The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-08-24
Ten New Cases at Patterson and Five
at Hanson City, Near Kenner-
Four new Gases at Mississippi
City.
New Orleans. Following is the

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New Orleans. following is the
official report up to 6 pm. Sunday:
New cases ........... .......4o
Total cases to date ........ 1850
Deaths ......... ............4
Total deaths to date e-........l .l9o
New foci ........ ..1l
New foci to date ......... .306
Cases under treatment ..... ISL
No better evidence of the fact that
the visitation of the mosquito fever
is now being controlled here, and that
there is chance for its eradication,
can be found than the daily reports
of cases and deaths.
For several days now the number
of new cases has shown a decline,
while the number Of deaths have been
remarkably low, considering the
number of cases reported a week ago.
The death list indicates that practical
ly every case that develops is now
being reported and that means that
the modern method of treatment to
prevent spread is being applied. When
that condition is assured the end Of
the visitation is in sight and it looks
as if that condition is approaching.
New Orleans, La, Aug. 20.-This
morning a comparison of figures was
entered into to show the effectiveness
of the present fight against the yellow
fever. The figures were comparisons
between 1905 and 1878, because In
each year the fever starts about the
same time, and each year the type of
the disease was of the worst and most
virulent type that ever came to this
city.
On August 10th, 1873, there had
died from yellow fever in New Orleans
126 persons, on August 10th, 1908,
the deaths were 129. Up to that date
the fever of this year had proved more
severe than in 1878. The following
table shows its course before and since
in the number of deaths:
July 1905, 81; 1873, 80. August l,
1905, 6; 1873, 7. August 2, 1905, IL;
1873, 7. August 3, 1905, 5; 1878, Z.
August 4, 1905, 5; 1878, II. August
5, 1905, 8; 1873, IL. August 6, 1905,
s; 1878, 5. August 7, 1905, s; 1878,
7. August 8, 1905, 4; 1878, IL. Au-
gust 8, 1905, 7; 1878, u. August 10,
1905, 5; 1878, s. August II, 1905,9;
1873, IA. August II, 1905, 9; 1878,
u. August 13, 1905, u; 1873, 81.
August IA, 1905, II; 1878, 20. August
Is, 1905, 6; 1878, II. August 16,
1905, 4; 1873, 20. August II, 1905,
4; 1873, 27. August IS, 1905, 8; 1878,
At. August 10, 1905, 4; 1878, Al.
No comparison is made of new cases
for the reason that the figures would
be misleading. In 1878 during the ear
lier weeks, only the severe cases were
reported, and at no time were the
mild ones given in. Today, under the
frequent requests of DR.. White every
case must be reported, however mild
Ii Will D6 ScSu tleto thO PtoSoh1 A0'oh
did not drop behind that Of 1878 un-
til August IL. It was at that time
twenty-seven years ago that the dis
ease began to get rabid here. The
deaths sprang up to AT on August IS
and Al on August 10. The city has es-
capped anything like that this year for
August 10th showed only 4, against
Al deaths in 1878. Instead of increas-
ing with rapid progression, it has
actually decreased. The first five days
of August reported 35 deaths, the last
five &c, the previous five AZ.
New Orleans, La, Aug. Poverty
this was Sulphur Day in New Orleans
as the fumes pervaded our city from
northern limits into the gulf and from
the east to the fartherest nook west.
Nothing was over looked, every thing
was fumigated, the sky-scrapers, the
hostelries, boarding house, novels and
private homes all the doors were clos
ed, door were fastened, the pictures
covered, while sitting odors and yel-
low smoke pervaded the atmosphere.
From the barracks to Carrollton, it
is estimated that thirty-fve tons Of
sulphur was burned. That forty-five
of the siyty-eight thousand premises
in the city were cleansed of mosqui-
toes. The remaining twenty odd thou
sand premises belonged for the most
part to persons who have left for the
summer or other reasons, and whose
homes are shut up. In some wards,
such places were broken into today,
and fumigated by the neig'hbors.