Cases and Deaths Reported by Cities for Week Ended Mar. 8, 1913-Contd.

Cases and Deaths Reported by Cities for Week Ended Mar. 8, 1913-Contd.

IN INSULAR POSSESSIONS.

HAWAII.

Plague-Infected Rats Found.

During the week ended February 22, 1913, four plague-infected rats were found, one in the Hilo district, at Camp 4, and three at Honokaa, in the Hamakua district. These rats were found in stables.

Examination of Rats.

During the week ended February 22, 1913, rats were examined for plague infection as follows: Honolulu, 372 rats; at Hilo, 914 rats; Honokaa, 1,823 rats.

PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.

Manila-Plague.

Surg. Heiser, chief quarantine officer and director of health for the Philippine Islands, reports the occurrence of plague in Manila as follows: Week ended February 1, 1913, 1 death; week ended February 8, 1913, 1 case, 1 death.

PORTO RICO.

Rats Collected and Examined.

Passed Asst. Surg. Creel reports that during the week ended March 8, 1913, there were examined 1,622 rats, collected from various points in Porto Rico, and that of these 381 were collected from various parts of San Juan municipality.

No case of plague in man has been notified in Porto Rico since September 12, 1912, and no plague-infected rat has been found since December 19, 1912.

FOREIGN REPORTS.

CHINA.

Hongkong—Plague—Examination of Rats.

Surg. Brown reports: During the week ended February 1, 1913, 1 case of plague with 1 death was reported at Honkong.

During the same period there were examined for plague infection 1,739 rats. No plague-infected rat was found.

Passed Asst. Surg. Parker reported by telegraph March 15 the occurrence in Guayaquil and vicinity of 20 cases of plague with 9 deaths and 30 cases of yellow fever with 18 deaths.

INDIA.

Bombay-Plague.

The American consul at Bombay reports March 13 the presence of plague.

JAPAN.

Cholera.

Acting Asst. Surg. Worden at Yokohama reports the occurrence of a case of cholera in Chiba Ken during the week ended February 18, 1913.

JAVA.
Summary of Plague.

Consul Rairden at Batavia reports: During the year 1912 there were reported in the Residency of Malang, East Java, 1,477 cases of plague with 1,406 deaths. Of this number 743 cases with 713 deaths were reported during the last quarter of the year.

ZANZIBAR.

Zanzibar-Examination of Rats.

Consul Hays reports that during the two weeks ended February 7 there were examined for plague infection 1,403 rats. No plagueinfected rat was found.

CHOLERA, YELLOW FEVER, PLAGUE, AND SMALLPOX.