Places.

CHOLERA IN THE UNITED STATES.

Reports Received from June 5 to Dec. 29, 1911.

Massachusetts:

Boston..

New York:

Auburn..

Brooklyn........

New York City....

New York quarantine.....

Staten Island.

California:

Abruzzi,

Naples.

from Genoa and

July 20...

1

Removed to quarantine station at Gallups Island.

June 30-July 1....

1

From steamship Duca degli
Abruzzi. Removed to quar-
antine.

Removed to quarantine.
Case June 5-July 18 from steam-
ship Europa, from Genoa and
Naples. Case July 11 from
steamship Carpathia, from Tri-
este, Fiume, and Italian ports.
5 cases June 18-July 21 among
passengers from steamship
Duca degli Abruzzi. 9 cases
July 12-31 among passengers
from steamship Moltke, from
Genoa, Naples, and Palermo.
1 case from steamship Konig
Albert, from Genoa, Naples,
Palermo, and Gibraltar. 1 case
Aug. 16 from steamship Re
d'Italia.
Removed to quarantine.

PLAGUE IN THE UNITED STATES.

REPORTS RECEIVED FROM JULY 1 TO DEC. 29, 1911.

Remarks.

Infection received at Pinole Can

yon, Contra Costa County, Cal.

1 mile nw. of Lafayette.

2 miles n. e. of Ripon.

MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY.

MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY TABLE, CITIES OF THE UNITED STATES, FOR WEEK ENDED DEC. 9, 1911.

MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY-Continued.

Morbidity and mortality table, cities of the United States, for week ended
Dec. 9, 1911-Continued.

MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY-Continued.

Morbidity and mortality table, cities of the United States, for week ended
Dec. 9, 1911-Continued.

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

CONNECTICUT.-Month of November, 1911. Population, 1,114,756. Total number of deaths from all causes 1,186, including diphtheria 21, measles 1, scarlet fever 5,tuberculosis 94, typhoid fever 15. Cases reported: Diphtheria 314 in 56 towns, measles 57 in 15 towns, scarlet fever 147 in 137 towns, tuberculosis (pulmonary) 92 in 35 towns, typhoid fever 116 in 36 towns.

Iowa.--Month of October, 1911. Population, [2,224,771. Total number of deaths from all causes 1,597, including diphtheria 14, measles 2, scarlet fever 4, tuberculosis 107, typhoid fever 37.

MINNESOTA.--Month of September, 1911. Population, 2,075,708. Total number of deaths from all causes 1,489, including diphtheria 21, measles 1, scarlet fever 7, tuberculosis 132, typhoid fever 23.

FOREIGN AND INSULAR.

ALGERIA.

Philippeville Declared Free From Plague.

According to information received December 15 from the minister of foreign affairs at Paris the city of Philippeville in Algeria has been declared free from plague.

AUSTRALIA.

Sydney--Examination of Rats.

The following information was taken from bulletins issued by the department of public health of New South Wales: During the three weeks ended November 4, 1911, 1,167 rats were examined for plague infection. 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, 1911.

BULGARIA.

Cholera and Cholera Carriers.

The American chargé d'affaires at Bucharest reports: According to information received from the ministry of foreign affairs at Sophia, a case of cholera occurred in the district of Karnobat, Bulgaria, November 14. Bacteriological examination made November 15 showed 3 children in the same locality to be cholera carriers.

CHINA.

Hongkong Plague.

Surg. Brown reports November 13: During the week ended November 11, 2 cases of plague with 2 deaths were reported at Hongkong.

GREECE.

Cerebrospinal Meningitis.

Consul General Gale at Athens reports, December 1, that cases of cerebrospinal meningitis have appeared in different parts of Greece, particularly in Thessaly and Nauplia.

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.

A case of human plague was reported at Kapulena, Hawaii, October 28, 1911.