The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-21


 of local committed Dr. c. L. Horton, the state board physician who has been in charge of the situation there, has re- turned to the city, but Dr. Rudolph, who has been conducting the hospital, will remain, will also the nurses.
 Other country reports were:
 Kenner, eleven cases one death.
 Patterson, ten cases.
 St. Rose, one case.
 Baton Rouge, one case.
 Bayou Natchez, two deaths; Natchito- chez, one death.
 Talluah, twelve cases.
 Waggaman, two cases.
 Pointe Celeste three cases.
 Two suspicious cases developed in Cov- ington which had come from La Place, an infected locality, and they were sent to New Orleans.
 End May Come Suddenly.
 Dr. White said today that fiuctuation in the number of cases caused no concern. It Is only an incident of the campaign.
 When the end of the fever comes 1t Is likely to come quite suddenly he said. We are ferreting out the sources of n- lection and whenever one of these is dis covered and Is stamped out, the disease collapses in that district Ultimately we shall have all the sources under control and very soon you will find that the num- Der of cases has shrunk to almost noth- ing"
 That the fever is not now spread as widely as the number of cases might in- dicate is shown by a reference to the daily lists Two, three and more cases are found in single house. At 3419 Canal, for instance, five cases have been reported fin two days. and the house Is only a prl- vate residence. The authorities, while they are not under the necessity of working at the same high pressure in the matter of sanitation as at the beginning. are re- doubling their energies in the effort to secure the report of every case of fever, however trifing it may be, and that must be taken into account whenever there is jump in the number of new cases, the fact that the death list Is daily far be- low what 1t was a month ago, showing that there has been actually a decline in the disease.
 No Fever In Mobile.
 Dr. Joseph Goldberger. who has visited several points In the south during the existence of the fever, reached here to- day from Mobile, and visited pr. White. He confirmed the telegraphic reports of the entire absence of suspicious fever in Mobile. Dr. Goldberger was ordered here to assist Dr. Rosenau in the bacteriolog- ical tests that are being made at the emer- gency hospital, and everything is at hand to assist the bacteriologists in their ex- periments pr. Goldberger is an authority on bacteria and accompanied Dr. Wy man on his trip to Mexico in connection with yellow fever quarantine last year. State Senator John McIlhenny. who was a lieutenant in the Rough Riders. and who Is personal friend of the President passed through the city today on his way north. He has been invited to accom- pany the President on his trip to the south. Mir. McIlhenny will personally bear testimony to the President of the high sense of appreciation here for the sympa- thetic words which the President has given the people of New Orleans.
 Arrangements have been made with the marine hospital service to disinfect the steamer San Juan of the New York and Porto Rico line tomorrow and the ~~---~~--~-~--~---------
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