Acting Asst. Surg. Neary, of the Public Health Service, reported by telegraph that during the week ended July 26, 94 cases of typhoid fever had been notified in Evansville, Ind., making a total of 148 cases reported since June 14, 1913.

CEREBROSPINAL MENINGITIS-Continued.

California-Los Angeles.

Senior Surg. Brooks, of the Public Health Service, reported by telegraph that during the week ended July 26, 1913, 3 cases of cerebrospinal meningitis had been notified in Los Angeles, Cal., making a total of 82 cases reported since January 1, 1913.

Cases and Deaths Reported by Cities for Week Ended July 12, 1913.

Texarkana, Ark., Tex., and Vicinity.

Surg. Francis, of the Public Health Service, reported that during the period from April 5 to June 28, 1913, 134 cases of poliomyelitis had been notified in Texarkana, Ark., Tex., and vicinity. Of these, 50 cases occurred in Texarkana or within 2 miles of the city limits and 93 occurred in the vicinity outside of this area. Sixty-six of the cases which occurred outside of Texarkana were in the families of farmers or in families living under farm conditions, and 27 cases

were in towns.

Cases and Deaths Reported by Cities for Week Ended July 12, 1913.

Places.

Cases. Deaths.

ERYSIPELAS.

Cases and Deaths Reported by Cities for Week Ended July 12, 1913.

During the week ended July 12, 1913, pellagra was reported by cities as follows: Boston, Mass., 1 death; Buffalo, N. Y., 1 death; Montgomery, Ala., 2 cases with 2 deaths; Nashville, Tenn., 3 cases with 3 deaths; New Orleans, La., 3 deaths.

California Squirrels Collected and Examined.

During the week ended July 12, 1913, there were examined for plague infection 632 ground squirrels from Contra Costa County, 101 from San Benito County, 47 from Alameda County, 29 from San Joaquin County, and 1 squirrel from the city of San Francisco.

Plague-Infected Squirrels Found.

Plague-infected squirrels were found in Contra Costa County as follows: June 30, 1913, 1 squirrel; July 5, 1913, 16 squirrels.

PNEUMONIA.

Cases and Deaths Reported by Cities for Week Ended July 12, 1913.

Surg. Long, of the Public Health Service, reported by telegraph that during the week ended July 26, 1913, 1 case of canine rabies had been notified in Alameda, Cal.

TETANUS.

During the week ended July 12, 1913, tetanus was reported by cities as follows: Chicago, Ill., 2 deaths; Cumberland, Md., 1 death; Hartford, Conn., 1 case; Los Angeles, Cal., 1 case with 1 death; New Orleans, La., 1 death.

SCARLET FEVER, MEASLES, DIPHTHERIA, AND TUBERCULOSIS.

1 The morbidity returns from Texas are incomplete.

Evansville, Ind. Scarlet Fever, Measles, and Diphtheria.

Acting Asst. Surg. Neary, of the Public Health Service, reported by telegraph that during the week ended July 26, 1913, 1 case of scarlet fever, 2 cases of measles, and 1 case of diphtheria had been notified in Evansville, Ind., making totals of 460 cases of scarlet fever reported since October 1, 1912; 144 cases of measles reported since January 1, 1913; and 337 cases of diphtheria reported since

August 1, 1912.

Pittsburgh, Pa.-Measles.

Surg. Stoner, of the Public Health Service, reported by telegraph that during the week ended July 26, 1913, 17 cases of measles, with 2 deaths, had been notified in Pittsburgh, Pa., making a total of 9583 cases, with 165 deaths, reported since November 1, 1912.