The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-08
CUSTOM-KOUSE NOTES.

As was usual, the crowd OF the faithful /
the corridors Of the Custom House was NO
diminished. The most OF the untlred scenes
to be on the look out for some long looked TO
commission to arrive, and as the sun slante
towards the west they quietly stole away, and
Micawber like, waited for something to "tur
up"
The following was received at the Col
leotors office:
BULLETIN or THE PUBLIC HEALTH, ISSUE
| by THE SURGEON GENERAL, UNfTE]
| STATES MARINE HOSPITAL SERVICE UN
DER THE NATIONAL QUARANTINE ACT o.
/ 1878.
! OFrroE SURGEON GENERAL.
| Marine Hospital Service,
| washington, January 1 1879.
| Yellow Fever-Slnce December IA the onl
cases reported were Q, at Port Glib son, Miss.
returned refugees.
| Massaehusetts.-For the two weeks ended
December 81. In 1s cities with an agQre
gate population OF about 10000, there wer
| 5ss deaths. an annual ratio OF 10 90 per 1000 O
the population; t6 per cent OF all the deaths
! resulted from the principal "zymotic, dis
eases; phthlsis caused 102 deaths, pneumo
mia g. Annual death rate for the two weeks
ct Worcester was 22.06, Cambridge alag.
Lynn 1876, Newton 915, Springfield s.2s.
Boston.Two weeks ended December %
Total deaths $780,. Annual rate %; 81 cases OF
scarlet fever, Q deaths; 43 cases diphtheria,
&c deaths. In the last week s6 deaths from
phthisis, 10 from pneumonia.
New Haven't wo weeks ended December
a.. Deaths 80. Annual rate 1876.
New YOrk.-Tw0 weeks ended December 28.
Total deaths 977. Rate 23.3: 90 deaths from
scarlet fever, 81 from dipththeria. 196 from
phthisis, 81 from pneumonia, 40 from bron-
chltis.
Brooklyn.-For two weeks ended Decembe
3d. Total deaths 456; annual ratio 2te 1853
cases Of scarlet fever, 26 deaths; So cases OF
diphtheria. 90 deaths; IA deaths from
phthisis, Al from pneumonia and bronchitis;
case Of smallpox, being the first reported
since July. 1877; case imported from Mon
treal; thirteen days 10 the United States.
Philadelphia two weeks ended Decem-
Der 28. Total deaths sol; annual rate It's. is
deaths from enterlc fever, II from scarlet fe-
yer, ~ from diphtheria.
Baltimore-For. two weeks ended Deem
Der %. Total deaths 249; annual ratio 17,8. 10
deaths from scarlet fever. 20 from diphtheria.
81 from phthisis.
District OF Columbia.-Fer the month OF
November. Total deaths 29G; rate 222.
Richmond.-Fo three weeks ended Deem
Der 81. Total deaths rs; annual ratio H.
Cleveland-For two weels ended December
20. Total deaths 100; annual ratio 16 10
diphthcria, 16 deaths.
Milwaukes-For two weeks ended Decem-
Der 81. Total deaths 60; ratio 14.5 A cases of
diphtheria, 8 deaths.
Total deaths 1856, ratio It's. deaths from
scarlet fever. from diphtheria, 8 from enteric
fever.
st. Paul.-For month Of November. Total
deaths So; annual ratio 10.
st. Louis--For two weeks ended December
IL Total dnntbe QtTs rat la,
Charleston.-For two weeks ended Decem-
Der III. Total deaths 46; ratio "a.
SavanDah.--Two weeks ended December AZ.
Total deaths 4s; rate A. In the colored pop
ulation the death rate greatly exceeds that
among the whites.
New Orleans--W Week ended December 15
Ninety-two deaths. Rate 22.7. Phthisis
caused - deaths. pneumonia 7, diphtheria 8.
yellow fever /.
Salt Lake Gity--In the month Of November
there were 81 deaths, "a being from diphthe-
ria Annual ratio 1854.
San Francisco.-Two weeks ended Decem-
Der 16. 165 deaths, being from diphtheris, 8
from scarlet fever, from enteric fever. All
Havana.-Two weeks ended December 49,
Ia deaths from yellow fever, 10 from small
pox.
Pernambuco. the five weeks ended De-
.ember there were 784 deaths, 223 being
from smallpox. Annual ratio co.
Bahia.-Far two weeks ended December /. |
Deaths from all causes, 141; ratio, az. Six
deaths from smallpox.
Rio dc Janeiro-fn The month Of November
The total deaths were $50: annual ratio. 40. |
Yellow fever caused deaths, smallpox 236, |
against 453 from the same cause In October |
The disease Is disappearing from capital, but |
y making terrible rayages In the province Of
Ceara. The United States Consul officially |
reports that the deaths from smallpox in the |
city OF Ceara average 300 per day.
Great BritaiDe-For two weeks ending De- |
,embas Z. In 20 cities, with an aggregate |
population OF 100000, there were 7705 deaths
400 being from accident)-an average annual |
rate OF ZIG per 1000 OF the population. The
rate at Portsmouth was 10, Brighton 236 |
Bristol 81, Manchester 81, Sheffield BAG. Scar
ct fever caused 40 deaths.
London.-ID the two weeks there were 3640 |
ieaths. Excluding $3.50 registered from
browning accident In September. the rate was
1877; $40 deaths resulted from pulmonary
diseases, 1872 from scarlet fever, 16 from
liphtherla, 81 from whooping cough 56 from
96 cases OF smallpox in the hospitals on De-
,ember 7, and IL deaths during the two weeks
n London, but none in the other 10 large
titles Of England.
:. Total deaths 7O3: annual ratio 344. There
we're 60 deaths from scarlet fever.
Birmingham.-TwO weeks ended December
:. Total deaths 419; annual ratio 2s5. CT
eaths 1113; annual ratio 236. Scarlet fever
aused So deaths; diphtheria IL; enteric
ever 20.
Dublin.-In the two weeks ended December
the deaths numbered Ala; an annual ratio
1 342. The deaths from acute pulmonary
Elections In the seven weeks preceding De-
ember Z, numbered respectively, 81, "a, 80, 43,
Z, 70, SO, and bore direct relation 10 the
meteorological conditions. the month being
he coolest November since 1907. Small pox ,
auSed is deaths and 100 new cases were adj .
litted to the hospitals during the fortnight
he disease also prevails with varying sever
" at Galway, Tullamore, and other points In
he island. Annual death rate at Galway was /!
I: Belfast 30; Cork 49, Derry 20.
Paris,-For two weeks ended December s. I
'otal deaths 1909. Annual ratio 236. Twelve
eaths from smallpox, 40 from enterie fever.
German Emptre.-For two weeks ended
November. %. In $50 cities, with an aggre- |
ate population OF 7,450,000, there were 1886
eaths, an annual ratio OF al. Thrty-one
81. cent OF all the deaths were OF children
nder one year, and IA per cent Of children {