PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTS. UNITED STATES. DEATH OF PRESIDENT McKINLEY. On September 14, President William McKinley died, the cause of death being a gunshot wound of the abdomen received one week before at the hands of an assassin. He was buried September 19, at Canton, Ohio. It is fitting to here record the death of the Chief Executive of the Nation, under whose general oversight the affairs of this Bureau and the Department to which it belongs have been conducted, and under whose special authorization some of its most important transactions have been performed. To the admiration and love for President McKinley, inspired by his statesmanship, his manhood, and personal qualities, there should be added a just appreciation of his prompt response to requests for action in matters pertaining to the public health. It is recalled that at the close of the Spanish-American war he immediately provided by Executive order for the necessary quarantine restraints in Cuba and Porto Rico and subsequently in the Philippines. Later he gave his support to the measures put in operation by the Treassury Department to insure safety from impoitation of disease with the returning troops from Cuba; and in 1899 when the yellow fever appeared in the National Soldiers' Home near Hampton, Va., his solici- tude both for the public safety and for the 3,000 veterans of the civil war who were the inmates of that institution was such that he requested and received daily from this Bureau a report stating the progress of the disease and the success of the measures being taken to prevent its spread. He has promptly approved the detail of medical officers to serve in the offices of the United States consulates at many foreign ports, giving them a status which could only be secured by the Presi- dent's signature. He has approved of special commissioners to investigate special diseases. In the effort to establish a sanatorium for the tuberculous patients of the U. S. Marine-Hospital Service, founded and now conducted not only for the benefit of the patients themselves, but in the interest of the public health, President McKinley, by Executive order, on request of the Secretary of the Treasury, promptly set aside the former military 163 2149 September 20,1901 2150 reservation at Fort Stanton, N. Mex., for this avowed purpose, thus indicating his interest and approval of the measures toward the sup- pression of this contagious disease. In these matters, as in all others, our deceased President manifested the high executive qualities and sound sympathetic judgment which will cause his memory to live in the respect and affection of the people. [Reports to the Surgeon-General United States Marine-Hospital Service.] Influenza in Georgetown, S. C. GEORGETOWN, S. C., September 9, 1901. SiIR: I have the honor to report that there exists in this city a mild form of influenza, which was first considered as hay fever, in consider- ation of the present rice harvest season, but which must be now reported as above stated after careful investigation. The disease can hardly be said to be epidemic, but nearly so. The causation or source of infection has not yet been discovered. Respectfully, C. WILLIAmS BAILEY, Acting Assistant Surgeon, U. S. H. H. S. No cases of smaUpox in St. Louisfor the week ended September 8, 1901. ST. Louis, Mo., September 10, 1901. S3IR: I have the honor to report that there were no new cases of small- pox and no deaths in this city for the week ended September 8, 1901. Respectfully, JAMES M. GASSAWAY Surgeon, U. S. M. H. S.,In Oommand. End of smallpox in Chester, Pa. CHESTER, PA., September 18, 1901. SIR: Our smallpox outbreak is seemingly under control, no cases having been reported for twenty-three days. The following is the report to date, since May 9: Total cases, 85; deaths, 4. Respectfully, S. V. HooPMAN, President Board of Healh. Arrival at Reedy Island Quarantine of vessels from West Indian and South Amer car. ports. REEDY ISLAND QUARANTINE, via Port Penn, Del., September 8, 1901. SIr: Through the medical officer in command of national quarantine service on Delaware River and Bay, I have the honor to report the arrival at this station of the following vesels: September 3, 1901, American schooner St. Oroix, from Baracoa, with cocoanuts; no passengers; bill of health signed by Acting Asst. Surg. M. Lores Llorens. American tug Cuba and barges Havana and Sagua, from Havana, in ballast; no passengers; bill of health signed by Sur- geon Glennan. September 5, 1901, British steamship Kestor, from Martinique via Santiago, with ore; no passengers; bill of health signed by Assistant Surgeon Von Ezdorf. Respectfully, T. F. RICHARDSON, Assiant Surgeon, U. S. M. H. S., In Command. 2151 September 20,19U REPORTS FROM THE MEXICAN BORDER. Eagle Pass, Tex.-Insecti8n8ervice.-I have the honor to make the following report for the week ended September 7, 1901: Number Sanita Condition of- Date.. of per- Where from. Destination. sons. condition. Baggage. Merchandise. Sept. 1 (a) 141 Good ....... Good .. Good .. Various points in Various points In Mexico. United States. Sept. 2 (b) 139 .do.... do. do.. ........do........... Do. Sept.3 (c)150 .do ...... do........ .. do .......... do........... Do. Sept.4 (d)127 .do ...... do........ .. do ........ .. do . ..........Do. Sept. 5() 136 .do...... do. ......... do....... ..do............. Do. Sept. 6 () 144 .do...... do........ .. do ........ ..do . ..........Do. Sept. (77 140 .do ...... do........ .. do ........ .. do ...........Do. a Fumigated 220 pieces of Pullman soiled linen. b Fumigated 215 pieces of Pullman soiled linen. c Three persons two days from Tampico held in detention and baggage fumigated; fumigated 198 pieces of Pullman soiled linen. d Fumigated 210 pieces of Pullman soiled linen. Found a man dead in Pullman car; had been a longsufferer with diabetis mellitus; immediate cause of death was morphine poisoning. e No linen. fFumigated 379 pieces of Pullman soiled linen. g Fumigated 258 pieces of Pullman soiled linen. LEA HUME, &znitary Inpector, U. S. M. H. S. Laredo, Tex., September 8, 1901-Inspection service.-I have the honor to submit following report for week ended September 7, 1901: Number of passenger trains entering from Mexico inspected, 14; persons on passen- ger trains entering from Mexico inspected, 631; immigrants inspected, 24; immigrants vaccinated, 5. Two persons four days out from Vera Cruz, Mexico, refused entry until completed ten days and had baggage disinfected. Disinfected 4,632 pieces of Pullman Company soiled linen from Mexico. H. J. HAmILTON, Acting Assitant Surgeon, U. S. L. H. S. Statistical reports ofStates and cities ofthe United States-Yearly and monthly. CALIFORNIA-Los Angeles.-Month of August, 1901. Census popu- lation, 102,479. Total number of deaths, 128, including diphtheria, 2; enteric fever, 2, and 30 from tuberculosis. Sacrarnento.-Month of August, 1901. Estimated population, 30,000. Total number of deaths, 31, including enteric fever, 2; whooping cough, 1, and 1 from tuberculosis. INDIANA-Evansville.-Month of August, 1901. Estimated popula- tion, 65,000. Total number of deaths, 72, including enteric fever, 3, and 17 from tuberculosis. IowA-Davenport.-Montli of August, 1901. Census population, 35,254. Total number of deaths, 49, including scarlet fever, 1, and 4 from phthisis pulmonalis. The Iowa Health Bulletin says: Outbreaks of the following infectious diseases have been reported as having occurred at the several places named during the month of July: Diphtheria.-Norway. Scarlet fever.-Grimes and Union townships, Cerro Gordo County; Merservey; Providence Township, Buena Vista County; Liberty Town- ship, O'Brien County; Sulphur Springs; Lee Township, Madison County. September 20,1901 2152 &mallpox.-Waucoma; Red Oak Township, Montgomery County; Fairport; Rock Valley; Winterset; Welcome Township, Sioux County; Fraser; Belle Plaine; Alton; Corydon; Boone; Madison Township, Butler County; Palo; Lake City; Jasper Townahip, Carroll County; Hamburg; Denison; Lucas; Cleveland; Le Mars; Arion; S3pringville; Dow City; Louise; Hamilton and Dodge townships, Boone County; Vienna Township, Marshall County; Grant Township, Buena Vista County; Wall Lake Township, Sac County; Boyden; Jasper Town- ship, Adams County. LOUISIANA-New Urlns.-Month of August, 1901. Estimated popu- lation, 300,000-white, 220,000; colored, 80,000. Total number of deaths, 457-white, 285; colored, 172-including diphtheria, 2; enteric fever, 15; whooping cough, 2, and 59 from tuberculosis. MARYLAND-Baltimore.-Month of August, 1901. Estimated popu- lation, 518,000-white, 439,000; colored, 79,000. Total number of deaths, 893-white, 668; colored, 225-including diphtheria, 4; enteric fever, 21; whooping cough, 7, and 102 from tuberculosis. MICHIGAN.-Reports to the State board of health, Lansing, for the week ended September 7, 1901, from 81 observers, indicate that bron- chitis, diphtheria, erysipelas, and enteric fever were more prevalent and remittent fever and whooping cough were less prevalent than in the preceding week. Cerebro-spinal meningitis was reported present at 2, whooping cough at 7, measles at 11, diphtheria at 25, smallpox at 26, scarlet fever at 65, enteric fever at 106, and phthisis pulmonalis at 183 places. MINNEsoTA-Minneapols. -Month ofJuly, 1901. Census population, 202,718. Total number of deaths, 235, including diphtheria, 19; enteric fever, 5; measles, 1; scarlet fever, 2; whooping cough, 2, and 21 from tuberculosis. St. Paul.-Month of August, 1901. Estimated population, 165,000. Total number of deaths, 129, including diphtheria, 2; enteric fever, 2; whooping cough, 1, and 20 from tuberculosis. Winona.-Month of August, 1901. Estimated population, 20,000. Total number of deaths, 17, including 1 from phthisis pulmonalis. NEW YoRKx.-Reports to the State board of health, Albany, for the month of July, 1901, from 156 cities, towns, and villages, having an aggregate estimated population of 7,268,000, show a total of 12,298 deaths, including diphtheria, 125; enteric fever, 99; measles, 79; scarlet fever, 105; whooping cough, 73; smallpox, 89, and 1,072 from phthisis pulmonalis.