Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1905-08-16

DAY.
New cases, so. Total cases to date,
963.
New foci, IA. Total foci to date, POP.
Cases under treatment, 543.
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 Sunday seems
small in comparison with Saturdays
record, but it is really nineteen short,
as that number of cases were turned in
by an inspector just after the hour for
closing the report.
PROMINENT PEOPLE STRICKEN.
Among the cases is Louis Cucullu.
Jr., cashier of the Peoples Bank, who
resides far out on North Johnson
street. Another case is Maurice Ken
ny, eX-councilman and ex-member of
the Legislature. Two Of Kenny's
daughters were stricken Sunday. Only
hve OF the new foci are about Canal
street.
Surgeon White made a change in his
organization by which he hopes to ac-
complish results much quicker. The
Immigration and screening work was all
done by a central department under
Doctor Gessner, which s~eut.squads out
on notification of cases by physicians.
In the afternoon DR.. White assembled
all OF his subordinates in conference
and decided to place the screening and
fin mi orc tion Owl -.,lo. 4Io ro-,on. j.
trict headquarters. The present force
Will be divided up among the district
surgeons, and Dr.. Gessner will be given
charge of n of the districts.
CONCEALMENT MAIN TROUBLE.
Assostant Surgeon Corrupt has just
concluded a thorough investigation of
conditions in Algiers, that part of New
Orleans On the west bank Of the Mis-
slsslppl river. There has been two cases
IN Alg1ers since the outbreak OF fever
n DR.. White determined to ascertain
by a house to house canvass if there
a been any spread from them. DR..
Corrupt reported that he had found not
a single suspicious case, which indi-
Gates that the prompt steps taken to
screen and fumigate the original cases
nave been effective in preventing a
spread. DR.. White says that if he could
learn OF every case in the city and ap-
ply the proper methods Immediately he
is confident that he could stamp out the
disease here in a short time.
The great cause of the spread has
been the concealment of cases and the
change of residence of people who have
been infected. Dozens of cases are on
record which show conclusively that
the people have moved away from a
nous where infection had existed.
This DR.. White proposes to stop, and
While no drastic measures are being
taken, he is enforcing his authority.
FORCING DOCTORS TO REPORT.
The effectiveness of the district head
quarters, which are making close in
vestigations of the II districts, is re-
sponslble for a large number 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 eX-
pected. Physicians who have failed to
report cases that are discovered are
given an opportunity to correct their
omission, but a second offence will re-
suit in prosecution under the law. This
has ais brought out a 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 and the first
death. The victim is a young lady. She
died and this has naturally depressed
the spirits Of the people. They have had
80 cases there SO far. They have opened
an emergency hospital, which now has
seven patients.
At Bon Ami, in Calcasieu parish,
there is only n case Of yellow fever,
with no new cases and no suspicious
cases.
An Ugly Infection Center.
An exceedingly ugly center or infec-
ton was unearthed in st. Charles par
fsh by DR.. Corrupt, of the Marine Hos
pital service. Two days ago he I'M
earthed six cases on the Diamond
plantation and he found two more
cases on that place and eleven cases
on the reserve plantation, eleven miles
further north, and one case on the
Sarpy plantation. 1t is believed that
Over thirty Italians have left this
group in the last week, but there is
no trace Of them, nor will there be
unless infection should develop among
them at their places of refuge. Two of
the cases on the Reserve plantation
died while DR.. Corrupt was there. This
plantation belongs to the Godchaux
estate, and Dr.. Godchaux has taken
charge of the situation there and will
carry out the instructions of the Ma
rine Hospital Service.
80 Cases in One Village.
Five more cases have developed at
Patterson, in St Mary parish, making
80 cases in all there. While the infec-
ton was taken there by Italians from
the infected district in New Orleans
the disease has spread among the resi-
dents, and several ladies and children
are afflicted. Eight Of the patients are
convalescent.
Dr.. Horton, the State Board Of
Health inspector, reached Tallulah
but has not reported yet whether the
illness there is yellow fever.