The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-09-05
THE YELLOW FEyEs uEc0

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The following reports OF the yellow fe-
yer pestiienc. in all parts Of the United
States together with other items of interest
from other portions OF the world, are fur
nished officially by the Surgeon General OF
the United States:
OFFICE SURGEON CENTRAL, ". II. =,
WASH GToN, August 81, ls1s.
Abstract OF Sanitary Reports received duE-
ing the past week under the National Quar-
antine Act:
NEW ORLEASs.-DJriDg the week ended
yesterday noon there were 1924 cases OF yellow
fever and 33 deaths, making in all 2, cases
! and sG7 deaths. During the twcniy-four
hours to noon yesterday there were lG9 new
| eases and 50 deaths.
NICKsBURG.-During theIweek ended yes
| terday evening there were il6 deaths from
yellow fever, makingls5 deaths in all, Il OF
| which occurred during the last twenty four
hours. 1t is estimated that so cases have
| occurred TO date, sbou: half OF these in The
| past week, and SO new csasss in the last twen-
| iy-four hours. Ir. Booth, in charge OF the
| patients ofthe Marine Hospital Service, died
| the .7gh.
MEMPHIs-7lI cases OF yellow fever and 2il
| deaths for the weex ended August 2J;h.
MORGAN CITY, Ll.-The refugee reported
last week sick of elbow fever died August
| 23i Seven other cases have since occurred,
and four deaths in all TO yesterday noon.
BAY ct. LOUIS, La -Ole death Gom yellow
fever occurred the 18th inst.
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss.-Tbrec cases Of yell
| low fever occared yesterday morning. No
deaths during the week.
WATER VALLEY, Miss.-Two C Ises yellow
fever; both refugees; the frs: occurred ON the
18th, and is conyaiescent; the second on the
&c h, which termi mated fatally yesterday.
HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss.-s;eyen cares OF yei-
low fever and two deaths TO yesterday even
n ., all refugees. Good health III the city and
the L. S. Military Camp.
LEIGHTON Ala-A refugee fIom Memphis
arrived a ugust l3 and died o; yellow lever
August 2ith.
ST. LoUIs-Eight cases of yellow fever dur.
ing the week aud two deaths-all r, fdsees.
At quarantine, below 81 Louis, thcr We've
six new cases and one death, besides twenty
doubtful cases ADMITTED during foriy-e!ght
hours ended yesterday evening.
CAIRO, Il.-A river bOatman from No M
phis, died of yellow fever, August - h.
LoUIsyILLE.-S Since last report eleven ref
ugees and boatmeu have been alta ked with
yellow fever aftrr arrival in Louisville, four
Of whom have died
CINCiNSATI-Ninec cases of yellow lever
five from steamboat Golden Rule"-aud
four deaths, have occurr,d since last report.
Two OF ;hc deaths Were the cases Reported,
last week. All came from Infected places
South.
WHEELING, ". ya.-Case reported through
the press of the 18th officially pronounced
not yelio'C fcJcr.
PrrrsTURG, PA deck haGd on the
steamboat John i. Potter" arrived August
25;h and died nCNl day OF yellow lever
PHILADELPHIA.-two cases OF probable
yellow fever occurred August .Ith, the per-
sons having arrived from NIcksbgrs few
houIs previously. They Were immediat'y
removed To the hospital fox infectious d.
eases.
HxvASA-Seventy-on deaths from yellow
fever and SIX from small pUX, during the
week ending August 9th.
CLIFTON, ENGLAND The United states
Consul al Bristol, England, reports a severe
outbreak of enteric fever typhoid feveil at
Clifton, near that place, which bad been
traced 10 the use OF milk from farm where
the pump is five yards from the privy
vault. Previous to .the outbreak
young lady had been carried TO the farm
house 10 complete her convalesence from en-
teric FEVER. A wholes sme Lesson is given in
the action Of the medical officer OF hes! h,
who notified the farmer that if he let any
member of his family use the contaminated
pump water and disease arose from II, q. II
he sold any milk and diseas. arose from II,
he would lay informa len against him OF
having committed msnslaushter.
ThIEsTT, AUSTRIA - Some cases of the
plague have occurred at Trieste. AdyiceS to
August Eth.
Noreliable inf rmation received from Key
West, and 70 ofiicisl reports obtained iIom
Grenada, Canton, and Port Gibson, Mis-,
and Port Elds, Ia.
Reports fIom other places indicate good
health.
join NJ. wooDwoRTH, Surgeon General,
United States Marine Hospital.