Assam.-Freshly infected: Kamaup district. Burma.-Spreading in Bhamo and Katha districts; sporadic in Rangoon, Bassein towns. Reinfected: Hanthawaddy and Mandalay districts. Madras Presidency.-Freshly infected: Tanjore district and Madras town; abating in North Arcot and Genjem districts; declared free in Chittnor, Guddapah, Gunter, Kistna, and Salem districts. Central Provinces.-Sporadic in Naypur, Akola, and Buldana districts; mild in Raipur town and Bilaspur district. Punjab. No change. United Provinces.-Sporadic in Ballia district; mild in Gonda district; two deaths each in Koil City and in Benares and Jaunpur districts; one death each in Moradabad and Gorakhpur districts; two deaths each in Azemgarh and Meerut districts. Delhi.-Delhi City, one case July 31. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE PUBLICATIONS. A List of Publications Issued Between April and October, 1923. Below is given a list of publications of the United States Public Health Service issued between April and October, 1923, since the publication of the last list in Public Health Reports, May 18, 1923 (Reprint No. 838). The most important articles that appear each week in Public Health Reports are reprinted in pamphlet form, making possible a wider and more economical distribution of articles that are of interest to the general public. All of the publications listed, except those marked with an asterisk (*), are available for free distribution and, as long as the supply lasts, may be obtained by addressing the Surgeon General, United States Public Health Service, Washington, D. C. Those publications marked with an asterisk are not available for free distribution, but may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C., at the prices noted. (Send no remittances to the Public Health Service.) Reprints from the Public Health Reports. 832. The Prevention of Simple Goiter. By O. P. Kimball, M. D., April 27, 1923. 11 pages. *833. Extent of Rural Health Service in the United States. By L. L. Lumsden. April 27, 1923. 10 pages. 5 cents. *834. Studies on Oxidation-Reduction: III. Electrode Potentials of Mixtures of 1-Naphthol-2-Sulphonic Acid Indophenol and the Reduction Product. By W. Mansfield Clark and Barnett Cohen. May 4, 1923. 28 pages. 5 cents. 835. Penetration of Arsenic into the Cerebrospinal Fluid, with Particular Reference to the Treatment of Protozoal Infections of the Central Nervous System. By Carl Voegtlin, M. I. Smith, Helen Dyer, and J. W. Thompson. May 11, 1923. 20 pages. 836. Guide to Mosquito Identification for Field Workers Engaged in Malaria Control in the United States. By W. H. W. Komp. May 18, 1923. 22 pages. 837. Whole-Time County Health Officers, 1923. May 18, 1923. 6 pages. 838. Public Health Service Publications. A list of publications issued between October, 1922, and April, 1923. May 18, 1923. 4 pages. 839. The Distribution of Malaria in the United States as Indicated by Mortality Reports. By Kenneth F. Maxcy. May 25, 1923. 16 pages. 840. The Physical Care of Rural School Children. By Taliaferro Clark. June 1, 1923. 12 pages. 841. An Index to State Tuberculosis Laws. Compiled by James A. Tobey. June 1, 1923. 12 pages. 842. Indices of Nutrition: Application of Certain Standards of Nutrition to 506 Native White Children without Physical Defects and with "Good" or "Excellent" Nutrition as Judged by Clinical Evidence. By Taliaferro Clark, Edgar Sydenstricker, and Selwyn D. Collins. June 8, 1923. 35 pages. 843. The Effect of "Arsenic-Fastness" of Trypanosoma Equiperdum on the Ratios Between the Parasiticidal Values of Arsphenamine and Neoarsphenamine. By G. C. Lake and T. F. Probey. June 15, 1923. 6 pages. 844. The Principles Underlying the Movement of Bacillus Coli in Ground-Water, With Resulting Pollution of Wells. By C. W. Stiles and Harry R. Crohurst. June 15, 1923. 6 pages. 845. Studies on the Permeability of Living and Dead Cells: I. New Quantitative Observations on the Penetration of Acids into Living and Dead Cells. By Matilda Moldenhauer Brooks. June 29, 1923. 24 pages. 846. Studies on the Permeability of Living and Dead Cells: II. Observations on the Penetration of Alkali Bicarbonates into Living and Dead Cells. By Matilda Moldenhauer Brooks. June 29, 1923. 8 pages. 847. Incidence of Venereal Diseases Among American Seamen in the Orient. By M. R. King. June 29, 1923. 4 pages. *848. Studies on Oxidation-Reduction: IV. Electrode Potentials of Indigo Sulphonates, Each in Equilibrium with its Reduction Product. By M. X. Sullivan, Barnett Cohen, and W. Mansfield Clark. July 27, 1923. 50 pages. 10 cents. 849. Ventilation of Ships After Fumigation with Poisonous Gases. July 6, 1923, 4 pages. 850. The National Health Council as an Aid to Organized Health Agencies. July 6, 1923. 8 pages. 851. Analysis of Six Annual Seasons of Fall Hay Fever in New Orleans, Louisiana. By Wm. Scheppegrell, A. M., M. D. July 13, 1923. 12 pages. 852. Spleen and Blood Examinations for Malaria: A Study of the Relative Merits of the Spleen and Blood Parasite Indices for Determining Malaria Prevalence as Found in Dunklin County, Mo. By M. V. Veldee. July 13, 1923. 8 pages. 853. Intensive Localized Distribution of the Spore of B. Botulinus and Probable Relation of Preserved Vegetables to Type Demonstrated. By J. C. Geiger and Harriet Benson. July 20, 1923. 7 pages. 854. Physiological Effects of High Temperatures and Humidities with and without Air Movement: Effects on Body Temperature and Pulse Rate of Subjects at Rest. By R. R. Sayers and D. Harrington. July 20, 1923. 23 pages. 855. Standardization of Insulin: 1. Toxicity of Insulin for White Rats as Influenced by Temperature of Room in which Animals are Kept. By Carl Voegtlin and Edith R. Dunn. August 3, 1923. 4 pages. 856. Dengue Fever: Etiology, Epidemiology, Transmission, Etc. By C. Armstrong. August 3, 1923. 35 pages. 857. The Curative Action of Sulpharsphenamine in Experimental Syphilis. By Carl Voegtlin, C. Armstrong, and Helen Dyer. August 10, 1923. 4 pages. 858. The Notifiable Diseases: Prevalence During 1922 in Cities of Over 100,000. August 10, 1923. 26 pages. 859. Plague-Infected Rats Without Visible Lesions: The Discovery of Bubonic Plague only in Rats Without Lesions After the Subsidence of Recent Epizootics. August 17, 1923. 6 pages. 860. On the Mechanism of the Action of Arsenic upon Protoplasm. By Carl Voegtlin, Helen A. Dyer, and C. S. Leonard. August 17, 1923. 30 pages. 861. I. The Nomenclature of the Melitensis-Abortus Group of Bacterial Organisms; II. The Serological Classification of Brucella Melitensis from Various Sources. By Alice C. Evans. August 24, 1923. 20 pages. 662. On the Composition of the Precipitate from Partially Alkalinized Alum Solutions. By Lewis B. Miller. August 31, 1923. 10 pages. 863. Collection and Preservation of Blood Samples for Determination of Carbon Monoxide. By R. R. Sayers, H. R. O'Brien, G. W. Jones, and W. P. Yant. August 31, 1923. 6 pages. 864. Automobile Cost in Rural Health Work: Report on Operation of Automobiles in Cooperative Rural Health Work in Virginia. By H. McG. Robertson. August 31, 1923. 5 pages. 865. The Elimination of Carbon Monoxide from the Blood, by Treatment with Air, with Oxygen, and with a Mixture of Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen. By R. R. Sayers and W. P. Yant. September 7, 1923. 22 pages. 866. Studies on the Permeability of Living and Dead Cells: III. The Penetration of Certain Alkalies and Ammonium Salts into Living and Dead Cells. By Matilda Moldenhauer Brooks. September 7, 1923. 13 pages. 867. Application of Partial Correlation to a Health Problem. By Frank M. Phillips and Faye Hollis Roberts. September 14, 1923. 13 pages. 868. A Sugar-Free Medium for Fermentation Studies. By Ella M. A. Enlows. September 14, 1923. 4 pages. 869. Vaccination Technique and Certification: An Experiment in Making Vaccination an Insurance Against Delay as Well as a Protection Against Disease. By S. B. Grubbs. September 21, 1923. 6 pages. 870. Effect of Acidification on Toxicity of B. Botulinus Toxin. By J. C. Geiger and W. E. Gouwens. September 28, 1923. 4 pages. 871. State and Insular Health Authorities, 1923. Directory, with Data as to Appropriations and Publications. September 28, 1923. 21 pages. Supplements to the Public Health Reports. 44. Municipal Ordinances, Rules, and Regulations Pertaining to Public Health, 1920-1922. (In press.) Public Health Bulletins. 138. Tuberculosis Survey of the Island of Porto Rico. By J. G. Townsend. (In press.) 139. Transactions of the Twenty-First Annual Conference of State and Territorial Health Officers with the Public Health Service. (In press.) Hygienic Laboratory Bulletins. 135. Three Papers on Arsphenamine and Neoarsphenamine. (In press.) 136. Studies on Organisms Concerned as Causative Factors in Botulism. (In press.) 137. Digest of Comments on the Pharmacopoeia of the United States and on the National Formulary for the Calendar Year 1923. (In press.) Miscellaneous Publications. 11. Official List of Officers and Stations of the United States Public Health Service. (Revised edition.) 1923. (In press.) TUBERCULOSIS DEATHS IN PITTSBURGH, PA., 1922.— CORRECTION. The report of deaths from tuberculosis (all forms) in Pittsburgh, Pa., for the year 1922, page 1839, Public Health Reports dated August 10, 1923, should have shown 560 deaths instead of 660. The death rate per thousand from tuberculosis was 0.92. DEATHS DURING WEEK ENDED OCTOBER 27, 1923. Summary of information received by telegraph from industrial insurance companies for week ended October 27, 1923, and corresponding week of 1922. (From the Weekly Health Index, October 30, 1923, issued by the Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce.) Policies in force.... Number of death claims.. Week ended Oct. 27, 1923. 55, 408, 080 9.1 Corresponding Week, 1922. 51, 013, 643 8, 041 8.2 Death claims per 1,000 policies in force, annual rate.. Deaths from all causes in certain large cities of the United States during the week ended October 27, 1923, infant mortality, annual death rate, and comparison with corresponding week of 1922. (From the Weekly Health Index, October 30, 1923, issued by the Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce.) 1 Annual rate per 1,000 population. 2 Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births-an annual rate based on deaths under 1 year for the week and estimated births for 1922. Cities left blank are not in the registration area for births. Deaths for week ended Friday, Oct. 23, 1923. Deaths from all causes in certain large cities of the United States during the week ended October 27, 1923, infant mortality, annual death rate, and comparison with corresponding week of 1922. (From the Weekly Health Index, October 30, 1923, issued by the Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce.)-Continued. |