CITY REPORTS FOR WEEK ENDED FEB. 25, 1922- Continued. DIPHTHERIA, MEASLES, SCARLET FEVER, AND TUBERCULOSIS-Continued.

CITY REPORTS FOR WEEK ENDED FEB. 25, 1922-Continued. DIPHTHERIA, MEASLES, SCARLET FEVER, AND TUBERCULOSIS Continued.

CITY REPORTS FOR WEEK ENDED FEB. 25, 1922-Continued. DIPHTHERIA, MEASLES, SCARLET FEVER, AND TUBERCULOSIS-Continued.

CITY REPORTS FOR WEEK ENDED FEB. 25, 1922-Continued.

DIPHTHERIA, MEASLES, SCARLET FEVER, AND TUBERCULOSIS—Continued.

FOREIGN AND INSULAR.

PLAGUE ON VESSEL.

Steamship "Tango Maru”—At Thursday Island-From Kobe and Ports.

On December 31, 1921, the steamship Tango Maru arrived at Thursday Island, Queensland, Australia, from Kobe via Nagasaki, Hongkong, Manila, and Zamboange, with a case of plague on board in the person of a third-class passenger who had boarded the vessel at Hongkong, December 20, 1921, and reported sick December 22, 1921. The Tango Maru left Kobe December 13, 1921. At Hongkong 40 passengers were taken on, including the patient subsequently landed at Thursday Island.

AUSTRALIA.

Plague Queensland.

Bundaberg. During the week ended March 11, 1922, one case of plague was reported at Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia.

The following is a summary of recent reports of plague in Queensland:

Brisbane.-Week ended December 31, 1921, two fatal cases; week ended January 7, 1922, four cases, and four cases reported during the previous week confirmed; week ended January 21, 1922, two cases; week ended January 28, one case previously reported, confirmed. Total number of cases reported from August 22, 1921, 55, with 28 deaths.

Cairns.-Week ended January 7, 1922, one death.

Townsville.-Two weeks ended January 14, 1922, two fatal cases. Total cases to date, 32; deaths, 21.

Plague Rats and Sentinel Guinea Pigs.

The finding of plague-infected animals in Australia has been reported as follows:

New South Wales-Sydney.-Week ended January 21, 1922, one plague rat found.

Queensland-Brisbane.-Week ended December 31, 1921, one rat; January 1 to 21, 1922, nine rats; week ended December 31, 1921, two plague-infected sentinel guinea pigs; week ended January 28, 1922, one plague-infected sentinel guinea pig reported found.

Cairns.-Week ended December 31, 1921, one plague rat. Hinchinbrook (Ingham).-January 1-14, 1922, two plague rats.