The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-08-16

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four hours. and the belief is gaining
ground that los cases, reported IN
Ss turday, will prove to be the top fig
Ure of the present visitation of fever.
AS already pointed out in the Associat-
ed Press dispatches, all cases of fe-
yer which bore any resemblance to
yellow fever we're included in last
weeks daily lists with the result that
many of the yellow fever cases were
subsequently diagnosed as malaria.
Hereafter more care is to be taken in
investigating reports of sickness and
with the doctors cooperating it is ex-
pected that all the yellow fever cases
found will be promptly turned up
without the necessity of including in
the reports of fever of other kinds.
In order TO meet the objection OF
doctors that inspectors have been fol-
lowing in their tracks and invading
houses from which they have already
reported fever, DR.. White has put into
effect a rule which will make such
conflicts impossible in the future.
Wherever a case has been reported
the householder is to be provided with
9 card Of the doctor giving the tenn
perature and condition of the patient,
which will protect such house from
| further intrusion.
Weather Was Cooler.
The weather was a trifle cooler to-
| day, but there is no indication OF a
| decided fall in the temperature. Sud
] den changes in the temperature are
| injurious to yellow fever patients,
alterations from high 70 low tempera-
lures generally having a marked ef'
| feet on the death rate. With con-
siderable number of cases now I'M
| der treatment more deaths than have
| been occurring will not be surpris-
| ing, but in the meantime the situation
will continue ID be favorable as long
as the deaths sre confined to one sec
! ton of the city, especially to foreign
ers who have taken none of the Ordi-
nary sanitary and hygienic precau-
tions
At Lofourche crossing, four miles
from ThibodauX, the patient reported
| there with his nurse and family and
all who visited him during his illness
have been placed on a screened and
Il
| chored in the bayou. With these pre-.
cautions il is considered probable that
the focus there will ultimately disap-
pear.
| Levy Expense Tax.
Some of the country parishes which
/ Rave put on light guarantees are now
struggling against the heavy expense
! involved. In Lafayette, a special tax
Ct 2k mills has Just been levied to
meet the expense. In Ouachita shot
( gun quarantine has been abandoned.
I In Iberville parish the health authori.
| ties tried the experiment of the open
door. but as people from Bayou Goula,
an infected point, have been invading
ron infected localities citizens de-
mand a more rigorous quarantine and
] the health board resigned.
I Dr.. Leach, of Minnesota, has not
vet been able to make any expert
ment here. He told Mayor Behr
man that he had volunteers who were
! willing to be infected, but the Local
medical profession is disinclined to
j consent to deliberate infections al
I this time.
Surgeon Berry was reported today
TO be improving. He was well enough
To receive visitors, and barring acct
II dents. his recovery is now considered
i 10 be assured. The only other doctor
/ Who has been infected is DR.. John I
Il Crebbin a young local physician. Dr
| Crebbin has been quite seriously Ill
/ though his condition today was re
i ported to be improved.