LEPROSY. California-Los Angeles. Senior Surg. Brooks, of the Public Health Service, reported November 19, 1913, that 2 new cases of leprosy had been notified in Los Angeles, Cal., one being in an Italian woman, age 32 years, married, 3 children in family in good health; symptoms of the disease having been present for five years. The other case was in a Mexican, aged 30 years, married, wife and children in good health; the first symptoms of the disease were noticed four months ago. The diagnosis in each case had been verified bacteriologically. PELLAGRA. During the week ended November 8, 1913, pellagra was notified by cities as follows: Los Angeles, Cal., 1 death; Nashville, Tenn., 1 death; New Orleans, La., 3 deaths; Philadelphia, Pa., 1 case. California Squirrels Collected and Examined. During the week ended November 1, 1913, ground squirrels were examined for plague infection, as follows: Alameda County, 41; Contra Costa County, 5; San Mateo County, 29; city of San Francisco, 1. No plague-infected squirrel was found. RABIES. California-Oakland-Rabies in Animals. Surg. Long, of the Public Health Service, reported by telegraph that during the week ended November 22, 1913, 3 cases of rabies in dogs had been reported in Oakland, Cal. TETANUS. During the week ended November 8, 1913, tetanus was notified by cities, as follows: Chicago, Ill., 1 case; Dayton, Ohio, 1 death; Trenton, N. J., 1 death (congenital). SCARLET FEVER, MEASLES, DIPHTHERIA, AND TUBERCULOSIS. |