The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-08-17
PROGRESS OF fever
Fifty Cases, Twelve Deaths
in New Orleans Sunday.
MANY CASES CONCEALED
Surgeon General White Says if All
Cases Could be Promptly Located
Disease Would Soon Be
Stamped Out.

A New Orleans special says: The
heavy increase IN the number OF cases,
which began four or five days ago, is
beginning to manifest itself in the
death list, which can be expected to
grow steadily for tie next few days.
The number of new cases seems small
in comparison with Saturdays record,
but is really nineteen short, as their
number of cases were turned in by al
inspector just after the hour for clos
ing the report.
Among tke cases developed Sunday
is Louis Cucullu, Jr., cashier of the
Peoples bank, who resides far out
ON North Johnson street. Another case
| Is Maurice Kenny, ex-counc:iman and
ex-member of the legislature. Two
Of Kenny's daughters were stricken
Saturday. Only five of the new focl
are above Canal street.
Surgeon White has made a change
in his organization by which he hopes
| to accomplish results much quicker.
The fumigation and screening work
was all done by central departme ent,
under Or. Gessner. which sent squads
out On notification of cases by phys.
clans. Sunday afternoon DR.. White as.
sembled all of his subordinates IL
conference. and decided to place the
screening and fumigation work under
| the several district headquarters
among the district surgeons, and DR..
Gessner will be given charge of one
,, of the districts.
DR.. While says that if he could
learn of every case in the city ard
apply the proper methods Immediately.
he is confident that he could stamp
out the disease in a short time.
The great cause for the spread has
been the concealment of cases, and
| the change Of residence Of people
who have cen infected.
Following is the record for Sunday:
! New cases, so; total cases to- date,
s63; deaths, Sunday, u; total deaths
tc date, 154; cases under treatmen-.
| 343.
. Hiqh Water Mark Reached.
Following is the official report for
Saturday: New cases, 105; total cases
/ to date, 913; deaths. Saturday, 8; to-
tai deaths to date, 142; cases under
treatment, S4S.
, r The figures above speak for them.
selves. It was record day all around.
The only feature Of the report that
could be taken as encouraging was
that very few Of the cases are above
Canal street. DR.. Perkins, chief OF the
corps Of medical inspectors, reported
torty-three new cases. These cases are
among 9 large batch which had been
reported as suspicious and which he
Investigated Friday. Only nine OF the
new foci are above Canal street.
. Physicians who have failed to re-
port cases that are discovered are Civ.
en- an opportunity to correct their
omission. but second otfense Will re-
suit in prosecution under the law
This has also brought out a large
number Of cases that were under
cover.
Surgeon White has received instruc-
tons from Surgeon General Wyman
not to allow any bananas to be Ship
ped out Of New Orleans to any point.
Il was believed for time that this
restriction applied only to localities
In the south, but positive information
was had Saturday that it means an
absolute sitting Of the New Orleans
fruit trade. The ground for this order
is that mosquitoes may get into the oa'
mana cars which cannot be fumigated.
There were several conferences on
this subject between DR.. White, Dr.
souchon and agents Of fruit vessels
but they did not result In any modi'
f3cation Of the order.