The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06
ALL CHEERED BY
 FEVER OUTLOOK Only Two Deaths Yesterday iD
 New OrIaans ATLANTRS PATIENT IS DEAD
pr. White Makes Statement Praising All Doctors of the City for the Go operation They Are Civ
 ing in the Battle.
FEVER SITUATION AT 6 p. M.

FEVER SITUATION AT 6 p. M. New Cases... ....... 5S Total cases to date... ... ......2f1f Deaths.. .......... Total deaths. ... ........... 294 Cases under treatment. .......... 33o Cases discharged. .. ... ........1487
 New Orleans, September 5-The con- paratively light report of today con- pared with the large list of new cases Monday lends further color to the deduc- ton of yesterday that the arrest of one physician on a charge of falling to re- port three cases has had It's effect. How ever, some of the physicians regard this es Q reflection upon the whole profess sion, and after the advisory committee of the Orleans Parish Medical society had had conference with Dr. White during the afternoon the following was given out:
 Exonerates Orleans Society.
 "Inasmuch as there has been some pos sibillty that misconstruction may be placed by the public upon deductions drawn from the large report of Monday and to right now prevalent any unfair criticism of the honorable members of the honorable profession I want to say that the Orleans Parish Medical society, and also many other physicians, have unquestionably reported all cases, and any odium applied to few derelicts should not by any possibility be attached to these gentlemen who have been hon. orabe in all their acts.
 "J. H. WHITE,
 Surgeon F. H. and M. S."
 The first two cases on the list today were reported by the physician who was arrested Sunday night. Among the. new cases Is one of s1ilor from the bark Alaska. which arrived here from South ampton August 3o He was sent to the Emergency hospital He had ample time to contract the fever here. Both of the deaths occurred on the outskirts of the city
 Takes Charge In Outside Parishes.
 The Carrollton district headquarters will handle all cases in the Eighth and Ninth wards of Jefferson parish. which includes the nest of infection at Shrews- berry The Ninth ward headquarters will take charge of the cases in the vi- cinity of the slaughter house. which Is just below the United States barracks.
 Dr. Ames of the army has been active in the work in the immediate neighbor- hood of the barracks, and accompanied the state and parish inspectors on a tour of the infected districts of the parish. Dr. White went to Shrewsberry to look Into the situation and gave the Carroll- ton commander necessary instructions.
 The Country Cases.
 The worst news from the country dis tricts Is now coming from Lake Provi- dence and Tallulah In the northeastern part of the state. The state board phy- sician pr. Tichenor, arrived at Tallulah Tuesday morning and found twenty cases and several suspicious. and report ed that the infection was general all over town. Lake Providence also re- ports twenty new cases
 Other country reports are:
 Patterson-Eleven new cases, two deaths.
 Kenner-Two cases, one death.
 Hanson City-Eight cases.
 Jefferson parish--Estelle plantation, three cases; Woods plantation, three cases
 St. Charles parish-St. Rose. one case, two deaths Pecan Grove, one death.
 St. Bernard parish-Terre Aux Boeuf. two cases; Verret, one case: near slaugh- ter house, five cases.
 Passed Assistant Surgeon Corput and Health Officer Gustine of Kenner today purchased the equipment for the emer- gency hospital being fitted up in Ken ner. It will be in operation fin a few days.
 The state board has raised the quar- antine against Rayne, the required time having elapsed without re-infection.
 Surgeon White and the Orleans parish medical society have issued card to the public urging the necessity of empty ing all water vessels inside the house at least once day, for pitchers. water pots, etc., are likely breeding places of the stegomyia mosquito since the cIsterns are all screened.
 Physicians Resent imputatlon.
 The depression which Monday unex- pected leap in new cases caused gave way to feeling of intense satisfaction today when there was renewed evidence that yellow fever here Is almost com pletely under control.
 Some of the physicians are inclined to take Issue with the statement that Dr. Berge's arrest influenced them to a more thorough report of existing cases and ln- sist that the incident was without signi- fcance. but whatever the cause it Is the belief now. both among the federal au- thorities and the public at large. that henceforth perfect faith may be placed fin the accuracy of the daily figures There is therefore. confidence that to- day's low record both as to cases and deaths indicates that the disease is spending it's force and that the fight, begun under the most adverse condi- tons. Is to be more completely successful than that waged at Havana. The fact that the death rate has fallen SO low and that, as at the very beginning of the epidemic. the fatalities are chiefly to be found among the foreign races and arc due principally to lack of proper care and treatment has served to reduce to minimum whatever fear there existed among those who have remained here since the fever was first announced.
 City Covers Too Much Ground.
 Improved sanitation fin all the buls-u9 parts of the city will be the inevitable result of the passing misfortune. The fed eral authorities who have been here in the thick of the fight point out that there is wide room for 1t.
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