Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-10-10
Home and Foreign News.
Health Report.
OFFICE SURGEON GES'L.. L. 5. NJ. II. S.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 5, 1878.

OFFlCE SURGEON Tin l.. L. >. NJ Ii. ,.
WAsHISGToN. Oct. 5, 1878. !
Abstract Of Sanitary Reports received during
the past week under the National Quarantine
Act:
Nen OriedHs.-During the past week there
were 1854 cases Of yellow fever, and $50 deaths.
Total cases TO yesterday afternoon, TO- ls; to-
tai deaths, 5000.
South West Pass, Las deaths from yellow
fever occurred during the past week.
Morgan City. Ld.-For The week ended yes
terdsy evening. there were l55 new cases OF
yellow fever and Is deaths. Total cases, 800;
deaths, 4S.
BatOn Rouge. Ld.-During the week ended
8 O'Clock yesterday morning, there were J24
cases Of yellow fever AMI 81 deaths. Total
cases, l4l.; deaths. IS.
PdquemiRe, Ld.-24a cases OF yellow fever
and ~ deaths occurred during the week ended
Sept. 2lst Total cases TO thst date, 547 :;
deaths, IS.
Canton, Miss.-Totxl cases Of yellow fever
to the 4th inst, TO; total deaths, 49, Or.
Semmes reports fever milder, and material
nearly exhausted.
Mobile, Aid.-For the week ended yeste rday
evening, there were - cases Of yellow fever
and deaths. I ot2l cases, 30; deaths, II. DR..
Cochran reports yellow feser at BonsecOur snd
Fish River.
Vicksturg, Mss.-There were 20 deaths
from yellow fever during the week ended yes
terday evening. Total death, $40.
Memphis, Tenn.-lS9 deaths from yellow fe-
yer occurred during the week ended the Sd
inst Total deaths To that date, 2.627.
Brownsville. Tenn.-During the past week
there were Z. cases Of yellow fever and 20
deaths. Total cases to yesterday evening, 2'4 4;
deaths, So.
Chattanooga, Tennis cases Of yellow fe-
yer and Is deaths for the week ended yester-
day evening. Total cases, 81; deaths. A.
Louisville, Ky.-During the week ended
Yesterday evening there were cases of yellow
| fever and 8 deaths. OF these, 5 cases and 3
near the Louisville and Nashville depot. To-
| tai cases TO date, l02, mostly refugees rs pre-
viously reported. Total deaths, Al.
NashciAe, Tenn.-6 death from yellow fever
TO yesterday evening; all refugees.
So. Louis, Mo- deaths from yellow fever
At quarantine since last report. None il the
city. Total deaths 1t quarantine and city, Al.
Cairo, Ws.-3 cases Of yellow fever and one
death since Oct. ID. Information covering the
first part Of last week not definite enough to
state here.
| Cincinnati, OhiO.-From Sept. 2Sta to DC.
tober ID. there were two cases Of yellow fever
| refugee; and death.
Grenada, Aiss.-1s cases yellow fever un.
der treatment: Number Of deaths not def
| nitely ascertained.
Key West, FlG.-NO cases Of yellow fever
or deaths from Sept. 3lst to Oct. Ith.
Havana, CHb0.-o6 deaths from yellow t.
yer and elk from smallpox for the week ended
Sept. 3Sth.
The British Iron steamship Ben Vairlish'
from New Orleans, Sept. 3oth, bound for Rot
| terdxm, put into the Norfolk quarantine Oct
LIST, leaking badly, having been on the Fiorids
| Reefs g hours. One death occurred from yel
low fever On route, and there were cases OF
| arrival 1t quarantine, Of which were cows
| lescent.
st. TA0mss, West Indies.-Advicss 70 Sept
3Ath report casss o( yellow 1ever IN thai city
oae resulted II dsaEh, Sept. ~.