The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-13
COUNTRY CASES IMPROVING
Georgia Board Orders Railroads Not to Sell Tickets to Persons From Infected Points to Towns
 In Georgia.
FEVER SITUATION AT 6 p. M.

New Orleans, September 12.-The only name on the list of the new cases that Is of special note is that of H. s. Dough- lass. a United States civil engineer, sta- toned at the mouth of the river super vsing 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 of the city figures on the list of suspicious cases and may be reported as positive Wednesday. Of the deaths one occurred at the emergency hospital, one at the marine hospital and one far down town.
 In view of the ordinance recently adopted requiring all householders to have their clsterns screened with IS mesh wire by the first of October. and the dan ger attending the removal of the tenn porary screens of cheese cloth Dr. White and the medical society publish a card to the public asking them in placing the permanent screens. to put them over the cloth and under no circumstances to re- move the latter. If the cloth Is removed 1t Is believed that many mosquitoes would escape and thus nulify much of the work that has been done towards exterminat- ing them.
 Health Association Enlarged.
 The organization of the New Orleans Health association is being gradually per fected. It is being enlarged In scope and will be representative of every interest in the city. The association will be fin- ally organized Friday night Wednesday, night there will be a session of the school of sanitation for the special purpose of instructing the screening gangs In their work. One of the best screen makers in the city has been engaged to give the men points on expeditions and effective work in screening.
 The fact that thirty days has been set as the time limit for the elimination of focus of yellow fever, after the last funigation, causes many points on ..le, map to appear on the map as infected. when as matter of fact there has bc4l no infection 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 orig inal district of infection, comprised forty squares. and there have 223 foci in that district. Each focus reported several cases because these houses were inhabited as rule by several families Of these 223 houses, 104 have not developed a case of fever in the past thirty days. The same proportion holds good outside of the dis trict
 Student In Bad Condition.
 J. F. Dunn, senior medical student, who was sent as an assistant to Dr. Ehlert, the state board physician at Amelia and Bayou Boeuf. arrived there on September 8. 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 restrictions the railroad refused to stop the regular train there to bring him to the city for treat ment. His father chartered fl special train which returned to the city at 10:3O o'clock tonight with the young man. He was sent to Touro infirmary for treat ment
 Country Cases.
 News from the country was meagre to- day. The state board has sent ample re- lief to Tallulah three physicians and d marine hospital surgeon, and eight nurses being on the scene.
 Patterson, five cases.
 Kenner, two cases. one death.
 Hanson City, two cases.
 St. Rose, six cases.
 Patterson Plantation, one case
 Lafayette, one case.
 Mississippi:
 Mississippi City. six cases.
 Gulfport. once case.
 Vicksburg. once case, one death.
 Hamburg (new focus in Franklin coun- ty). three cases.
 Natchez, one case.
 report of case in Bay St. Louis Is denied by the health authorities there.
 The local yellow fever situation pre- vents the usual favorable aspect. In