The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-22
A REPORT ON YELLOW FEVER.
Issue by the Marine Hospital Bureau at
Washington.

TIE official bulletin OF the marine
hospital bureau will contain in lis
forthcoming issue synopsis of the
yellow fever situation, with a summa.
~ OF the cases and deaths up to the
14th instant. The list of cases and
deaths il lower than that reported in
press dispatches from infected points,
but they are all that are officially es
tablished. The summary by states is
as follows: Mobile, case, New Or
leans, II: Barkley, Miss, 3 cases,
deaths; Edwards, Miss, IL cases
Ocean Springs, Miss. S cases, 2
deaths; Pascagonla, Miss, 2 cases
Perkinston, case.
The synopsis covers the outbreak
from its inception, with all the bu.
reau orders. reports from surgeons
and boards of health. etc, concerning
the status of the fever at various
points.
"a brief synopsis of the occurrence
of yellow fever in the South is given
as follows:
B giuning with the report of Pass
ed Assistant Surgeon Wasdin of Sep
tember 8, stating that the situation at
Ocean Springs needed investigation,
and his detail to proceed to that place
and make an investigation in connec
ton with members of the Mobile board
of health, and his subsequent report
of September 6. stating that an all
topsy made by himself confirmed the
diagnosis of yellow fever, the repre-
sentatiyes OF the state boards concur
ring, precautions were Immediately
taken by the bureau, directing passed
Assistant Surgeon Wasdin to arrange
for "a Gordon, employ necessary help
and turn matters over 10 Surgeon
Murray on his arrival and to notify
the railroad agents that until a Gordon
should be established, to sell tickets
only to points north OF Nashville or
points in mountainous districts, and to
keep record of all persons leaving
with points of their destination. noti
flying the local authorities "
after detailing the assignment OF sur
geons to various points, the synopsis
proceeds:
''The total number of cases at Ocean
Springs September 8 was Q in sick
list of 40 persons, and one case result
ing in death was reported from New
Orleans, whose illness, it is stated
commenced at Ocean Springs. Train
inspection at the Alabama line was
established on the 9Th. On the same
day yellow fever was reported at
Scranton, Miss, and several suspici
GUS cases in one locality in New Or.
leans were examined by experts of
the louisiana state board of health
train INSPECTION on the L7uisiapa hav-
ing been inaugurated several days
previously by the Louisiana board.
On the 10th six new cases of sickness
were reported by three physicians at
Ocean Springs. The suspicious case
at Scranton was examined by DR..
Guiteras and reported to be yellow fe.
yer. On the 10th Surgeon Carter re-
ported a case at Perkinston, Miss,
contracted at Ocean Springs
The report then refers to the IL
suspicious cases reported on st. Claude
street, New Orleans. No positive
diagnosis of yellow fever was made.
Nine OF the cases recovered; the re-
naming three are doing well.
The situation at Mobile, Biloxi and
Edwards is referred to, and the many
official dispatches showing the various
cases are reproduced. These have al.
ready been published.