty-eight cases and twelve deaths, all
traceable TO the injected steamer John ID.
Porter.
INDIASAPoLIs, ISD-One refugee died of
yellow fever September Eth.
BAY ST. LOUIS, MIss--Fifteen new cases OF
yellow fever occurred during the Last week.
Deaths not reported.
CAIRO, ILLs.-Three new cases yellow fever
since last report Two died in Cairo and one
went TO Mound City, eight miles from Carlo,
and died there.
HAvANA-Fify deaths from yellow fever
and four fIom smallpox during the week
ended september lith.
KEY WEST, flask cases of yellow fever
and ave deaths during past week.
Morocco, AFRICA-Asiatic cholera has APP
peaTed in the cities OF Mequiey and Fee, Nor
Deco, causing the death of from u 10 30 vic
tins daily in the former city which is about
40 miles from Tangier Information of the
disease came to Felix A. Mathews, consul
of the United States at Tangier; and in his Ca.
paciiy as President of the Board of Health,
of Morocco, he dispatched DR.. Tadeo Marti-
nez, formerly of Spanish Navy, 10 visit Fee
and Mequiey. DIR. Martinez, left Tangier,
August, stl, with an escort of 200 Moorish
troops, and after 1 cling his way through the
lines of revolut:onists besciglDg Mequiey,
that city on the nth OF August
where he found the disease TO possess all the
well known characteristics of Asiatic cholera.
From report obtained from the custodian
Of the Jewish Cemetery, the number OF
deaths ofthe Israelites since the appearance
Of the disease exceeded 400. The disease was
reported TO have spread to Sherarda, a pro-
vince bordering on the city OF Mequinez. DR.. |
attributes the disease to the unsani- |
larry condition OF the city, but Consul |
Mathews suggests the possibility of the |
germs of disease having been brought by the |
thousands of pilgrims returning from Mecca. |
The unsanitary condition of the crowded |
cities of Fcz and Mequinez is described as |
entire want OF precautionary measures OF |
lea nliness within and without the houses. |
n some quarters ofial, filth, dead animals |
md dirt of all kinds and origin are allowed
o accumulate from year to year until they
each the level of the windows, creating in
xpressibly repusnant exhalations of the
most deadly and Understanding miasm." The
,ort OF 1angier and Its environs are free /
rom any infectious disease.
CALCUrTA-Nine deaths from cholera, week |
nded July Goth.
BOMBAY Thirty deaths from cholera
week ended July sOih.
JNo. NJ. WooDwoRrH,
Surgeon General L. s. NJ HIS