57 cases and 18 deaths were notified; very incomplete reports show that approximately 80 per cent of the cases occurred in negroes; the situation was not improved, and the measures advised by the State health authorities were being inadequately enforced; quarantine against Dyer County had been put into effect. Lake County could not be reached directly on account of high From the beginning of the outbreak to January 15, 18 cases and 13 deaths had been reported in this county. Dr. von Ezdorf further reported January 22 that cases of meningitis have been reported in Tennessee in the following counties: Dyer, Crockett, Lake, Obion, Lauderdale, Tipton, Gibson, Carroll, Davidson, Warren, Roane, Rhea, Lincoln, Hamilton, Polk, Williamson, and Hamblen. Cases and Deaths Reported by Cities for Week Ended Jan. 4, 1913. The secretary of the Kansas State Board of Health reported that during the month of December, 1912, 1 case of poliomyelitis was notified from Montgomery County and 1 from Washington County. Maryland Report for December, 1912. The State Board of Health of Maryland reported that during the month of December, 1912, 1 case of poliomyelitis (infantile paralysis) had been certified at Cumberland and 3 cases at Govans, Allegany County. Massachusetts Report for December, 1912. The State Board of Health of Massachusetts reported that during the month of December, 1912, 1 new case of poliomyelitis (infantile paralysis) had been notified at Haverhill, Essex County. Cases and Deaths Reported by Cities for Week Ended January 4, 1913. During the week ended January 4, 1913, poliomyelitis was reported by cities as follows: Cleveland, Ohio, 1 case; Dunkirk, N. Y., 1 case; New York, N. Y., 2 cases with 1 death; Niagara Falls, N. Y., 1 case; Oakland, Cal., 1 case with 1 death; Philadelphia, Pa., 1 case. ERYSIPELAS. Cases and Deaths Reported by Cities for Week Ended Jan. 4, 1913. The State Board of Health of Maryland reported that during the month of December, 1912, 1 death from pellagra had been notified in the State. Virginia. During the week ended January 4, 1913, 1 death from pellagra was reported at Roanoke, Va. California Squirrels Collected and Examined for Plague Infection. During the week ended January 4, 1913, there were examined for plague infection 32 ground squirrels from Contra Costa County, 65 from San Joaquin County, 13 from Santa Clara County, 19 from San Benito County, and 53 from Stanislaus County. No plague-infected squirrel was found. PNEUMONIA. Cases and Deaths Reported by Cities for Week Ended Jan. 4, 1913. During the week ended January 4, 1913, tetanus was reported by cities as follows: Aurora, Ill., 1 death; New Orleans, La., 1 death; New York, N. Y., 1 death. SCARLET FEVER, MEASLES, DIPHTHERIA, AND TUBERCULOSIS. |