Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-08
HEALTH REPORTS FROM CUBA.
NO Choiera There, but Plenty of Vel
low Fever md Sr,onrD~

NO Cholera There, but Plenty of yell
low Fever and Smallpox.
Inc latest issue Of the public health re-
ports, the official publicatio of the marine
hospital service. contains a number of i'm
poreant announcements in regard to the
prevalence or contagious diseases in Cuba.
Under date of June 49, 1885, the United
states consul at Carqenas reports that
there were 3 cases of yellc wtfever-1 fatal
during the week endedsJuns 49, The Unit
ed States consul at Gtnfuegos REPORTS 4
deaths from yellow xevef and GA from
smallpox in that city dains the week end
ed June q, 1896. Under. tie head of pre-
Vaiiing diseases he reports eEsmallpox. vel
low fever, intestinal disorders and malariaI
fevers" '''-
Inc United States sanitary inspector at
havana reports that During, the week end
ed June p. 1896 there, were, approximate.
~ ~ ~ cases of yellow fever, with o deaths.
during the same period ~
Inc United States consul at Matanzas re-
ports mat during the week ended June "a.
Io'o mere We're SO cases of yellow fever
add - aeaths therefrom In Matanzas. He
adds: All cases of yellow fever are con-
nned TO the Spanish troops; no cases in the
harpor. In reply to cablegram from this
once askirg for confirmation of a repor.
~ " Inoiera d. IN Matanzas. the consul wired
yellow fever prevalent among the troons
One case or smallpox reported in the cfty
me Ehlteo states commercial agent at
Lasua Ia Grande, under date of June o,
wrote thus: I'm forwarding sanitary renort
Tor the eek ended the 9th instant In
wnlch are reported II cases and deaths
from yellow fever, have the honor to sav
ehat, from credible information. this Off
cial report does not show the extent NJ the
yellow n,,r3p
referred to the deaths from yellow fever
cohnned almost exclusively to the troops.
reached over thirty"
Under date Of June Is. 1885, the consul
reports that there were Al cases of yellow
Fever and deaths therefrom in Sasua la
Grande during the week ended June IL.
Acehs consul Hyatt, at Santiago de
Cupa, writing June ID. says: "Dr. H. s.
marine hospital service here. has assured
me mat there are over ], 600 cases of small
pox IN this city. There are a number of
Iam1lies down with it within 200 feet of the
the whole south coast of Cuba. from Glen
1uegos TO Baracoa, is infected with small
pox, and have the honor to notify Won to
this enect, SO that quarantine officers in
Tue United States may be put on their
guard and prevent the transmission of the
disease to our cities'
Dr. Ca1ninero. at the same post and writ
ing under the same date, sends a weekly
report, rs follows: "Eighty-four deaths
nave been recorded, Of which 81 were from
smalpox, from yellow fever 1 from ty-
pholo 1ever. from remittent fever 3 from
pernlc1ous fever, 10 from enteritis. 2 from
tuberculosis and the rest from common dis
eases Of non-contagfous character. small
pox under an epidemic form ia IA eino with
great violence. the continent and hemor-
!haslc FORM predominating, the great ma
Jority OF the casea not having been vacci-
nated Yellow fever is also increasing :
reD0rfad 10
oouot II Will keep on augmenting as the
temperature rises. The heat is yery hielh
JUST now, about 95 degrees F. in the shade
summer sun alarrhoea prevails to a great ex-
.en.. especially among children. report
from Manzandllo states that Is persons
nave dled from smallpox during the last
TWO weeks Guantanamo, also, is fun Of
s Snai p. patents, and the mortality is
put 1t turned out to be case Of pernicious
1ever' which took that FORM
"A week later DR.. Camtnero reported for
the week: fO 'eo AoA
these, 80 were from smallpox. & from vel
low 1ever, from typhoid fever, 8 from re-
mlttent fever. from sper4tcious fever. -
from entel ocolitis and Sthesrest from com
S S,on diseases OF non-centsgtous character
omaipox Is now raging epidemically. the
totai number Of cases as far as known
reaching up to about 800. 1.-The authorities
ana citizens are doing all Id their power to
pre- lts ravages as far as possible. yell
low naF5 will be placedyo on the houses
Mnere smallpox patients eare located to
warn citizens away, and Commissions and
t con mute have beenkorganized to succor
ene poor with medicines aid food Yellow
dever Is also ON the increase this week. and
anectio4s Of the intestinah canal are very
common: Malaria, as USUAL is causing
many deaths. The captains and crews of
Inc Inc american ~ h schoonefs Montana and HAr-
ret q; have been vaccirated by me. "A
large Shipment of raw hides was prevented
on account OF noncompliance with the law.
ly disfnfected.