MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY-Continued. Morbidity and mortality table, cities of the United States, for week ended Apr. 6, 1912 Continued. Springfield, Mass. Wilmington, Del.. Atlantic City, N. J. Aurora, Ill. Chelsea, Mass... Chicopee, Mass.. Elmira, N. Y. Fitchburg, Mass. Knoxville, Tenn. La Crosse, Wis MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY-Continued. Morbidity and mortality table, cities of the United States, for week ended Apr. 6, 1912— Continued STATISTICAL REPORTS OF MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY, STATES OF THE UNITED STATES (Untabulated.) CONNECTICUT.-Month of March, 1912. Population of reporting towns, 1,126,694. Total number of deaths from all causes 1,663, including diphtheria 14, measles 18, scarlet fever 13, tuberculosis (pulmonary) 124, typhoid fever 9. Cases reported: Diphtheria 156 in 41 towns, measles 1,144 in 64 towns, scarlet fever 228 in 52 towns, smallpox 68 in 3 towns, tuberculosis (pulmonary) 131 in 46 towns, typhoid fever 24 in 14 towns. FLORIDA.-Week ended April 6, 1912. Reports received from the State board of health show diphtheria present in 3 localities with 5 cases, malaria in 4 localities with 17 cases, smallpox in 7 counties with 22 cases, tuberculosis in 9 localities with 21 cases, typhoid fever in 2 localities with 6 cases. KANSAS.-Month of February, 1912. Population 1,690,949. Total number of deaths from all causes not reported. The deaths include diphtheria 7, measles 2, scarlet fever 9, typhoid fever 2. Cases reported: Diphtheria 106, measles 434, scarlet fever 248, smallpox 20, typhoid fever 40. MASSACHUSETTS.-Week ended February 3, 1912. Population of reporting towns 2,593,485. Total number of deaths from all causes 865, including diphtheria 12, measles 4, scarlet fever 1, tuberculosis 72, typhoid fever 2. Cases reported: Diphtheria 144, measles 624, scarlet fever 154, smallpox 9, tuberculosis 163, typhoid tever 18. Week ended February 10, 1912. Total number of deaths from al causes 851, including diphtheria 11, measles 7, scarlet fever 2, tuberculosis 70, typhoid fever 1. Cases reported: Diphtheria 131, measles 574, scarlet fever 149, smallpox 3, tuberculosis 24, typhoid fever 24. Week ended February 17, 1912. Total number of deaths from all causes 894, including diphtheria 8, measles 12, scarlet fever 8, tuberculosis 96, typhoid fever 4. Cases reported: Diphtheria 116, measles 491, scarlet fever 140, smallpox 2, tuberculosis 183, typhoid fever 16. Week ended February 24, 1912. Total number of deaths from all causes 895, including diphtheria 7, measles 3, scarlet fever 5, tuberculosis 60, typhoid fever 2. Cases reported: Diphtheria 128, measles 559, scarlet fever 123, tuberculosis 151, typhoid fever 20. FOREIGN AND INSULAR. CHINA. Chaochowfu-Plague. Consul Williams at Swatow reports March 16 the presence of plague at Chaochowfu, the principal city in the Swatow consular district. Hongkong-Plague-Smallpox-Plague-infected Rats. Surg. Brown reports: During the week ended March 9, 1912, 12 cases of plague with 12 deaths and 55 cases of smallpox with 43 deaths were reported in Hongkong. During the same period 1,903 rats were examined for plague infection. Two plague-infected rats were found. 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. Mosquito-Eradication Measures at Honolulu. The following statement of the work of mosquito destruction at Honolulu was received from Passed Asst. Surg. McCoy, who is detailed as sanitary adviser to the governor of the Territory of Hawaii: Mosquito-eradication measures conducted at Honolulu from Mar. 25 to 30, 1912, both inclusive. Summary of Reports, November, 1911-March, 1912. 32 30,591 1,074 4,146 399 13, 181 2,031 14,306 681 18,472 456 11,824 1,898 7,997 373 3, 432 44 30,928 1,641 |