AUSTRALIA. Influenza-South Australia. During the period from August 21 to October 29, 1921, 311 cases of influenza with 20 deaths were reported in the State of South Australia, Australia. (Population, census of 1911, 476,233.) Plague-Queensland. Plague has been reported in Queensland, Australia, as follows: Brisbane.-Week ended October 22, 1921, three cases with two deaths, and 15 plague rats found; week ended October 29, 1921, four cases with two deaths, and 21 rats and one cat found plague infected. Infected rats were reported found on the premises of all but one of the cases reported. Cairns.-Week ended October 22, 1921, three deaths from plague; 11 cases with six deaths reported to October 16, 1921. Toowoomba.-Week ended October 22, 1921, one case. Townsville. During the week ended October 22, 1921, two cases with two deaths, and during the week ended October 29, 1921, nine cases with four deaths reported; total number of cases reported to October 29, 1921, 21, with 13 deaths, and 5 plague rats found. CHINA. Dysentery-Malaria-Typhoid Fever - Nanking. During the period from September 24 to November 5, 1921, amebic dysentery, malignant malaria, and typhoid fever were reported prevalent at Nanking, China, with large numbers of cases. CUBA. Communicable Diseases - Habana. Communicable diseases have been notified at Habana as follows: HAWAII. Pneumonic Plague-Honokaa, Hawaii. A fatal case of pneumonic plague was reported at Honokaa, Hawaii, November 18, 1921. JAMAICA. Infectious Disease (Alastrim or Kaffir Pox). During the week ended November 19, 1921, 12 new cases of alastrim or Kaffir pox were reported in the Island of Jamaica. Typhoid Fever-Kingston and Vicinity. During the period under report 6 cases of typhoid fever were reported in Kingston and 35 cases in the surrounding country. MEXICO. Plague-Infected Rodents—Tampico. Four plague-infected rodents were reported found at Tampico, Mexico, during the week ended December 3, 1921, making a total of 312 infected rodents found at that place from January 1 to December 3, 1921. SPAIN. During the month of October, 1921, 69 deaths from smallpox were reported at Malaga, Spain. On November 14, 1921, the prevalence was stated to be increasing. UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA. Smallpox-Typhus Fever-September, 1921.1 During the month of September, 1921, smallpox and typhus fever were notified in the Union of South Africa as follows: Smallpox. Among the native population, 97 cases of smallpox with 1 death were reported. Of these, 31 cases with 1 death occurred in the Cape Province; 44 cases in the Orange Free State, and 22 cases in the Transvaal. Among the white population, 16 cases of smallpox were reported, 2 cases occurring in the Orange Free State and 14 in the Transvaal. Typhus fever.—Among the native population, 664 cases of typhus fever with 71 deaths were reported. Of these, 658 cases with 67 deaths occurred in the Cape Province, particularly in the Eastern native reservations; 5 cases with 4 deaths in Natal; and 1 case in the Orange Free State. Among the white population 8 cases were reported, all occurring in the Cape Province. 1 Public Health Reports, Oct. 21, 1921, p. 2651; and Nov. 18, 1921, p. 2865. CHOLERA, PLAGUE, SMALLPOX, TYPHUS FEVER, AND YELLOW FEVER. 1 From medical officers of the Public Health Service, American consuls, and other sources. |