Morbidity and mortality table, cities of the United States, for week ended Mar. 16, 1912-Continued.

MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY-Continued.

Morbidity and mortality table, cities of the United States, for week ended Mar. 16, `

STATISTICAL REPORTS OF MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY, STATES OF THE UNITED STATES (Untabulated).

CALIFORNIA.-Month of September, 1911. Population, 2,377,549. Total number of deaths from all causes 2,532, including diphtheria 11, measles 4, scarlet fever 3, tuberculosis 373, typhoid fever 45. Cases reported: Diphtheria 60, measles 232, scarlet fever 69, small pox 19, tuberculosis (pulmonary), 217, typhoid fever 120.

FLORIDA. Reports from the State board of health show as follows: Week ended March 9, 1912. with 17 cases, malaria in counties with 53 cases typhoid fever in 4 loca

Diphtheria present in 6 localities
Ties with 17 cases, smallpox in 9

in 8 localities with 14 cases,

ses.

Week ended March 16, 1912. Diphtheria present in 4 localities with 12 cases, malaria in 4 localities with 11 cases, smallpox in 9 counties with 33 cases, tuberculosis in 6 localities with 10 cases. typhoid fever in 2 localities with 8 cases.

INDIANA.-Month of January, 1912. Population, 2,700,876. Total number of deaths from all causes 3,186, including diphtheria 24, measles 8, scarlet fever 7, tuberculosis 359, typhoid fever 29. Cases reported: Diphtheria 225 in 41 counties, scarlet fever 294 in 49 counties, smallpox 89 in 15 counties, typhoid fever 131 in 34 counties.

MARYLAND.-Month of February, 1912. Population, 1,295,346. Total number of deaths from communicable diseases 153, including diphtheria 7, scarlet fever 3, tuberculosis 97, typhoid fever 9. Cases reported: Diphtheria 73, measles 100, scarlet fever 64, typhoid fever 57.

MICHIGAN.-Month of February, 1912. Population, 2,810,173. Cases of communicable diseases reported: Diphtheria 199, measles 166, scarlet fever 460, smallpox 95, tuberculosis 147, typhoid fever 203.

FOREIGN AND INSULAR.

BELGIUM.

Quarantine Measures Against Certain Ports Suspended.

According to information received from the minister for foreign affairs, the quarantine measures on account of plague which were put in force by decree of February 1, 1911, against merchandise originating at San Francisco, Cal., were suspended by decree of February 22, 1912. The decree went into effect February 28. The same decree also suspends measures against the ports of Kobe and Osaka, Japan.

CHINA.

Hongkong-Plague-Plague-Infected Rat.

Surg. Brown reports: During the week ended February 10, 4 cases of plague with 4 deaths were reported in Hongkong.

During the same period 2,198 rats were examined for plague infection. One plague-infected rat was found.

EGYPT.

Cairo-Typhus Fever.

Vice Consul Knabenshue reports the occurrence of 7 cases of typhus fever at Cairo during the three weeks ended February 15, 1912.

HAWAII.

Record of Plague Infection.

The last case of human plague at Honolulu occurred July 12, 1910. The last plague-infected rat was found at Aiea, 9 miles from Honolulu, April 12, 1910.

A case of human plague was reported at Kapulena, Hawaii, October 28, 1911.

At Hilo the last case of human plague occurred March 23, 1910. At Honokaa, 60 miles from Hilo, a fatal case occurred April 20, 1911, a fatal case February 9, 1912, and 2 fatal cases February 25, 1912. The last plague-infected rats reported found at Honokaa were 49 found during the week ended March 2, 1912. At Hilo a plagueinfected rat was found during the week ended June 10, 1911, and 2 plague-infected rats were reported found February 29, 1912.

Honolulu-Plague-Prevention Work.

Chief Quarantine Officer Ramus reports:

In the Public Health Reports for June 2, 1911, page 831, the number of overground cisterns in use at Puerto Cortes was given as 2,000. The number was erroneously quoted from a report by Acting Asst. Surg. Stowe, dated May 15, 1911, and should have been given as 200. Consul Dawson reports, March 5, 1912, that the number of cisterns in Puerto Cortes is approximately 133, and that most of the cisterns are unprotected from mosquitoes. Stegomyia calopus are reported to be present in considerable numbers.

INDIA.

Calcutta-Cholera and Plague.

Acting Asst. Surg. Allan reports: During the week ended February 10, 57 deaths from cholera and 26 from plague were reported at Calcutta; in all Bengal, 2,888 cases of plague, with 2,453 deaths; in all India, 15,943 cases of plague, with 13,601 deaths.

ITALY.

Naples-Examination of Emigrants.

Surg. Geddings reports:

Vessels inspected at Naples and Palermo during the week ended March 9.