The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-01
BRIEF REPORTS TO THE GOVERNMENT FROM
ALL THE inf CrED DISTRICTS NUMBER OF
DEATHS AND NEW CASKS FOR TIE WEEK.
WARRINGTON, August 81, 1873

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DEATHS AND NEW CAsEs FOR TIE WEEK
WARRINGTON, August 81. 1873,
The following was issued this afternoon
OFFICE SURGEON GENERAL NJ HSl
WAsHINGroS, August 81, 1878.
Abstracts Of Sanitary reports received during past
week under the National Quarantine act.
NEw OaLgANs.--During the week ended YESTERDAY
there were ], 204 cases OF yellow fever and 333
During tue twenty-foar hours 10 yes-
tsrday there we're 100 new cases and SO deaths.
VicksBUKG during the week ending yesterday
evening there we're ll6 deaths from yellow lever
making 1856 deaths IN ALL OF winch occurred
during tho last tweuty-iour hours. II is estimated
that 500 cases OF lever have date about
hall Of those in the past week, and nlty-nine new
cases in the last twenty.iour hours. DR.. Booth IN
charge OF The patients OF the Marnc service
disd on the 27lh.
MkxpHis.--sevsn hundred and twenty ono cases Of
yellow lever ana 24l deaths Tor the week ending
MORGAN CITY, Lathe refugee reported las, week
sick oi yellow fevor died August 23. Seven otner
cases have since occurred ana four deaths IN all 10
BAY 81. LOUIS, Mss-ons death from yellow fever
occurred on the 18th.
OCEAN STRINGS Miss-rhree casos OF yellow lever
occurred yesterday morning No deaths during the
week.
WATER VALLEY Miss.-Two cases Of yellow fsvsr
both refugees; the FIRST occurred the 12h and rs
cenvalescent; the second On The 10Th, whicu termi
mated tstaily yesterday.
and two deaths " yesterday evcning-ali refugees
Good health In the CITY ana tho United States mitary
LxiGHroS, Ala.--A refugee from Memphis arrived
August Is aud d,od oil yellow tever August "a
Sr LOUIS. -Eight casos VI yellow lever during the
week ana Two ueatbs--ali refugees. At quarant nc
below 81. Louis, there were SIX cases aud one
death, besides twenty doubtful admitted during
the forty-eght hours enced yesterday evening.
CAIRO, liL--A river Dostman from Memphis died o
yellow lever August ~.
LOUISVILLE, Ky.-Sinco last report eleven rsiu eel
and boatncu have been attacked with yellow fever
alter arrival In Louisville, four OF whom have died.
CiSclSSArL-Nins cases OF yellow isver-nve from
steamboat Golden Rue-and tour 0ea,bs nave oc
Cured since last report Two oi the dea wero ths
cases reported last wsok. All came from injected
places South
wHKxLIAG W. vA-Case reported through tho press
OF the 18th Officially pronounced not yellow fever.
PIrrsBUgG, PA deck hand Oh the steamboa,
John A. Porter arrived August 20 and died next DAY
OF yellow lever
HAVANA -Seventy-one deaths from yellow fever
and from small pox during the week ended
August 20.
CLrroS, ESGLASn The United States Consul al
Bristol England, reports severe outbreak OF sntsrie
lever Typhoid fever, At Clifton, near that place,
which had been traced to the use Of milk from isrm
where the pump Is five yards from the privy vault
carried to the farm house 70 compete ber couval
essence IRON entcric fever. A whoiesoms lesson ID
gwen action OF the medical officer OF healt h,
who notified tho farmer that d he let any nom Of
HIS family use the contaminated pump water and
disease arose from II, or II he sold any MIX and
agni0st HIM oil having committed mansiaughscr.
TRIESTE, AUsrRIA.-Somc cases of the plague have
occurred At Trieste Advicss TO August II.
NO reliable Information received from Key West
and Official reports obtained from Grsnada, Canton
aud Port Gibson, Miss, aud Port EiIs l..
Reports from otner places Indicate good health.
JOHN ". wOODWORrH, Surgeon General
United States n arine Hospital service