PELLAGRA-Continued.

Missouri-St. Louis.

Surg. Carrington, of the Public Health Service, reported that 2 cases of pellagra had recently been notified in the St. Louis City Sanitarium (insane hospital), and that 5 fatal cases had been previously notified, making a total of 7 cases reported since January 1, 1913.

Washington-Medical Lake.

The State Board of Health of Washington reported that 2 cases of pellagra had been notified at the Eastern Washington Hospital for the Insane, Medical Lake, Spokane County, Wash., 1 case having been admitted to ward May 27, and the other June 15, 1913.

California Squirrels Collected and Examined.

During the week ended August 23, 1913, ground squirrels were examined for plague infection as follows: Alameda County, 65: Contra Costa County, 219; San Francisco, 1; Berkeley, 2.

Plague-Infected Squirrels Found.

Of the squirrels examined during the week ended August 23, 1913, 5 from Contra Costa County were found to be plague-infected.

PNEUMONIA.

Cases and Deaths Reported by Cities for Week Ended Aug. 23, 1913.

RABIES.

California-Oakland-Rabies in Animals.

Surg. Long, of the Public Health Service, reported by telegraph that during the week ended September 6, 1913, 5 cases of canine rabies had been notified in Oakland, Cal.

TETANUS.

Cases and Deaths Reported by Cities for Week Ended Aug. 23, 1913.

The State Board of Health of Washington reported that during the month of June, 1913, 1 fatal case of typhus fever had been notified in Loomis, Okanogan County, Wash.

SCARLET FEVER, MEASLES, DIPHTHERIA, AND TUBERCULOSIS.

Texas Report for July, 1913.

The State Board of Health of Texas reported that during the month of July, 1913, 61 cases of scarlet fever and 22 cases of diphtheria had been notified in Texas.

Cases and Deaths Reported by Cities for Week Ended Aug. 23, 1913.

SCARLET FEVER, MEASLES, DIPHTHERIA, AND TUBERCULOSIS-Contd. Cases and Deaths Reported by Cities for Week Ended Aug. 23, 1913-Continued.

SCARLET FEVER, MEASLES, DIPHTHERIA, AND TUBERCULOSIS-Contd. Cases and Deaths Reported by Cities for Week Ended Aug. 23, 1913—Continued.

IN INSULAR POSSESSIONS.

HAWAII.

Examination of Rodents.

Rodents (rats and mongoose) have been examined in Hawaii for plague infection as follows: Honolulu, week ended August 16, 1913, 330; Hilo, week ended August 9, 1,456; Honokaa, week ended August 9, 1,919. No plague-infected rodent was found.

PORTO RICO.

Rodents Collected and Examined.

Passed Asst. Surg. Chapin reports that during the week ended August 23, 1913, there were examined 1,193 rodents, collected from various points in Porto Rico, and that of these, 790 were collected from various parts of San Juan municipality. None was found infected with plague.