Public Health Reports Vol 88 July 12, 1918

PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTS VOL 88 JULY 12, 1918. No. 2

ORDER PLACING PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIVITIES UNDER ONE CONTROL EXECUTIVm ORDER. Whereas in order to avoid confusion in policies, duplication of effort, and to bring about more effective results, unity of control in -the administration of the public health activities of the Federal Gov- ernment is obviously essential, and has been so recognized by acts of Congress creating in the Treasury Department a Public Health Service, and specially authorizing such service " to study- the diseases of man and the conditions influencing the propagation and spread thereof" and "to cooperate with and aid State and municipal boards of health": Now, therefore, I, Woodrow VWilson, President of the United States, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Chief Executive, and by the act "authorizing the President to coordinate or consoli- date executive bureaus, agencies, and offices, and for other purposes, in the interest of economy and the more efficient concentration of the Government," approved May 20, 1918, do hereby order that all sanitary or public health activities carried on by any executive bureau, agency, or office, especially created for or concerned in the prosecution of the existing war, shall be exercised under the supervision and control of the Secretary of the Treasury. This order shall not be construed as affecting the jurisdiction exercised under authority of existing law by the Surgeon General of the Army, the Surgeon General of the Navy, and the Provost Marshal General in the performance of health functions which are military in character as distinguished from civil public health duties, or as pro- hibiting investigations by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of voca- tional diseases, shop sanitation, and hygiene. WOODROW WILSON. The WHITE HOUSE,eJuly 1, 1918.

ANTHRAX FROM SHAVING BRUSHES. The Public Health Service has been informed by the Surgeon General of the Army of the occurrence of several cases of anthrax, apparently due to infected shaving brushes. In this connection it 72w-is--i (1151) July 12, 1918 1152 seems desirable that the English experience, as reported by the Local Government Board 1, 3,4 be reviewed. Amng civilians in England, 19 cases are included from June, 1915, to October, 1916, 14 of which were proved -to have originated froma infected shaving brushes, the evidence being that,a Aow brush was used in each case just before the malignant pustule appeared, and that virulent anthrax was found not merely on the patient's brush (in which case the patient might have infected it), but on similar brushes obtained from the same shops or wholesalers. The other five cases were suspected of having originated in the same way, though evidence was -not conclusive. Among the English troops in France, 28 cases of anthrax occurred from 1915 to February, 1917, but although the site in 23 of them was in the shaving area, and it was known that some of the infected lots of brushes were distributed to troop, proof of infection in this manner is lacking. From the beginning of the war up to February, 1917, 18 infections with anthrax occurred among the troops in England, at least 12 of these being on the shaving area, and 4 almost certainly being due to shaving brushes. Of the 33 cases with known outcome, 21 died, a, mortality of 64 per cent. In this connection it may be remarked that except i endemic locations, such as tannery districts, many mild cases prob- ably recover without diagnosis, the case mortality appearing higher on that account. Coutts's report is concemed with epidemiology rather than with the clinical or pathological findings, but the cases were as a rule of the usual malignnt. pustular type, with edema. One reason for the high mortality may lie in the site, infections of the neck being more serious than those- elsewhere on the body. In one case the pustule developed within 24 hours of an accidental razor cut on the first day of using the infected brush. In another case the infected brush was used only once and the pustule developed about six days later. Two of the patients had fatal anthrax menigtis without any local lesions other than the apparently noninfected -razor cut. Meningitis due to the anthrax bacillus has been reported -from Holland5 and England,6 and one of the recent American cas has been of this type. xCoutts, F. G. H.: Report on an inquiry into cases of anthrax (malignant pustule or exteral aanthx) suspected to be due to the use of infected shaving brushes. Reports to the Local Govrment Board on Public Health and Medical Subjects, new series, No. 112, 1917. 2 Eastwood, A.: Appendix No. 2, Pathological. Report of the medical officer for 1915-16, Forty-fifth annual report of the Local Government Board, London, 1917, pp. 9-11. a Newsholme, A.: Apthrax from shaving brushes. Report of the meifal officer for 1916-17. Forty- sixth annual report of the Local Government Board, London, 1917, pp. XI-XIIL 4 I:twood, A.: Appendix No. 3 (Patholoegl Laboratory). IMm, pp, 1011. & De Song, R. de L.: Hemorrhagic Meningitis from Infection with Anthrx. Nedrlandch Tijdaeh.v. Geneesk, 1917,2, 484. *Eeee,R. L.: Ienet, 1917, 1,40. 1153 July 12,1918 Fifteen of the civilian cases were due to 12 different types of brush, but 6 of these types were from one manufacturer, the hair used coming from different lots. It is disconcerting to learn that some of the infected brushes were made from hair which had pre- sumably be;6n disinfected in accordance with requirements. Six other manufacturers were implicated, at least two of them being New York firms and one an Osaka firm. Four of the fatal cases were due to New York brushes. The brushes had gone through the hands of various wholesalers, retailers, and brokers, and much credit is due those who traced the origin of the infection in spite of the lack of method in storing and dealing with these cheap brushes in commerce. In the very heavily infected Japanese lot about 75 per cent of a shipment of 43,200 were traced and destroyed; an indication of the low human susceptibility to anthrax is found in the fact that only one case is known to have originated from the remaining 10,000, though all samples of this lot examined were infected. The horsehair from China and Siberia seemed to be principally involved, especially the gray or yellowish hair and imi- tation badger hair; some of the dirty, infected Chinese hair had been incorrectly invoiced as "goat's hair." Hog bristles, which are stiffer, seem to be free from anthrax, though much of this material comes from Siberia. Previous experience with occupational anthrax had made English and German manufacturers wary of Russian, Siberian, or Chinese horsehair, but the great demand for brushes and the interference with usual trade channels for the raw material led to a letting down of the bars on the part of the older manufacturers, and carelessness on the part of new manufacturers who kmew little of the danger of horsehair. Black or thoroughly dyed hair seems to have been- disinfected satisfactorily, but there is a tendency to avoid high temperatures in the disinfection of the white hair and of that colored to imitate badger hair. The thorough and repeated washing in hot soapy water which a shaving brush receives in use appears to rid it of the dangerous infection mechanically, since most of the cases occurred soon after the new brush was used, and in two brushes which had caused anthrax the free portion of the hair showed no infection, while anthrax bacilli were found on the ends of the hair imbedded in the handle; in the corresponding unused brushes, the anthrax bacilli were found on the free portion of the hair. July 12, 1918 1154 MALARIA CONTROL DESUILT OBTAINE BY A LOCAL COMMUNTY FOLLOWING A NTMQMTo DEMON. STATION STUDIS BY TlEB UNYFED STAYER PbUiC IN COOP. ERATION WIT THE INENATIONAL ALTH 3 (Dlrectiom J. B. BrIaA , M. D., Chie( 8ageca, Crusett LIub Co. M*ede,iiperdhsl: B. C. DzwAux, Passed Assistant Surgeon, United State Public Health Service H. A. TAYLOR, IL D.; Field Director, International HBeth Board.) Demontrations of malaria control through antimosquito measures have been repeatedly made by the Unted States Public Health Service, and the concrete results, measured by reduction in prevalence of the disease, have been published-' On the other hand, it has previously been impossible to report, except in general terms, the resulta in so far as they related to the continuance of the antimalaria work by the local health authorities. Such results are the real meas- ure of the success of these demonstration-studies. In 1916 a demonstration of antimosquito measures was conducted at Crossett,2 Ark., by the Public Health Service in cooperation with the International Health Board and with the approval of the State Board of Health of Arkansas.3 In 1917, in conformity with rec- ommendations made by the Public Health Service to the city of Crosett and the Crossett Lumber Co., necessary appropriations-were made, and the mosquito control activities were included in the existing civic routine for continuance under the supervision of the local hospital and health department. The Public Health Service and International Health Board discontinued active operations, but their representatives gave supervisory assistance. As accurate records were kept, it is now possible to compare the cost and effects of demonstration work of the service in malaria control with those resulting from the continuation of such work by a local community. Rec*ts of 1916 adiviiies.-The results obtained during the first year may be summarized as follows: As artained by repeated pasite indice a reduction of 77.33 per cent was obtained and a eduction of the total viits for laria, s -re with the prev yar (1915), of 70.39 per cent; for the "actve" on, comprisn the moths from and including June to December, a reduction of visits of 82-07 per cent was obtained from the number made in the sae period of the year before. The total costs of the control operations aggregate $2,506.40, a per capita cost of $1.231. Control work is to be continued and, much of the first work being of a per. manent character, should cost substantially l.' iDemonstrations of Malaria Control. By R. H. von Ezdorf. Reprint No. 328 from the Public Health Reports (Mar. 10, 1916). Public Health Bulletin No. 88-Malaria Control. A report of demonstration studies conducted in urban and rural sections. By R. C. Derivaux, H. A. Taylor, and T. D. Haas. The annual reports of the Surgeon General, United States Public Health Service, for the years 1915, 1916, and 1917, contain further reports of demonstration studies in malaria control. 2 A lumber community of 2,029 inhabitants, situated in Ashley County, southeastem Arkansas. I Public Health Bulletin No. 88. 4 Public Hea%lth Bulletin No. 88, p. 55. 1155 July 12,1L918 (onditions in &s88ett in 1917.-Conditions in and about Crossett have undergone practically no alteration during 1917 other than those of population incidental to the departure of a number of young men, most of them unmarried, for military service and their replace- ment by newcomers, accompanied in many instances by families. Although the number of inhabitants is said to have been about the same in 1917 as in 1916, these changes in the character of the population may have affected the local incidence of malaria, and, in the absence of continued protective activities, might have con- tributed to a return toward the high prevalence prior to 1916. Tie climatologic conditions during 1917 are shown in the following table, prepared from the summaries on observations of the local Weather Bureau station: TABLE 1.-Summary, meteorologic data, Crossett, Ark., 1917.

Temperature. Total Month. precipita- Remarks. Mean. Maximum. Minimum. tion.

°F. °F. °F. Inches. January ...... 49.0 7919 5.78 February ...... 49.4 85 - 15 2.83 March.57.1 84 22 4.77 April ...... 63.4 8736 7.61 May ...... 67.5 4092 1.98 Last kiDingfrost May& June .78.2 97 50 3.47 July ..-. . 80.3 103 63 4.43 August ...... 82.0 98 58 4.85 ...... ,.. 73.3 95 50 1.58 8eptemberOctober ...... 59.9 89 26 2.53 First kiling frost Oct. 9. November ...... 52. 3 7521 0.61 December ...... 41.0 74 9 1.85

Total ...... 42.29

As a whole, considerably less malaria has occurred in southeastern Arkansas and northern Louisiana during 1917 than has" formerly been usual, which has undoubtedly been not without importance in modifying the influence of control operations in Crossett. The departure from the "normal" incidence of malaria has been variously estimated by a number of physicians in the adjoining counties and parishes of the States named as having been between 10 and 30 per cent, and has been ascribed to lengthy intervals between successive rains with consequent drying of mosquito-breeding places rather than to any considerable diminution of the total regional- precipitation. Control operations in 1917.-As in the previous year, the measures during 1917 included preliminary clearing and training of streams and ditches, oiling, fills, and control of artificial containers. After instruction by Dr. H. A. Taylor, field director, International Health Board, a sanitary inspector undertook immediate supervision of operations in- April. All of the existing streams and ditches were thoroughly cleared of the winter's accumulation of d6bris by a crew of Jul 12 1918 1158 colored laborers. For the supplemental routine use of oil, applied by knapsack sprayers, two oilers were employed, half of whose time, however, was applied to maintenance work on ditches, removal of obstructions from streams, and repair of minor damages following rainstorms. Near the end of the seasoii, the stregikis'Iiid ditches were again carefully gone over by a ditching gang, preparatory to cessation of the work for the winter. Due to unusually cool weather, it was found possible to suspend active operations in October, a month earlier than in the preceding year. Co8ts.-The costs are given in summary in the following table. In the item "labor" is included the salary of the sani'tary inspeetor and about $45 for work of a permanent nature.' TABLE 2.-Costs ofmalaria-control operations, 1917, Crosuett, Ark.

Labor (including salary sanitary inspectkr, 7 montbh, at $60 per month). - $1,133.92 Tools, etc ...... 32.48 Oils2 and other larvicides ...... 109.05

Total...... 1...... 1,275.45 Resuis.-As one of its primary and most appreciable results, this work was followed by an almost complete freedom from annoyance by mosquitoes during the entire year, comments to ths effect being commonly heard. The direct gain in malaria control has been determined bv comparison of the 1916 and 1917 records of the Crossett Lumber Co. Hospital of observed cases of malaria and professional visits for the disease. These cases and calls bear a fairly constant relation to the total cases and calls in Crossett.- TABLE 3.-Reported cawes and calls, malkria, Crouett, Ark., 1917. Cases. Calls. White. Colored. White. Colored. Total

K!. F. iT. M.: F.[T. M. P. T. ML. F. T.

January.2.... 2...... 2 2 _ 3 1 4 2 2 0 4 Febeuay ... 1 2 ...2 13314 3 7 Mar.3 2 5 2 1 3 4 3 7 3 3 6 8 13 .4 A l 5 1....I 5 4 9 1 2 3 6 12 . 0 3 9 4 1 5 14 8 22 6 3 9 14 31 6 4 151 3412....93!6 l...... 20 July... . 3 1 4 .. I 1 1 2 5 4 5 9 Augu ...... 5 I 6221 93 It8 9336 14 Sember...... 3 2 5 2 1 3 6 4 10 5 782212 O eir ...... d Oet*er.~~~~~~~~1.... 2 3 1 .... 11 4 59 322 155 4 14 2 2 3 3 Ss November...... 3 10 46 13 Denber ...... 3 4 34 3723 8 7 85 Total.... .19 49.. | 28 8 65 52f 17 43 4 8 77 2ad

I A partialfil ofthe ditch kown as the "Fish Pond Feeder," whereby its area Isestimated to have be red about half an acre. IAbsu 3 barms of oil donated by the city of Crostt wenotbeucluilsi. .4 E-4 94 -.4 m ri

E-q 9 ...4 0 u 1157 July 12, 1918 In chart 1 are presented curves showing the monthly distribution of the cases of malaria in 1916 and 1917. From these may be noted the diminution of. the incidence of malaria as manifested by its appearance clinically. The net reduction in 1917 over 1916 was 85.5 per cent and the reduction in May, in which the maximum was reached during both years, was 83.7 per cent. In considering this chart it is to be noted that antimalaria work in 1916 did not begin until May. Chart 2 shows graphs of the professional visits for malaria during 1915, 1916, and 1917, by months. The total recorded calls for 1915 were distributed by estimate among the different months. This chart is believed to represent most accurately the results progres- sively obtained through the control campaigns of 1916 and 1917. The reduction in calLs in 1916 over the previous year was 70.39 per cent, and in 1917 an additional reduction of 73.07 per cent was made. The gross diminution over the two years was from 2,502 visits to 200 visits, or approximately 92 per cent. co8ts unit reference to control gained.-In Table 4 are summarized the costs for the two years' work, for purposes of comparison: TABLE 4.-Reduction in malaria at Oaossett and its co8t8.

1916 1917

Total cost of control operations ...... $2,50640 $1, 275. 45 Total population (May, 1916) ...... 2.029 2.029 Percapitacost ...... $1.23i* $0.63 Per family cost (average) ...... ----..-...... - F.3 ; $2.71 Reduction in incidence of malaria as ascertained by repeated parasite indices Deember11(May...... p....to per cent. . Reduction as deterie by comparison of total cases of malaria, 1916 and .. 1917 ...... cent per...... 85. 5 ReducUon as determined by comparison of cases occurring in May (maximum), 1916and 1917 ...per cent ...... 83.7 Reduction as determined by comparison of total professional visits, 1915, 1916, 1917...... percent 70.3973.07 Gross reduction in total calls, 1915-1917 .do ...... 92.0 Economic effect of the work.-The following letter from the assistant secretary,and treasurer of the Crossett Lumber Co. is expressive of the results of the malaria control work at Crossett with special reference to their economic and industrial application: OCTOBER 16, 1917. Dr. R. C. DERzVAUX, United Stata Marine Hospital, New Orleans, La. DEAR SIR: During one of your recent visits to Crossett you expressed a desire of receiving some data as to the economic effect of the antimosquito work that you have been conducting f9r the last two yean. While much might be said in favor of the campaign that has been conducted, there are a few results that deserve special emphasis, purely from the standpoint of labor efficiency. Living conditions have been much more attractive, purely from the standpoinE of comfort resultinig in a certain kind of contentment that would not have been pos. sible otherwise. July 12, 1918 1158 Com conditions with former yas. Our pay roll andhospital records show a lare number of employees who were idle on account of sicke, principally due to malria, whereas during the past 12 months there has been practically no shortage of labor from this same cause. Our industry as well as others has suffered on account of arcity of labor on account of Army volunteering and frnisbing quota due to the draft; hence if in addition to these unusual demands upon our men we were further handicapped by the usual amount of sicknes a was the rule in former year, our production would have been decreased at this time at least 33 per cent. We have been maintaining a thorough antimosquito campaign during the year for les than $1,000 and no other investment that we have made will bring us as large returns. Yours, very truly, CaoszTr LuWER Co. A. TIEZSCHMANN. Summary.-The control of malaia by measures directed against the anopheline mosquito was continued in Crossett, Ark., by the community during 1917. The measures were the same as those employed by the Public Health Service in its demonstration work conducted in cooperation with the International Health Board. They consisted of .drainage and filling operations supplemented by oiling. The reduction in malaria during 1917. over 1916, as shown by the decrease in number pf cases of the disease reported, was 85.5 per cent. The reduction as determined by comparison of the total professional visits for the disease in 1916 and 1917 was 73 per cent. The reduction for both years together, as determined by the pro- fesional visits, was 92 per cent. The degree of economic efficiency made possible by this reduction is of particular importance at the present time because of war conditions. The total cost of the two years' work was $3,781.85. In 1916 it was $2,506.40, and in 1917, $1,275.45, the per capita costs being, respectively, $1.23z and $0.63, and the per family costs $5.31 and $2.71-a reduction in the relative cost of the second year over the first of about 50 per cent.

VACCINATION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN. ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS A REGULATION REQUIRING VACCINATION OF PUPILS IN THE SCHOOLS OF THE STATE! In December, 1917, the State Board of Health of Arkansas adopted a regulation requiring a certificate of successful or recent vaccination or a certificate of immunity from smallpox as a condition to attend- ance upon the schools of the State. The Supreme Court of the State, in an opinion rendered June 3, 1918, decided that the regu' lation was valid. The court said: "It is true that the board of health is not authorized to manage or control the schools of the State, either public or private. That 1159 JWt 12, 1918 power s conferred upon other agencies. The prevention of the spread of contagious or infectious diseases by preventing unvacc^i nated persons from associating with the school children and school teachers of the State in no way infringes upon the constitutional right to attend the schools or the management and control thereoi by school boards or directors. It would not be contended that parents and guardians could send their children to school unclad and unfed. Other reasonable health regulations are just as import. ant as food and clothing. "It is a well-established rule of law that legislative bodies have no right to delegate the law making power to executive officers or administrative boards, but it is settled in this State that the legis- lature may delegate 'the power to determine some factor or state of things upon which the law makes or intends to make its own action depend.' (Boyd v. Bryant, 35 ., 69.) * * * The creation of boards of health for the purpose of preventing and con- trolling contagious diseases and the right of the boards to adopt reasonable rules and regulations for that purpose is not regarded generally as a delegation of legislative authority. (12 R. C. L., pp. 1265 and 1271, and cases cited in support of the text.) * * * "The necessity for and reasonableness of the regulations is largely within the judgment of the board. Every presumption is indulged in favor of the necessity of the rule, and courts will not interfere with acts of health authorities unless it is apparent that the rula is arbitrary. (12 R. C. L., 1273.) We think the existing conditions in the State of Arkansas at the time the rule was adopted warranted the adoption of such a rule. It is commonly known that at that time smallpox was prevalent in the State and that unless preventive measures were adopted a smallpox epidemic might result. It was adopted during the period of the mobilization of Arkansas' army quota. Soldiers were being transported in and out of the State in great numbers. The virtue of vaccination as a preventive of smallpox can not longer be doubted. It is the generally known and accepted treatment for the prevention of this loathsome disease. We can not say that under the prevailing conditions the adoption and promulgation of such a rule was either unreasonable or un- necessary. * * * "It is contended that if the rule stands the compulsory education act necessarily brings about compulsory vaccination, and that compulsory vaccination is in conifict with the constitution. It is true that there is no American authority for compulsory vaccination in the sense of forcing one to submit his person thereto, but there is authority for penalizing one who refuses to comply with an order or law requiring vaccination. In support of this doctrine, we in- July 12,1918 1160 corporate in this opinion the following extract and authorities from case note, 17 L. R. A. (N. S.) 709: " 'It is avalid exercise of the police power to delegate to local boardsofhealthauthor. ity to require, under penalty, the vaccination of all citizens when it may be deemed necessary to the public health and safety; and such necessty aris when smallpo, is present in a community, or its appearance may be reasonably apprehended. (Com. v. Jacobson, 183 Mass., 242; 67 L. R. A., 935; 66 N. E., 719 (affirmed 197 U. B., 11; 49 L. Ed., 643; 25 Sup. Ct. Rep., 256); Morris v. Columbus, 102 Ga., 792; 42L. R. A., 175; 66 Am. St. Rep., 243; 30 S. E., 850; State v. Hay, 126 N. C., 999; 49 L. R. A., 588; 78 Am. St. Rep., 691; 35 S. E., 459.) " ' And an adult is not deprived of his liberty by the enforcement of a rule of a local boad of health requiring the vaccination of all citizens-at least in the absence of satisfactory evidence that he is not a fit subject of vaccination, or that, by reason of his condition, it will seriously impair his health, or possbly cause his death. (Com. v. Jacobson, 197 U. 5., 11; 49 L. Ed., 643; 25 Sup. Ct. Rep., 358). "'And the fact that one has decided opinions against vaccination does not exempt him from the operation of such a regulation. (Com. v. Jacobson, 183 ., 242; 67 L. R. A., 935; 66 N. E., 719.)' "a PREVALENCE OF DISEASE.

No health department, State or local, can efectively prevent or control disease without knowledge of when) where, and under twhat conditions cases are occurring.

UNITED STATES.

EXTRA-CANTONMENT ZONES-CASES REPORTED WEEK ENDED JULY 6.

CAMP BEAUREGARD ZONE, LA. CAMP DONIPIZAN ZONE, OKA Alexandria Cue. Elgin: Cases. M.ala ...... 6 Whooping cough ...... 2. Mumps ...... 14 Fletcher: . 1 Pellgra ...... 1 Typhoid fever ......

Tu b...... 1 Lawton: Typhoid fever ...... 1 Cerebropinal eningtis ...... I Whoop ough ...... 12 Gonorrhea...... 7 Pineville: Syphis...... 1 Typhoid fever ...... 3 Rural district: CAMP EBERTS ZONE, ARE. Typhoid fver ...... 2 Dysentery: Cabot...... 2 CAMP BOWIE ZONE, TEX. Wad...... 2 Gonorrhem: Fort Worthl Carlisle...... Diphtheria...... 3 Malaria: 1 Goffrrhea...... 13 Cabot...... 1 Cabot, route 2...... 1 Meass...... 4 Carlisle...... 9 Mumps ...... Carlisle, route 2...... 5 Pneumonia, lobar...... 2 Carlisle, route 5...... 2 1 smallpox...... Kew...... 2 Syph ...... 14 LAooke, rute 1...... 3 Typboid feve--...... 10 Losoke, route 3...... 1 Whooping cough...... Lonoke, route 4...... 4 CAP DEVENS ZONE, MAS. Scotts...... 1 Scotts, route 1...... 1 Chicken pox: Ward...... 3 Ayer...... I Measles: Mcaso Austin, route 2...... 2

Ayer ...... 1 England, route 2 ...... 2 r.er...... 1 Mumps:

Koo .... . 1 CAMP DODGE ZONE, IOWA. Pellagra: -arney: Cabot ...... 3 Diphtheria...... I Enand...... 1 Des Ma ;im.. Pettus...... 1 Chanucr.d...... I Typhoid fever: Yeb...... 1 Austin...... 1 2 CAMP FUNSTON ZONE, KASS. S Kve ...... 1 S p x...... 4 Junetio City: 4 mumps ...... 1 Crime= o...... 1 Sw-etvoe...... 1 Whoopng co h...... 1 (116,1) July 12, 1918 1162

CAMP FUNSTON ZONE, KANS.--ontinued. CAP JACKSON ZONK, S. C. Manhattan. Ca s. Columbia: Cases. Gonorrhea...... 7 Mumps ...... 2 Sarlet fever...... 1 Tuberculods1...... Tuberculosis...... 1 Typhoid fever ...... 3 Whooping cough CAMP GORbON ZONE, OA. Olympia: ...... 18 Chicken pox: Sclet 1 fever...... 1 Atlanta ...... Diphtheria: CAMP JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON ZONE, FLA. Atlanta...... 2 Dysentery: Cerebroepinal meningtis: Atlanta...... 2 Jacksonville...... 1 German measles: Chancroid: Atlanta...... 4 Jacksonville...... 3 Gonorrhea: Chicken pox:

Atlanta ...... : 28 Jacksonville...... 3 Pinecrest...... 4 Enteritis: Malaria: Jacksonville ...... -. 2 Atlanta...... 3 Gonorrhea: Measles. JacksOnvile.. 42 Atlanta ...... 3 Maaria: Mumps: Jacksonvile.. 1 Atlanta...... 9 Measles: Scarlet fever: Jacksonville.. 2 Atlanta...... 1 Mumps: Smallpox: Fishers Coner. 2 Atlanta...... 9 Pneumonia: Syphilis: Jacksonville.. 1 Atlanta ...... 1 1 Syphilis: Pinecrest...... 2 Jacksonville .14 Tuberculosis: Trachoma: Atlanta ...... 1 Jacksonville. 1 Typhoid fever: Panam. 6 Atlanta ...... 1. 4 Tuberculosis: Ingleside ...... Jacksonville ...... 6 Scottdale ...... Ortega ...... 1 Whooping cough. Typhoid fever: Atlanta ...... Fishers Corner ...... 3 Jacksonville ...... 4 CAMP GREENE ZONE, N. C. Whooping cough: Charlotte Township: ' Fishers Corner ...... 8 Gonorhea. 15IJacksonville...... 1313 MumPs. 2 Scarlet fever. 5 FORT LEAVENWORTH ZONE, KANS. Syphilis. Tuberculosis .1 Leavenworth:LeAvenworth: Typhoid fever .14 Diphtheria...... 3...... 3 GonoheaGonoffhea.. Whooping cough ...... 4 ...... I.1 Smallpox. . 2 GULFPORT HEALTH DISTRICT, MISS. Typhoid fever . . Leavenworth County: Cerebrospinal meningitis ...... 1 Diphtheria. . 1 Gonorrhea ...... 1 Malaria Measles. 1 ...... 29 Whooping cough. . 1 Measles ...... 1

Mumps ...... 4 CAMP LE Tuberculos.s...... 4 ZONE, vA. fever Ettricks: Typhoid ...... 3 Whooping cough Whooping cough . . 1 ...... 3 Hopewell: CAMP HANCOCK ZONE, a. Scarlatina . . 1 Augusta: Scarlet fever . . 3 Measles ...... 2 Whooping cough .10 Scarlet fever 1 ...... Petersburg: Syphilis ...... 36 Gonorrhea. 8 Typhoid fever ...... 1 Syphilis. . 7 Whooping cough ...... 2 Typhoid fever .. 1163 Wuy 12,1918 CaM Ls Zo=,VAS NORFOL OOUN NAVAL DISTRIT, VA.-Contd. Mumps: cases svnmis:Syphilis: Cass. Cam. NorfolkNofd...... olk...... _' Steilacoom...... 2 1 NoriDIkNorfolk County...... 1

Portsmouth ...... CAMP LOGAN ZONE, TRI...... a 3 I Tuberculosis.-Tuberculosis: Diphtheria: Portsmouth...... Houston ...... 2 Typhoid lever: Gonorrhea: Norfolk ...... Aldine ...... 2 Port Norfolk ...... 1 Dayton...... 1 Portsmouth . i ...... 1 Houston...... I l6 Whooping cough: SanLeon ...... 1 Motut Hermon Sugar L 1 ...... 1 d...... Ocean View...... 1 MeasleK Portsmouth ...... 1 Houston ...... 2 Mumps: FORT OGLETIORPE ZONE, (IA. Houston...... 3 Sypil: Cerebrospinal meningitis: East Lake . Houston...... 0 3 ...... ,. 1 Trwhoma: Chicken pox: Housto...... I St. Elmo ...... ,. 1 Tuberculosis: Diphtberia: Houeston. .... 4' Chattanooga1. . Typhoidfever: Dysentery: Houston...... 4 Chattanoo a. .1 Gonorrhea: CAMP M'ARTHUR ZONE, TIX. Chattanooga...... 5 Waco: Malaria: Gonococcus infection...... Chattanooga ...... 1 Mnlm-pe...... I Mumps: Syphilis...... I Chattanooga...... 2 Typhoid fever...... II Scarlet fever: cou Whooptng ...... Chattanooga...... 1 Smallpox: CAMP M'CTELLAN ZONE, ALA. Chattanooga...... 2 Chicken pox: Syphilis: A iston...... Chattanooga...... 8 Pneumonia: 1 North Chattanooga...... 1 Aniston...... Typhoid fever: S3mallpox: Chattanooga.... 4 1 North Chattanooga ...... Typod ver: Anist...... 5 CAMP PIKE ZONE, ARK. lacksonvflle...... 2 Chancroid: Preinct 2 . 2 Little Rock...... 1 2 Gonorrhea: NORFOLK COUNTY NAVAL DISTICT, VA. Little Rock...... 5 North Little Rokck...... 2 Malaria: Nor k...... 2 Little Rock...... 15 Portsmouth...... 1 Marche...... 2 Chicken pox: North Little Rock...... 7 Norfolk County...... 1 Pinnacle...... 1 Me3sles: Norfolk...... 25 Little Rock...... 1 Portsmouth...... 2 mumps: Malaria: Little Rock...... 1 Ocean View...... North Little Rock...... ,3 Planer Point ...... 1 Pellagra: Mumps: ULt11e Rock...... 1 Brighton...... 1 Pneumonia: Portsmouth...... 2 Little Rockl...... 2 Smallpox: Pbrt Norfl...... 1 ittl Rock ...... -.. 1 1 Syphilis: Rabies, in animals: Littia Rock . 5 View...... 1 North Lttle Rockl... I1. July 12,1918 .64

AmP PIKE zoN, AEK.-.continued. CAMCAMP ZLCRA19TZACHART TAYLOR ZOND,ZONM, KY. Tuberculosis: cas. ZerebrospinalCerebrospinal meningitis:meWngitis: Cases.Cams. Little Rock ...... 6 ILuisvilleLvuLsvMe ...... I North Little Rock ...... 1 Chancrold:

Typhoid fever: United States GoverimmentGovernment clinic ...... 1 North Little Rock ...... 1 Diphtheria: M hoopiDg cough: Jefferson CotmtyCounty...... Little Rock1...... '1AX11svillelouisville ...... 3 Gonorrhea: PORT"MOUTH-KTERY SANTARY DISTRICT, N. H. Jefferson County...... 1 Chicken pox: United States Government dimccHWe...... 24 Portsmouth ...... 1 Meagies:Measles: South Berwick, Me...... 3 LOlisvilleLouisville ...... 2 German meas'es: Mumps: Portsmouth ...... 1 Jefferson County ...... 2 Meas:es: Pnmmonis:Pneumoni: York, Me ...... LouisvilleLouisvillA ...... 2 CAMP SEVIER ZONE, S. C. smallpox: Syphilis: New Albany ...... 2 Greenville Township...... 1 syphilis: Tuberculcsis: Jefferson County ...... 1 Bates Townsbip...... 1 -ouiville...... Chick Springs Township...... 1 United States Government clmn...... 31 Typhoid fever: Tuberculosis, puonary: Greenville Township...... 2 Jefferson County ...... 1

Jeffersonvile...... 1i ...... I CAMP SHELBY ZONE, MISS. Louisvillei.1( Hattiesburg: New Albany ...... I Chicken pox...... 1 Typhoid fever: Diphtheria...... 1 Louisville 4 S ...... Malaria...... New Albany ...... 1 Pneumonia...... 1 Whooping cough: Typhcid-fever...... 1 Jefferson County ...... - 2 Venereal ...... 12 Louisville ...... 4 Whooping cough...... 1 Leakesville: TIDEWATER HEALTH DISTRICT, VA. Typhoid fever...... 1 Richton: Hampton: 1 Tuberculosis...... 1 Diphtheria...... Newport News: CAMP SHERIDAN ZONE, ALA. Chancroid...... Montgomery: Gonorrhea...... 7 Chancroid...... smapox...... 2 Diphtheria...... 11 Syphilis...... 3 Gonorrhea...... 3 Tuberculosis...... 2 Malaria...... 2 Typhoid fever...... 3 Mumps...... t 1 CAMP TRAVIS 0ZME, TEX. Tuberculosis, pulmonary...... 1 Typhoid fever...... 3 San Antonio: Mcntg3mery County: Cancer...... 1 Gonorrhea ...... 1 Chancroid ...... 1 Typhoid fever...... 3 Goorrhea...... 229 Enited States Government clinic: Scarlet fever...... 1 Chancroid...... 2 Syphls...... 16 Gonorrhea...... 16 Tuberculosis...... 5 Byphis...... 9 Typhoid fever...... 26 CAMP SHERMAN ZONE, OMO. CAMP WADSWORT ZONE, S. C. Chillicothe: Chicken pox: Diphtheria...... 2 Spartanburg ...... 1 Diphtheria (carriers)...... 2 Diphtheria: Scarlet fever...... 2 Pauline ...1 Tuberculosis, pulmonary...... 1 Gonorrhea: Colerain Township: Cohns ...... 1 Diphtheria...... 1 Glendale ...... I United States Government clinic: Greers ..... 1 Gonorrhea...... 4 Inman...... 1 Syphilis...... 2 Spartanburg...... 12 11 uly 12, 1918

CAP vDBWou zo0B, 8. c.-oontinued. CAMP WMUL3 ZOU, GA. Gonorrhea-COntinued. Cases Bibb County: Cas. White Ste...... Tuberculosis ...... 1-...... I W h itn e y ...... 1 Macon: :Mps: Chicken pox .1 Sp rartnbbrgr.....g...... 4 Diphtheria .1 Smallpox: Gonorrhea .1 Gsrs...... 1 Syphili: Malaria ...... 4 Spartaburg...... t...... 1 Mumps ...... 1 Tubrculosis: Scarlet fever...... I Spa b rgg ...... 3 Syphilis ...... 1 Typhoid fever: Typhoid fever ...... 3 Duncan ...... 2 Whooping cough ...... 1...I Spsrtanburg.2 United States Government clinic: Whoopng cough: Gonorrhea. 4 Spartsnburg ...... 6 Sypflis .27

DIMEASE CONDIONS AMONG TROOPS IN THE UNITED STATES.

The following data are taken from telegraphic reports received in the office of the Surgeon General, United States Army, for the week ended June 28, 1918:_.

Aknual admission rate per 1,000 (disease Cas NoneffectivereotCotnerate per 1,000 on day of Caes only): Cases. report--Continued. C&Sft Alltroo ...... 948.6 Cantonuments .41.3

Divisional camps ...... 1,086.2 Departmental and other troops. 32.6

Cantouments ...... 922.4 Annual death rate per 1,000 (disse only):

Departmental and other troops...... 899.8 AUl troo . .2.13 Noneffective rate per 1,000 on day of report: Divisional camps. 1.74 Alitroops ...... 37.3 Cantonments. 2.46

Divbsional camps ...... 38.0 Departmental and other troops 2.00 Net) cases of special diseass reported during the wk ended June 28, 1918. Venereal. il- k.

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5 32 4 11 ...... 43.0 Beauregard...... 10! 71 I. 1 1,274.9 Boie...... 11.... 8 31 15 4 ...... 1 1,287.0 24.3 ...... I...... cOr...... 16. 32 2 8 ...... 3 '418.1 21.7 I .... Doiphn...... 19 ...... 1 1,482.5 41.0 19 ...... 19 ...... 784.4 33 5 Fremont...... 2 ,..... } ock...... 4. 21 30 ...... 5 ...... 891.5 38 5 eny...... 2 20 ...... 10 2 847.6 24.7 6 ...... ,....i 1 1,257.8 62.7 ...... 1 20 ...... 1 ...... McArthur...... 8 ...... 1,635.6 362 Mlallan...... 3 1,375.8 63.4 Sevier...... 5*.... 150 10 42 2 ...... 1 1,366.9 57.2 1.1 1 32 1 8 1 ...... 1 250.2 41.1 ...... 1 40 2 1 i...... 1'550.7 88 1 W ad orth 1 Wadsworth ..... 9- 332 6 8 1,301.6 30.3 Whee...... Wheeler...... 76 27 ...L.. 1,151.6 35.6 55 5 16 1 497.4 17.2 Custer 10...... 37 11 12 ...... 469.0 31.3 Dli ...... 1 79 6 1 ...... 1 782.3 31.8 1. i. 56 66 ...... 1 1,292.6 54.9 Dodge...-:::-:.-:...... Funston 4. .... 52 4 18 ...... 1,331.8 49.5 Gordon ...... 211 10 1'579.1 54.5 Grant ...... 4 2 21 12 1 1 368.9 14.3 iwcn...... 15 i1 17 2 ...... ' 6 951.1 47.1 J. R. Johnston...... 4 55 12 11 ,...... 1 169.6 30.3 Lee...... 29 3 29 ...... ''' i' '570.9 00.8 i...... 317 20 6 1,0.9 37.1 Jul.y 12,1918 1166 New case of special disease reported during dhe week ended -rune 28, 1918-Continued.

Venereal.I .

Camp. .

Meade...... 5...... 13...... 1 3...... 1 Pike 15 33 66 I...... 191.2588.3 58.2 Sherman...... 4.... 2 111 1...... 1,32 1,272.4 58.720.6f 3 5 ..... 3 62.5 Taylor ...... 10 90...... 2,143.8 Upton ...... 3...... 156 11 12 4. 39. ( Northeastern Department...... ; 2 45 21 8...... 1 626.2 2.3.2 Eastern Department.....7 2 5 2273 19 ...... 3 752.2 20.5 Southeastern Department ...... 7 93 18 56 2 ... 1 2,033.2 53.4 Central Department ..... 2.... 5 113 50 16 1...i 3 735.8 30.6 Southern Department .... 1.... 3 79 8 7.... 4 3 1,053.5 31.4 WesternDepartment..... 5 1 1 47 20 11 .... 2 .... 606.1 26.4 Military Aeronautics..... 3 8 4 205 .... 14 1 3 15 922.2 28.9 Alcatraz Disciplinary Bar. racks...... 2 ... 1....1,...... 089.8 21.0 Leavenworth Disciplanary Barracks...... I...... 1...... 1,195.2 31.9 ColumbusBarracks ...... 12 1...I...... 1 592.3 38. 6 Jefferson Barracks...... 3...... 53 5 4... 1 1 1,483.2 115.4 .Lgan, Fort...... 4 ...... 1 1,p186.7 71.9

McDowell Fort. . 1 1 131...... 2,840.3 78.0 ... 11...... 5 ...... 407.8 39.7 ThomasSlocums, Fort .1...... 1 9...... 990.9 43.6 Edgewood Arsenal ...... i...... I.1...... 382.6 11.1 Watertown Arsenal ...... I...... 359.9 15.6C Sprhingeld Armory ...... 252.4..... W~atervliet...... ;...... 778.4 477.9 Hoboken ...... 8.. 11.22I2I5 2, 718.6 33.7 Newport News...... 14 12 .....147 10 7...... 3 1,724.2 82.3 West Point ...... 2...... 1,491.8 18.1 Keogh, Fort...... 1...... 1,950.0 18.8 GJreenleaf ...... 2 28 ... 23 ...... 939.9 42.1i War Pr. Barracks, No. 1 ------...: ...... :.. . . . 445.7 2. Charleston Portemia...... 545.5..... Total .2321...... 42j 179136041 380 643 211 36- 81 948.6 37.3

Annual rate per 1,000for special diseases.

Disease.Disease. ~All troops in Departmetl Divisional Cantonet.Exdioar niteUniedsts'tats.' andtroops.'other cms'ap. net. xeiinrforees.2

Pneumonia 8...... &5 4.2 13.0 10.3 8.6 Dysentery...... 1.5 2.3 1.4 .9 .3 Malaria ...... 6.6 4.0 13.9 5.2 1.3 Venereal...... 132.5 124.9 156.7 W2.1 33.0 P'aratyphoid...... 07 .1 .2 .0 .06 .2 .5 .3 .2 Typhid :...... 3 Meises...... 23.6 18.2 22.7 4.5 29.3 Meningitis ...... 8 . 6 .9 9 1.1 Scarletfever...... 1.3 .14 .5 .6 2.9

' Week ended June 28, 1918. 2 ee ended June 20, 1918. CURRENT STATE SUMMARIES. Telegraphic Reports for Week Ended July 6, 1918. Alabama.-Typhoid fever: Autauga County 1, Bibb 1, Butle-r 2, Colbert 1, Greene 1, Henry 4, Jefferson 41, Liestone 2, Marshall 3, Mobile 11, Monroe 4, St. Clair 1, Shelby 3, Tuscaloosa 6, Walker 4. 1167 July 12, 1918 Smallpox: Bibb County 1, Colbert 3, Greene 1, Jefferson 5, Lauder- dale 4, Mobile 1, Tuscaloosa 1, Walker 2. Diphtheria: Covington County 3, Lauderdale 1, Jackson 1, Mobile 1. California.-Mfarked decrease in number of cases of measles, mumps. and scarlet fever. Six cases epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis; 1 Healdsburg, 1 Tracy, 2 Los Angeles, 1 San Francisco, 1 Rich- mond. One case poliomyelitis Los Angeles. Thirteeni cases smallpox, .scattered throughout the State. Typhoid rapidly increasing; 39 cases notified, marked prevalence in soutlhern part of State. Gonococcus infection and syphilis show increases. Reported by mail for preceding week (ended June 29): Cerebrospinal meningitis...... 1I Mumps...... 67 Chicken pox.51 Pneumonia...... 27

Diphtheria ...... 63 Poliomyelitis ...... 1 Dysentery ...... 1 Scarlet fever. 46

Erysipelas ...... 8 Smallpox ...... 30 German measles...... 22 Syphilis ...... 27 Gonococcus infection ...... 82 Tuberculosis...... 172 Malaria ...... 26 Typhoid fever...... 20 Measles ...... 190 Whooping cough ...... 93 Conneclticut.-Smallpox: Waterford 1. Poliomyelitis: Waterbury 1. Illinois.-Diphtheria: One hundred and twenty seven, of which in Chicago 101. Scarlet fever: Thirty eight, of wlhich in Chicago 28. Smallpox: Fifteen, scattering. Meningitis: Rockford 1, Chicago 4. Poliomyelitis: Pierce Township (Dekalb County), Kaneville, Sugar Grove Townsllip (Kane County), Kankakee, Chicago, 1 each. Iowa.-Chancroid: Des Moines 1. Diphtheria: Boone 1, Carney 1, Cedar Rapids 1, Crocker 1, Davenport 1, Dubuque 5, Exira 1, West Bend 1, West Union- 1, rural districts 1. Gonorrhea: Des Moines 2, Waukee 1. Infantile paralysis: Dubuque 20, Dyersville 1. Measles: Des Moines 1, rural districts 5. Mumps: Des Moines 2. Scarlet fever: Arthur 1, Davenport 1, Des Moines 2, Dubuque 2, Grimes 1, Springrock 1, rural districts 3. Smallpox: Atkins 2, Boone 3, Cedar Rapids 4, Davenport 1, Des Moines .7, Dubuque 6, Iowa City 6, Oskaloosa 1, Ottumwa 5, Rodman 1, West Union 1, rural districts 3. Syphilis: Des Moines 4. Kansas.-Meningitis: Colby 1 case, Emporia (R. D.) 1. Louisiana.-Meningitis 2, poliomyelitis 1, anthrax 3, typhoid 44, diphtheria 27. Massachusetts.-Unusual prevalence. Measles: Andover 17, Fitch- burg 32, Natick 18, Wilmington 10. Minnesota.-Smallpox, new foci: Marshall County, McCrea Town- ship, Warrenton Townslhip, 1 each. One cerebrospinal* meningitis report since July 1. 67M8O-182 July 12, 1918 1168 Nebraska.-Diphtheria: Cheyenne County. Smallpox: Indianola, Berlin, Avoca, Utica. Scarlet fever: Fairbury. Souta Carolina.-Two cases meningitis reported, Florence and Newberry Counties. No epidemics reported. Vermont.-Poliomyelitis: Bethel 2 cases. No other outbreak or unusual prevalence. CEREBROSPINAL MENINGITIS. Cases Reported in Extra-Cantonment Zones, Week Ended .July 6, 1918. Cases. Cases. Camp Doniphan zone, Okla ...... 1 Fort Oglethorpe zone, Ga...... 1 Gulfport health district, Miss ...... 1 Camp Taylor zone, Ky...... 1 Camp Jos. E. Johnston zone, Fla ...... 1 State Reports for April, May, and June, 1918.

Newoase Neweases Place. repord. Place. o

Alabama (May): South Dakota (May): Chambers County .1 Brown County...... 1 Colbert County .I Spink County...... 1 Jefferson County ...... 9 Lauderdale County ...... :. 3 Total. 2 Lowndes County. 1 Montgomery County .1 Texas (April): Morgan County .2 Bexar County...... 2 Tuscaloosa County .1 Dallas County...... 1 Walker County .1 Dallas...... 1 Houston ...... 1 Total. 20 Henderson County...... 1 Fort Worth ...... 1 Colorado (May): WVeld County- Total. 7 Greeley. 2 _ Texas (May): District of Columbia (June) ...... =5 Grayson County...... 1 Oregon (May): Clatsop Counly .1

City Reports for Week Ended June 22, 1918.

Place. Cases. Deaths. Place. Cases. Deaths.

Baltimore, Md ...... 3...... Newark, N. J . .3 1 Beverly, Mass ...... 1.. . New Bntain, Conn...... 1 . . Billng;-, ont ...... 1 NewYork,N. Y 4 3 1 J...... Passaic,N...... 1...... od, . C lesPabd,i.C ...... Mass ...... 1 ...... Charleston, W. Va...... 1 Philadelph.iaI Pa 2 1 cago, Ill...... 4 3 Pittsburgh, Pa ...... ::2 Cleveland, Ohio ...... 3 * 2 Providenoe, R. I...... 1 Hattiesburg, Miss ...... 1...... Schenectady N. Y 1 1 Larel Milss ...... 1... .. ShelbyvileKd...: ...... 1 LIneoln, R. I ...... 1 I uper or,Wis. . 1 1 LOs AnElesCal ...... 2 1 Trenton, N...... J.1. LouisvilleKlty ...... 1 2 Washngton,D.C ...... 2...... Malden, ass...... 5 1 Winchester ass ...... Mrlboro, Massm11...... Im, ...... Mlwaukee Wis ...... 1 1 Yonkers, ...... 1. Nashville, W=nn ..1 1YN...... 3 2 1169 July 12, 1918 DIPHTHERIA. Cases Reported in Extra-Cantonment Zones, Week Ended July 6, 1918. Cases. Cases. Camp Bowie zone, Tex ...... 3 Camp Shelby zcne, Miss...... 2 Camp Dodg,e zcne, Iowa ...... I Camp Sheridan zcne, Ala...... 1 Camp Gordon zone, Ga ...... 2 Camp Sherman zcne, Ohio ...... 3 Fcrt Leavenworth zcne, Kans ...... 4 Camp Taylor zone, Ky...... 4 Camp Logan zone, Tex ...... 2 Camp Wadsworth zone, S. C .1 Fort Oglethorpe zone, Ga ...... I Camp Whecer zcne, Ga.1 See also Diphtheria, measles, secrlet fevcr, and tuberculos's, page 1177. ERYSIPELAS. City Reports for Week Ended June 22, 1918.

Place. Cases. Deaths. Place. Cases. Deaths.

Abilene, Tex ...... I ...... IMilford, Mass ...... 2...... Atlanta, Ga ...... Newark, N. J ...... 11 Buffalo, N. Y ...... : I ..! Now York, N. Y..4 Chicago, IlI ...... 5 2 Portland, Oreg ...... 4 Cleveland, Ohio ...... 1...... R...ochester, N. Y ...... 2 Denver, Colo...... 1 St I.ouis, MO ...... 14 Detroit, Mich ...... 4 Seattle,IVash ...... I Everett, Mass ...... -1 .....1.Stockton, Cal...... 1...... Greenville, Tex ...... 1...... Trenton, N. J...... 1. Los Angeles, Cal ...... 5 1...... Wlla,Ms ...... Louisville, Ky ...... 1 ......

MALARIA. Cases Reported in Extra-Cantonment Zones, Week Ended July 6, 1918.

ses. Cases. 6 Norfolk Va 2 Camp Beaureg3rd zone, La...... naval district, ...... 1 Fort 1 Camp Bowie zone, Tex..------Oglethorpe zone, Ca ...... Camp Ebarts zone, Ark...... 33 Camp Pike zcne, Ark...... 2a5 Miss 8 Camp Gordon zone, Ca ...... 3 Camp Shelby zone, ...... Sheridan Ala 2 Gulfport hea:th district, Miss...... 23 Camp zone, ...... Camp Jos. E. Johnst_n zone, Fla...... 1 Camp Wheeler zcne, Ga ...... 4 State Reports for May, 1918.

cases Place.Place. ~Newreported Plaee. Neweawsereported.

Alabama: Alabama-Ccntinued. Calhoun County ...... 14 Mobile County. 2 Colbert County ...... 18i Montgmery County. 7 Cullman County ...... 1 Perry County.1 Dallas County ...... Pickens County.1 DeKalb County ...... Pike County. 1 Geneva County ...... Shelby County. 3 Houston County ...... Tuscaloosa County.16 Jefferson County ...... 18 Lauderdale County ...... 8 Total...... 105 Lawrence County .-. ... 1 Madison County...... 9...... Colorado: 1 Marengo County ...... Huerfano County...... July t2, 1918 1170 MALARIA-Continued. City Reports for Week Ended June 22, 1918.

'. __ " -. r1a"Ic. Cases. vearns. ir'ace. Cases. Deaths.

Alexandria, La ...... 7 ...... Marshall, Tex...... 4...... 4 Atlanta, Ga ...... 2 ...... Melrose, Mass...... 1...... I Bakersfield, Cal ...... Memphis, Tenn...... 2 7 Birmingham, Ala .5...... Montgomery, Ala...... Charleston, S. C ...... 1 Newark, N..1 J Danville, III ...... 1N...... ' ...Orleans, La...... 1 3 Greenville, Tex ...... 9 ...... North Little Rock, Ark ...... 2...... Hattiesburg, Miss ...... 10 ...... Palestine, Tex...... 5 Houston, Tex. .1 Sedalia, Mo. 1 . Little Rock, Ark.7 ...... 7...... Tuscaloosa, Ala ...... 4......

MEASLES. Cases Reported in Extra-Cantonment Zones, Week Ended July 6, 1918. Cases. Cases. Camp Bowie zone, Tex ...... 4 Camp Jos. E. Johnston zone, Fla . . 2 Camp Devens zone, Mass ...... 2 Fort Leavenworth zone, Kans ..1...... Camp Dodge zone, Iowa...... 1 Camp Logan zone, Tex...... 2 Camp Eberts zone, Ark ...... 4 Camp Pike zone, Ark . .1...... Camp Gordon zone, Ga ...... 3. Portsmouth-Kittery sanitary district, N. H I Gulfport health district, Miss ...... 1 Camp Taylor zone, Ky . 2 Camp Hancock zone, Via ...... 2 See also Diphtheria, measles, scarlet fever, and tuberculosis, page 1177. PELLAGRA. Cases Reported in Extra-Cantonment Zones, Week Ended July 6, 1918. Cases. Cases. Camp Beauregard zone, La ...... 1 Camp Pike zone, Ark...... 1 Camp Eberts zone, Ark ...... 5 State Reports for May and June, 1918.

Place. New cases Nwccases reported. Place. reported. -i 11 Alabama (May): Alabama (May)-Continued. Autauga County...... Limestone County...... 1 Baldwin County...... Madison County...... 13 Barbour County...... 1 Marengo County _...... Bibb County...... Marshall County...... 2 Blount County...... 2 1 Mobile County.....------9 Butler County ...... Montgomery County...... 5 Calhoun County...... Morgan County...... 3 Chambers County...... 4 Perry County...... 1 Cherokee County...... 2 Piekens County...... 1 Choctaw County...... 1 Randolph County...... 2 Colbert County...... Russell County...... 1 Conecuh County...... 1 Shelby County...... 6 Dallas County...... 1 St. Clair County...... 1 De Kalb County...... 1 Sumter County...... 2 Etowah County...... Tuscaloosa County...... 9 Greene County...... 1 Walker County...... 1 Hale County...... Wilcox Houston County...... County...... 1 Jackson County...... 2 Total .. 114 Jefferson County...... 21 Lauderdale County...... 2 District of Columbia Lee County...... 21 (June) ...... 5 1171 Jul%. x, 19 PELAGRA-Continued.

City Reports for Week Ended June 22,1918.

Place. Cases. Deaths. Place. Cases. Deaths.

Abilene, Tex ...... 1 ..... Memphis, Tenn ...... 2 Anniston, Ala . . 2...... Mobile, Ala ...... I Atlanta, GIa ...... 5 Montgomery, Ala...... 2 Birmingbam Ala. . . 1 Morgantown, W. Va ..... 1 Charleston,i.C...... C...... 1 New Orleans, La..... 3 2 Charlotte, N. C ...... 1 Raleigh, N. C...... I Dallas, Tex ...... 1 Richmond, Va...... 1 Danvile, ll ...... 1 Rocky Mount, N. C...... Durham, N. C . .2...... Taunton, Mass ...... 1 Fort Worth, Tex ...... 3 Winston-Salem, N. C ...... Greenville, Te . .1......

PNEUMONIA. Cases Reported In Extra-Cantonment Zones, Week Ended July 6, 1918. Cases. Cases. Camp Bowie zone, Tex . .2 Camp PiLke zone, Ark...... 2 Camp Jos. E. Johnston zone, Fla. 1 Camp Shelby zone, Miss...... 1 Camp McClellan zone, Ala . .1 Camp Taylor zone, Ky...... 2 Norfolk naval district, Va . . 2 City Reports for Week Ended June 22, 1918.

Place. Cases. Deaths. Place. Cases. Deaths.

. 1 Abilene, Tex ...... Lynn lMass ...... 2 Anniston, Ala ...... 2 ...... ManeAester, N. H ...... 1 Atlanta, Ga ...... 1 4 Marlboro Mass...... Baltimore, Md ...... 3 3 Melrose Mass ...... Brockton, Mass.1 1 Mdford ...... Cambridge, Mass ...... 3 2 Natick .ass .. . 1 1 Chelsea, Mass ...... 3 3 Ncwar N. J . .13 6 Chicago, I ...... 39 27 New Bedford, Mass. 1 Cleveland, Ohio ...... 8 5 New Orleans, La ..1 1 Dallas, Tex ...... 2 ...... Newport, Ky ...... 2 2 Detroit, Mich ...... 5 9 Northampton, Mass ...... 2 1 Elmira, N. Y.3. . Pasadena, Cal ...... 1...... 1 Fall River, Mass. .. Philadelphia, Pa...... 33 21 Flint, Mich ...... 2 2 Piqua, Ohio ...... 1 1 Fremont Ohio ...... 1 ...... Pontiac, Mich...... 1 Greenvilie Tc; ...... 2...... Providence R. I ...... 12 ...... 1 Hartford, onn...... 1...... Rochester, 4. Y 2 lola, Kans.1 .. San Diego, Cal...... 1 1 Kalamazoo, Mich ...... 2 Schenectady, N. Y...... 2...... KansasCity, Kans ...... Sedalia,Mo ...... 2 Lawrence, mass ...... 3 Sheboygan, Wis...... 1. I ...... 3 1 Leavenworth, Kans ...... 1...... Somerville, Mass Lincoln, Nebr ...... 1 Springfield Mass ...... 2 1 Little Rock, Ark ...... 1...... Walthnam Mass..'.' 1 Lo3 Angeles, Cal ...... 9 6 Yonkers, N. Y...81

POLIOMYELITIS (INFANTILE PARALYSIS). Texas Reports for April and May, 1918. During the month of April, 1918, 2 cases of poliomyelitis were notified in Texas, one inHidalgo and one in Waco; and during May four cases were notified, one in Williamson County and three in Waco. July 12, 1918 1172 POLIOMYELITIS (INFANTILE PARALYSIS)-Continued. City Reports for Week Ended June 22, 1918. Place. Cases. IDeaths. Place. Cas. Deaths.

Baltimore Md 3...-3 -...- . Muscatine, Iowa1 ...... I ...... Cantsn, Ohioi°----....-- - 1 ...... New Castle, PaC.1...... Chicago, III ...... 4 2 Now York, N. Y...... 4...... Dubuque, Iowa .2...... Northampton, Mass...... 1 Lake Charles,a...... h I ...... Ricmond, Va...... 1 Little Rock, Ark ...... San Diego, Cal ...... 1 1 Ludington, kich ...... 3 . . Waco, Tex ...... 2 . Milwaukee, Wis ...... 1 ......

RABIES IN ANIMALS. City Reports for Week Ended June 22, 1918. During the week ended June 22, 1918, three cases of rabies in animals were reported; one at Dayton, Ohio, one at Rochester, N. Y., and one at Springfield, Ohio. RABIES IN MAN. City Report for Week Ended June 22, 1918. During the week ended June 22, 1918, one case of rabies in man was reported at North Attleboro, Mass. SCARLET FEVER. Cases Reported In Extra-Cantonment Zones, Week Ended July 6, 1918. ses. Cases. Camp Dodge zone, Iowa...... 2 Camp Lee zone, Va...... 3 Camp Funston zone, Kans...... 1 Fort Oglethorpe, Ga . .1...... Camp Gordon zone, Ga...... 1 Camp Sherman zone, Ohio .. 2 Camp Greene zone, N. C...... 5 Camp Travis zone, Tex . . 1 Camp Hancock zone, Gsa...... 1 Camp Wheeler zone, Ga ...... 1 Camp Jackson zone, S. C ...... 1 See aIso Diphtheria, measles, scarlet fever, and tuberculosis, page 1177. SMALLPOX. Cases Reported In Extra-Cantonment Zones, Week Ended July 6, 1918. ses. Cases. Cjamp Bowie zone, Tex...... 1 Fort Oglethorpe zono, Ga...... 2 Camp Dodge zone, Iowa...... 4 Camp Pike zone, Ark...... 1 Camp Funston zone, Cans...... 1 Camp Taylor zone, Ky ...... 2 Camp Gordon zone, Ga...... 9 Tidewater health district, Va ...... 2 Fort Leavenworth zone, K ...... 2 Camp Wadsworth zone, S. C ...... 1 Camp McClellan zone, Ala...... 1 Miscellaneous State Reports for April, May, and June, 1918.

Place. Cases. Deaths. Place. Cases. Doths

, Alabama (May): - -- Alabaima (May)-Continued. Barbour CVounty ...... I I- Clarke ('ounty...... I ...... Bibb 2 County ...... !.I Colbert Coounty...... 14 ...... Bullock County ...... 5 Bescambia County...... I ...... Calhoun County ...... ll Franklin County...... I ...... Chambers County ...... I Greene County...... I ...... Chilton County ...... 2 ...... - -i1i1 Hale County...... 3 j...... Choctaw County...... I -- --... 11 Jefferson County...... 94 ...... 1173 Jutl 14, 1918 SMALLPOX-Continued. Miscellaneous State Reports for April, May, and June, 1918 -Continued.

Place. Cases. Deaths. Place. Cases. Deaths.

Alabama (May)-Continued. Texas (April)-Continued. Lauderdale County ...... 10 ...... Edwards County...... 2 ...... Lawrence County...... Ellis County...... 9 ...... 1 Madison County...... Fernris...... 26 ...... Marshall County...... 29 ...... El Paso County...... 6 ...... Mobile County...... 25 ...... El Paso...... 6 ...... Monroe County...... 2 ...... Fayette County...... 2 ...... Montgomery County..... 10 ...... Guadalupe County...... 3 ...... Pickens County...... 5 ...... Hale County...... 3 ...... Pike County...... 10 ...... Plainview ...... 28 ...... Shelby County...... _14 ...... Hall County- Tallapoosa County...... 1 ...... Mempliis ...... 1 ...... Tuscaloosa County...... 4 ...... Hamilton County- Wilcox County...... 5 Rico...... 9 ...... Harris Counity- Total ...... 255 Houston...... 6 ...... Harrison County- Colorado (May): Marshall...... 1 ...... Adams County...... 1 Hemphill County... 4 ------Alamosa County...... 6 IHenderson County...... 3 ...... Arapahoc County...... 6 Hidalbo Cowunty- ...... 3 ...... Boulder County...... 7 ...... liidalvo...... Cheyenne County..... 1 ...... Plrr ...... 1 ...... CrowFley County...... 1 Hill County ...... 14 ...... Howard County- Dclta County...... 2 ...... Denver County...... 104 ...... Bi~Spring...... 10 ...... Hood County...... El Paso County...... Garfield County...... 6 Hunt County...... 18 ...... Gunnison County...... 1 ...... Jefferson CounIty- ...... 2 Hinsdale County...... Bcaumont...... 7 ...... Kit Carson County..... 3 ...... John:son Cotunty...... 12 ...... 1 Cleburne...... La Plata County...... 8 ...... 1 Lamar County...... 10 ...... Larimer County...... 13 ...... Paris ..... 5 ...... Las Animas County...... Lampasas County...... 5 ...... Mlorgan County...... 30 ...... 7 Lamnpasas ...... 3 ...... Phillips County...... Lubbock County...... 2 ...... Pitkin County...... 1 ...... McLennan County...... 6 ...... Pueblo Cotmty...... 11 ...... Itoutt County...... 1 WVacC.. 12 ...... Saguache :County...... 5 ...... Montague County...... 3 Weld County...... 32 ...... ; Navarro County- Y aCounty 13 Cor3Acana ...... 1 ...... Nolan County- Total ...... 266 Sweetwater...... Palo Pinto County. I1 ...... District of Columbia (June)... 4 Mineral Wells...... Potter County...... 6 . . . . . Oregon (May): Amarillo ...... 11 ...... C'lackamas County...... 7 Reeves County ...... 4 ...... Columbia County...... 3 Runnels County- Grant County...... 1 Ballin:er ...... 6 ...... Klamath County...... 14 Miles City...... 25 . . . . 5 San Augustine Count,y... 8 ...... Maion County...... Smith County- Tillamook County...... 1 5 Wallowa County...... 15 TRvl3r ...... -.-.- ...... Waszo County...... 11 Starr County...... Wheeler County...... 4 Stephens County...... City of Portland...... 2 Tarrant County- Fort Worth...... Total...... 63 Polyteelhnic...... 2 ...... Taylor County- Texas (April): Merkel ...... 1 Bee County...... 2 Van Zandt County...... 21 ...... Beiar County...... 2 Walker County...... 6 ...... Bowie County- Williamson County...... 4 ...... Texarkana ...... 4 Wood County...... 6 ...... Cameron County...... Childress County...... 10 Total ...... 558 ...... Comal County...... 11 Cooke County- Texas (May): Gaines,ville ...... 2 Austin Ucunty...... 1 ...... Dallam County...... 2 Bell County...... 3 . . Dallas County...... 9 Bexar County...... 5 ...... Dallas...... 28 Bowie County...... 20 ...... Grand Prairie...... 1 Brazoria County...... 7 . . . . . Denton County...... 21 Brisece County...... 15 . . . . Pilot Point...... 5 Childress County. 15 . . . . Eastland County- Coleman County...... 4 Ccmal 3 . . . . Cisco...... County...... I Rising Star...... 4 Cooke County...... Jul 12, 1918. 1174 SMALLPOX-Continued. Miscellaneous State Reports for April, May, and June, 1918-Continued.

Place. Cases. Deaths. I plsae. Cases. Deaths. I I~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Texas (May)-Continued. Texas (May)-Continued. go5yelCtounty...... 19 ...... Nueces County...... 4 asCuD ty...... 23 ...... Orange County...... 12 . D>allas...... 32 ...... Palo Pinto County...... 15...... Denton County...... 51 ...... Parker County...... 7 Eastland County...... 23 ...... Potter County...... --...... Ellis County ...... 22 ...... Rockwall County...... 7.3 El Paso County...... 3 ...... San Patricio County...... Fayette County...... 8 ...... San Saba County...... 10.4 ...... ---- Floyd County...... 4 ...... Smith Coumty- FreestoneCounty...... 6 ...... Tyler...... 3.1 Galveston County- Stophens County...... Galveston...... 1 ...... Stonewall County...... Gonzales County...... 1 ...... Tarrant County...... 5 ...... Guadalupe County...... 8 ...... Fort Worth...... 86 ...... Hale County. 2 ...... Taylor County...... 3 ...... - Hall County. 14 ...... Threckmorton County.... 10 . Hmilton County...... 18 ...... Williamson County...... 6 ...... Ha,deman County.... 19 ...... Wood County...... 1 .. Hrris County Ho3uston...... 4 ...... Total...... 720 1 ...... Harrisn Ccunty- Mshall...... 2 ...... South Dakota (May): Henderson County...... 12 ...... Brown County...... 4 ...... Hidalgo County...... 10 ...... Butte County...... 1 ...... Hill ...... - 21 ...... Charles Mix County County...... Howard Cotmty...... 2 ...... Deuel County...... 2 2...... Hunt County...... 20 ...... Dewey County...... 2...... Jefferson County- Hughis County...... 861...... --..- Beaumnont ...... 5 ...... uhnson County...... 1...... Johnson County...... 10 ...... sbury County...... 4 ...... Clebume ...... 5 ...... Lak County...... 1...... Lamar County...... 14 ...... Larene County...... 1...... Paris...... 4 ...... Meook County...... 22 ...... Lamb County...... z ...... Mier County...... 5 ...... Lynn Colmt y.I------8 ...... Minehaha C:ounty:.... 6 ...... Mcennan County...... 10 ...... Perkins County...... 14 ...... Waco...... -...... 8 ...... Roberts County...... 4...... Montague County...... 7 ...... Union County...... I ...... Navarro County- Yankton County...... 7 ...... Corsicana...... 1 ...... 5. Nolan County...... 3,-...... Total......

City Reports for Week Ended June 22, 1918.

Place. Cases. _Deaths. Place. Cases. Deaths.

Akn, Ohio...... 4 t...... Findlay, Olo...... 1 ...... Ale dria, La...... 2 Flint, ich...... 2 ...... Alton, ll...... 1 ...... Fonddu Lac Wis...... 1 ...... Altoona, Pa ...... : 1 ...... Fort Dodge, iowa...... 1 ...... Anderson Ind 2 Fort Worth, Tex...... 3 ...... Atlantaa6a. .. 6 ...... Grand Rapids Mich..... 1 ...... Barberton, Ohio...... 3 ...... Great Falls, iiont...... 1 ...... Billings, Mont...... 1 ...... Greenville . C. 2 ...... Birmingham, Ala...... 4 ...... houston, Tex. 1 ...... Braddok, Pa...... 1 ...... Indianapolis, Ind...... 17 ...... Burlington, Iowa...... 5 ...... Ioia, Kans...... 4 ...... Butte Mont...... 2 ...... Kansas City, Hans. 2 ...... Cape 6.irardeau, Mo...... 2 ...... Knnsas City, Mo...... 2 ...... Chaute, Kans...... 3 ...... Koomo, a...... Chattanoogn, Ten ...... 1 ...... L Carles, La...... 1 Chicago, IIl...... Lima Ohio...... Ohio Cinciniati, ...... 3 ...... Lincoin, Nebr ...... Cleveland, Ohio ...... 5 ...... Long Beach, Cal...... 1 ...... Cofleyville, Rans...... 1 ...... LesAngeles, Ca!...... Colorado Springi, (',lo. 5 ...... Mari on mdIiv. 21 ...... Council Blufrs,'jlew"...... 3 ...... Davenport,, Iowa ...... 6 ...... Mremphis, Teun...... 2 ...... Denver, Cole...... 22 ...... MilwVaukee, Wis...... Des 3 Moines, Iowa...... 3 Minncapolis, Minn...... 6 ...... Duluth, Mnn ...... 4 Miosoala, Mont...... 4 ...... Everett, Wash ...... ! Muvskogoc, aOkla...... 2 ...... Pa Farrell, ...... I Nashvlle, 'rcnn ...... 2...... 1175 July 12. 1918 SMALLPOX-Continued. City Reports for Week Ended June 22, 1918-Continued.

Place. Cam 's. Deaths. Place. Ca,-:c-. Deaths.

New Castle, Ind...... 1.I1...... Salt Lake City, Utah. 6 New London, Conn...... 2 ...... Seattle Wash...... New Orleans, La...... 4 ...... Sioux (ity, Iowa...... 3 Norfolk Va...... Sioux Fals S Dak...... 2 Oaklanl Spokane, Cal 1.I...... iash...... 7 Ogden, rtah...... 2 ...... Springfield, Ill...... 2 Oklaoma City Okia... Stockton, Cal...... 3 Omaha Nebr...... 20 ...... Superior, Wis...... 1 Oshkos,wis...... 1...... Tacoma, Wash...... 1 Pocatello Id o...... Toledo, Ohio...... 1 Pentia, i ...... 5 ...... Topeka, Kans...... 4 Portland Oreg...... 9 ...... Trhiidad, Colo...... 1 Quincy, Ill...... I ...... Tuscaloosa, Ala...... 2 Riverside, Cal...... 5 ...... Waslington, D. C ...... 1 8t. Joseph, Mo...... 2 ...... Waterloo, Iowa...... 2 St. Lous, Mo...... Wichita, Kans...... 14 Winn ...... 3 ......

TETANUS. City Reports for Week Ended June 22, 1918.

Place. Cases. Deaths. Place. Cases. Deaths.

B 1 ham, 2 Evansville, | 1 hcago, ...... 1..a ...... 1 ...... l..1..iIn.d. .1 1 TUBERCULOSIS. See Diphtheria, measles, scarlet fever, and tuberculosis, page 1177. TYPHOID FEVER. Cases Reported in Extra-Cantenment Zones, Week Ended July 6, 1918. Cases. Cases.

Camp Beauregard zone, La ...... 6 Camnp McArthur zone, Ter 2 11 Camp Bowie zone, Tex ...... 10 Camnp McClellan zone, Ala

Camp Doniphan zone, Okla ...... Norfolk naval district, Va ...... 3 5 Camp Eberts zone, Ark...... Fort Oglethorpe zone, CAa ......

Camp Gordon zone, Ca ...... 20 Camp Pike zone, Ark .1...... Camp Gr5enc zone, N. C ...... ,.14 Camp Sevier zone, S. C 2

Gulfport health district, Miss ...... CaMp Shelby zone, Miss 2

Camp Hancock zone, Ga...... I Camip Sheridan zone, Ala

Camp Jackson zone, S. C ...... 3 CaIip Taylor zone, Iy ...... S

Camp Jos. E. Johnston zone, Fla ...... 7 Tidewatcr health dis.rict, Va ...... 3 26 Fort Leavenworth zone, Kans ...... 1 Capni Travis zo.vi. Tecx

Camp Lee zone, Va...... Camp Wads-vorth zone, S. C 4 Camp Logan zone, Tex ...... 4 Camp Wheeler zone, G a ...... 3 State Reports for April, May, and June, 1918.

'Newi caseIs i\ Place. reported Pa ce. reported.

_ _ Alabama (May): Alnbama (Mfaly)-Continued. 1 Baldwin Cotunty ...... 2 Dallas County ...... Barbour County...... 1 Etowah Connty. 4 Butler Countv...... Favette County...... Calhoun County...... 1 I1ale County...... 1I Chilton County...... 1 Henry Cointy ...... 3 Coffee County...... Jacksan Co'jnty 1 Colbart County...... 6 Je1Tersou Colinty...... 5 Lauderdale Couinty a jCovilngton County__,...... l _ July 12, 1918 1176 TYPHOID FEVER-Continued. State Reports for April, May, and June, 1918-Continued.

Place. reporta.reported.ace Place. Neweas;esreported.

Alabama (May)-Continued. ldsa(A ril)ntiued. Lawrence County...... 1 County...... 1 Lee County...... 1 MeLennan County- Madison County...... 1 Waco...... 6 Marengo County...... 1 Midland County...... 1 Mobile County...... 22 Tarrant County- Monroe County...... a Forth Worth...... 1 Montgomery ...... a Morgan...... 2 Total...... 34 Pickens County...... 2 Pike County ...... ' 1 Texas (May): Shelby County...... 1 Bexar County...... 43 Tallapoosa County...... 1 Brown County...... 1 Tuscaloosa County...... 1 Dallas County...... 3 Walker County ...... 1 Denton County...... * 1 Washington County...... 1 De Witt County...... Ellis County...... 2 Total...... 100 ElP1aso County...... 1 County...... 1 Colorado (May): FavetteGalveston County- Archuleta County...... 1 Galveston...... 6 Delta County...... 1 Grayson County...... 1 Denver County...... 2 Guadalupe County...... 4 Larimer County...... 1 Harris County- Pueblo County...... 1 Houston ...... 10 Ban Miguel County...... 1 Harrison County- Weld County...... 1 Marshall ...... 2 Hidalgo County...... 1 Total...... 8 Jefferson County- Beauimont ...... 3 District of Columbia (June)...... 21 Johnson County...... 1 MeLennan County- Oregon (May): Waco...... 4 Mtultnomsh County- Nueces County...... 2 Portland...... 3 Orange County...... 3 Robertson County...... 2 South Dakota (May): Smith County- Brown County...... 2 Tyler...... 1 Codington County...... 1 Stonewall County...... 1 Lawrence County...... 1 Tarrant County- Forth Worth...... 8 Total...... 4 Travis County- Austin ...... 2 Texas (April): WVilson County...... 8 Bastrop County- Bastrop...... 1 Total...... 112 Bexar County...... 12 Dallas County- Vermont (June): Dallas...... 1 Chittenden County...... 3 Denton County...... 1 Franklin Counity...... 1 Pilot Point...... 1 Lamoille County...... 1 Guadalupe County...... 3 Windsor County...... 1 Harris County- Houston ...... S Total...... 6 Johnson County- Cleburne ...... 1

City Reports for Week Ended June 22, 1918.

Plane. Cases. Deaths. Plaze. Cases. Deaths.

Abilene, Tex...... 3 ...... Berkeley, Cal ...... 1 Allentown, Pa...... 1 ...... Beverly, Mass ...... 1 Altoona, Pa...... 1 ...... Birmningham, Ala.... 21 Anderson, Ind...... 1 ...... Boise, Idaho...... 1 Anniston, Ala...... 3 ...... Bridgeport, Conn .1...... Atlanta, Ga...... 7 ...... Buffalo, N. Y ..1...... Atlantic City, N. J...... 1 ...... Burlington, Vt ...... ; 2 Auguista, Ga...... 2 i Cambndge Mass . . 1 Austin, Tex ...... 2 ''''''''' Camden, JI .... 2 Bakersfield, Cal...... 1 Canton, Ohio...... 3 Baltimore, Md...... 4. Cape Glirardeau, Mo...... 2 1177 July 12, 1918 TYPHOID FEVER-Contin ued. City Reports for Week Ended June 22, 1918-Continued.

,. Place. Cases. Deaths. Place. Ca;es. Deaths.

Charleston, S. C...... 11 1 Milwautkee, WI 1 2 Charleston W. Va...... 3 Minneapolis, Milun ...... 1...... Charlotte . C(...... 4 1 Mobil, Ala 4 2 Chester, #a...... 2 Montgomery, Ala 4 2 Chicago, Ill ...... 5 ...... Nashville, Tenn ...... 4...... Cincinnati, Ohio...... 3 New Orleas, La 6 5 Clinton, Iowa...... 1 Newport, K 1 1 Columbus, Ohio...... 2 Newton, Mass. 1...... 1 New Y 41 4 Covingtn, Ky...... York N Norfolk, 2...... Dallas, Tex...... 4 1 Va Denver. Colo...... 1 North Little lIock, Ark ...... 1...... 1 8 ...... Norwalk Conn 1 1 Detrait, Mich...... Durham N. C...... 2 Norwood, Ohio...... Easton, a...... 1 '''''''''i Oa'kland Cal 2...... El Paso, Tex ...... Omaha, kebr .1.... N. Y Erie, Pa ...... 1 Oswego, ...... 1 Fairmont, W. Va...... 5 Philadelphiia, Pa 7 3 Fall River, Mass...... 2 ...... Pittsburgh, Pa ...... 4...... Fort Wayne, Ind...... 1 Port Chester, N. Y ...... 1...... Fort Worth Tex. 3 Portland, Me ...... 2...... 2 Galveston, Tex. 3 ...... Portland, Oreg ...... g...... Grand Rapids Mich...... oughkeepsieJ 14. Y.,.....,...... Great Falls, M2ont...... Raleigh, N. *N...... Y Greensboro, N. C. 1 Richmond, Va...... 2 Greenville, S. C...... '''''''''i2 Riverside, Cal.: ...... 2...... Greenville, Tex...... Roanol co, ...... Harrisburg Pa. 1 ...... Rochester, ...... don&. 1 C ...... Hartford, ...... N. Hattiesburg, Miss...... 2 Sacramento CI ... Indianapolls, Ind...... 5 ...... St. Louis, ::...... fronton, Ohio...... 1 San Bernardino, Cal ...... 2...... Jacksonville South Ind ...... I I Jll...... Bend, 1 Ill ...... 1 Johnstown, ...... 1 Springfield Kankakee, Ill...... 1 Superior, wis ...... Kansas City, Kans...... 1 Syracus, N. Y ...... 1...... 1 Kansas City Mo. 3 ...... Taunton Mass ...... 1...... 1 Knoxville, 'kenn. 2 ...... Toledo, ?)hio ...... 14 La Fayette Ind...... 2 ...... Topek ...... 1 Lawrence, kass...... Waco,VansTx ...... i...... 51 Lexington Ky...... 2 ...... Walla Walla, Wash ...... 1...... LAttle Roc Ark. 3 ...... Washington D. C ...... 4 2 Long Branch, N. J. 1 Wheeling W. Va ..... Los Angeles, Cal...... 5 Wichita, Ians...... LouisvllieKi...... 4 Wilmington, Del ...... 1 Memphbus, ...... Winston.Salem, N. C ...... lfasha, 5ex...... York, Pa ...... 1. Mepi,Tenn...... 1. Youngstown, Ohio ...... 3......

Virginia-Alexandria. An outbreak of typhoid fever has occurred at Alexandria, Va., where 48 cases were notified from the beginning of the outbreak to July 10, 1918. DIPHTHERIA, MEASLES, SCARLET FEVER, AND TUBERCULOSIS. State Reports for April, May, and June, 1918.

Cases reperted. Cases reported. State. State Scarlet Scarlet therm,Diph.-feasles..eals fever. theria.Diph. Measles. fever.

Alabama (May)...... 16 149 17 South Dakota (May)... 5 257 70 Colorado (May)...... 86 181 217 Texas (April) ...... 49 153 86 District of Columbia Texas (May) . 60 140 43 (June) ...... 44 215 32 Vermnoont (June) 9 245 29 Orgon (May) ...... 13 804 109 July 12, 1918 1178 DIPHTHERIA, MEASLES, SCARLEt FEVER, AND TUBERCULOSIS-Contd.

City Reports for Week Ended June 22, 1918.

Popula- Diphtheria. M Scarlet Tuber. tion as of Total fever. culosis. July 1,1916 deaths City. (etmaeU;fromiwgb ! g M ; i83 byU. S. all . , 4 6; . Census causes.a Q 4- Bureau). Q Cs

I Over 500,000 inhabitants: I I I I I1 Baltimore Md...... 589,621 161 11 ...... 81 2 7 38 27 Chicago Iil...... 2,497 722 522 113 9 61 2 25 402 81 CleveUE Ohio...... 674,073 14 1 42 3 29 25 Detroit, iiich...... 571,784 42 1 58 23 2 41 129 19 ...... 77 9 Los Angeles Cal...... 508,812 ...I 39 16 New York, R. Y ...... 5,602,841 1,147 288 25 332 75 i 465 133 Pbiladelphia, Pa...... 1,709,518 454 38 8 353 I 8 106 73 Pittsburgh, Pa...... 579,090 ...... 16 ...... 91 6 30 St. Louis, Mo ...... 757,309 179 27 1 14 3 4 43 13 From 303,000 to 500,000 inhabitants: 558 135 is 173 9 Buffalo, N. Y...... 468, ...... 28 19 Cincinnati, Ohio...... 410, 4-6 119 23 ...... 44 2 25 23 Jersey City, N. J..3...... 306,345 12 ...... 23 2 8 Milwaukee, Wis...... 436,535 9. 129 17 25 9 Minneapolis, Minn...... 363,454 15. 63 2 14 15 7 Newark N. J...3...... 408,894 11 1 114 2 7 46 16 New Orleans, La...... 371,747 60 1 2 1 1 49 23 Seattle, Wash...... 348, 639 2...... 48 ...... 19 Washington, D. C...... 363,980 32 1 8 21 16 From 200,000 to 330,0O0 inhabitants: 11.1 Columbus, Ohio...... 214,878 65 6 ...... 17 6 7 Denver, Colo...... 260,800 62 41...... 16 ...... 8 9 Indianapolis, lnd...... 271,708 83 9 1 5 ...... 15 .14 10 KansasCit,V Mo...... 297,874 114 7 1 3 1. 2 19 Louisville, Ky...... 238,910 65 1 ...... 17 12 Portland, Oreg...... 295,463 ...... 57i. 4 48 ...... 3 8 1 Providence R. I...... 254 960 49 16 2 77 2 5 . 3 Rochester i Y...... 256,417 54 4...... 93 1 10 7 St. Paul. inn ...... 247,232 50 16 4 21 ...... 8. 8 0 From 100,000 to 200,000 inhabitants: .5 Atlanta Ga...... 190 558 66 ,...... 2p I 6 Birmingham Ala...... 181 762 73 6 ...... 8 3 Bridgeport, donn...... 121,576 29 11 1 5 5 Cambridge Mass...... 112,921 28 9 1 18 ...... 2 4 Camden, NR. 3.. 106,233 3 ...... 11 Dallas, Texc. 124, 527 2...... 3 3 Dayton, Ohio...... 127,244 50 ...... 3 Des Moines, Iowa...... 101,598 3 ......

Fall River Mass ...... 128,366 ...... l 2 3 Fort Worth, Tex...... 104,562 26 ...... 6 6 Grand Rapids, Mich...... 128,291 26 ...... ,..... 6 2 Hartford, Conn..... 110,900 34 4 ...... 2 4 4 Ilouston, Tex..... 112,307 43 ''''i' ...... 3 4 Lawrence, Mfass...... 100,.560 35 1 ...... ''''i' ..... 2 .5 Lowell Mass 113, 245 38 29 1 .....i 3 fi Lynn, ifas. 102,425 23 9 ...... 6 2 Tenn 148,995 51 2 26 8 Memphis, ...... 2 Nashville, Tenn...... 117,057 55 4I...... 10 ...... 4 6 New Bedford, Mass.... 118,158 ...... 12 7 New Haven, Conn...... 149, 685 ...... 1 7 3 Oakland Cal -..... 198,604 3 ...... 5 7 Omaha, i4ebr.i.... 165,470 41 18...... 6 ...... 8 3 Reading, Pa...... 103,381 3...... 9 ...... 12 Richmond Va 156,687 26 ...... Salt Lake citvy Utah. 117,399 31 4. 14 ...... 6 4 Spokane, Wash ...... 150,323 2, ...... 2 3 Springfield Mass...... 105, 942 2...... 30 ...... 14 2 Syracusc, 4. Y...... 155,624 42 3...... 4 12 Tacoma, Wash...... 112,770 2...... 31 Toledo, Ohio...... 191 554 2...... 9 1 1 -...... N. 42 6. 12 10 Treaton, J ...... 111 .593 ...... 1 Youngstown, Ohio ... 108,385 24 2...... 7 1 1 IFrom 50,000 to 100,000 inhab. itanits: I ...... Akron, Ohio ...... 85,625 29 9...... 5 1...... I 5 7 2 1 Allentown, Pa...... 63,505 3 .. 113 . . 2 Altoona, Pa...... 58,659 5 Atlantic City, N. J...... 57, 063 ...... S...... I..... Auzusta, Gat ...... 51),215 9- 95. '''i N Bayonne,N ...... 69,893 ,~~~~...... S...... Berkeley. Cal. 57. 653 ...... 1 14 2 Brockton, Mass...... 67,449 . 14 .4 1179 July 12, 1918 DIPHTHERIA, MEASLES, SCARLET FEVER, AND TUBERCULOSIS-Contd. City Reports for Week Ended June 22, 1918-Contintued.

Popula- Masics. Scarlet Tuiber. tion as of Total ~~~~Diphthoria.' fes cr | culosis July 1, 1916 deaths ___ _ City. (estimated from s - c bjU. S. call

Bureau). C

- Fromants-Continued.50,000 to 100,000 inhabit- Canton, Ohio...... Charleston, S. C...... 60,734852 235 °9423.1 1...... ---1: 1 Chattanooga Tenn...... 60,075 7 1 1 ..... 6 57,144 23 12. .... :..... 2 4 CoviVon lEy...... 76at7 a - - - 1------Julu -n...... |-----

El j .... Paso, Tex...... 4070 ...... :..... 60 73 ...... I....1...... 2 ...... Erie, Pa... I...... Evansville, Ind.. 76,078 18 1...... 2 Flint ich...... 54 772 10 2 ..... i Fort Van Id...... 76,4183 18. .i...... a...... 72,015 19 3 Hoboken...... 9749 1 4 I ass...... a 3 -- [2...... l-----32 Holyoke 65,286 14 . 1 1 3 1 1 Jacksonville a...... 76,101 7 ...... 3 Johnston, a...... 68,529...... 2 ...... Kansas City, Kans...... 99,437 2...... Lancaster, Pa...... 50,853 ...... 2 21

Little Rock, Ark ...... 57,343 ...... I 2 ...... Maiden, Mass...... 51,1155 10 31...... 2 N...... 5...... MIanchester, H...... 78,283 11 1...... 7 2

Mobile, Ala...... 58,221 210 ...... 1...... ! New Britain, Conn...... 53,794 1 . .2 ...... Norfolk, Va...... 89,612 ...... 3...... f...... 3 Oklahoma City, Okla..... 92,943 27 I..2 ' ..1 i 2 Passaic N J. 71,744 23 8 a 1...... f 3 2 Peoria, iu... 71,458 12.... 1 Portland, Mcc...... 63,867 1 1 ...... Rockford, Ill...... 55,185 i 6 .... :...... Sacramento, Cal. 66,895 29 23 .....1. Mich Saginaw, ...... 5.5,612 9...... 3 ...... St. Joseph, Mo...... 83,236 42 2.... 73 2 3 3 1....i...... !2 San Diego, Cal...... 53,330 25 1..... 2 2 9 1 Schenectady, N. Y...... 99,519 19 31.---- I ...... I 5 3 Somerville, Mass...... 87,039 17 3..... 16 1 2.... 3 2 South Bend Ind ...... 68,940 11...... 4 2 Springfield, il...... 61,120 11...... 3 Springfield, Ohio...... 51 550 10 . . 19 Terre 66 093 Haute, Ind...... 290 *1 1...... 1... Troy, N. Y...... 77:916 21 .1.... 1...... j ...... j... 4 2 Wichita Kans. 70,722 d...... 3.... Wilkes-larre Pa. 76,'776 .... a .. ''I...... 1 ... 1.... 'Wilmington, 94,265 23- 2.....1 1 1.... 2 2 N. Y lo 1 f 1-7 Yonkers, 99,838 - York, Pa...... - From 25,000 to 50 000inhabitants: 27,732 4 4 2 Alameda, Ca...... (1 .. 1

Austin, Tex...... 3414814 12 .. .. Boise, 2 Idaho...... 33,816 .I 7 ...... Mass Brookline, ...... 32,730 2 1 Ij 21.. Burliington, Iowa...... 25,030 6 I. .. Butler, Pa...... 27,632 .. 11 if Butte, Mont...... 45425... Central Falls, R. I. 23,635 1.. .I Charleston W Va...... 29,911 17 1 .... 02 I Charlotte, j%. C...... Chelsea, Mass...... 39,823 Chester, Pa...... 15---1102 Chicopee Mass...... 29,319 6 1

lowva ...... CClinton, 27,386 .i.. ... Colorado Springs, Colo...... Columbia S. C...... Council Bluffs, Iowa...... 31:481 1...... f Cranston, It. I...... Cumberland, Md...... 263,074 8 if.1...2 Danville, Ill ...... 32,231 i0~.....I 2 Davenport IoNva...... 4S?,811 . .. 2 1-- Dubuque, Iowa 3),873J 5 if1 ...... Durham N C )153 Easton, a...... f.. East N. J. Orange, 4-?,4',8 2 if ... is ...... 3.... Elgin, Ill...... 28,203 ...... ~~~~~~~~~~ Elmira, N. Y...... July 12,1918 1180 DIPHTHERIA, MEASLES, SCARLET FEVER, AND TUBERCULOSIS.Contd. City Reports for Week Ended June 22, 1918-Continued.

Popula- ia. Measles. Scarlet Tuiher- tian as of Total Di:,2hthczi fever. culbsis. July 1,19:I6 dAwtV.0Ivv (estimated from City. gi by U. S. all 4 0; &a 0 b.a. t< C'ensus causes. Ca qi as aCci Bureau) cze) 6 0 0 94 4. 48 ,.. From 25(00 to 5),{00 inhabit- ants_!ontinued. 1 I11...... 28,591 16 .... Evauston, 5 Everett, Mass...... 32,233 , 2 ......

Everett, Wash...... 35,486 3.... 2 .... Fitchburg, Mass...... 41, 781 9. 54 i...... 1 Galveston, Tex...... 41,83 ...... Grann Bay W is...... 2,353 HavErhill, iNass..------48,477 1092...... 2 21- Hazelton Pa...... 28,491 18 Jackson, iich...... 35,396 i23 8 Jamestown, N. Y.... 36,580 61 2 50 Kalamazoo Mich...... 48,88 20 1...... 6 31,576 Ii1 311 Kenosha, *is ...... 5I 4 32 i Knoxville, Tenn...... 38,676 2 II La Crasse, Wis...... 31,677 1-- Lexington, Ky...... - 41,097 16!... . Lima, Obio...... 35,384 10 7 II Lincoln, Netr...... 46,515 10...... I 3 - Long Beach, Cal...... 27,587 11....1 1-- -I 1 Loran, Ohio...... 36,946 -1 Lynchburl, Va...... 32,940 -i8....s . 13 212 MJadison, %Vis...... - 30,699 3 1 1 McKeesport, Pa...... 47, 521 2 8 Medford Mass...... 26,234 10 1 18 Moline, iII ...... 27,451 1 13 l 2 . 1 5 Montclair, N. J...... 26,318 ...... 2 Montgomfry, Ala...... 43,285 17 ...... Nashua, N. H...... 27, 327 9 ...... I' Newburgb, N. Y...... 29,6C3 ...... 11 New Castl-, Pa...... 41, 123 ...... -g3 1-- -1-- Newport, Ky...... 31,927 10 ...... 11- Newport, R. I...... 30, 1i8 8 1 Newton, Mass...... 4,715 ...... 1.....-.- Niagra Falls. N. Y...... 37,353 131 3 2 I...... 111 Ncrristown, Pa...... 31,401 ...... 1 Ncrwalk, Conn...... 26,899 4...... ;...... -1

Oak Park, Ill...... 26, 654 6...... Ogden, Utah...... 31,404 126 17 ...... 8.... Orange, N. J...... 33 080 12 12...... i 121 1--2 Oshkosh, Wis...... 36, C65 4...... 4....12 1 3 Pasadena, Cal...... 46,450 ...... 6.... Perth . |i Amboy, N. J. 41,185 16 .. ... I...... 3 Pittsfield, Mass...... 58 629 9 1.I..... j...... L 1 1 Poughkee sie, N. Y..... 2 30,390 11. 12 1 Quincy, I ...... 36,7-098 11...... Quincy, 4' Mass...... 38,136 11 2...... Racine, Wis...... 453,486 6 ...... -12 Roanoke, Va...... 43,284 13 2 ...... Rock Island, Ill...... 28,926 6...... Salem, Mass...... 48,,62 ------I 6. 1 4 San Jose, Cal...... 38,902 ,., Sheboygan Wis...... 28,559 3 ...... '§2 Shenandoah Pa...... 29,201 ''5'- ...... Spr;ngfi?ld, iro...... 4 40,341 15---- . ,..... Steubenville, Ohio...... 27,445 1 ...... 1 I A.. 1- Stockton, Cal...... 35,358 7 2 [......

Superior, Wis...... 46,266 9 ..... i..... 4 Taunton. Mass...... 36,,83 11 1 Topekca, IGins...... 48,726 20 3 ...... Waco, Tex...... 9 Walla Walla, Wash.... 33,385 1....- - 25,136 ...... 5 ...... Waltham, Mass...... 30,570 4 20 ...... Watfrioo, Iowa...... 35 ,j59 7 151 ...... West Hoboken, N. J..... 43,139 5 3 Whealing, W. Va...... 43,377 8 8 1...... Winston-Salem, N. C. 31,155 25 1 Zanesville, Ohio ...... 30,863 8 From 10,000 to 25,000 inhabit- ...-- - ...... ants: ...... Abilene, Tex 10 ...... 14,228 ..- ... Adams, Mass...... 14,214 1 ::::: ...... Alexandria, La...... 15f,333 8 ... Alton,II...... 22, 874 8 1 Anderson, ... Ind...... 23,996 5 ...... 1181 July 12, 1918

DJPHTII5RA MEASLES, SCARLET FEVER, AND TUDERCULOSLS.-Contd. Mty Reporw for Week Ended June 22, 1918-Continued. Sc3irlet Tuber- I Popula. Diphtheria. Mese. tlon as of Total Measles. I Sfever. culosis. Suly 1, 1916 deaths City. (estimated from by U. S. all Census causess. I Vi _ _ Bureau). Cs 0 - -3 e From 10.000 to 25,000 inhabit. ants-Continued.

4 ...... A. Arbor, ich...... 15,010 11 ...... Azwdston, Aa...... 14,112 ...... ,...... 6 ...... - ...... s Conn...... 18,704 -, wigW ...... 17,834 4 ...... 2 ..... A w...... 12,810 I4 ...... Asburw Pek, N ...... 14,007 2 ...... 2...... AiEltabula, Ohio...... 21,498 14 7 ...... I...... 10,363 ..... Astoria, Oreg...... Atteor,31[ ...... 19,282 I4 ...... Bakersfield, Cal. 16 8874 I9 ...... 2t...... 2...... Barberton, Ohio.. 13,210 I6 ...... ! 2 ...... Beatres Nebr...... 10,287 2 ...... I . .. BAver 9ils, i ...... 13,532 ...... BslIord, Ind'...... 10,349 2. Bellaire Ohio...... 14,348 3 2 .... I ...... o B

Popula- Di'htheria. Moasles. S'carlet | Tuber. tion as of Total fever. Jculosis. Julv 1, 1916 deaths City. ( Usilbnated from by U.S. all U;~, census causes. * Buivau). 0 0 Fromants-(6ontinued.10 000 t 2-5,000 inhabit- Ironton Ohio...... 13,949 ...... 6 I...... Ithaca, V Y...... 15,848 ...... Janesville, Wis...... 14,339 ...... ;...... Johnstown, N. Y...... 10,646 ...... 1- Ka;nkrakee Il...... 14,230 ...... ''''''I'''''' 1- Kearny, i.J.-...... 23,539 ...... 1...... S... 1 Koku, o-Va...... 14,008 7 ...... 1 Kokomo, Ind...... 20,930 ...... ''''''I'''''' 3 1- - La Fayette, Ind... 21,286 ...... 1 - Lak-e Charle!s, Ia...... 14 447 ...... 1-- Lancaster,G i...... 15 670- ...... 8 .... Lawrence, Kanis...... 13 324 1...... 1-1e @ ^ *s Leavenworth, Kans...... 9,3633 ...... Little Falls, N. Y....: .. , 13 451 ...... 2... 1- - ...... Lont Branch N. J...... ra. 395 ...... I'''''' 3..i ...... I'''''' Ludmgtofl, i~fich...... 10,367 9 ...... Manlchester, Conn...... 15,551 ...... Wis...... 13,80 ...... Manito 1 ...... 2 11.. l''''-i Marinette. Wis...... 114,6=10 1...... 1 ...... Marlboro, Mass...... 15, 187 ...... 1... 12, ...... Marquette, Mich...... 409 ...... 1 -- Marshall, 'T'ex. 13,712 11 ...... 1.. 1 -- Mason City, Iowa 14,457 ...... 6 ...... 1----- Massilon, ohio..------15,310 ...... 1- Mattooi, Ill...... 12,582 I ...... l Mahanoy City, Paa... - 17,463 ...... [...... Meadville, Pa...... 13,80 ...... 3felrose, ass...... 17,445 1 Michigan City, Ind...... 21,512 6 N. 15,810 I'''''' Middletown, Y..... 3 I'''''' Milford, Mass . 14,110 ...... Missoul1, Mont...... 1.8 214 ...... I, ...... ,...... 1...... 2 3. Monessen, Pa------21,630 3 ...... 3 1 1 morgantown, W. Va. . 13,70.9 ...... W. 11,13 ...... Mouudsville, Va...... Morristown, N. J...... 13,284 -....-- ...... Mount Carmel, P'a..------20,268 1- -- ...... o0wa-.------17.5...... Muscatine, 3 1 Nanticoke, Pa...... 23;, 126 ...... Na'ic;k Mass..------10, 102 4 ....--1----...... 19 New Aibany, Ind...... 23.629 '''''i Newburyport, 1i; 243 1 Mlass.------..... New Castle, Ind------13,241 ...... 3 New London, Conn...... 20,S5 1 - North AdamsY Mlass...... 1 22,019 l...... i--3 Northampton, M -ass------19,926 12 12-- North Attleboro, Mass...... 11,014 2 Braddock Pa 15, 148 3 North ; 3 North Tonawanda, :\':: 22,28613,768 1 ...... Norwood Ohio. 8.... Oil City Pa.--.------19,297 ...... 1fi,6f24 ...... Oswego, N. Y...... 24.101 1...... 3 Palestine, Tex...... ;11'5 --...... Parkersburg, W. Va...... 20J,612 ...... --- 2 Peabody, Mass...... 18,360 -- -- 1 Phoenixville, Pa...... 11,'714 ---.--1--.-- 1 ....1 Piqua Ohio...... 14, 1.;3 1--.-.- 1-...... Plainield, N. J...... 23 833 ...... Plymoth, Mass...... 13,743 ...... 21 ...... Plymolith Psa...... 19,100 ---1.-2...... 12 -'' .1 Pocatello, Idaho...... 12,23 1- Pomona, Cal ...... 1.3,150 ---1...... -.1.1.1 Pontiac, U.ich...... 17, 524 Port Chester, N. Y...... 16,183 ...... Pottsville Pa. 22,372 2...... I3 2...... [...... Rahwray,Rawy-14..J...... 3. .... 10,219 2 ...... l1 Raleigh, N. C ...... 20,127 1...... --i--- - l- Redlands. Cal...... 14,000 ...... 5 Richmond, Ind...... 24,697 ''''i' ...... Riverside, Cal...... 19 763 I 1...... Recky Mount, N. C...... 12,067 I Population Apr. 15, 1910; no estimate made. 1183 July 12, 1918 DIHTEIAz, MEASLES, SCARLET FEVER, AND TUBERCULOSIS-Contd. City Reports for Week Ended June 22, 1918-Continued.

Popula.. Diphtheria. Me:,slcs. Scarlet Tuber. tioni as of Total fe',er. cubasis. City. (estimated from. b1U. S. all . , Fesscauses.Csc U; Bureau). Cs co C3 e

Fromants-4Zontinued.10 1000 to 25,000 inhabit- Rome,N.Y...... 23,737..... 1...... 1. 2.... Rutland, Vt ...14,831 3 ...... San Bernardino, Cl 1s,g5...... 2 ...... 1.... Sandusky~ Ohi.... 20,193 2...... 1.... Sanford, ...... 10,:916 2 ...... Santa.Barbara.Ca 14,846 .6 ...... 2. j SantaCrz,Cal...... 14,594 2 ...... 8aatsaSprings, N.Y....13,821 6 ...... 10...... 2. Sault Ste. Marie, Mich ....13,919 2 ...... Sedalia, Mo...... 19,449 8 1 ...... BhmolnP. 21,129 . 1...... 1...... ShlyIe md...... 15 2....i ...... I...... - Sioux Falls,.SDa . . 640 6 ...... Southbridg Mass ... 14,205 3...... 1.I... St. Cloud ...... 11,817 3 ...... Steelton,~.1...... 5,518 .... I...... 1.1.... Sunbury, Pa.1...... 6,260 ....1.I...... Trinidad,C.olo ...... 13,875...... 2 ...1.I...... Tuscaloosa Ala . 10,486 4 ...... Valejio, Cal. 13,461 6 ...... Vancouver, Wash...... 13,180...... 1...... Washington, Pa...... 21,618...... 1...... Watertown M31Ss...... 14,867 3...... 4...... Wausasu, Wvis...... 19,239 4 ...... West Chester ...Pa .13,176...... 4...... West Ne York,.N.. .. 18,773 .1...... WestOrange N ...... 13,550 2 2 .... 11 .... 1 .... 1 1 White Plains, N. Y ..... 22,465- 3...... 1.I...... Wilkidnsburg Pa ...... 23,228 .... I... I...... 11.. .I...... Winchester, Vi .ss...... 10,630 ...... 1.I... Winona, Minn...... 18,583 2 ...... 1...... I... Winthrop Mass...... 12,6.92...... 2...... Woburn, kass...... 15,969 2 ...... I...... 672880-18--3 FOREIGN.

CUBA. Communicable Disease-Habana. Communicable diseases have been notified at Habana as follows:

June 1-10, 1918. lemaning Disease. undermnMt runetreat. New ce. Deaths. 10, 1918.

Crbrosp l i n e ni n gita...... 1. 1 2 a . ;4 Dip.her . . . 4 . . 2.8 .... I ...... - I.. I...... 13

M.sl...... 1 ...... 5 Pamtyploidf[ver . . . 2 ...... G Scarlet fever...... 3 4 Typoidfever ...... 28 4134 Vaikell ...... 16 ...... 39

1 Foreign 2. I From the interior 1. tia2 FrOm the Interior...31. ~~~~~~~5From the interior 53. ' '232 CHOLERA, PLAGUE, SMALLPOX, TYPHUS FEVER, AND YELLOW FEVER. Reports Received During Week Ended July 12, 1918.1 CHOLERA.

Place. Date. f Cases:! tDcaths. Romarks.

India: Rangoon ...... Apr. 7-May 4 ...... 16 10 Java: West lava ...... Mar. 29-Apr. 4, 1918: Cases, 18; Batavia ...MMar. 29-Apr. 4.... 14 6 deaths, 8.

PLAGUE.

Ecuador: Duran ...... Apr. 1-30...... 2 ...... 2. Guayaquil ...... do ...... 21 10 India ...Ma...... Mr. 31-Apr. 6, 1918: Cases, 28,841; deaths,d 22,963.2296. Bassein ... Mar. 25-Apr.13 . . 50 .... Bombay .... Mar. 31-Apr. 6.... 10. 78 Henzada .... Mar. 24-Apr. 13 ... . 20 Mandalay ..... Mar. 17-Apr. 6 .. 43 M[oulmeln...... Mar. 24-Apr. 13 ...... 57 Myingyan ..... Mar. 17-30 ...... 9 Prome ..... Mar. 24-Apr. 1 . . 17 Rangoon ..... Apr. 7-May 4.... 182 178 Toungoo .....Mar. 24-Apr.13...... 17

1 From medical officers of the Public Health Scr; lee, American consuls, and other sources. (1184) 1185 July 12, 1918 CHOLERA, PLAGUE, SMALLPOX, TYPHUS FEVER, AND YELLOW FEVER-Continued. Reports Received During Week Ended July 12, 1918-Continued. SMALLPOX.

Place. Date. Cases. Deaths. Remarks.

Santos .Apr. 22-28...... 1.... British East Africa: Mombasa...... Jan. -Mar.31 . . 3 Canada: Manitoba-

China: Winnipeg ..... June9-22..... 5..

Dairen ...... May 7-20 ...... 12 3 Tsingtau ...... May 6-19 ...... 7.... Colombia: Cartagena ...... May 21-27 ...... Ecuador: Guayaquil ...... Apr. 1-30 ...... 2....2 Egypt: e.xandria ...... May 7-13 ...... 1. France: 1 Paris ...... r. 28-May 11 3 Rouen ... ay 19-25...... 2 Varioloid included. India: Bombay ...... Mar. 31-Apr. 6 79 39 Rangoon...... Apr. 7-May 4 37 17 lava: Mid-Java ...... Mar. 21-27 ...... 12.. West Java...... Ma...... Mr. 29-Apr. 4, 191S: Cases, 27; Me. May.1 deaths, . MAazatlan ...... June 5-11 ...... - --1 Portugal: May'Z'5-June8. 27 . Lisbon ... My2Jc8...... 2 '..... TYPHUS FEVER.

gylxandria ...... May 7-13 .. ... 2 6364 Great Britain: 253 Belfast . . May 26-June 1.... 1...... Glasgow . . May 1L-June 1.... 13 4 Greece: Saloniki...... May 12-25 ...... 9

Corato ...... May 6-26 ...... 2. ... Province of Bari. .... do 12 ...... Do. Java:IMolfetta West Java ...... Mar. 29-Apr. 4, 191S: Cases, 9; deaths, 2. Batavia ... May 29-Apr. 4 ..... 4 2 YELLOW FEVER. Ecuador: 9 Guayaquil ...... Apr. 1-30 ...... 22 9 Naranjal .do . .... I...... Reports Received from June 29 to July 5, 1918.1 CHOLERA.

Place. Date. Cases. Deaths. Remarks.

India: Madras ...... Mar. 24-Apr. 6 .... 3 1 Rangoon ...... Mar. 30-Apr. 6..... 3 2 IndoChina...... Jan. 1-31, 1918: Cases, 91; dcaths, Cambodia ..... Jan. 1-31 ... 50 29 66. Cochin-China ...... do ...... 40 37 Saigon ...... Apr. 29-May 12.... 38 24 Tonkin .... Jan. 1-31 ..... 1. I From medical officers of the Public Health Service, American consuils, an(l other sources. For reports received from Dec. 29, 1917, to Juine 28, 1918, see Puiblic IHealth Reports for June 28, 1918. The tables of epidemic diseases are terminated semiannually and new tables begun. July 12, 1918 1186 CHOLERA, PLAGUE, SMALLPOX, TYPHUS FEVER, AND YELLOW FEVER-Continued. Reports Received from June 29 to July 5, 1918-Continued. CHOLERA-Continued.

Place. Date. Cases. Deaths. Remarks.

Java: W1-est Java ...... Feb. 22-Mar. 28, 1918: Cases, 70; Batavia ...... Feb. 22-Mar. 28... 42 17 deaths, 35. Philippine Islands: Provinces ...... Apr. 28-May 4, 1918: Cases, 97; Bohol .. Apr. 28-May 4..... 24 20 deaths, 78. Capiz...... 1..do1 Leyte ...... do .24 13 Misamis ...... do. 28 24 Surigao ...... do .20 20 Provinces ...... May 5-11, 1918: Cases, 72; deaths, Cebu . May 5-11 ...... 6 1 35. Lcyte ...... do.25 14 Misamis ...... do.42 20

PLAGUE.

Ceylon: Coloimbo ...... Mar. 23-Apr. 20... 9 9 China Ifongkon...... Apr. 14-May 11... 7 5 Eg t...... Jan. 1-May 2, 1918: Cases, 113; Pfrovinces- deaths, 71. Beni-Souef ...... Apr. 26-30 ...... 2 1 Fayoum.... Apr. 21-29 ...... 5 3 Minieh .... Apr. 23-30...... 16 8 Three septicemic. India: Bombay... Mar. 24-30.... 3 45 Madras Presidency..... Mar. 24-Apr. 6.... 368 274 Ra-iigoon ....MMar. 30-Apr. 6.... 7-8 74 Indo-China ...... Jan. 1-31, 1918: Cases, 159; deaths, Anam.. Ja. 1-31 ...... 38 22 110. Cambodia ...... do. 83 77 Cc.h)in-China ...... do ...... 38 11 Saigon .. Apr. 29-May 12... 38 17 lava:

...... East Java...... Feb. 12-Mar. 18, 1918: Cases, 81; Surabaya ...... Feb. 12-Mar. 18.. 28 28 deaths, 81. On vesse!: S. R. Somali ...... May 19 ...... 3 1 At Gravesend, England, from Bombay.

SMALLPOX.

Brazil: Bahia ...... May 5-11. 1 Canada: New Br-unswick- Moncton ...... June 16-22. 2 Ceylon: .';''''''; Colombo ...... Mar. 23-Apr. 20... 5 Chinia: Amoy...... Apr. 1-20. ''''' Present. Hongkong...... Apr. 6-May 11.... -.... Shanghai ...... Apr. 21-May 6.... 2 France: Paris ...... Apr. 21-27. | Rouen ...... -.May 12-18. a2--. Including varioloid. India: Bombay ...... MMar. 24-0.. 84 45 Raractci ...... Apr. 6-20. 29 21 Madras ...... Mar. 24-Apr. 6.... 36 8 Rangoon ...... Mar. 31-Apr 6.... 13 6 Indo-Chi-ia ...... Jan. 1-31, 1918: Cases, 552; deaths, Ananm .Jan.1-31...... i...30 120. Cambodia ...... do . 20 5 Coehiin-China ...... do .. 2;8 84 Saivon...... Apr. 29, May 12. 94 30 L.aoa...... Jan. 1-31. 7 1 Tonlcin o...... do 25 ...... 1187 July 12, 1918 CHOLERA, PLAGUE, SMALLPOX, TYPHUS FEVER, AND YELLOW FEVER-Continued. - Reports Received from June 29 to July 5, 1918-Continued. SMALLPOX-Continued.

Place. Date. Cases. Deaths. Remarks.

...... May 29. Ma.ny; cases. 1'r3:ince of Paler. IIzzojuso ins, ,Silc:y. Turin .. Apr. 15-May 19-1 11 1 Java: East Java ...... Fch. 12, Mar. 18. 1918: C sss, 15; Surabaya...... Feb. 26-Mar. 4.. 1 1 deaths-, 1. Mid-Java..... ,, . i.,.. Feb. ii M:ir. 25, 191z: Cases 27. West Java ...... Feb. 22-M3ar. 2S, 1918: Cases, 82; Batavia .... Feb. 22-Mar. 28...1 15 1 deaths, 21. Mexico: Aguascalientes...... June 10-16...... 1.... -.Mexico.City....M...... May 19-June1 . i5 ......

fagdad ...... Mar. 16-Apr. 5.....! 7 Philippine Islands: Manila...... Apr. 28-May 11 1.-5 94 'Varioloil, 66 cass. Portuga!: Lisbon ...... Feb. 24-May 25... 12 ..----..- Spain: Coruna .... Apr. 2S-1fay 4...... 1 Malaga ... Dec. 1-31 ...... 1 Sevile .AApr. 1 30...... 1 _ TYPHUS FEVER.

Argentina: Rosario ...... Apr. 1-30 . . 1 China: Shanghait ...... MayM 5-11. .1...... Greece: Saloniki ...... Apr. 28-May 11 . . 7 Javn: East Java ...... Feb. 12-Mar. 18, 1918: Cases, 21; Surabaya ..... Feb. 12-Mar. 18. 18 4 deaths, 5. Mid-Java...... Feb. 11-Mar. 20, JOIN: Cases, 9. Samarang ..... Feb. 21-Mar. 20 5 ...... 2 WestJava ...... ------Feb 2S-Mar.19828, : Cases, 36; Batavia .... Feb. 28-Mar. 28... 26 6 deaths, 6. Mexico: Mexico City ...... May 19-June 1.... 62 . Mesopotamia: Bagdad ...... Mar.M 29-Apr. 5.... 2...... PortugaI: Lisbon ...... Feb. 24-May 25...... Tunisia: Tunis ..MMay 18-31...... 6 2

YELLOW FEVER.

Braziaj: Bahia ...... May 5-11 ...... 1 1