PREVALENCE OF DISEASE. No health department, State or local, can effectively prevent or control disease without knowledge of when, where, and under what conditions cases are occurring. Indiana-Evansville. Acting Asst. Surg. Werry, of the Public Health Service, reported by telegraph that during the week ended August 16, 1913, 10 cases of typhoid fever had been notified in Evansville, Ind., making a total of 199 cases reported since June 14, 1913. TYPHOID FEVER-Continued. Pennsylvania-Chester. Passed Asst. Surg. Robertson, of the Public Health Service, reported by telegraph that since August 5, 1913, 29 cases of typhoid fever had been notified in Chester, Pa. CEREBROSPINAL MENINGITIS. Cases and Deaths Reported by Cities for Week Ended Aug. 2, 1913. Cases and Deaths Reported by Cities for Week Ended Aug. 2, 1913. Cases and Deaths Reported by Cities for Week Ended Aug. 2, 1913. During the week ended August 2, 1913, pellagra was reported by cities as follows: Lynchburg, Va., 1 case; Nashville, Tenn., 2 cases; Oklahoma, Okla., 1 case with 1 death. 2 1 Rats taken from steamships: San José, 26; Persia, 20; Annie Johnson, 27; total, 73. California-Squirrels Collected and Examined. During the week ended August 2, 1913, ground squirrels were examined for plague infection as follows: Alameda County, 116; Contra Costa County, 328; Santa Clara County, 2. Plague-Infected Squirrels Found. Of the squirrels examined during the week ended August 2, 1913, 1 from Alameda County, 6 from Contra Costa County, and 2 from Santa Clara County were found to be plague-infected. PNEUMONIA. Cases and Deaths Reported by Cities for Week Ended Aug. 2, 1913. Oakland, Cal.-Rabies in Animals. Surg. Long, of the Public Health Service, reported by telegraph that during the week ended August 16, 1913, 2 cases of canine rabies had been reported in Oakland, Cal. TETANUS. |