FOREIGN AND INSULAR AUSTRALIA. SYDNEY-Examination of Rats for Plague Infection. The following information was taken from the bulletins issued by the department of public health of New South Wales: During the month of April, 1911, there were destroyed 7,286 rats, of which 2,522 were examined. No plague-infected rat was found. The last case of human plague was reported May 29, 1909. The last plague-infected rat was found April 25, 1910. AUSTRIA. TRIESTE-Cholera on Steamship. Consul de Martini reports, July 3, the occurrence of a second case of choleral on the steamship Oceania. A fatal case of cholera on this vessel was reported June 26. The steamship Oceania arrived at Trieste June 24 from New York via Naples.1 CHINA. HONGKONG-Plague Rats Found. Surg. Brown reports the finding of 5 plague-infected rats during the two weeks ended May 23. CUBA. Transmissible Diseases. The following statement of transmissible diseases in the island of Cuba was issued by the national department of sanitation: No quarantinable diseases were reported in the island during the week ended June 24. 1 Public Health Reports, June 30, 1911, p. 1038. HAWAII. Record of Plague Infection. The last case of human plague at Honolulu occurred July 12, 1910. The last plague-infected rat was found at Aiea, 9 miles from Honolulu, April 12, 1910. At Hilo the last case of human plague occurred March 23, 1910. A fatal case occurred at Honokaa, 60 miles from Hilo, December 17, 1910; 2 fatal cases were reported January 31, 1911, and 1 fatal case was reported April 19. The last plague-infected rat was found at Honokaa February 2, 1911. A plague-infected rat was found at Hilo during the week ended June 10, 1911. Chief Quarantine Officer Ramus reports, May 27 and June 5 and 12: CALCUTTA-Cholera, Plague, and Smallpox. Acting Asst. Surg. Allan reports June 1: During the week ended May 13 there were reported at Calcutta 46 deaths from cholera, 94 from plague, and 1 from smallpox; in all Bengal, 945 cases of plague with 834 deaths; in all India, 24,304 cases of plague with 21,249 deaths. ITALY. Naples. There were officially reported in the city of Naples 51 cases of cholera with 16 deaths from June 22 to 26. Palermo.--Reports of the status of cholera are to the effect that from June 11 to 25 there were 300 deaths in Palermo from this disease and that between June 25 and July 1 there were approximately 25 deaths daily. The United States quarantine regulations are being enforced for ships clearing for the United States. JAPAN. KOBE-Destruction of Rats on Lighters. Acting Asst. Surg. Moore reports May 26: During the week ended May 21 more than 200 dead rats were found in the lighters after fumigation. The presence of rats in lighters is a source of danger of rats being conveyed onto ships in cargo. A systematic and thorough disinfection of lighters at intervals would seem to be necessary to eliminate this danger. MEXICO. Typhus Fever. At Aguascalientes Consul Bretherton reported for the two weeks ended June 18 the occurrence of 5 deaths from typhus fever; at Guadalajara Consul Magill reported 1 death during the week ended June 3, and at Mexico City Consul Shanklin reported 168 cases of typhus fever with 44 deaths during the two weeks ended May 20. NEW ZEALAND. AUCKLAND-Plague. The following information is taken from bulletins issued by the department of public health of New Zealand: At the close of the week ended May 6, 1911, 4 cases of plague were reported as having been admitted to hospital. Two of these cases were admitted during the week. A further case reported as under treatment from May 8 was bacteriologically verified as plague May 25. The infection in these 3 cases is stated to have been acquired in the same warehouse. During the three weeks ended May 27, 145 rats were examined for plague infection. No plague-infected rats were found. PERU. CALLAO-Plague-Status of Plague in Peru. Acting Asst. Surg. Castro-Gutierrez reports, June 14: During the period from April 15 to June 14, 4 cases of plague were reported at Callao, occurring, respectively, May 22, 27, and 31, and June 11. The following statement of the general status of plague in Peru was received from the director of public health: Bills of health from ports south of Callao show as follows: Mollendo, May 31, 2 cases of plague in previous two weeks; Arica, Chile, May 20, a few cases; Iquique, Chile, May 29, 3 cases of plague with 1 death during previous two weeks; Valparaiso, Chile, May 24, 75 cases of smallpox during previous two weeks. SIAM. BANGKOK-Cholera, Plague, and Smallpox. Vice Consul Hansen reports May 18: During the four weeks ended May 13 there were reported 442 deaths from cholera, 14 deaths from plague, and 22 cases of smallpox, with 14 deaths. TURKEY. Vice Consul Memminger reports June 6: During the period from May 30 to June 4, inclusive, 35 cases of cholera, with 19 deaths, were reported. CHOLERA, YELLOW FEVER, PLAGUE, AND SMALLPOX. Reports Received during week Ended July 7, 1911. [These tables include cases and deaths recorded in reports received by the Surgeon General, Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service, from American consuls through the Department of State and from other sources. For reports received from December 31, 1910, to June 30, 1911, see PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTS for June 30, 1911. In accordance with custom, the tables of epidemic diseases are terminated semiannually and new tables begun.] Places. Austria-Hungary: CHOLERA. Trieste.. China: Amoy India: Bassein.. Calcutta.. May 14-20.. 46 May 7-13.. Indo-China: Saigon.. Italy: Naples. Palermo. June 11-25. 300 June 25-July 1: 25 deaths daily. |