The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-09-12
NO DEATHS MONDAY.
New Cases It Nsvs Orleans On That
Date Were Thirty Eight

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yellow fever report up to 9 O'Clock Mon-
dag evening. New cases. SIS; total,
1897 deaths. none: total sis: new foci,
Is; cases under treatment. 800; dis
charged I'LL.
The fact that the general mass OF
people are not working with the same
zeal that marked the earlier stages of
the fight Is given by the authorities as
sse OF the reasons why yellow fever
aere Is not declining as steadily as 1t
was a couple of weeks ago. The death
rate continues to be exceedingly small
because the fever liz now only occasion
oily found among the Italians but:
there are more new CAGES reported dali
~ than h marine hospital authorities
expected would be the case at this time.
over il responsible for the
check In the excellent progress hereto
Tore made. People in some walks OF
life drew from the fact that September
marked an Improvement rather thar an
Increase in the severity of the disease,
the conclusion that the tight was won.
50 IN AtF1 ~ htFb VI
the high pressure OF the past and the
result has been. to a certain extent,
disappointing to the authorities
Screens have beer permitted 10 become
damaged without being promptly re-
paired. water containers have beer al
lowed to fill without being emptied.
there has been a reduction IN oiling,
and with the steady rains that have
prevailed there has been a natural in
crease In the stegoymia The eonse-
quence has been much sickness that
could have been guarded against II
ordinary precautions had been taken
Appeals are made to the people 10
arous themselves from a position OF
false security. with the assurance that
II every man and his neighbor resume
their former energy. there will be nc
doubt of the entire eradication Of the
fever before frost, The lo~ death rate
Is attributed To the fact that the fever
no longer prevails generally among tins
Italians and other ignorant foreigner
classes. II has spread TO the more in.
telligent classes who cah physicians
promptly and follow instructions i'm.
pltcitiy. That Is one OF the signs that
convince The physicians thai the dis
ease is practically under control.
The situation at Tailulah and Lake
Providence il now causing the state
board OF health more concern thar any
where else In the state. The fart that
DIR. Tieheuer has asked 10 be With
drawn from the former place has
brought TO light the demor8tized con-
dition OF affairs there. The town Is Of
less than 1000 population. but the fewer
is generally distributed over ". Il. viru.
lent ia type and there Is not sufficient
scientific help to handle all aho are ~
Learning Of the conditions There I1r
Chassaignac. president of the POLY.
clinic and an eminent physician At New
Orleans, went to President Sotehor
and volunteered to 80 10 Talluiah ana
take charge, sscriflcIng . iargr practice,
TO do So. Or. won Ezdorf has also beer
directed to proceed 10 Tallul4h. while
the state board sent three additional
nurses TO that point
Or. Corrupt reports that the Reunes
hospital ia nov filling up With p~affeutr
and II Is felt that the situation on the
plantations Tor "a distance 81 ten miles
above New orleans viii HteAdfiy I'm
prove.
The health officer Of Plaqumine r..
ports Il new case at ST. Valentine plan
tation. six miles above woodltwn
where a nest was discovered last week
other country reports we're Edsar3
ST Johns parish, three uew cases. neN
focl
kenuer I'VE cases. aue death
Hanson ,tty, two tasps. ore death.