Deseret Evening News | 1900-10-08 | Page 5 | Yellow Fever in Havana

Yellow III New 01 York Oct Oat fever pre alls valls In Havana to a 1 greater extent tItan at an any time since 1897 says a aW W WashIngton dispatch to the Herald For the week ending September r titer were nine deaths The week end endInG endIng InG september also allO showed holled nine deaths while there were ere nineteen dur durIng lug Ing the week ending September Ih The marine hospital reports report show a 1 total of death for the month of August In August Augut 18 1895 there Ihre Were only sixteen deaths from yellow fever feler and In August U there were vere only thirteen n Compared Compare with years earll however the from ellow fever feer this thle year ear Is sinai The deaths from this dl disease In Au August gust were 1591 1194 73 19 If ifO 0 IS and 1197 The Tue high death dath rate In 1985 antI the two followInG years ar I is due In measure to the Spanish soldiers who were stricken with the disease The excess ot of mortality during the present year over the two years is II due to the fact that there lire are many more In I Havana noW than lit at an any time timEt since 1597 1197 I