Inspection Servi>Ce, -Lfexican Border. Yellw Fever
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PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTS. UNITED STATES. Inspection servi>ce, -lfexican border. El Paso, Tex.-Acting Assistant Surgeon Alexander reports, July 25, 1903, as follows: Week ended July 23, 1903: Inspection Mexican Central passengers, 173; inspection Rio Grande and Pacific passengers, 22; inspection Mexican immigrants, 91; disinfection soiled linen imported for laun- dry, 417; disinfection 4 trunks of passengers from Tampico, a port infected with yellow fever; disinfection 2 trunks of passengers from Vera Cruz, a port infected with yellow fever; vaccinations, 6. Laredo, Tex. -Acting Assistant Surgeon Hamilton reports, July 27, as follows: Week ended Juily 25, 1903: Number of passenger trains entering from Mexico inspected, 14; persons on trains entering from Mexico inspected, 503; immigrants vaccinated upon entry, 21; immigrants inspected, 55. Six immigrants deported for disease or physical causes. Yellw fever reported at San Luis Potosi, Xexico-Notifiation to inspectors on Xexican border- (Jar disinfection. [Telegram.] VERA CRUZ, MEXICO, July 31, 1903. WYMAN, Washington: Reliable newspaper dispatch reports yellow fever San Luis Potosi. Important because close to Texas by rail. GOLDBERGER. Notification to inspectors on Mexican border-Car disinfection ordered. AUGUST 1, 1903. Acting Assistant HUME, Eagle Pass, Tex.: (Gioldberger, Veracruz, reports yellow fever San Luis Potosi. On account this and other contagious diseases Mexico, Secretary Treas- ury has determined, under paragraph 147, Quarantine Regulations, 98 1257 August 7, 190B 1258 through Pullman cars will not be allowed without thorough disinfec- tion, requiring at least twelve hours. Method wiU be: Preliminary fumigation with pyrethrum powder, 1 pound per thousand cubic feet, two hours' exposure, followed by formaldehyde, per paragraph 165, regulation A or B. Give notice in reasonable time to railroad officials. Inform collector customs. Wire report of action. WYMAN. This telegram was repeated to Acting Assistant Hamilton, Laredo, Tex. Replies received to telegram of in8tructions. [TelegramS.] EAGLE PASS, TEX., August 3. WYMN, WEashiyngton: Instructions telegram being carried out. LEA HUME. EAGLE PAss, TEx., Aug9Ut 4, 1903. WYMAN, Washington: Fresh Pullmans are to be sent here from San Antonio. Mexican Pullman will not cross frontier, but transfer passengers at river to fresh cars. Passengers other than Pullman are always transferred to fresh coaches in Diaz. Any Mexican car entering United States will be disinfected after to-day. LEA HumE. LAREDO, TEx., August 2, 1903. WYMAN, WNashignton: Arranged with railroad passengers on Mexican Pullman transfer to American Pullman commencing August 3, Mexican Pullman to remain in Mexico. Therefore no disinfection at present. Detained three passengers from San Luis Potosi to-day. HAMILTON. Precautions at E Paso against importation ofyellowfever. AUGusT 4, 1903. Acting Assistant ALEXANDER, El Paso, Tex.: Are there any through Pullmans or other cars from Mexico at pres- ent? Bureau informed yellow fever San Luis Potosi has passed quar- antine at Monterey and at Gulf Railroad, and is also at Lenares, Ciudad Valles, and Panuco. WYMAN. 1259 August 7, 1903 Reply. EL PASO, TEX , August 5, 1903. WYMAN, Washington: No direct line from any infected city; passengers arriving on Cen- tral from there are carefuilly inspected; if necessary, detained and their baggage disinfected. AL1;XANDER. Request from State health officer of [Texas relative to yellow fever in San Luis Potosi and to border restrictions. AUSTIN, TEX., Augs?t 3, 1903. WYMAN. Washingtmn: Will you kindly wire me what information you have relating to yellow fever in San Luis Potosi and what restrictions you have placed on border? This department will appreciate information as to conta- gious diseases contiguous to Texas. TABOR, State Health Officer. Reply to State health offcer. AUGUST 4, 1903. TABOR, State Health Officer, Austin, Tex.: Goldberger, Vera Cruz, wires yellow fever San Luis Potosi; Lip- pincott, Tampico, writes, dated July 28, infection passed quarantine Monterey and Gulf Railroad, reported Linares, Ciudad Valles, and by river to Panuco. Bureau now requires disinfection through Pull- mans at Laredo and Eagle Pass. Griffith, consul, Matamoras, wires no precautions taken at Matamoras against Tampico. WYMAN. No yellowfever in San Luis Potosi. SAN Luis PoTosI, MEXICO, August 5, 1903. SECRETARY OF STATE, Washington: After careful personal inspection, I find no case of yellow fever in San Luis Potosi. The two deaths here from yellow fever contracted the disease near Tampico. In justice to Americans here bound to United States, quarantine against San Luis Potosi should be removed. SAMUEL A. McGILL, United States Consul. August 7, 1260126 [Reports to the Surgeon-General Public Health anid Marine-Hospital Service.] Plague death in San Francisco bacteriologieally con,firmed. TELEGRAM. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., July 31, 1903. WYMAN, lWahington: Diagnosia bacteriologically confirmed in case 97. BLUE. Repart on two cases ofI)lagu6e in Latin quarter. The following is received from Passed Assistant Surgeon Blue, under date of July 23: Pietro Spadafora, a railroad laborer, aged 36 years, sickened on the 15th at 19 Jasper place. He was removed to the Southern Pacific Hospital, on Mission street, where he died Julv 19, after the disease had run a course marked by high temperature and prostration. The circumstances surrounding this case were sufficient to arouse suspicion and to cause a report to be sent to the city health officer. Upon investigation, Mrs. Pietro Brancato, the man's mother, was found sick at 19 Jasper place. The history obtained showed that the two fell ill about the same time with chill, high temperature, and inguino- femoral adenitis. The woman died on the 20th, having lived a little more than a day longer than her son. In both cases the gross pathological findings in the spleen and inguino-femoral glands were practically the same. The cervical and submaxillary glands and right lung were involved in the case of the mother. Abundant organisms having the staining properties of the B. pestis were demonstrated in the glands and spleen. Pietro Spadafora worked for the Southern Pacific Company in their yards at Third and Townsend streets. On his way home in the even- ing he passed through Chinatown, and it is believed that he purchased vegetables, fruits, and probably other goods of the Chinese dealers in cheap stuff. Another probable source of infection is the rotten timber now being thrown out of unsanitary buildings, which, it is believed, has been stolen at times and used for firewood by the poorer class of Italians. Jasper place is an alley east of Stockton and between Union and Filbert streets, in about the center of the densely populated Latin quarter. On the whole, the buildings in this quarter are in a better sanitary condition than those of Chinatown. They are comparatively new, of frame structure, and generallv well ventilated and clean.. Many of the back areas and cellars, however, are in a foul condition from accumulations of garbage and seepage of water. Contrary to our expectations, the house-to-house inspection which was immediately ordered has created little or no opposition from the 1261 August 7, 1903 people of this the most cosmopolitan district of the city. It is a ques- tion to be determined by testing the rats of the district for infection whether this is an extension of the disease to the Latin quarter or whether the infection of these people was accidental and brought about by handling goods from Chinatown. No rat mortality has as yet been observed in that locality. NOTE.-In the case first mentioned plague was bacteriologically verified, as stated in telegram of July 31. In the second, bacterio logical investigation is not yet complete. Report on, ratts fronm city whit7f and O1dinese, Japanese, and Latin q,uarters, exraminied ditring the week ended July 35, 1903. The following is received from Assistant Surgeon Currie, under date of July 25, through Passed Assistant Surgeon Blue: Number of rats caught alive .................................................. 76 Number found dead ..........7... ... ... ..................7 Number showing lesions of phosphorous poisoning ...................... ..... 0 Number showing pest infection .................0.......o Statistical reparts of States and cities of the United States- Yearly atnd mnonthly. CALIFORNIA.-Reports to the State board of health for the month of Junie, 1903, from 36 cities and towns having an aggregate estimated population of 935,675, show a total of 1,215 deaths, including diphthe- ria 18, enteric fever 17, measles 9, scarlet fever 5, whooping cough 13, and 161 from phthisis pulmonalis. COLORADO-Denver. -Month of June, 1903. Estimated population, 175.000. Total number of deaths, 192, including diphtheria 9, enteric fever 2, scarlet fever 1, whooping cough 1, and 45 from tuberculosis. CONNECTICuT-Bridgeport. -Month of June,1903. Estimated popu- lation, 82,128. Total number of deaths, 87, including enteric fever 1, scarlet fever 1, and 10 from tuberculosis. ILLINoIs-Belleville.-Two weeks ended Julyr 25, 1903. Estimlated population, 17,800. Total nuimiber of deaths, 22, including 2 from tuberculosis. MASSACHUSETTS-Lynn.-Month of Mav, 1903. Estimated popula- tion, 72,497. Total number of deaths, 79, including enteric fever 1, whooping cough 1, and 5 from tuberculosis. Month of June, 11903. Total number of deaths, 73, including en- teric fever 1, whooping cough 1, and 4 from tuberculosis. MICHIGAN.-Reports