| Show te house to house hunt for afflicted patients noon fever report new cases in new orleans since 6 p m sunday X 37 total cases to date deaths today 7 total deaths XI includes 19 new cases reported last night and not included in coial the second month of the fight against yellow fever in new orleans began today with new cases at noon indicating that the figures tor today would easily approximate those of yesterday there were 12 deaths yesterday a light excess over the figures for the preceding few days but this increase is to be expected owing to the large number of cases reported for the past five days the disease is slowly spreading in new orleans des pathe magnificent work of the federal authorities but the increase of new cases outside of the city is almost imperceptible the weather in new orleans today Is abot and threatening new orleans aug 14 with nearly one half of august gone and with the total deaths elace july 13 one month only or an average of five a dav the marine hospital service authorities ties today began the second week of their fight against yellow fever in spite of all proposals that have been made by the press and the federal authorities there is still suppression of cases one instance is that of s daughter of a well known lawyer she is said to have had a typical case and to have been treated only by a nearby druggist when discovered by a doctor the condition was hopeless and she died the consequence Is that steps are to be taken to compel druggists to make prompt report of all cases of illness that como under their observation the southern pacific has taken steps io meet the charge made some timo since that people were slipping into fexas on trains deputy sheriffs have beani put on all such trains with instructions to eject any an found riding on them rhe federal authorities have begun the room to room inspection of the whole city that has already been done in the originally infected area but it is now being done in every ward and it is expected to turn up every concealed case of fever that exists |
