The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-13
SITUATION IS
 NOT CHANGED Nothing New Develops in
 New Orleans. THE HEALTH ASSOCIATION Local Organization Being
 Perfected. School of Sanitation Will Hold Spec ial Meeting to Instruct Screening
 Gangs How Work Should be Dene.
THE HEALTH ASSOCIATION

New Orleans. La, Sept. 12.-Ofcial record to p. m, Tuesday:
 New cases. 43; total to date, 2.37o: deaths today. 8; total to date. 319; new foci. 12: cases under treatment, 314; dis charged. 1.737.
 cases that is of especial note is that of Fl. s. Douglass, United States civil engineer. who is stationed at the mouth of the river supervising certain work in progress there. He was stricken in house in the city and taken to the emergency hospital. The name of one of the best known men in the city fig ures on the list of suspicious cases and may be reported as positive Wednesday, Of the deaths, one occurred at the emer- gency hospital. one at the marine hos pital and one far down town.
 In view of the ordinance recently adopted requiring all house holders to have their cisterns screened with eigh- teen mesh wire by the first of October, and the danger attending the removal of the temporary screens of cheese cloth, Dr. White and the medical socie- ty publish card to the public, asking them in placing the permanent screens to put them over the cloth and under no circumstances to remove the latter. If the cloth is removed 1t Is believed that many mosquitoes would escape and thus nullify much of the work that has been done towards exterminating them
 The organization of the New Orleans Health Association Is being gradually perfected. It is being enlarged in scope. and will be representative of every in- terest in the city The association will be finally organized Friday night
 Wednesday night there will be ses- sion of the school of sanitation, for the special purpose of tnstructing the screening gangs in their work. One of the best screenmakers in the city has been engaged to give the men points on expeditions and effective work in screening.
 Some Coed work.
 The fact that thirty days has been set as the time limit for the elimination of focus of yellow fever. after the last fumigation. causes many points on the map to appear as infected when as A matter of fact there has been no in-. lection there for weeks. For that reason, a statement of the number of foci now appearing on the records would be misleading. However. there are some figures on this subject which Indicate that splendid work has been done in wiping out points of infection. The original district of infection com prised forty squares and there have been 223 foci in that district. Each focus represented several cases. be- cause these houses were inhabited as 
 houses 104 have not developed a case of fever in the past thirty days. The same proportion holds good outside of the district. ... .:n*:. -. s-....
 F. Dunn, a senior medical student who was sent as an assistant to pr. Ehlert. the State Board physician at Amelia and Bayou Boueuf, arriving there on September 3, developed yellow fever the day of his arrival and has been in a critical condition ever since. Tuesday morning 1t was discovered that he had an attack of appendicitis and owing to the parochial quarantine res trictions the railroad refused to stop the regular train there to bring him to the city for treatment. His father chartered a special train which return ed to the city at 10:30 o'clock tonight with the young man. He was sent to Touro Inirmary for treatment. --.
 News from the country was meagre today. The State Board has sent ample relief to Tallulah three physi- clans, a marine hospital surgeon and eight nurses being on the scene.
 Patterson has cases; Kenner, 2 cases. 1 death; Hanson City, ? cases; St. Rose, 6 cases: Patterson plantation, case; Lafayette, 1 case; Mississippi: Mississippi City, 6 cases: Gulfport. 1 case; Vicksburg 1 case, death; Ham burg (new focus in Franklin County) 8 cases; Eatchez. 1 case. A report of case in Bay St. Louis is denied by the health authorities there.
 Must Work Together.
 Though the death list did not re- main clear today. the local yellow fever situation presents the usual favorable aspect with the authorities more concerned over conditions in the country than those here. In spite of the fact that through some relaxation of precautions on the part of the public the progress in stamping out the disease In the city has been temporari- ly checked. it is the opinion of the leaders that to all intents and pur- poses the fight has been won and the only question remaining is whether or not the people will all pull together to the end of driving out the enemy be- fore frost appears or whether laggards here and there will make it possible for sporadic cases tc appear right up to December
 Dr. White and his assistants have fer some time felt that the campaign was a success. but they have been reluctant to acknowledge it for the very reason that it would have the effect of making many householders careless. not only in the matter of warning on the mos quito but of calling doctors and report ing mild attacks of illness. Dr. War ner sounded note of warning against overconfldence today and it has been decided to preach from that note upon all the platforms in the city.
 Conditions in the country. while un- doubtedly showing signs of improve nent in some sections. are not altogeth- CT encouraging. due to various reasons. chiefly the want of sufficient physicians and nurses. the refusal of communities to join heartily in the application of the mosquito theory. the difficulty Of enforcing laws against offenders and the panicky conditions that still pre- wall at infected points. The State Board is still sending out physicians and nurses. the State Is offering fnan- clal help wherever 1t is shown to be necessary, hospitals are being establish ed and equipped and everything is be- ing done that is possible to arouse the pluck of the people but headway is not being made in cutting out the disease at the rate that Is desired. Here, there is hope that no sfort will be snared to curb the country infection for