The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-31
THE wORLD,S HEALTH.

inc iOIiOHiug IL cOnucEoSu sunhi6'Y
Of The reports received from all the yellow
lever poinis in The United States during
last week, and o. reports concerning the
progress OF epidemics at all infected points
Throughout, the worlG Tor the same PET
cd:
OFFICE SURGEON GEN'L, L. s. VI. II. 5
Washington, October 26th, lo.s. !
Abstract Of sanitary reports received during
the past week under the National Quar-
antine act:
NEW ORLEANs-DuriDg the week ended
yesterday evening there were 500 cases OF
yellow fever and 229 deaths. Total cases
l2,ssl, deaths :, ,S6i.
PLAGUENISE. LA-Total cases Of v, How
fever to October 20th, /, ,l59, total deaths
l25.
BATON ROUGE, LA-For the past week
there were 40 cases OF yellow fever snd 10
deaths Total cases 2,3i0, deaths IA.
MORGAN CITY, LA-There were deaths
from yellow fever during the past week.
Total cases to date 5l0, deaths "a.
FoRr HUDsoN, LA.-Report to October
Goth gives total cases OF yellow fever 80, to-
tai deaths 10, including four res dent ply
sicians. The first case OF the fever occurred
September 9th, the first death September
18th.
NOZZLE. ALA-There were II new cases
of yellow fever and Il deaths during the
week ended yesterday evening. Total cases
l6i, deaths 40.
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss No deaths from
yellow fever during the week ended at noon
Yesterday. There were new cases at
Ocean Springs, and . cases in the country
not previously reported. Total cases li5,
deaths 90.
Pass CHRISTIAN. MIss.-For the past
week there We're A cases of yellow fever
and ) deaths. Total cases, 40, deaths,
Is.
WATER VALLEY, MIss.-Total cases Of
yellow fever to yesterday evening li6, total
deaths 60. Six new cases yesterday.
PoRr GIBSON, MIss.-The yellow fever
has spread into the country. As near as
| could be ascertained about 80 deaths oc-
CURED in the past week. The colored peo-
pie in the country repel the friendly aid
offered them for fear OF having the yellow
| fever brought TO them by nurses, while they
are diving from il without knowing that it
is yellow fever.
HUnsoN. LA.-To October 18th there
bad been % cases of yellow fever and Is
deaths.
GERMANTOWN, TENN-The first case of
yellow fever occurred August 10Th. First
| case among inhabitants August 18th. To-
tai cases TO noon, October 10th, 65, deaths
So.
MEMPHIS, October 29.-For the week
ended on the evening OF the 9th inst.
there we're 80 deaths from yellow fever.
Total deaths 2,9i2.
BROWNSVILLE, October 29.-During the
week ending yesterday evening there were
IL deaths. Total cases $50. deaths l52.
CHATTANOOGA, October 29.-FOr the past
week there were so cases of yellow fever
and % deaths OF these 81 cases and .
deaths were among colored people.
ST. LOUIS, October 29.-At quarantine
during the past week residents were ad-
mitted and died of yellow fever. One pa
tient previously reported also cied OF vel
low fever.
CAIRo-For the two weeks ending yester-
day evening there were Al cases Of yellow
fever and six doubtful cases. Eeaths for
the same period ii Total cases .5,
deaths IL.
LoUIsv.LLE-There were four new cases
of yellow fever for the week ending yester-
day evening. and : deaths. Total cases
l3l. deaths 81, including refugees.
CISCINNATI-No new cases of yellow fe-
yer during the past thr,e weeks, one death
reported for the past week.
DECATUE-During the week ending YES
terday evening there were % cases Of yell
low fever and Is death. Total cases LIS,
deaths 40.
BILoNI-Up TO October the 18th there
We're 295 cases of yellow fever and 40
deaths.
GREENsvuLE-Ton noon OF October lllh
there were 3Ol deaths from yellow fever,
2l OF which were in the country outside of
Greensville. No cases of yellow fever or
deaths during the past week at Port Eads,
Ia, South West Pass, La and Key West,
Fla.
HAvANA-Twenty-thr deaths from yell
low fever and one from smallpox on the
week ending Oct. -.
Observation-Disclosures the week enGin5
yesterday evening there were 81 cases of
yellow fever AID death, Total cases l65,
deaths 63.
Deaths from fourpreventable diseases re-
ported for the week ended Saturday, Octo-
Der 10Th:
Enteric fever-In Baltimore deaths;
Boston >, Brooklyn ,, Charleston >, Cleye-
land !, Philadelphia ., Richmond /.
Typhus feyer-There was one death in
Brooklyn.
Scarlet fever-In Baltimore 6 deaths
Brooklyn 3, Cincinnati II, Cleveland 2,
Philadelphia Is, Richmond /.
Diptheria-ln Baltimore deaths; Il ls-
land l3, New Haven ), Philadelphia Is,
Richmond ,.
GREAT BRITAIN-During the week end |
ed October 9Th, there were 3, ,i09 deaths in |
% large cities of the United Kingdom. The |
was at the average rate of u an
nually per 1000 of the population. In
Brighton the rate was ii, the lowest in |
Liverpool 2S, the highest In the same
cities, not including Edinburgh, there &C.
Cured IL deaths from small pox, 16l from
scarlet fever and SO from diptheria.
PARIS, FRANCE-There were 80 deaths |
from enteric fever during the week ended /
October Sd. The annual rate OF mortali-
iy per 1000 OF the population, based on
weekly mortality was 22.5.
No deaths from cholera in Calcutta for
The week ended August 9th, and none in
Bombay for the week ended September Sd.
No reports from the following places
where yellow fever exists: Vicksburg.
Holly Springs, Canton, Grenada, Bay ST.
Louis, Friar's Point, Mississippi City,
spring Hill, and Crystal Springs, Miss;
Hickman, Ky, Grand junction, and Paris,
Tennessee. JOHN NJ. WooDwoRrH,
Surgeon-Genersl,