Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-11-09
MORTALITY OF THE CIDILIZED
WORLD.
Record Of the Past Week.
FFIcE SURGEON GENERAL U. S. H.S.,'

OFFICE SURGEON GENERAL .. S. NJ. H.S.,(
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9, 1878. {
Abstract Of Sanitary Reports received during the
past 'ceek under the National Quarantine Act.
New Or,eanS.-There were II new cases of
yellow fever, and 143 old cases reported, for the
week ended yesterday evening. For the past
tWenty-four hours no new cases and deaths.
quarantine raised on the 5th inst. Total cases
1906, subject to revision; total deaths 4,OlO.
Morgan City, La.-There were cases of yel-
low fever and 3 deaths during the past week
io.al cases to YESTERDAY evening 81, deaths ,o5.
day evening there were 35 cases Of yellow fever
and deaths Total cases 259, deaths 6s
49,, Pass Christian, Miss.-Seven new cases OF yel-
low fever and one death for the past week.
Total cases 1856, total deaths 21.
ocean Springs, MiSS.-FOr the week ended
yesterday noon there were four cases Of yellow
HERNANDEZ, MiSS.-Ten cases of yellow fever
and five deaths for the week ended Nov. I'd. No
cases and one death during the past week.
Total cases 115, deaths 60.
Dry Grove, and Lebanon Church neighbor-
hoods, Miss.-Since Oct. 10Th there have been 13
new cases of yellow fever and deaths. No new
Nov. 9th: Total cases 125, deaths 50. Crystal
Springs, Miss, near Dry Grove, has, so far, es-
capped the fever.
Memphis, Tenn.-During the past week there
were 80 deaths from yellow fever. Total deaths
to the evening OF the Ith. 1897.
Chattanooga, Tenn.-Nine new cases of yel-
low fever and four deaths during the past wee
Total cases to yesterday evening 444, deaths 1888.
cairo, Il.-During the two weeks ended yes
terday there were new eases Of yellow fever
and deaths. The last case occurred on the 4th
and the last death on the 9th inst. Total cases
So. not including some doubtful cases. Total
deaths "A. Heavy frost the Sth inst
Nicksburg, MisS.-There we're II deaths from
yellow fever during the past week. No deaths
during the past "a hours deaths during the
week in the country near Vicksburg.
Delta, La deaths from yellow fever during
the past week.
Decatur Ala.-Dulfng the week ended last
evening there were cases OF yellow fever and
death. Total cases 1876; deaths, 43.
GalhpollS, Ohl0.-No new cases OF yellow
fever since oct. Goth. The last death occurred
oct, 9th. Total cases, G5; deaths. 3,-n0t in
Guiding deaths which occurred on the steam
boat John Porter.
Key West Fla-Ne yellow fever since Oct.
18th. The L. S. troops returned to ney West
on the 7th inst.
Havana, Cuba-24 deaths from yellow fever
and i from smallpox for the week ended :,0y. =.
LambayaqUe. l'eitl.-For the week ended Oct
= II sporadic cases Of yellow fever are re-
ported.
Martinique There were no deaths from pre-
ventable diseases in the island OF Martinique
during the week ended October 9th.
Bermuda-During the two weeks ended Oct
2Sth there were deaths from all causes out OF
population Of 5z93, including apis military
and naval force. The bark BlackpoO which
left Bermuda quarantine for England Oh the
board.
Japan and China.-Dr. Simmons, sanitary in
SpectOr for the japanese government for the
port OF Yokohama, reports, under date OF Oct.
10th, that he regards the occasional reported
cases OF cholera in Japan during the past sum-
mer as cholera mGrbuS and not malignant or
As1atic cholera. On the I'd Of October, however,
malignant cholera broke out in NagaSaki, and
in eight days there had been IS cases and -
deaths Cholera has existed in Shanghai,
China, for several months, and as NagaSaki Is
the first port of Japan entered by vessels from
Shanghai, DR.. Simmons regards the present out
break as new importation, but owing to the
lateneSS OF the season and the sanitary meas
ures Instituted by the government, he does not
anticipate spread OF the disease.
EurOpe-1n l49 cities and towns Of the Ger
man Empire, having an aggregate population OF
l.369,OOS, there were, during the week ended
october 18th, $40 births, and 3,539 deaths from
1000 OF the population. Wiesbaden shows the
lowest death Iate-ll.2 and ChemitZ the highest
-33.s. TIE total deaths include so from enterc
1eVer, 12I from scarlet fever, and 154 from diDh-
therla. No deaths occurred from cholera, yel-
low fever, small pOX, or typhoid fever.
Vienna Austria During the two weeks end
ed october 18th, 700 deaths are reported out of a
population OF i2I,211, being an annual death rate
or 25O3 per ,OOO OF the population The tota
deaths include Is from small pOX, 5 from enterc
fever, II from scarlet fever and 4j from diph
iberia.
Hamburg.-DuIing the week ended OctObe =
18TH, there were SO deaths from typnuS fever
10 from scarlet fever, and 80 from diphtheria and
Group.
Great Britain.-In % large cities and towns of
the United Kingdom having an aggregate pop
uatiOn OF S,373 953 there were 6095 births during
the week ended october 18th, and 1911 deaths
ID deaths from small box, 1S4 from scarlet fever
22 lIom dlphtherta, and 80 from feverS, prnci-
pal1y enteric. JOHN NJ. WOODWURrH
Surgeon General L. s. NJ H. s.