Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-11-16
MORTALITY OF THE CTVYyYzFn
WORLD.
Record of the Past Week.
OFFICE SURGEON GENERAL L. Mis-
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OFFICE SURGEON GENERAL L. =, NJ HSN
WASHINGTON. Nov. l6. 1875
New Orleans La.-For the week ended yes-
terday evening there were u deaths from yellow
fever. Impossible TO procure accurate number
Oh new cases. NO new cases or deaths for the
Clinton, LATHE first case OF yellow fever
occurred september 9Th. Among the white
deaths; among the colored people Sc eases and
no deaths.
Morgan City, La-Twelve new cases OF yellow
fever and one death during the last week.
Delphi. LATHE first case OF yellow fever oc-
Cured in August. Total cases 10 date 100, deaths
so. Both physicians died early
Mobile. Ala.-There were 81 new cases of yel-
low 1eVer during the past week and deaths.
vicksburg, MiSS.-There were 4 new cases of
yellow fever and 8 deaths during the past week.
For the same period there were cases and 2
deaths in the surrounding country.
Pass Christian, MisS-Three new cases OF
yellow fever during the last week: no deaths
me last case occurred on the 10th, and the last
Chattanooga, Tenn.-Two new cases of yellow
1eVer and deaths during the past week Last
case and last death occurred on the 10th instant;
osyka: Miss.-The first case of yellow fever
occurred July 3lst. Total number OF cases to
date 221, total deaths 30.
Moscow, Miss.-Population lS5. First case of
Total cases Il, deaths 35
eeM. MeComo, % MI MissmFirst case Of yellow fever,
Lake. MiSs.-To Nov. Ist. there had been 400
eases OF yellow fever and st deaths.
anton, Miss.-Total cases or yellow fever TO
Nov. ist. 9l9; deaths, l,6
Fort Gibson. MiSS-To Nov. 5th there were
to2 eases OF yellow fever and I16 deaths
Havana, Cuba.-I6 deaths from yellow fever
ara none from smallpox for the week ended
Nov. 9th.
Baltimore. Md-For The week ended Nov
?tn. the average annual rate OF mortality i'm
l.'o cf the population. based on the weekly
mortality, was l4.3 The deaths include from
\ II .
fever.
Boston Mass.-The average annual rate OF
mortality Tor the week ended Nov 9th. was 1,5
per Loco. There We're IL cases OF scarlet fever
deaths. '
Brooklyn, y. Y-For the two weeks ended
Nov. Sth. there were cases OF enteric fever and
deaths: Il eases OF scarlet fever and . deaths.
$ cases or diphtheria and 81 deaths.
charleston, 5. C.-FOr the week ended Nov.
9Th. there were 25 deaths from all cases incIud
inGe from enteric feverand from diphtheria.
Chicago, Hl.-Average annual death rate II,
for the week ended Nov. I'd. There were l3
deaths from diphtheria. 4from scarlet fever and
= from enteric fever.
Cleveland. ohio.-In the week ended Nov.
.lh, there were 10 cases OF diphtheria and 20
deaths; deaths from enteric fever
New York City.-The average annual mortal
lty rate for the week ended Oct. Goth, was PA
per ECO. Tie deaths. include II from scarlet
fever. and IS from diphtheria.
Philadelphia. Pa.-For week ended Nov 9th
therate of mortality was 1853. The deaths in,
cluded 10 from diphtheria, from scarlet fever,
and from entelic fever.
Richmond, Ea.-Ihe average annual rate of
mortality was 1913 for Week ended Nov 9th
TIE deaths include from scarlet fever and
from dlphtheria.
Rochester, v. Y.-For the month of October
the average annual rate OF mortality was - l6
FER 1,eoo. There were ? deaths from diphtheria
and from scarlet fever.
Toledo, Ohfo.-During the month of october
there were deaths from diphtheria. and from
scarlet fever. The average annual death rate
was l3.GS for ali deaths.
Milwaukee, Wis.-For the three weeks ended
November 9Th, there were G. cases of diphtherfa
and a deaths; u cases OF scarlet fever and no
deaths; there were deaths from typhoid fever
and 3 from entefic fever.
Rio de Janefro. South America-For the two
weeks ended Oct. 18th. there were 90, deaths
from smallpox. from typhus fever 10 from
enteflc FEVER, from yellow fever. and Is re-
ported from '.perntci0uS fever.' Deaths from
all causes show ali average death rate OF 43J
Great Britafn.-In twenty large cities and
towns OF England. having a population of seven
millions, tie deaths for the week ended oct
2tth show an annual rate OF mortality of 2l C
per LOCO or the population. The deaths include
8 from smallpox, 1eI from scarlet fever. and y
Ilom other levers. In Dublin, for the same
week. the mortality rate was 23.5. There were
; deaths from smallpox, and S from scarlet
fever. In Belfast, for the week ended Oct 3lst,
there were cases OF scarlet fever and death,
cases OF enterfc fever, but no deaths
ItGelman Empire.-During the week ended
Oct. 18th there were 5415 bir ilS and 4SO deaths
In i49 cities and towns OF $4,000 people and up
wards, having an aggregate population OF 7,4S9.-
t0S. The average annual death rate per 600 OF
the population was 24.S; the lowest being II s. at
PotSdam, the highest, 31.9, at Augsburg. In
Berlin the death rate was 81 The total deaths
include 113 from scarlet fever, 169 from diph-
liberia and Group and 20 from enteric fever
Chlna:-Advices from Shanghai TO Oct 1st re-
port only sporadic cases OF Asiatfc cholera AT
that port. LeprOSy prevails to some extent i'm
the province OF Canton, which furnishes nearly
al the Chinese eEfgrants to the United States.
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Islands from China. JNO. NJ. WOoDwORTH,
Surgeon General, NJ Ii. S.