The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-06
FEVER REPORTS
 ARE MISLEADING Physicians Unwilling to Take
 Any Risk ANOTHER ARREST IS MADE No One Knew Fever Existed In House Until After Patient Was Dead. Interest In Presidents
 Visit.
ANOTHER ARREST IS MADE
OFFICIAL RECORD TO 6 p. M.

Naw Orleans October 5.--With the num- Der of fatalities daily from yellow fever reduced to almost an insignificant fig ure the public has reached the conciusioa that the number of new cases IS up9asti- fably large and that there Is being ln- cluded in the official list cases classed as yellow fever that are simply ordinary fever. The marine hospital service of- 6oials admit this as probably the case, but disclaim responsibility for the errors which occur in the official figures which they furnish. The blame is placed at the doors of certain physicians who find their excuse for reporting such cases in pre- tended fear of arrest if they should make a. mistake and fail to report an actual case The authorities say that there is no reason why such an extreme view should be taken of the measures formulated for the campaign against the disease. Patients Seen In Streets.
 In support of the claim that eases are erroneously placed in the list, instances are cited where patients whose names have been printed have reappeared on the steers two or three days after becoming i'll and other instances where patients said to have yellow fever have been dis charged from both the charity hospital and emergency hospital as having hac malaria or some mild character of fever. In explanation of this condition of affairs. representatives of the government say that all physicians have been asked to re- port promptly every case Of fever in which positive diagnosis cannot be made as a suspicious case. Such cases go on A suspicious list which is not issued to the public. Screening and other pre- cautions follow. If the case does not de- velop into yellow fever no harm has been done. If it does. it Is transferred ! to the yellow fever list Cases known to he positiye are required to be thus cei tifed by the physicians in charge.
 Physicians Are Responsible.
 .If" says the representative of the marine hospital service, physicians of the city are so afraid of prosecution that they will report a suspicious case as a posItive case they harm themselves and the city The marine hospital service does not interfere in the practice of any physician who reports his case. The ex- animation of his patients is made. We rely upon his honor totally. If he chooses
 
 tients by reporting suspicious cases as positive, we can do nothing to prevent him.
 The arrest of Dr. l.. Szabary, well known physician, for failure to report case, is the second instance where local physician has been proceeded against. The complainant was Dr. Eustis of the marine hospital service. There was no attempt as in the case of Dr. Berger to lodge Szabary in jail, affidavit being made early in the day so that he might give bond. Dr. Szabary had as patient Mary Levi, IA years of age. It was not known that she was a sufferer from yellow fever until her death. During her illness. no steps were taken to guard those around her, or of others from falling victims to infected mosquitoes. and the authorities consider that thereby an unnecessary danger spot at Claiborne and Vaudeville streets has been created.
 Another Case of ConceaIment.
 The marine hospital service and the po- lice scented today what they believe to be another case of concealment. Early today two policemen found in the street A bundle of clothing which upon examina- ton by Surgeon Blum of the marine hos nital service was found to be stained with black vomit. The bundle was discovered in Callatin street, and during the day large number of houses in the vicin- ity were invaded in the hope of turning up a concealed patient.
 An affidavit against Surgeon Rufus Blue of the marine hospital service was the sequel today of the fumigating raid sev- 
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