The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-11-21
Issued BIZ the Surgeon & neral 4. y.
vsrioe Hospital Service. Under
the National Quarantine Act os Is:s.
Week Ending Nov. Sin.

MOBILE Ala mere were II uc" t"sc-
Of ', low fever during the past week and
) G.aihs.
VIcKsBURG, MIss.-There were 4 uew
cis.s Of yellow fever and deaths, during
the p.st week. For the same period there
were S cases and deaths in the surround
ing country.
Pass CHRISTIAN, MIss-Three new cases
of yellow fever during the last week, no
deaths. The last case occurred on the lOta,
and the last death the 81 inst.
CHATTANOOGA, 1ENN.,-Iwo new cases
of yellow fever and deaths during the past
week Last case and last death occurred
on the l0lh inst, both colored.
OsYKA, Miss The first case OF yellow lie.
ger q, Cured July 3lst. Total number oil
4ses to date 221. Total deaths 80.
Moscow, MIss-Population lS5. First
Gaze Of yellow fever August 3lst, las; case
November Sd Total cases Il, deaths 3D..
MCCoMB, Miss-First case OF yellow fe-
yer September 18th. Total deaths to date,
u. :,
LAKE, Miss.-To November !, there had
been 800 cases OF yellow fever and 80
deaths
CANTON, Mis=-Total cases to November
| |, 9l9, deaths l16.
PoRT GIBSON, Miss-To November 9TH,
there were 655 cases Of yellow fever and ll6
deaths
| HAVANA. Cuba.-I6 deaths from yellow
| fever, and some from small pox, Tor the
week ending Now ..
| BALTIMORE For the week ending No
vent er 9, the average annual rate OF NOR
tality in 1000 of the population, based on
the weekly mortality, was l43. The deaths
include 6 from diptheria, D from snteric,
and 3 from scarlet fever.
BosroN-The average annual rate OF
mortality for the week ending November
., was Il , per 1000. There were 10 cases
of scarlet fever and 3 Deaths Ii cases Ci
| diytheria and Sc deaths.
| BURLINGTON, Nt--For the month ending
Oct. -, the annual rate OF mortality was
I75 There were no deaths from preveptable
diseases.
| CHARLESTON, 6 C.-For the week ending
Nov. 9, there were - deaths from all causes
including from enterie fever and | IRON
dipthoria.
CHICAGo.-Average annual death rate,
AZ for the week ending Nov. = There
are Is deaths from diptheria, 4 from scarlet
fever and from enteric fever.
| CLEVELAND In the week ending Nov.
.. there were II cases Of diptheria and ~
deaths; > deaths from enteric fever, and
cases OF scarlet fever.
| LANSING, Mich The deaths for October
show an annual death rate of :. In 600 OF
population; no deaths from Preventabie
diseases.
New HAvES.-For the week ending Oct.
Q. there were 30 deaths from all causes, in,
cludirg from diptheria.
New YORK-The average annual NOR
talitv for the week ending October 26,h,
was u 4 per 1000. The deaths include ii
from scarlet fever and Is from diphtheria.
PHILADELPHIA-For the week ending
November 9Th the rate of mortality was
Ii 3 The deaths include 10 from diptheria,
: from scarlet and from enteria fev.rs.
RICHMoSD-The average annual rate of
mortality was ID % for week ending No
vernber oh. The deaths include from
scarlet fever and from diphtheria.
| ROCHESTER the month OF October
the average annual rate OF mortality WAS
l2.l6 per 1000. There were two deaths
from diphtheria and from scarlet fever.
ToLEDo-During the month cf October
there were 5 deaths from diPhtberia and
from scarlet fever The average annual
death rate Is 6S for all deaths.
| MILwAUKEE-For the three weeks ended
November 9th there Gl cases of diphiberia
and II deaths; II cases of scarlet fever and
no deaths, there we're deaths from typhus
fever and 3 from enteric fever.
RIO DE JANEIRo-For the week ended
October l2,h, there were 227 deaths from
small pox, from typhus fever, 10 from
enteric fever from yellow fever, and Is
| reported "perDiciOus lever. Deaths from
all causes show that an average death rate
OF i3 }.
GREAT BRIIIsN-ln twenty large cities
and towns OF England, having population
OF seven millions, the deaths for the week
ended October Goth, show an annual rate
OF mortality OF. 2l.6 per 1000 Of the popu-
lation. The deaths include 6 from small
pox, Isl from scarlet fever, and Il from
other fevers. In Dublin for the same week,
the mortiiy rate was % ), there were five
deaths from small pox and 5 from scarlet
fever In Belfast, Tor the week ended pc-
tober 3lst there were nine cases Of scarlet
fever and one death, 3 cases of enteric fever
but no deaths.
STOCKHOLM The week ended October
18th the total mortality shows an average
annual rate Of 1..3. Enteritis aud diar-
rhpea caused one-fith of the deaths.
CHRIsTIANEA-For the week ende DC o.
Der 10 h there were deaths from diphtheria
and one from scarlit fever. The average
annual rate OF mortality was 49, In 900
OF the population
GERMAN EMPIRE During the week
ended October 18th, there were $40 births |
and 3 $50 deaths in I49 cities ard towns, Of
1900 people and upwards, having an sg-
yregate population of ,iS9, ,10S. The aver
age annual death rate per 900 OF the pop |
ulation was "a 3; tie lowest being ii 6, at |
Pot-dam, the highest $40, at Augsburg In
Berlin, the death rate was y. The total |
deaths include il3 from scarlet fever, 1863
from diptheria and Group, and 20 from tn
teric fever. There were no deaths from
smallpox or typhus fever The "Riud r
pest" is reported to be decreasing in some
OF the provinces of Turkey.
CHISA-Advices from Shanghai to Oc-
tober IA report only sporadic cases OF Asiat-
ic cholera at that port. Cholera first ap-
peared in China in 1870, having been
brought by sea from Siam, and has proved
very malignant at times, although at no
time ravaging an extensive region of coun-
try. Sporadic cases occur at Shanghai in
the summer and autumn Of almost every
year. All persons visiting China and ia
pan are sdyised to be re-vaccinated before
going The universal practice of inocu'a-
ton with smallpox virus, which is obtsin-
ed in those countries, accounts for the fire.
quent deaths among foreigners from small
pox. incubation does not always protect
from subsequent attack. Diptheria is not
common in Shanghsi. II is restricted al
most wholly to higher laiitudes of the En-
pire Yellow fever is unknown in Eastern
China. Typhus fever often prevails, but
generally ovsr restricted areaa Leprosy
prevails to some extent In the province OF
Canton which furnishes nearly all the Chi
nese emigrants to the United States. The
disease was introduced into the Sandwich
Islands from China
SINGAPoRE-The island and port Of SIM
gapore are reported free from all epidemic
OF infectious diseases. Advices to Septem-
Der 9th JNo NJ WooDwoRTH,
Surgeon General VI. Ii. 5.