Cases and Deaths Reported by Cities for Week Ended June 14, 1913. During the week ended June 14, 1913, poliomyelitis (infantile paralysis) was reported by cities as follows: Lexington, Ky., 1 death; New York, N. Y., 2 cases with 2 deaths; San Francisco, Cal., 1 case. ERYSIPELAS. Cases and Deaths Reported by Cities for Week Ended June 14, 1913. The State Board of Health of California reported that during the month of May, 1913, a case of leprosy had been notified at Los Angeles, Cal., the patient being a Mexican woman who had come to the United States about one year ago and had resided in Los Angeles for about three months. The case was reported as being of the anæsthetic type. 1 Rats taken from steamships: Honolulu, 20; Topeka, 3; China, 1; total, 24. California Squirrels Collected and Examined. During the week ended June 14, 1913, there were examined for plague infection 1,001 ground squirrels from Contra Costa County, 191 from San Joaquin County, 56 from Alameda County, and 28 from San Benito County. Plague-Infected Squirrels Found. Plague-infected squirrels have been found as follows: In Contra Costa County, from May 29 to June 7, 1913, 53 squirrels; in San Benito County, on June 9, 1 squirrel, found in the vicinity of Hollister. PNEUMONIA. Cases and Deaths Reported by Cities for Week Ended June 14, 1913. During the week ended June 14, 1913, a death from rabies was notified by the health officer of Chicago, Ill. ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED (OR TICK) FEVER. New York-Suffolk County. The State Board of Health of New York reported that during the month of May, 1913, a case of Rocky Mountain spotted fever had been notified in East Hampton Township, Suffolk County, N. Y. TETANUS. Cases and Deaths Reported by Cities for Week Ended June 14, 1913. SCARLET FEVER, MEASLES, DIPHTHERIA, AND TUBERCULOSIS. State Reports for May, 1913. Cal fornia... New York.. Scarlet Measles. Diphtheria. 1 1 SCARLET FEVER, MEASLES, ETC.-Continued. Evansville, Ind. Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria. Surg. Clark, of the Public Health Service, reported by telegraph that during the week ended June 28, 1913, 8 cases of scarlet fever and 11 cases of diphtheria had been notified in Evansville, Ind., making totals of 455 cases of scarlet fever reported since October 1, 1912, and 332 cases of diphtheria reported since August 1, 1912 Los Angeles, Cal.—Measles. Senior Surg. Brooks, of the Public Health Service, reported by telegraph that during the week ended June 28, 1913, 112 cases of measles had been notified in Los Angeles, Cal., making a total of 6,369 cases reported since January 1, 1913. Pittsburgh, Pa.-Measles, Surg. Stoner, of the Public Health Service, reported by telegraph that during the week ended June 28, 1913, 39 cases of measles, with 1 death, had been notified in Pittsburgh, Pa., making a total of 9,496 cases, with 162 deaths, reported since November 1, 1912. Cases and Deaths Reported by Cities for Week Ended June 14, 1913. |