Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-31
The Southern Scourge.
YELLOW FEVER REPORT OF The PRESENT
WEEK.
OFFICE SURG EON GENERAL. NJ H. s.,
WASHINGTON. Ang. 81 1873.

OFFICE SURGEON GENERAL. NJ u. s.,
WASHINGTON. Aug, 81 1873. (
Abstrdct Of Sanitary Repcr.s Rsceired during
paI reek under the National Quarantine
New Or1eans.-During the week ended yes
terday ncon there were Lea cases Of yello"
fever nd 5.3 deaths, making in all 2,Si1 cases
and Sh3 deaths. Du ing the twenty four hours
t" noon yesterday there were l69 new cases
and "a deaths.
NickstuIg- During the week ended yeSter
day eve! ing there We're liz deaths from ,ei
low fever, N tfiIg l85 deaf rs Ia al, l. of W ch
occurred dU. .ne The last twenty.fo no rs.
occuEren tn date about half OF these in the
past week, AID 50 new eases in the last twenty
four hours, D.. Booth, in charge of the "a
tlentS OF the marine hospital service, died The
Memphis --721 eases of yellow fever and 2il
deaths f"r : h week ended August q h.
Morgan tvS, LATHE refugee reported as
week sick of yellow f-st: did Angus 23d; :
Other cases hAvr slice occurred, and death d,
Ill all % Yesterday noon.
Bay -. Lnui~. Ia.--l death from yellow fever
Occur L the i h lust.
Ocean Springs, Miss cases of yellow fever
oeet red yesterday morning. No deaths dur
iLg Inc week.
Mater Valley, Miss.-2 cases yellow fever
both refugees the first occurred on the II b,
and is con alescent; the second on the 10Th.
which terminated fatally yesterday.
HoilA Springs, Miss cases of yellow fever
and deaths to yesgerd.y eve uiug-s.n retu
gees. Good health in The city and the L. S
military camp.
leighton. ALA r"f""oo f~n-, Memphis
arrived August IL. and a,ed Of yellow fever
August a
s.. Louis.-s cases OF yellow fever during the
Sire. below ~. Louis. there were new Cases
and | death, besides ~ doubtful cases al
mittcd during iS hours ended yesterday
evening
Cail6, Il.--A river boa man, from Memphis
died of yellow fever August 24n
Louisrilie.-Since la~T report ii refu GEES
3lid toafmen have been attacked with yelo '
1"NcI, ai'er arrival III Louisville, o1 Whon
have died.
tlucinna,i.--9 eases of yellow fever; ) from
Steamboat Golden Rule and deaths have oc-
CURED since last report Two of the drat hS
Were Tie cases reported las week, All came
fI"m irfrrte q places South.
Wheeling, w. Fa.-CdSe reported through
the press OF the 2on officially pronounced not
yellow fever
Pittsburg PA deck hand on the steam
beat John A Porter arrived August - h, and
died next day Of yellow fever
Phiiadelpha.-2 cases Of probable yellow
fever occurred August 4th, the person, nav
ing arrived from Nick Sburg few hours pre-
viouSiy. They were Immediately removed to
the hospital for infectious diseases
HaVaua.-1I deaths from yellow fever and
2Gtb.
Clifton, Ergarld.-Tha U. s. consul at Bris
tot England, reports a severe outbreak of
enteric fever Gyphoid fevei) at Clifton, near
that place, which had been traced to the use
VI Elilk liUIi q ldlUl Nlcio lne pump is Nv
yards from the pyivy vault. Previous to the
outbreak young lady had been carried tn
the farm house to complete her conyalescen e
from enteric lever. 4 VIII h5ieSome lesson Is
given III the action Of he medical officer of
health, who notified the farmer tlat il he let
any member OF his family use the con ami
Mated pump water and disease ar ose from it,
or if he so any milk and disease arose from
it, he would lay information against him oi
having committed manstaughter.
Trieste, Austria;-Some cases OF the plague
have occurred at Trieste. AdyicdS TO Au .u,t
lIIh
No reliable information received from Kew
West, anG no official reports obtained from
Grenada, Canton aud Port Gibson, Miss, ana
Port Eads, la
Reports from other places indicate good
heal Il.
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