The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-14
Only Fifty New Cases
 Reported. TO RESTRICT ITALIANS
Increase in Mortality Caused
 by Full Reports.
Recent Reorganization of the Fever Fighting Forces, pr. White Be- Iieves, Will Speedily stamp
 out Dread Disease.

New Orleans, La, Aug. 13.-Following is the official record up to p. m:
 New cases, 50; total cases to date, 963: deaths, 12: total deaths to date, 154; new foci, 14: total foci to date, 202; cases under treatment, 343.
 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 the next few days. The number of new cases today seems small in comparison with yesterdays s record, but 1t Is really nineteen short, as that number of cases were turned In by an inspector just after the hour for closing the report. These will figure In tomorrows report.
 Among the cases today Is Louis Cu- cullu, Jr cashier of the Peoples Bank, who resides far out on North Johnson Street. Another case is Maurice Kenny, ex-Councilman and ex-member of the Legislature. Two of Kenney's daugh- ters were stricken yesterday. Only five of the new foci are shown above Canal Street.
 Surgeon White today made a change in his organization, by which he hopes to accomplish results much quicker. The Immigration and screening work was all done by a central department under Dr. Gessner, which sent squads out on notification of cases by physicians. This afternoon Dr. White assembled all Of his subordinates in conference and de- cided to place the screening and fumf- gation work under the several district headquarters.The present force will be divided up among the district surgeons. and Dr. Gessner was given charge of one of the districts. Assistant Surgeon Corput has just concluded very thor ough investigation of conditions in All giers, that part of New Orleans on the west bank of the Mississippi River There had been two cases in Algiers since the outbreak of the fever, and pr / White determined to ascertain by a house to house canvass if there had been any spread from them. pr. Cor put reported today that he had found not a singie suspicious case which indi- cates that the prompt steps taken to screen and fumigate the original cases have been effective in preventing a spread. ~-
 VIII Stop Migration. =..- Dr. White says that If he could learn of every case in the city and apply the proper methods immediately, he Is con fident that he could stamp out the dis ease here in a short time. The great cause for the spread has been the con cealment of cases and the change oi residence of people who have been in- fected. Dozens of cases are on record
 
 ple had moved away from a house where infection had existed. This Dr. White proposes 10 stop and while no drastic measureS are being taken, he is enforcing his authority.
 The effectiveN of the district headquarters which are making close inyestigations of the seventeen dis tricts Is responsible for a large num- ber of the new cases which have been reported during the last few days. and as the efficiency of that force increases an increase in the number of cases daily can be expected. .... Physicians who have failed to re- port cases that are discovered are glV- en an opportunity to correct their omission, but a second offense will re- suit In prosecution under the law. Tpis has also brought out large number Of cases that were under cover.
 Patterson which is the largest cen ter of infection outside of the city re- ports three new cases today and the trst death. The victim Is a young lady. She died this morning, and this has naturally depressed the spirits of the people. They have had thirty nine cases there so far. They have opened an emergency hospital, which now has seven patients. At Bon Ami in Cal casieu Parish, there is now only one case of yellow fever, with no new cases and no suspicious cases At the deten- tion camp near Tallulah in Madison Parish. there are two cases. one Of which is in a serious condition, -. State Health Officers Sanders of Ala bama and Quarantine Officer Mohr oi Mobile, are making an inspection oi Mississippi coast towns for the purpose of determining whether 1t would be wise to defer the Alabama embargo against the Mississippi coast. They reached Gulfport tonight without hav- ing struck any suspicious illness al any point visited up to then. Assist ant Surgeon H. G. Egbert reported tc pr. White today and Assistant Sur geons Mullans and Green are expected tomorrow. Dr. White has been ad- vised that Past Assistant Surgeon vor Borzen who Is now al Colon. has been ordered here.
 Surgeon Berry Mending. ..., Assistant Surgeon Berry has passed the crisis in his attack of fever and l: now on the mend. While the Italians are gradually becoming pacihed and amenable to reason. they are still in clined to run away and conceal Hines: which develops in their families. They are not admitted to most of the locali- ties in Louisiana no matter how many health certificates they have Some oi the Parish Boards of Health have for mally excluded them. The following Dotice received at the State Board oi Health office Is a sample: Convent. La. St James Parish,-By resolution of oul board. we have concluded to exclude all Italians and Assyrians from entry to St. James Parish with or without health certificates or detention camI certificates and baggage properly flu
 d and stamped.
 In the city, as soon as an ltal'
 mily appears in a neighborhood
 .ople notify the police who ir
 otify the marine hospital service
 I inspector is immediately sent tc
 inquiries and arrange to have
 watched.
 le the mortality rate during early
 of the visitation indicated tha'
 5pe of yellow fever was particu
 malignant 1t is now apparent tha
 not much worse than the fever 1T
 The death rate according to tho
 I record. which shows 963 case'
 54 deaths. is just le per cent. Dur
 he last two weeks in July thu
 rate appeared to be 25 of 30 peI
 The falling of Is due to two
 .s One is that nearly all the casel