The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-08
weekly Report OF the surgeon General
from All Pphnas.

WASHINGTON, sept line surgeon Gen"
eral reports as follows for the past week:
Nen Orleans.--During the week ending
yesterday noon there were 1882 cases of yellow
fever and 526 deaths, making In all 46o9 cases
and 1896 deaths. During "a hours to noon
yesterday there were $50 new cases and I'll
deaths.
Port Eads.-Durlng the past week there
was one death from yollow fever, but no new
cases.
Morgan Citp, La.-During the week to yes
terday noon there were IA cases OF yellow
fever and deaths, making in all % cases and
q 6 deaths.
Vicksbmg.- the week ending yes
terday evening there were 1Sl deaths, Il OF
which occurred in the last "a hours, making
In all s66 deaths. About $500 cases have oc-
Cured since the outbreak of the fever. Sur
geon Keyer telegraphs: 1.-THE fever is on an
increase, and 1t Is impossible to obtain accu-
rate data"
Grennda.-Dr. Warren Stone reports 96 new
cases of yellow fever and 40 deaths during the
week ending yesterday evening.
Canton. lfiss--During the fortnight ended
yesterday noon there were 172 cases OF yellow
fever and % deaths, making In all 1870 cases
and 80 deaths. There are 100 cases under
treatment, of which 16 occurred during the
last "a hours.
Ocean Springs, Miss.-During the week
ended yesterday evening there were Is cases
Of yellow fever and deaths.
Holly Springs.-The first case of probable
yellow fever occurred on the twenty-seventh
of August, resulting in death September 4.
Two deaths from undoubted yellow fever fol-
there We're about 100 cases and rs deaths
More than one-half the population fed the
city between the second and fifth instant
ALI the members Of the Board Of Health are
sick.
Memphis-For the week ended Thursday,
fifth, there were $40 deaths from yellow fever.
DIR. Thornton reports that the number Of
cases cannot be obtained. During the week
were as to s.
Hickman, ky:-The first case Of yellow
and "a deaths to yesterday evening.
Louisville, Ky.-For the week ending yester-
day evening there were rs new cases of yell
low fever and deaths, all refugees and river
boatmen.
st. Louis-During the week ending yester-
day there were 8 deaths from yellow fever,
two refugees and resident nurse, who at
tended the refugees. In the hospital at quar-
antine, below ST. Louis, there were 100 ne5v
cases admitted and 9 deaths; all refugees but
one, the steward OF the quarantine hospital.
who is now sick, he having contracted the
from infected districts are prohibited from
entering the city which remains healthy
Rascdgoula Miss-Three cases of yellow
fever in the shipping from New Orleans be-
tween the first and fifth instant.
Cincinnuti-F From August % to the forenoon
OF September4, new cases of yellow fever and
two deaths have occurred among refugees.
Bay st. Louis-One refugee arrived from
New Orleans August "a with yellow fever, and
was sent back to New Orleans the same day.
No other cases.
Mobile.-The city is healthy. No yellow
fever since the death which occurred on the
thirty first of August.
Key West-Two cases of fever and death
during the week ended yesterday noon.
HaudnG.-1Seventy-fo deaths from yellow
fever and from smallpox during the week
ended August 81.
Alutaasds. the fortnight ended Au-
gust 80 there were no cases of yellow fever on
the bay and only a few cases on shore.
tSagMa La Gfa'sde, Cuba.-Since the six