Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-21
FELLOW FEVER.



OFFICE SURGEON GENERAL, U. S. M. Fl. g.,
WASHINGTON. Sept 81. 1878.
Abstract OF Sanitary Reports Received during
past Teek under the National Quarantine
Vicksburg.-Epidemic abating There were
III deaths during the week ending yesterday
week before. Eleven deaths occurred in the
last "a hours. Total deaths to date, 72l.
New wOrleans:-During the week ending yes
terday noon there were ], ,4O1 cases of yellow
aud 80 deaths, as compared with the previous
week In the last twenty -four hours repol ted
there were l65 cases and SO deaths. Total
cases, 7,53S; deaths, 1858.
8. Baton Rouge, lathe first case OF yellow
fever reported to the board of health occurred
on the l4th of August: A previous case, not
been yellow fever, occurred August 10Th.
there had been 672 cases and 80 deaths. -
yesterday evening there Al cases Of yellow
fever and 10 deaths, making in all 66 cases and
aestns Of s0x fever and
making in all ca eS and deaths.
Grenada, Miss.-FOr the week ended yester-
Gay evening there were 20 new cases and 81
deathS. 1Ota! deaths to date, 271. No decrease
n Violence ot the fever. Or. Henry Stone, of
Natchez; is the only physician on duty.
Pass Christian, Miss.-From Sept. 9th to
low fever and no deaths. Total cases, q
Biloxi. Miss.-Twenty cases Of yellow fever
Ocean Springs, Miss.-There were ii cases
of yellow fever and deaths for the week
ead,Ig ending yesterday evening Total cases, 81;
Memphis.-62O deaths from yellow fever oc-
CURED during the week ended Thursday even
ing, September 18th, making a total of 215l
deaths. The number of cases not known to
Memphis board of health.
brownsville Tenn 10 Sod
yesterday evening there were loo new cases OF
yellow fever and Is deaths, making in ali 130
cases and "A deaths. TIE deaths for the week
ended September 14th were 29 instead of 8, as
Hickman, Ky.~42 deaths from yellow fever
occurred during the week ended yesterday
evening. 10 new cases and deaths during the
last y hours. Total cases to date, 2O5
deaths, a.
st. Louis.-During the past week there were
b deaths from yellow fever, of which were at
quarantine; all refugees.
Louisville. Us cases of yellow fever and s
deaths for the week ended yesterday evening
Total cases, Il: total deaths, 26; all refugees.
bay 81. Louis, MiSs.-l5 new cases yellow
not reported.
Cairo, Ills new cases yellow fever since
last report; oil in Cairo and l went to
there.
Cincinnati.--5 cases of yellow fever and l
death during the week ended yesterday even
ing; all refugees. Total cases, 80; deaths, Is.
~ GailipOllS, Ohl0.-SInce the last report, to
September 18th, there was new case or yellow
lever and deaths, making in all 2S cases aud
L G Geafhs, q al traceable to the infected steamer
Indianapolis, Ind.-One refugee died of yel-
low fever, September 18th.
Havana.-50 deaths from yellow fever and {
from smallpox during the week ended Sep
Key West, Flat cases of yellow fever and
deaths during past week.
Morocco, .Atrica:-Asiatic cholera has ap-
Morocco, causing the death of from 20 to 60
victims daily in the former city, which is
about llO miles from Tangier. Information of
the disease came to Felix A. Mathews, consul
of the United States at Tangier; and in his
capacity as president of the board of health of
Morocco, he dispatched DR.. TadeO Martir ez
formerly OF the Spanish navy: to visit Fee ana
Mequinez. DR.. Martinez left Tangier, Augls
7th with an escort of 200 Moorish troOus and
after forcing bis way through the lines OF
revoluiiOnists besieging. Mequinez, entered
found the disease to possess ali the well known
characteristics of Asiatic cholera. From a
report obtained from the custodian Of the
israelites since the first appearance of the dis,
ease exceeded AGO. The disease was reported
to have spread to Sherarda, a province border
Ing on the city of Mequinez. DIR. Martinez =.
tributes the disease to the unSanitary c0ndi-
tioI of the city. but Consul Mathews suggests
the possibility OF the germs Of disease having
Deen brought by the thousands pilgrims re-
turning from Mecca The upsanitary cOndi-
ton of the crowded cities of Fee and Mequi.
neZ is described as 'entire want of precall.
tlonery measures of cleanliness within and
without the houses. In some quarters offals,
origin are allowed to accumulate from wear
to year until they reach the level of the win
doWs, creating inexpressibly repugnant ex-
halatlonS OF the most deadly and life-destroy-
ing miaSm.' The port of Tangier and its en-
Vlr0ns are free from any infectious disease
Calcutta..Nine deaths from cholera, week
ended July Goth.
Bombay.-Thirty deaths from cholera, week
ended July 3Oth. JNO. nj. WOODWORTH
Surgeon General IL s M II