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2. WEEKLY MOVEMENT OF YELLOW FEVER AT HOUSTON, TEXAS.

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3. WEEKLY MOVEMENT OF YELLOW FEVER AMONG WHITE TROOPS AT NEW ORLEANS, LA.

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4. WEEKLY MOVEMENT OF YELLOW FEVER AMONG COLORED TROOPS AT NEW ORLEANS, LA.

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5. WEEKLY MOVEMENT OF YELLOW FEVER AT FORT JEFFERSON, TORTUGAS, FLA.

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Thus, at Galveston, Texas, the greatest number of cases were reported during the weeks ending August 31st and September 7th; the greatest number of deaths during the week ending September 14th. At Houston, Texas, the greatest number of cases during the week ending October 19th; the greatest number of deaths during this week and the next. At New Orleans, La., the greatest number of cases among the white troops were reported during the week ending September 21st; the greatest number of deaths during this week and the next. At the same place, among the colored troops, the greatest number of cases during the week ending October 5th; the greatest number of deaths during the following week. At Fort Jefferson, Tortugas, the greatest number of cases were reported during the week ending September 14th; the greatest number of deaths during the week ending September 28th.

Still further comparisons may be made from the monthly tables in the Appendix: thus, at Indianola, the greatest number of cases and deaths occurred during July; at Galveston, during September; at Victoria, Houston, and Hempstead, during October; at New Orleans, during September; at Vicksburg, during October and November; at Fort Morgan, Mobile harbor, during August; at Mobile, during October; at Key West, during September and October; at Fort Jefferson, during September.

Such facts strongly favor the belief that the period of maximum intensity corresponds to the date of the introduction of the disease, rather than to any supposed controlling influence of season or climate.

The lists of patients already referred to at the commencement of this report have rendered it possible to construct the following tables, showing the nativities, ages, and length of service of the patients, and the comparative duration of the disease in the cases that recovered and in fatal cases:

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On the 244 of Jine the bark Florence Peters arrived at Algiers, opposite New Orleans, The vessel left Havana J me 3d: no cases occurred during the voyage, but on the day of her and the captain's wife was attacked with yellow fever; she died June 30th. June 25th her sister was attacked, and June 26th her infant daughter. About the same date the second mate fell a victim; he died, July 8th, in the Charity hospital. The vessel was now ordered to be cleaned and fumigated, but she had previously twice changed her position to different points on the New Orleans side of the river.

The first case reported among the troops was Lieutenant Orville Dewey, of the 4th Cavalry; he was attacked June 234, and died June 30th, at the St. Charles Hotel. Lieutemnt Dewey had just arrived from Indianola, Texas, where yellow fever was prevailing at the time, and where he undoubtedly contracted the disease. His room in the hotel was disinfected and fumigated, and there is no evidence that any persons were infected by him.

The first case reported among the troops constituting the garrison of New Orleans was taken sick at Jackson Barracks July 1st, the second at Jackson Barracks July 11th;

altogether four cases and three deaths in July. The disease became epidemic in the city, of New Orleans during August, and continued to prevail until December. During this period, out of an average mean strength of 761 white troops, six hundred and fifty-nine cases and one hundred and ninety-five deaths are reported, with one hundred and sixtythree cases and twenty-three deaths, out of an average mean strength of 313 colored troops. Besides the above, sixty-six white seamen, of whom fifteen died, and fifteen colored seamen, all of whom recovered, were treated at the post hospital.

Among the patients were fourteen medical officers, two of whom died. Over three thousand deaths were reported among the citizens of New Orleans. The fever having become epidemic at New Orleans, subsequently spread thence to various points between which and New Orleans unrestricted water communication existed. At Baton Rouge, La., it appeared among the citizens about the 10th of September. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel W. D. Wolverton, Assistant Surgeon, U. S. A., says that his recollection of the cases that occurred among the citizens at that place during the season is, that they were traced from New Orleans. There were, however, but three cases among the troops. The first was admitted to hospital July 31st; he had been on duty, from June 12th to July 11th, on the west bank of Red river, near its mouth, where yellow fever was reported to exist among the citizens. The second patient was attacked September 24th and died September 29th; he contracted the fever in Baton Rouge, where the disease was then prevailing. The third was attacked November 9th and died next day; he also contracted the fever in Baton Rouge. There were no other cases in the detachment stationed at Baton Rouge, the average mean strength of which was 222 officers and men. This immunity is ascribable to the fact that the command was moved away from the town to Camp Coe, about six miles from the river, shortly after the first case occurred.

At Vidalia, La., Acting Assistant Surgeon E. Alexander reports three cases, during August, in Company "K," 20th Infantry; neither of these cases proved fatal. One fatal case, during October, is attributed by him to the receipt by the patient of infected documents from New Orleans. The soldiers stationed at Vidalia were in full communication with Natchez, on the opposite side of the river, where the disease prevailed among the citizens.

At Natchez, Miss., on the opposite side of the river from Vidalia, two cases are reported during September in the detachment there stationed; both of these cases recovered. The disease had previously prevailed among the citizens, and these cases are believed to have been contracted on quarantine guard.

At Vicksburg, Miss., the first case among the troops occurred October 15th, the last, December 21st; in all, thirteen cases and four deaths; mean strength of the command for the six months, 267. Before the first case among the troops, the disease had broken out among the citizens of the town, and most of the cases among the troops were men who were on duty in the city at the time of their attack.

At Jackson, Miss., one fatal case is reported during October, out of a mean strength of 278. A number of cases had previously occurred among the citizens at Byram's Station, some nine miles from Jackson, and a few among the citizens of Jackson.

At Memphis, Tenn., the disease also prevailed among the citizens, but the troops escaped, with the exception of Assistant Surgeon W. S. Tremaine, in charge of a detachment, and the man detailed to nurse him. Dr. Tremaine had visited citizens sick of the fever during the month of October.

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