The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-17
RECORD SHOWS NO VARIATION Sixty-six New Cases Are
 Reported. WERE ONLY FOUR DEATHS Surgeon White Thinks We'll of Organization. No Material Change Looked for in Near Future But Is Believed Dis-
 ease Will Make No
 Headway.
WERE ONLY FOUR DEATHS

New Orleans, Aug. 16.-Following is the official record to 6 D. m.:
 New cases, 66; total cases to date. t,146; deaths, 4; total deaths to date, 176; new foci, 19: total foci to date, 34s; cases under treatment, A..
 With little variation in the daily record. 1t naturally follows that there is no material change in tho situation and none Is looked for in the imme- diate future. There Is considerable satisfaction to be drawn from the small number of deaths, because 1t shows two things-one Is, that the type of the disease is not as malignant as at first supposed, and the other, that the authorities are finding about every case in the city.
 The generally accepted death rate Is about Il per cent. It is about week ago that the daily record took such a jump. one day 105 cases being report ed. Since ther. the daily record has lowered around sixty. While eight days are usually allowed for a patient to recover or die most of the deaths occur in the fifth and sixth day, so the fact that the deaths yesterday and to- day were small. indicates that all the cases are on the record now and sub tected to treatment according to the modern idea. Dr. White said the oth- CT day that if he could be assured of having every case in the city under observation and proper treatment he could stamp out tho disease in short time, so evidently the desired condi- ton Is approaching if 1t has not al ready been attained. There were no prominent people among the new cases, but the majority O. them are among the people of comfortable circum- stances Only six O. the new foci are above Canal Street. e
 La Place Infected.
 Passed Assistant Surgeon Corput found another nest of infection outside of the other nest of infection outside of the city today. He went to St. John Par fish, fifty miles above the city on the Mississippi River, and unearthed thir- ty-three cases, twenty-one of which are in an entirely new focus in and around the town of La Place. He found eight more cases on Diamond plantation in St. Charles parish and four more on Terre Haute plantation. The cases at La Place are principally among the better class of people and 1t seems to be of mild type. He re- ports that all the houses of the poor CT class of people in that section are full of stegomyia and unless steps are taken immediately to eradicate them the spread will get beyond control. The State Board of Health has placed Dr. Corput in control of this work and he will return there in the morning.
 
 sician and nurses to the scene.
 Patterson reports six new cases and no deaths. Pointe Celeste in Plaque mine parish reports two new cases and probably three among as many chill dren, all in the same group. case was discovered in Rayne, in the par ish of Acadia on the Southern Pa cific Railway. Surgeon Guiteras vis- tied La Fayette today and confirmed the diagnosis of the case there. No others have developed. Assistant Surgeon Goldberger has confirmed the suspicious case which developed in Alexandria yesterday. The patient is nearly well. ..-.- .:.@. ..:-
 special from Gulfport tells of the discovery of yellow fever at Mississippi City on the gulf coast and states that the disease has been there since July 20. It originated in the Harvey board ing house there among the family of Major Gee There have been eleven cases all told and four persons are now under treatment. :-:.
 The campaign against yellow fever has now resolved itself into dry rou- tine and today brought little in the way of new developments.
 Here as elsewhere the lists of new cases and deaths are scanned eagerly by the general public, but the author ities do not consider the daily report of the former an unfailing barometer of the situation at this time when sec ondary infection and other causes are likely to contribute to a wide diverg- ence of the number from day to day.
 The fact that the deaths have not risen is. however, considered an i'm portant sign, and, this. with the disap- pearance of foci, and the gradual per lection of the system under which the Federal authorities are battling to pre- vent a rapid multiplication of infected sauares was considered by Dr. White today to be sufficient to warrant him fin saving that the situation was bright and the outlook hopeful.
 Tn 1878 at this time deaths were oc- curing at the rate of from twenty to forty a day. with a very much smaller population, but so thorough Is the con trol now and SO prompt and excellent the treatment of patients that in the absence of abnormal climatic conditions no serious increase in the number of deaths Is looked for In the immediate future Fatal cases this year run from four to six days and a considerable ap- preciation in the death list was to be expected yesterday and today and per haps tomorrow from the high figures of lO5 cases on Saturday, as also from the high figures of days Immediately preceding and the fact that such mark ed increase has not resulted is taken to indicate that many of the cases re- norted have been malaria or light at Jacks of yellow fever. or that in serious cases they are responding to treat ment,
 White suH Organizing.
 pr. White continued today his tact full work of removing all obstacles to the smooth operation of the campaign. He is reluctant to invoke the law against recalcitrant citizens or physi- clans until all other measures have beeu exhausted An instance Of this attitude is the case of man in the ninth ward who resisted attempts 10 dislnfect and screen his house. Dr. White said he would not force an affi- davIt until the man had a chance to re- consider his position. Dr. White said he came here to obtain results and while he had full authority to use the law he preferred to avoid all antagon- isms if possible.
 Prof A. L. Metz. of Tulane Univer- sItv, was today put in full charge Of the organization of the inspection ser vice. under his direction squads will inspect all houses to see that cisterns have been screened and sanitary con ditions enforced When the squads