MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY-Continued.

Morbidity and mortality table, cities of the United States, for week ended Dec. 2, 1911-Continued.

MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY-Continued.

Morbidity and mortality table, cities of the United States, for week ended Dec. 2, 1911-Continued.

MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY-Continued.

Morbidity and mortality table, cities of the United States, for week ended Dec. 2, 1911-Continued.

STATISTICAL REPORTS OF MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY, STATES OF THE UNITED STATES (untabulated).

FLORIDA.-Week ended December 2, 1911. Reports from the State board of health show diphtheria present in 7 localities with 10 cases, malaria in 4 localities with 12 cases, tuberculosis in 3 localities with 4 cases, typhoid fever in 3 localities with 3 cases.

MASSACHUSETTS.-Week ended October 7, 1911. Population of reporting towns, 2,252,568. Total number of deaths from all causes 631, including diphtheria 10, measles 1, tuberculosis 60, typhoid fever 8. Cases reported: Diphtheria 136, measles 75, scarlet fever 100, tuberculosis 95, typhoid fever 113.

Week ended October 14, 1911. Population of reporting towns, 2,539,493. Total number of deaths from all causes 647, including diphtheria 7, measles 1, scarlet fever 1, tuberculosis 52, typhoid fever 7. Cases reported: Diphtheria 166, measles 122, scarlet fever 91, tuberculosis 128, typhoid fever 61.

Week ended October 21, 1911. Population of reporting towns, 2,536,524. Total number of deaths from all causes 617, including diphtheria 7, scarlet fever 1, tuberculosis 47, typhoid fever 9.

Cases

reported: Diphtheria 161, measles 89, scarlet fever 123, tuberculosis 122, typhoid fever 69.

Week ended October 28, 1911. Population of reporting towns, 2,524,905. Total number of deaths from all causes 623, including diphtheria 5, measles 3, tuberculosis 60, typhoid fever 7. Cases reported: Diphtheria 179, measles 101, scarlet fever 124, tuberculosis 151, typhoid fever 60.

MICHIGAN.-Month of October, 1911. Population, 2,810,173. Total number of deaths from all causes 2,762, including diphtheria 61, measles 3, scarlet fever 12, tuberculosis 179, typhoid fever 61.1

NEW YORK.-Month of October, 1911. Population, 9,113,614. Total number of deaths from all causes 10,509, including diphtheria. 126, measles 17, scarlet fever 29, smallpox 1, tuberculosis 1,170, typhoid fever 142. Cases reported: Diphtheria 1,427, measles 735, scarlet fever 852, smallpox 9, tuberculosis (pulmonary or laryngeal) 2,189, typhoid fever 885.

OREGON.-Month of July, 1911. Population, 672,675. Total number of deaths from all causes 495, including scarlet fever 4, tuberculosis 46, typhoid fever 7. Cases reported: Diphtheria 34, measles 42, scarlet fever 69, smallpox 8, tuberculosis 12, typhoid fever 20.

Month of August, 1911. Total number of deaths from all causes 480, including diphtheria 2, scarlet fever 2, tuberculosis 37, typhoid fever 7. Cases reported: Diphtheria 15, measles 16, scarlet fever 20, smallpox 11, tuberculosis 9, typhoid fever 32.

Month of September, 1911. Total number of deaths from all causes 436, including diphtheria 1, tuberculosis 42, typhoid fever 12. Cases reported: Diphtheria 15, measles 7, scarlet fever 27, smallpox 15, tuberculosis 13, typhoid fever 67.

1 For report of morbidity, month of October, 1911, see Public Health Reports, Dec. 8, 1911, p. 1948.

FOREIGN AND INSULAR.

AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.

Status of Cholera.

The following information was received from Ambassador Kerens, at Vienna: During the period from November 5 to 11, 47 new cases of cholera with 10 deaths were reported in Hungary. These cases occurred in 11 localities.

CHINA.
Hongkong-Plague.

Surg. Brown reports November 6: During the week ended November 4, 1 case of plague with 1 death was reported at Hongkong.

ECUADOR.

Plague and Yellow Fever.

During the two weeks ended November 15, plague and yellow fever were reported by the director of public health of Ecuador as follows:

Plague. At Guayaquil, 57 cases with 22 deaths.

Yellow fever.-At Bucay, 3 cases with 3 deaths; at Chobo, 1 case: at Milagro, 1 case with 1 death; at Guayaquil, 7 cases with 2 deaths; at Naranjito, 1 case with 1 death.

HAWAII.

Honolulu-Smallpox at Quarantine.

Chief Quarantine Officer Ramus reports the occurrence of 7 new cases of smallpox at quarantine. Of these cases 2 occurred on December 17 and 5 on December 18. The total number of cases reported since December 4 is 31 with 2 deaths.

The cases occurred among passengers removed to quarantine from the steamship Willesden.

INDIA.

Calcutta-Cholera and Plague.

Acting Asst. Surg. Allan reports November 16: During the week ended October 28, 104 deaths from cholera and 1 death from plague were reported in Calcutta; in all Bengal, 116 cases of plague with 64 deaths; in all India, 11,237 cases of plague with 8,467 deaths.

Madras-Cholera.

Consul Olivares reports November 14: During the week ended November 11, 67 cases of cholera with 52 deaths were reported in the city of Madras as compared with 90 cases with 70 deaths which occurred during the preceding week. The epidemic has, however. spread from the Hindu quarter throughout the city, attacking all classes equally.