| OCR Text |
Show Though the yellow fever has been widely prevalent lately in certain cities in the south, and though there have been a great many cases and great and widespread alarm, the mortality has been unprecedently light. The following statistics indidicate [indicate] that the epidemic of yellow fever now prevailing in sections of the south, is far less fatal in its ravages than is usually the case with other epidemic diseases, looked upon with far less dread: Washington, Sept. 11-The official yellow fever report for the week ending September 9th, is as follows. Brownsville, Texas, September 4th, 60 cases, 10 deaths; September 5th, 67 cases, one death; September 6th 49 cases, 3 deaths; September 8th, 57 cases, 4 deaths; September 9th, 57 cases, 3 deaths; total, 120 cases, 22 deaths. Previously reported 1,113 cases, 66 deaths. Total number of cases during the epidemic 1, 530; total number of deaths, 80. Yellow fever is regarded with a dread, mingled with a horror such as few other diseases inspires. But the foregoing statistics show that it is not nearly as fatal as diptheria usually is. The telegraph, a few days ago, announced that the latter disease had been epidemic for a short time in two counties in Virginia, and that 50 persons had died. The proportion of deaths to cases was much greater than is shown by the above figures relative to the yellow fever. |
