R ELEV É ÉPIDÉM IOLOGIQUE HEBDO M ADAIRE WEEKLY EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RECORD

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SECTION D’HYGIÈNE DU SECRÉTARIAT DE LA SOCIÉTÉ DES NATIONS HEALTH SECTION OF THE SECRETARIAT OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS

R E L E V É É P I D É M I O L O G I Q U E H E B D O M A D A I R E W E E K L Y EPID EM IO LO G IC A L R ECO RD

1 3 me a n n é e , N° 4 5 ---- 1 3 t h Y e a r , N o . 4 5

Genève, le 10 novem bre 1938. Geneva, N o v e m b e r 10th, 1938.

S. d. N. 950. 11/3S — linp. Atar.

T A B L E Di;S MATIERES. Pages Co n t e n t s.

C o m m u n iq u é d e l ’OfBcc I n t e r n a ti o n a l d ’F Iy g ièn e 514 p u b liq u e . .

R e n s e ig n e m e n ts té lé g r a p h iq u e s re ç u s d u B u r e a u 518 d e S in g a p o u r.

Le c h o lé ra d a n s l ’Tncle b r ita n n iq u e . 520

L a fièvre j a u n e en ^A friq u e. 520

L e t y p h u s e x a n th é m a tiq u e a u C hili, 1938. 520

P o lio m y é lite a ig u ë . 521

In d e x . 522

C o m m u n iq u é of t h e Office I n t e r n a ti o n a l d ’H y g iè n e p u b liq u e .

T e le g ra p h ic I n f o r m a tio n re c e iv e d fro m t h e S in g a ­ p o re B u re a u .

C h o lera in B r itis h I n d ia . Y ellow F e v e r in A frica . T y p h u s F e v e r in C hile, 1938.

A c u te P o lio m y e litis . In d e x .

COMMUNIQUÉ. O U U’O FFIC E IN T E R N A T IO N A L D ’H Y G IÈ N E P U B L IQ U E N ° 5 2 2

R e n se ig n e m e n ts reçus d u 3 a u 9 novem bre 1938.

I n fo r m a tio n received fro m N o v e m b e r 3rd to 9th, 1938.

Ce Com muniqué contien t les inform ations reçues p a r l ’Office In ternatio n al d ’Hygiène publique en exécution de la Convention sanitaire in te rn atio n ale de 1926, directem en t ou p a r l ’in te r­

médiaire des B ureau x suivan ts, agissant comme B ureaux régionaux p o u r l ’app lication de cette C onvention:

B u reau d ’Orient de l ’Organisation d ’hygiène de la Société des N ations, Singapour.

B ureau S anitaire P anam éricain, "Washington.

B ureau régional d u Conseil sanitaire m aritim e e t q u a ran te- naire d ’Egypte, Alexandrie.

E xplication des signes: y * signifie que l’incidence de la maladie p e n d an t la période donnée est en hausse p a r r a p p o rt îi la période précédente d ’égale d u ré e; que cette incidence est en baisse; —> q u ’elle n ’a pas sensiblem ent v arié. Ces signes ne p ré ju g ent en rien l’évolution épidémiologique ultérieure.

I. — Premierscas{ A r t i c l e s !«*■ e t 2 d e l a C o n v e n t i o n s a n i t a i r e i n t e r n a t i o n a l e d e 1 9 2 6 ').

A sie. — Inde britannique: P o r t : d u 23 a u 29 o c to b re , p e s t e — 1 c as à C ochin.

Indochine: c h o lé r a — d u 1er a u 10 o c to b re ,

<51 chs (in d ig è n es), 40 décès à S o n ta y (T o n k in ).

II. — Cas nouveaux dans des localités où AUCUN CAS N ’A É TÉ N O T IF IÉ D E PU IS AU MOINS

trois semaines ( A r t i c l e s 1er e t 2 ).

A sie. — Indebritannique: P r o v in c e s : d u 23 a u 29 o c to b re , d is tr ic ts sig n a lé s c o m m e n o u v e lle m e n t atleiriL s d e : p e s t e — n é a n t ; c h o lé r a — C h in d w a ra (P ro v in c e s C e n tra le s), "N. A rc o t (M a d ras), D a r r a n g (A ssa m ); v a r i o le — S w a t (P ro v in c e F r o n tiè r e N .-O .), G u n tu r , T in n e v e lly , N ilg iris (M a d ras), A m b a la ( P e n d ja b ) , P u r i (O rissa), N o r th e r n S h a n S ta te s (B irm a n ie ).

I I I . — Marche des épidém ies (A r t i c l e 4 ).

A friq u e . — Afrique-Occidentale française: C ôte d ’iv o ir e : fiè v r e j a u n e — le c as s u s p e c t sig n a lé d a n s le c o m m u n iq u é p r é c é d e n t le 1 er n o v e m b re à O é d o u g o u n ’a p a s é.té c o n f i r m é c l i n i q u e m e n t .

M e s u r e s a d m i n i s t r a t i v e s c o n tr e l a fiè v r e j a u n e . — 1° le 3 o c to b re , les lo c a lité s d e T ia s s a lé e t K o rh o g o o n t é té ra m e n é e s sous ré g im e de d a n g e r im m in e n t;

Loutos m e s u re s o n t é té r a p p o r té e s c o n c e r n a n t les su b d iv isio n s de T ia ss a lé , T o u m o d i, B o u a k é , K a - iio la , F irk e s s e d o u g o u e t K o rh o g o .

2° le 13 o c to b re , t o u te s m e su re s c o n c e r n a n t T en k o d o g o o n t é té ra p p o rté e s .

3° le 31 o c to b re , la lo c a lité d e D é d o u g o u a é té r a m e n é e sous ré g im e de d a n g e r im m in e n t e t t o u te s

This Com muniqué incorporates inform ation supplied to the Office Intern a tio n a l d ’Hygiène publique under th e term s of the In ternational S a n ita ry Convention, 1926, d irectly or through the following organisations, which a c t as regional B u reaux for th e purposes of t h a t C onvention:

League of N ations, H e a lth Organisation, E aste rn Bureau, Singapore.

The Pan-A m erican S a n ita ry B ureau, W ashington.

The R egional B u reau of th e S a n ita ry Maritim e and Q uarantine B oard of E g y p t, A lexandria.

E x p la n atio n of signs: indicates t h a t the incidence of the disease during the period specified has risen as com pared with th e previous period of e qual len g th ; N t h a t this incidence is lower; —>- t h a t it has n ot changed appreciably. These signs have no reference w hatever to th e subsequent epidemiological tre n d .

I- — First Cases (A r t i c l e s 1 a n d 2 o f th e I n t e r ­ n a t i o n a l S a n i t a r y C o n v e n t i o n o f 1 9 2 6 ) . A sia. — British In d ia: P o r t : O c to b e r 2 3 rd to 2 9 th , p l a g u e — 1 c as e a t C ochin.

Indo-Ch in a: c h o le r a — O c to b e r 1 s t t o 1 0 th , 61 c ases ( n a tiv e s ), 40 d e a th s a t S o n ta y (T o n k in g ).

II. — New Casesin Localities where no Case HAS B E E N R EPORTED FOR THE L A S T T H R E E W E E K S

( A r t i c l e s 1 a n d 2 ).

A sia. — British In d ia: P r o v in c e s : O c to b e r 2 3 rd t o 2 9 th : d is tr ic ts r e p o r te d as n e w ly in fe c te d : p l a g u e — n il; c h o le r a — C h in d w a ra ( C e n tra l P r o ­ v in c e s), N . A rc o t (M a d ra s ), D a r r a n g (A s sa m );

s m a l l p o x — S w a t (N .W . F r o n t i e r P ro v in c e ), G u n tu r , T in n e v e lly , N ilg iris (M a d ra s ), A m b a la ( P u n ja b ) , P u r i (O rissa), N o r th e r n S h a n S ta te s (B u rm a ).

I I I . — Progress of Epidemics (A r t i c l e 4 ).

A fric a . — French West Africa: Iv o r y C o a st:

y e l l o w f e v e r — t h e s u s p e c t e d c ase r e p o r te d in th e p re v io u s C o m m u n iq u é on N o v e m b e r 1 st a t D e- d o u g o u h a s n o t b e e n c o n f i r m e d c l i n i c a l l y .

A d m i n i s t r a t i v e m e a s u r e s t a k e n a g a i n s t y e llo w f e v e r . — (1) on O c to b e r 3 r d , th e lo c a litie s of T ia s s a lé a n d K o rh o g o w e re b r o u g h t u n d e r t h e rég im e of im m in e n t d a n g e r ; all m e a s u re s c o n c e rn in g th e s u b d is tr ic ts of T ia ss a lé , T o u m o d i, B o u a k e , K a tio la , F irk e s s e d o u g o u a n d K o rh o g o w ere w ith d r a w n .

(2) on O c to b e r 1 3 th , a ll m e a s u re s c o n ce rn in g T en k o d o g o w e re w ith d r a w n .

(3) on O c to b e r 3 1 st, t h e lo c a lity of D ed o u g o u w a s b r o u g h t u n d e r t h e ré g im e of im m in e n t d a n g e r _ B U

m e s u re s c o n c e r n a n t le r e s te d e la s u b d iv isio n d u m êm e n o m o n t é té r a p p o rté e s .

Afriqu e-Orientale portugaise ( T e r r ito ir e de la C o m p ag n ie de M o z a m b iq u e ): v a r i o le — d u 1 er a u 30 s e p te m b r e , 1 c a s à B e ira .

Congo b e l g e: d u 1 er a u 30 s e p te m b r e , v a r i o la m a j o r — 6 c a s , 3 décès d a n s la p ro v in c e d e L u - s a m b o ; v a r i o l a m i n o r — 179 — cas, 1 décès a in si r é p a r t is p a r p ro v in c e s : L é o p o ld v ille, 8 c a s ; L u - s a m b o , 40 c a s ; C o q u ilh a tv ille , 12 c a s ; S ta n le y ­ v ille , 30 c a s ; C o ste rm a n sv ille , 44 cas, 1 d é cè s;

E lis a b e th v ille , 14 c a s ; T e r r ito ir e d u R u a n d a - U r u n d i, 31 cas.

Madagascar: p e s te — R é g io n c e n tr a le d e l ’île, d u 1 er a u 15 s e p te m b r e , 13 X cas m o rte ls.

Maroc: t y p h u s e x a n t h é m a t i q u e — d u 23 a u 29 o c to b re , 3 c a s d a n s l a T r ib u d es O u la d S id i B e n D a o u d , ré g io n d e la C h a o u ïa -S u d , 1 c as d a n s la t r i b u d es S k h ro u rs , ré g io n de M a rra k e c h .

Nig eria: f iè v r e j a u n e — le c as s u s p e c t sig n alé le 26 s e p te m b r e à Y e g h io g o n i, d i s t r ic t d ’O bopo (v o ir § I d u c o m m u n iq u é n» 518), n ’a p a s é té c o n ­ f i r m é p a r l ’e x a m e n a n a t o m o - p a t h o lo g i q u e . V a r i o l e — d u 18 a u 24 s e p te m b r e , 60 c as, 12 décès d o n t 1 cas à P o r t - H a r c o u r t , 1 c as à L ag o s, 1 cas à F o rc a d o s.

Ouganda: p e s te — d u 16 a u 22 o c to b re , 16 X cas, 15 décès a in s i r é p a r t is p a r p ro v in c e s: B u g a n d a , 5 c as m o rte ls d a n s le d is tr ic t de M engo ; P ro v in c e d e T E s t, 1 c as d a n s le d is tr ic t d e B u so g a , 10 cas m o rte ls d a n s c elu i d e T eso.

Rhodésie du Nord: v a r i o le — d u 16 a u 22 o c to b re , 2 c as d a n s le B a r o ts e la n d .

Rhodésie du Su d: v a r i o le — du 29 septembre au 5 octobre, 2 X cas.

Tanganyka: v a r i o le — d u 8 a u 15 o c to b re , 1 X c a s d a n s la p r o v in c e d u S u d .

Tu n is ie: p e s t e — le 8 n o v e m b re , u n n o u v e a u cas b u b o n iq u e à T u n is ( d e rn ie r c a s le 20 o c to b re ).

A m é riq u e . — République Argentine: p e s t e — c o rre c tio n a u c o m m u n iq u é n° 5 1 8 : il n ’y a p a s eu d e p e s te a u co u rs de la p re m iè re q u in z a in e de se p ­ te m b r e à In g e n io S a n ta A n a , p ro v in c e d e T u c u m a n . Bo liv ie: d u 1er a o û t a u 7 s e p te m b re , p e s te — 4 c a s d o n t 1 d a n s le d é p a r te m e n t de C h u q u isa c a , 3 d a n s c elu i d e S a n ta C ruz ; t y p h u s e x a n t h é m a t i q u e — 10 cas d o n t 1 d a n s le d é p a r te m e n t d e C o c h a b a m b a , 1 à L a P a z , 1 à O ru ro , 7 d a n s le d é p a r te m e n t de P o to s i; v a r i o le — 40 cas d o n t 2 à C o c h a b a m b a , 3 d a n s le d é p a r te m e n t de C h u q u isa c a , 17 à L a P a z , 10 d a n s le d é p a r te m e n t d e L a P a z , 8 d a n s c elu i de S a n t a C ruz.

Etats-Un is: t y p h u s e x a n t h é m a t i q u e — d u 2 a u 8 o c to b re , 59 —>- c as a in s i r é p a r tis p a r E t a t s : C aro- . lin e d u N o rd 3, C a ro lin e d u S u d 10, G éorgie 20, T e n n e ss e e 1, A la b a m a 16 L o u is ia n e 1, T e x a s 8.

V a r i o l e — d u 23 a u 29 o c to b re , 76 X cas d a n s 47 E t a t s e t le d i s tr ic t fé d é ra l.

A sie. — Ch in e: c h o lé r a — du 30 octobre au 5 n o v e m b re , C h a n g -H a i, 15 cas, 1 décès ; d u 23 a u 29 o c to b re , 24 cas, 6 d é cè s; v a r i o le — le 5 n o v e m b re , 1 p re m ie r c as à A m o y ; d u 30 o c to b re a u 5 n o v e m b re , C h a n g -H a i, 38 cas, 11 d é cè s; d u 23 a u 29 o c to b re , 17 c as, 6 décès.

Hong-Kong: c h o lé r a — d u 30 o c to b re a u 5 n o ­ v e m b r e , 7 — cas, 5 décès.

Inde britannique: P o r t s : R a n g o u n , v a r io le — d u 30 o c to b re a u 5 n o v e m b re , 1 c as , 2 décès.

a n d a ll m e a s u re s c o n c e rn in g t h e r e s t of t h e su b - d is tr ic t of th e s a m e n a m e w ere w ith d ra w n .

Portuguese East Africa (M o z am b iq u e T e r ­ r i to r y C o m p a n y ): s m a l l p o x — S e p te m b e r 1 st to 3 0 th , 1 c as e a t B e ira .

Belgian Congo: S e p te m b e r 1 st to 3 0 th , v a r i o la m a j o r — 6 c a s e s, 3 d e a th s in t h e p r o v in c e of L u - s a m b o ; v a r i o l a m i n o r — 179 —>- cases, 1 d e a t h d i s t r ib u t e d b y p ro v in c e s as fo llo w s: L e o p o ld v ille , 8 c a s e s ; L u s a m b o , 40 c a s e s ; C o q u ilh a tv ille , 12 c a s e s ; S ta n le y v ille , 30 c a s e s ; C o s te rm a n s v ille , 44 cases, 1 d e a t h ; E lis a b e th v ille , 14 c a s e s ; R u a n d a - U r u n d i T e r r ito r y , 31 cases.

Madagascar: p l a g u e — C e n tra l re g io n of th e is la n d , S e p te m b e r 1 s t to 1 5 th , 13 X f a ta l cases.

Morocco: t y p h u s — O c to b e r 2 3 rd to 2 9 th , 3 c ases a m o n g t h e O u la d S id i B e n D a o u d t r ib e , S o u th C h a o u ia re g io n , 1 c as e a m o n g t h e S k h ro u rs t r ib e , M a rra k e s h re g io n .

Nig er ia: y e l l o w f e v e r — t h e s u s p e c te d case r e p o r te d on S e p te m b e r 2 6 th a t Y e g h io g o n i, O bopo d i s t r ic t (see p a r a g r a p h I of C o m m u n iq u é N o . 518), h a s n o t b e e n c o n f i r m e d b y p a t h o l o g i c a l e x a m i ­ n a t i o n . S m a l l p o x — S e p te m b e r 1 8 th t o 2 4 th , 60 c ases, 12 d e a th s , in c lu d in g 1 c ase a t P o r t H a r c o u r t , 1 case a t L ag o s , 1 case a t F o rc a d o s .

Uganda: p l a g u e — O c to b e r 1 6 th t o 2 2 n d , 16 X c as es, 15 d e a th s , d is t r ib u t e d b y p ro v in c e s as fo llo w s: B u g a n d a , 5 f a ta l cases in t h e d i s tr ic t of M engo ; E a s te r n p ro v in c e , 1 case in t h e d i s t r ic t of B u so g a , 10 f a t a l cases in t h a t of T eso .

Northern Rhodesia: s m a l l p o x — O c to b e r 1 6 th to 2 2 n d , 2 cases in t h e B a ro ts e la n d .

Southern Rhodesia: s m a l l p o x — S e p te m b e r 2 9 th to O c to b e r 5 th , 2 X ^cases.

Tanganyika: s m a l l p o x — O c to b e r 8 th to 1 5 th , 1 X c ase in t h e S o u th e r n p ro v in c e .

Tunisia: p l a g u e — on N o v e m b e r 8Lli, o n e f u r t h e r b u b o n ic c as e a t T u n is (la s t case on O c to b e r 2 0 th ).

A m e rie a . — Argentine Republic: p l a g u e — c o rre c tio n in C o m m u n iq u é N o . 518: p la g u e d id n o t o c c u r d u r in g t h e f irs t f o r t n ig h t of S e p te m b e r a t In g e n io S a n t a A n a , T u c u m a n p ro v in c e .

Bolivia: A u g u s t 1 s t to S e p te m b e r 7 th , p l a g u e — 4 cases in c lu d in g 1 in t h e d e p a r t m e n t of C h u q u isa c a , 3 in t h a t of S a n t a C ru z ; t y p h u s — 10 cases in c lu d in g 1 in t h e d e p a r t m e n t of C o c h a b a m b a , 1 a t L a P a z , 1 a t O ru ro , 7 in t h e d e p a r t m e n t of P o to s i; s m a l l p o x

— 40 cases in c lu d in g 2 a t C o c h a b a m b a , 3 in t h e d e p a r t m e n t of C h u q u isa c a , 17 a t L a P a z , 10 in th e d e p a r t m e n t of L a P a z , 8 in t h a t of S a n t a C ruz.

United States: t y p h u s — O c to b e r 2 n d to 8 th , 59 — cas es d is tr ib u te d b y S ta te s as follow s: N o r th C a ro lin a 3, S o u th C a ro lin a 10, G eo rg ia 20, T en n e ssee 1, A la b a m a 16, L o u isia n a 1, T e x a s 8. S m a l l p o x — O c to b e r 2 3 rd to 2 9 th , 76 c ases in 47 S ta te s a n d in t h e D is tr ic t o f C o lu m b ia.

A sia . — Ch in a: c h o le r a — O c to b e r 3 0 th to N o v e m b e r 5 th , S h a n g h a i, 15 cases, 1 d e a t h ; O c to b e r 2 3 rd t o 2 9 th , 24 cases, 6 d e a th s ; s m a l l p o x — on N o v e m b e r 5 th , 1 first case a t A m o y ; O c to b e r 3 0 th to N o v e m b e r 5 th , S h a n g h a i, 38 cases, 11 d e a th s ; O c to b e r 2 3 rd to 2 9 th , 17 cases, 6 d e a th s .

Hongkong: c h o le r a — O c to b e r 3 0 th to N o ­ v e m b e r 5 th , 7 —> cases, 5 d e a th s .

British In d ia: P o r t s : R a n g o o n , s m a l l p o x — O c to b er 3 0 th to N o v e m b e r 5 th , 1 case, 2 d e a th s .

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P ro v in c e s : d u 23 a u 29 o c to b re , d is tr ic ts o ù e s t sig n a lé e u n e e x te n s io n d e : p e s te — C h in d w a ra , H o s h a n g a b a d (P ro v in c e s C e n tra le s ); c h o lé r a — J a lp a ig u r i, M a ld a (B e n g ale), B ila s p u r (P ro v in c e s C e n tra le s), 'Y eo tm al, B u ld a n a (B e ra r), G o d a v a ri P a s t , N e llo re , K u rn o o l, C u d d a p a h , S. A rc o t (M a d ras), B a r a b a n k i, B a h r a ic h (P ro v in c e s U n ies), S y lh e t, G aro H ills (A ssa m ), S a r a n , G h a m p a ra n , B h a g a lp u r (B ih a r ) ; v a r i o le — N a w a b s h a h , T h a r , P a r k a r (B o m b a y ), N . A r c o t, S. A rc o t, S a lem (M a d ra s), C u tta c k (O rissa).

P r o v in c e s : O c to b e r 2 3 rd t o 2 9 th , d is tr ic ts w h e re a n e x te n s io n is r e p o r t e d : p l a g u e — C h in d w a ra , H o s h a n g a b a d (C e n tr a l P r o v in c e s ) ; c h o ie r a — J a l ­ p a ig u r i, M a ld a (B e n g al), B ila s p u r ( C e n tra l P r o ­ v in c e s), Y e o tm a l, B u ld a n a (B e ra r), G o d a v a r i E a s t, N e llo re , K u rn o o l, C u d d a p a h , S. A r c o t (M a d ra s ), B a r a b a n k i, B a h r a ic h ( U n ite d P ro v in c e s ), S y lh e t, G aro H ills (A ssa m ), S a r a n , C h a m p a r a n , B h a g a lp u r ( B ih a r); s m a l l p o x — N a w a b s h a h , T h a r , P a r k a r (B o m b a y ), N . A rc o t, S. A r c o t, S a le m (M a d ra s ), C u tta c k (O rissa).

D u 30 o c to b r e a u 5 n o v e m b re , B irm a n ie , p e s te ___ O c to b e r 3 0 th t o N o v e m b e r 5 th , B u r m a , p l a q u e — 13 cas, 31 décès ; c h o lé r a — 2 cas, 2 décès ; v a r i o le — 43 c ases, 31 d e a th s c h o ie r a — 2 cases, 2 d e a t h s ;

l c as, 2 décès. s m a l l p o x — 1 c as e, 2 d e a th s .

S e m a i n e s 2 3 - 2 9 . X 1 6 - 2 2 . X 9 - 1 5 . X W e e k s

,--- --- . --- . .— -___

C . D . c . D . C . n .

P ré sid e n c e de p e s te 47 2 3 13 8 13 4 p l a g u e B o m b a y

B o m b a y c h o lé r a 270 1 2 8 330 1 4 1 381 1 6 1 c h o le r a P r e s id e n c y

v a r i o le 30 8 77 1 2 96 1 7 s m a l l p o x

B irm a n ie p e s te 67 6 5 88 7 3 33 2 6 p l a g u e B u r m a

c h o lé r a 15 1 5 7 9 14 9 c h o le r a

v a r io le 1 0 2 0 4 0 s m a l l p o x

P ro v in c e s C e n tra le s p e s te 43 6 73 5 144 1 8 p l a g u e C e n tr a l P ro v in c e s

e t B é r a r c h o lé r a 578 2 8 2 862 4 3 3 1 455 7 0 2 c h o le r a a n d B e r a r

v a r i o le 0 0 5 2 1 0 s m a l l p o x

P ré s id e n c e de p e s te 11 8 25 11 30 1 2 p l a g u e M a d ra s P re s id e n c y

M a d ras c h o lé r a 110 4 3 89 3 8 185 8 5 c h o le r a

v a r io le 42 8 35 8 31 6 s m a l l p o x

S in d v a r io le 13 1 3 0 13 5 s m a l l p o x S in d

P e n d ja b v a r io le 2 0 2 1 2 4 s m a l l p o x P u n j a b

P ro v in c e s U n ie s p e s te 1 1 0 0 1 0 p l a g u e U n ite d P r o v in c e s

c h o lé r a 218 9 7 223 1 0 4 361 1 6 1 c h o le r a

v a r i o le 1 0 0 0 3 0 s m a l l p o x

P ro v in c e F r o n tiè r e c h o lé r a 0 0 2 1 6 8 c h o le r a N o r th - W e s t

N o rd -O u e s t v a r io le 8 3 12 3 5 1 s m a l l p o x F r o n t i e r P ro v in c e

B ih a r c h o lé r a * * 917 5 2 2 571 3 5 7 c h o le r a B ih a r

v a r i o le * * 18 7 12 3 s m a l l p o x

O rissa v a r io le 15 1 8 2 6 1 s m a l l p o x O riss a

S e m a i n e s 16 - 2 2 . X 9 1 5 . X 2 - 8 . X W e e k s

C . D . C . D . C . D .

A ssam c h o lé r a 909 1 9 4 ' 256 1 4 7 211 1 1 2 c h o le r a A s sa m

v a r io le 0 0 0 0 4 1 s m a l l p o x

B en g ale c h o lé r a * * 1 671 9 5 9 1 692 8 3 5 c h o le r a B e n g a l

v a r i o le * * 25 7 12 7 s m a l l p o x

* Renseignem ents non parvenu s. -—- In fo rm ation n o t received.

In d o c h in e : v a r io le — du 30 octobre au 5 n o ­ vem b re, T onkin, 12 —► cas.

In d o- Ci i i n a:

N o v e m b e r 5 t h :

s m a l l p o x - O c to b e r 3 0 th to T o n k in g , 12 —> cases.

1 - 1 0 . X 2 1 - 3 0 . I X

c . D.

A nnam V a r i o l e : 5 0

Cam bodge 56 6

Co chinch in e 4 1

Laos 0 0

Tonkin 9 1

c . 1

-D.

0 S m a l l p o x : A n n a m

12 6 C a m b o d ia

6 5 C o c h in -C h in a

1 0 L a o s

11 3 T o n k in g

Iran: v a r io le — d u 11 a u 17 s e p te m b r e , 3 c as d o n t 2 à I s p a h a n , 1 d a n s la p ro v in c e de L o r e s ta n .

Palestine: t y p h u s e x a n t h é m a t i q u e — du 30 oc­

tobre a u 5 novembre, 2 —► c as dans les districts ruraux.

Europe. — Franck: v a r i o le — d u 1 er a u 30 s e p ­ te m b re , 1 cas d a n s le d é p a r te m e n t de la M an ch e.

Li t h u a n i e: t y p h u s e x a n t h é m a t i q u e — d u 1er a o û t a u 30 s e p te m b r e , 1 cas d a n s le d i s tr ic t de B irzai.

Ir a n: s m a l l p o x —■ S e p te m b e r 1 1 th to 1 7 th , 3 cases in c lu d in g 2 a t I s p a h a n , 1 in t h e p ro v in c e of L o r e s ta n .

Pa l e s t i n e: t y p h u s —■O c to b e r 3 0 th to N o v e m b e r 5 th , 2 —► c ases in t h e r u r a l d is tr ic ts .

Europe. —■ France: s m a l l p o x — S e p te m b e r 1 s t to 3 0 th , 1 c a s e in t h e M a n c h e d e p a r t m e n t .

Lithuania: t y p h u s — A u g u s t 1 s t t o S e p te m b e r 3 0 th , 1 c as e in t h e d i s t r ic t o f B irz a i.

— 516 —

517

Po l o g n e: t y p h u s e x a n t h é m a t i q u e — d u 16 a u 22 o c to b re , 7 cas a in s i r é p a r t is p a r d é p a r te m e n ts : W iln o 1, W o lh y n ie 2, S ta n is la w o w 3, T a r n o p o l ï .

O céanie. — In d e s o r i e n t a l e s n é e r l a n d a i s e s:

P r o v in c e s : J a v a , p e s t e —■ du, 11 a u 17 s e p te m b re 32 —► cas.

IV . — Pe s t e d e s r o n g e u r s.

A frique. — Ké n i a: du 16 au 22 octob re, à M om- ba ssa , 1.167 rats cap tu rés, 33 ex a m in és, a u c u n n ’a é té r e c o n n u p e s t e u x.

Sie r r a-Lé o n e: du 11 au 24 septem bre, 137 rats o n t é té ex a m in és, a u c u n r e c o n n u p e s t e u x .

A sie. — In d e b r i t a n n i q u e: du 23 au 29 octobre, 2 r a t s p e s t e u x à Cochin (port).

Po l a n d: t y p h u s — O c to b e r 1 6 th to 2 2 n d , 7 N* cases d is tr ib u te d b y d e p a r tm e n ts as follow s : W iln o 1, W o lh y n ia 2, S ta n is la w o w 3, T a rn o p o l 1.

O ceania. — Ne t h e r l a n d s Ea s t In d i e s: P r o ­ v in c e s : J a v a , p l a g u e — S e p te m b e r 1 1 th to 1 7 th , 32 —► cases.

I V . — Ro d e n t Pl a g u e.

A frica. — Ke n y a: O c to b e r 1 6 th t o 2 2 n d , a t M o m b a sa , 1,167 r a t s c a u g h t, 33 e x a m in e d , n o n e f o u n d p l a g u e - i n f e c t e d .

Si e r r a Le o n e: S e p te m b e r 1 1 th to 2 4 th , 137 r a ts w e re e x a m in e d , n o n e w a s f o u n d p l a g u e - i n f a cted .

A sia . -— Br i t i s h In d i a: O c to b e r 2 3 rd to 2 9 th , 2 p l a g u e - i n f e c t e d r a t s a t C ochin (p o rt).

V . — Po r t s: Da t e d u d e r n i e r c a s n o t i f i é a u c o u r s d u m o i s é c o u l é

V . — Po r t s: Da t e o f t h e La s t Ca s e n o t i f i e d d u r i n g t h e La s t Mo n t h

(10 o c to b re -9 n o v e m b re 1938) — (O c to b e r 1 0 th to N o v e m b e r 9 th , 1938).

Peste Plague

Choléra Choiera

F. jaune Yellow F.

Typhus exanth.

Variole Smallpox

Peste Plague Choléra

Choiera F. jaune Yellow F.

Typhus exanth.

Variole Smallp< x

A f r i q u e A s i e (suite)

A b o i s s o ( C ô t e d ’ i v o i r e )

_ _ _ _

M a t a m ... — — — — 2 0 . X G a w n p o r e 1 . . . — 2 2 . X — — —

M a t e u r ... — — — — 2 3 . X G h & n g - H & ï . . . — S . X I — — 5 . X I

M o p t i ... —

_

_

T u n i s ... 8 . X I

_ _

_

H a n o ï . . . . — — — — I S . X

I I o n g - K o n g . . ^— 5 . X I — — —

J a f f a ... — — — 2 9 . X —

M a c a o . . . . — 2 9 X — — ^—

A m o y ... — — — — K .X 1 M a d r a s . . . . — 2 2 . X — — 2 9 X

B e y r o u t h ... ---- - ^— — 2 6 . X — R a n g o u n . . . — — — ^— S . X I

B o m b a y ... — — — — 2 2 . X

1 P o r t aérien. —• A irport. * A Cochin, 2 r a ts p esteux du 23 a u 29 octobre. — At Cochin, 2 plague-infected ra ts from October 23rd to 29th.

P a r is , le 9 n o v e m b re 1938. L e D i r e c t e u r G é n é r a l d e l ’O ffic e I n t e r n a t i o n a l d ’H y g i è n e p u b l i q u e :

( S i g n é : ) D* R o b e r t Pi e r r e t.

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E X T R A IT S D E S R E N SE IG N E M E N T S R E C U E IL L IS P A R L A SECTION D ’H Y G IÈ N E D U S E C R É T A R IA T D E L A SO C IÉTÉ D E S NATIONS

E X T R A C T S FRO M IN FO R M A TIO N R E C E IV E D RY T H E H E A L T H SECTION OF T H E S E C R E T A R IA T OF T H E L E A G U E OF N A TIO N S

Le lecteu r tro u v era dans les tab le au x du R a p p o r t é p i d é m i o ­ l o g i q u e m ensuel des séries sta tistiq u es complètes e t dans l ’index publié plus loin la référence a u x données com plém entaires parues dans le R e l e v é h e b d o m a d a i r e .

Il tro u v era ci-dessous, outre des renseignem ents té lé g ra ­ phiques reçus d u B ureau de la Société des N ations à Singapour sur les maladies pestilentielles dans les pays e t p o rts d ’Orient, des notes préparées p a r la Section d ’Hygiène à Genève, soit pour a ttire r son a tte n tio n sur une épidémie en cours d ’im por­

tance particulière, soit p o u r exposer l ’évolution récente d ’une m aladie contagieuse sur u n ou plusieurs continents.

Complete sta tistica l series will be found in th e tables of th e m on thly E p i d e m i o l o g i c a l R e p o r t, w hilst th e in d ex published on a following page gives references t o su p p lem entary d a ta which hav e appeared in th e W e e k l y R e c o r d .

The re ader will find below, in ad d itio n to telegraphic in ­ form ation received from th e B u reau of th e League of N ations a t Singapore concerning p e stilen tial diseases in E a s te rn countries an d p orts, notes p repared b y th e H e a lth Section a t Geneva draw ing a tte n tio n to p a rtic u la rly im p o rta n t epidemics or dealing w ith th e re cent tre n d of contagious diseases on one or more continents.

R enseignem en ts télégraphiques reçus du B ureau de Singapour Telegraphic Inform ation received from the Singapore Bureau

9 - 1 5 . X 1 6 - 2 2 . X 2 3 - 2 9 . X 3 0 . X - 5 . X I

C. D . C. D . C. D . c . r>.

Bi r m a n i e — Bu r m a

Choléra

14

— Cholera

9 7 9 15 1 5 2 ²

Ch i n e — Ch i n a: S h a n g h a i 82 2 4 87 3 0 24 6 15 1 1

Ho n g- Ko n g 16 7 7 9 7 5 7 5

In d e b r i t a n n i q u e — Br i t i s h In d i a :

A ssa m 256 1 4 7 909 1 9 4 446 2 7 6

B e n g a le — B e n g al 1 671 9 5 9 2 288 1 2 6 3

C a l c u t t a 24 4 21 " 5 23 6 2Ô " 3

B ih a r 571 3 5 7 917 5 2 2 ... ...

B o m b a y (P re sid .) 381 1 6 1 330 1 4 1 270 1 2 8 324 1 3 6

P ro v in c e s C e n tra le s e t B é r a r —

C e n tra l P ro v in c e s a n d B e r a r 1 4 5 5 7 0 2 862 4 3 3 578 2 8 2 418 2 2 9

M a d ra s (P re sid .) 185 8 5 89 3 8 110 4 3 69 3 3

M a d r a s 3 1 1 1 — ---: — —

P r o v . fr o n tiè r e d u N o rd -O u e s t —

N o rL li-W est F r o n t i e r P ro v in c e 6 s 2 1 __ --- — —

P r o v in c e s U n ie s — U n ite d P ro v in c e s 361 1 6 1 223 1 0 4 218 9 7 104 5 1

C aw n p o re* 1 — 1 -— — — — —

In d e f r a n ç a i s e — Fr e n c h In d i a:

ï e r r . : P o n d ic h é r y 3 3 ...

In d o c h i n e f r. — Fr. In d o- Ch i n a:

T o n k in — T o n k in g 15 1 — —

A n n a m — — 7 — —.

Ma c a o 39 1 2 33 1 6 15 5 21 1 0

Peste ——Plague

Birmanie — Burma 33 2 6 88 73 67 6 5 43 3 1

Inde britannique — British In d ia:

B o m b a y (P re sid .) 13 4 13 8 47 2 3 30 1 5

P ro v in c e s C e n tra le s -—- C e n tra l P r o v in c e s 144 1 8 73 5 43 6 155 1 3

M a d ra s (P re sid .) 30 1 2 25 1 1 11 8 17 1 7

C o c h in t t ^— § ^— 1§

—

—

P ro v in c e s U n ie s — U n ite d P ro v in c e s 1 — — 1 1 — 1

N o t e . — Les po rts e t villes m aritim es sont indiqués en ita liq u e . — P o rts a n d m aritim e towns a re shown in italics.

Les cas importés (chiffres supérieurs) sont compris dans le nom bre to ta l des cas. — The im ported cases (superior figures) are included in th e to ta l num bers of cases.

* Les données relatives au x ports aériens de Delhi, A llahabad, Cawnpore e t J o d h p u r se ra p p o rte n t à la sem aine term inée deux jours plus ta r d que la d a te indiquée en h a u t de la colonne. — D a ta re la tin g to the air-p orts of Delhi, A llahabad, Cawnpore a n d Jo d h p u r refer to th e week ended two days late r th a n th e d a te indicated a t th e h ead of th e colum n.

t Un r a t infecté. - - One plague-infceled r a t. |+ Quatre ra ts infectés. — F o u r infected ra ts.

§ Deux ra ts infectés. — Two infected ra ts .

siy

9 - 1 5 . X 1 6 - 2 2 . X 2 3 - 2 9 . X 3 0 . X - 5 . X I

C . D . C . JD. C . D . C . D .

Variole ——Smallpox

4 — 2 — 1 — 1 2

-- ---

-- -

6 8 5 17 6 38

1 1 1

25 5

7 41 1 5

— "5 0 1 1 4 " i

3 18 7

1 7 77

1

1 2 30 " i 47 " 7

5 2 2

6 35 8 42 8 31

1 3

4 26 5 8 4 22 1

1 12 3 8 3 16 5

1 8 2 15 1 7 1

4 2 1 2 ^{— — —}

5 3 — 13

1

1 48

1 9

12 11 12

N o t e . — Les p o rts e t villes m aritim es sont indiqués en ita liq u e . — P o rts a n d m aritim e towns are shown in italics.

Les cas im portés (chiffres supérieurs) so n t compris dans le nom bre t o ta l des cas. — The im ported cases (superior figures) are included in th e t o ta l num bers of cases.

Ca s d e m a l a d i e s p e s t i l e n t i e l l e s d a n s l e s p o r t s d’Or i e n t ( O r d r e g é o g r a p h i q u e d e l ’o u e s t à l ’e s t . )

Ga s e s o f Pe s t i l e n t i a l Di s e a s e s i n Ea s t e r n Po r t s , ( G e o g r a p h i c a l order f r o m w e s t to e a s t . )

Choléra — Cholera

Ville

Semaine se te rm in a n t le : —■ Week ended:

Index Maximum Minimum Town

27.VII1 3.IX 10.IX 17.IX 24.IX l.X 8.X 15.X 22.X 29.X 5.XI

Madras 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 6 32 1 9 3 7 0 Madras

C alcu tta 14 20 19 25 22 7 39 24 21 23 20 20 30 1 9 3 6 7 C alcutta

R angoun 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 9 3 6 0 Rangoon

Macao 41 56 26 29 18 7 18 39 33 15 21 0 1 1 9 3 7 0 Macao

Canton 6 5 5 7 4 5 7 0 0 0 Canton

H ong-K ong 23a 20a 14a 17 23a Sa 9 16 7 7 7 1 4 1 9 3 7 0 Hongkong

Soua-Téou 5 5 7 2 2 3 5 3 24 1 9 3 7 0 Swatow

H an-K éou 24 31 20 13 9 0 0 0 Hankow

Chang-Haï 586 421 245 209 113 113 95 82 87 24 15 Shanghai

a) D on t cas importés. — Including im ported cases.

Reste — Plague

Ville

Semaine se te rm in a n t le : — Week ended :

Index Maximum Minimum Town

27,VIII 3.IX 10.IX 17.IX 24.IX l.X 8.X 15.X 22.X 29.X 5.XI

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 9 3 7 0 Cochin

0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 , 3 2 0 Bassein

R angoun 0 0 0 2a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 3 0 0 Rangoon

a) Im p o rté. — Im ported.

N o t e . — Les po rts d ’Orient signalant télégraphiquem ent

leurs cas de-peste e t de choléra, e t les épidémies de variole, au B ureau d ’Orient so n t indiqués dans le ta b le a u publié à la page 431.

Les colonnes ■ Index », « Maximum » e t « Minimum * con­

tienn en t les chiffres moyen, m axim um e t minim um enregistrés p en d ant la semaine correspondant à la dernière d u tab le au , p o ur la période 1930-1937 en ce qui concerne le choléra (sauf H àn- Kéou 1932-1937) e t la peste e t pour la période 1927-1937 (sauf Bassein, 1928-1937, H an-K éou 1932-1937) en ce qui concerne la variole.

Il est à n o ter que le signe ( ...) indique que les chiffres ne sont pas encore publiés ou qu’ils n ’ont pas été reçus e t le signe ( .) que les renseignements ne sont pas disponibles.

N o i e . — E aste rn ports which notify th e E aste rn B u reau by telegram of cases of plague a n d cholera, a nd of epidemics of smallpox, are shown in th e tab le published on page 431.

The columns headed “ Index” , “ Maximum” an d “ Minimum”

show the average, m axim um a n d minimum figures recorded for th e la s t week indicated in th e tab le during the period 1930-1937 for cholera (except Hankow, 1932-1937) an d plague an d during the period 1927-1937 for sm allpox (except Bassein, 1928- 1937, Hankow , 1932-1937).

It should be noted th a t the sign (...) indicates t h a t the figures are n o t y e t published or have n o t been received an d the eign ( . ) t h a t the inform ation is not available.

Bi r m a n i e — Bu r m a

R a n g o u n — R a n g o o n

Ch i n e— Ch i n a :

C h a n g - H a ï — S h a n g h a i 10

A m o y —

In d e b r i t a n n i q u e — Br i t i s h In d i a:

A s sa m —

B e n g a le — B e n g a l 25

C a l c u t t a 3

B ih a r 12

B o m b a y (P re s id .) 96

B o m b a y 1

P r o v in c e s C e n tra le s e t B é r a r ■—

C e n tra l P r o v in c e s a n d B e r a r 1

M a d ra s ( P r e s id .) 31

C o c h in

M a d r a s 17

P r o v . f r o n tiè r e d u N o rd -O u e s t —

N o r th - W e s t F r o n t i e r P r o v in c e 5

O rissa 6

P e n d j a b — P u n j a b 2

S in d 13

P r o v in c e s U n ie s — U n ite d P ro v in c e s 3

In d o c h i n e f r. — Fr. In d o- Ch i n a:

T o n k in — T o n k in g 8

H a n o ï 1

S20

Variole — Smallpox

Ville

Semaine se .erm inant le — W eek ended:

Index Maximum Minimum Town

27.V1II 3 .IX 1 0 .IX 17.IX 2 4 .IX 1.X 8 .X 15.X 2 2 .X 2 9 ,X 5 .XI

B om bay 3 1 3 2 3 0 3 1 1 0 0 2 8 1 9 3 2 0 B om bay

Cochin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 16 1 9 2 9 0 Cochin

Madras 22 34 23 15 28 14 16 17 26 8 22 9 45 1 9 3 2 0 Madras

C alcu tta 8 12 6 5 5 0 1 3 5 1 4 3 9 1 9 3 2 0 C alcutta

R angoun 3 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 o 0 1 0 1 0 Rangoon

B a ta v ia 0 0 0 l a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 , 2 9 O B a ta v ia

Saigon-Gholon 0 1 0 2 1 5 4 0 0 0 o- 0 2 3 0 , 31 0 Saigon-Cholon

Amoy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Am oy

Chang-Haï 1 0 2 0 6 0 10 8 17 38 - Shanghai

a) Im p orté. — Im ported.

Le choléra dans l’Inde britannique

D ’a p rè s les r a p p o r t s d é ta illé s , le m a x im u m s a iso n n ie r de la fré q u e n c e d u c h o lé ra a é té a t t e i n t d a n s l’In d e e t d a n s les P r o v in c e s C e n tra le s a u co u rs d e la p é rio d e de 4 se m a in e s te rm in é e s le 10 se p ­ te m b r e . P e n d a n t c e tte p é rio d e , 5G,2% d es cas se

s o n t p r o d u its d a n s les P r o v in c e s C e n tra le s. L e n o m b r e d es cas a p a ssé d a n s l ’I n d e de 48.350 d é c la ­ rés d u 17 ju ille t a u 13 a o û t à 56.274 a u co u rs des q u a tr e se m a in e s te r m in é e s le 10 s e p te m b r e , e t d a n s les P ro v in c e s C e n tra le s d e 20.214 à 31.648.

L es d o n n é es té lé g r a p h iq u e s p o u r la p é rio d e d e q u a tr e se m a in e s te r m in é e s le 5 n o v e m b r e m o n tr e n t q u e le n o m b r e d es cas a d im in u é se n s ib le m e n t d a n s les P ro v in c e s C e n tra le s (v o ir c a r te s d es p a g e s 513 e t 469), o ù le t a u x de m o r b id ité (b a se a n n u e lle ) a p a ssé d e 1.260 à 396 p o u r 100.000 h a b it a n t s . A u c o u rs d e c e t te p é rio d e , u n e ré g re ssio n a ég ale­

m e n t é té e n re g istré e d a n s la P ré sid e n c e de M a d ra s et d a n s le s P r o v in c e s U n ie s.

A u B e n g a le , o ù le p o in t c u lm in a n t d e l ’e n d ém ie e s t h a b itu e lle m e n t a t t e i n t e n d é c e m b re (v o ir p a g e 252), l ’a u g m e n ta tio n sa iso n n iè re a é té p e u m a r q u é e ju s q u ’ic i: 1.671 cas d u 9 a u 15 o c to b r e e t 2 . 2 8 8 d u 23 a u 29 o c to b re .

La lièvre jaun e en Afrique

Choiera in B ritish India

A c c o rd in g to d e ta ile d r e p o r ts , t h e se a s o n a l m a x im u m of c h o le ra in c id e n c e w a s r e a c h e d in I n d ia a n d in t h e C e n tra l P r o v in c e s d u r in g t h e fo u r- w e ek p e rio d e n d e d S e p te m b e r 1 0 th . D u rin g th is p e rio d , 5 6 .2 % of t h e c ases r e p o r t e d o c c u rre d in t h e C e n tra l P ro v in c e s . T h e n u m b e r o f c ases r e p o r te d in I n d ia ro se f ro m 48,350 b e tw e e n J u l y 1 7 th a n d A u g u s t 1 3 th t o 56,274 d u r in g t h e f o u r w e ek s e n d e d S e p te m b e r 1 0 th , a n d in t h e C e n tra l P ro v in c e s f ro m 20,214 to 31,648.

T h e te le g r a p h ic d a t a fo r t h e fo u r-w e e k p e rio d e n d e d N o v e m b e r 5 t h sh o w t h a t t h e n u m b e r of c ases h a s d e clin e d c o n s id e ra b ly in t h e C e n tra l P r o v in c e s (see m a p s o n p a g e s 513 a n d 469), w h e re t h e m o r b id ity r a t e ( a n n u a l b a sis) fell f ro m 1,260 to 396 p e r 100,000 p o p u la tio n . D u r in g th is s a m e p e rio d , a d e c lin e w a s also r e c o rd e d in M a d ra s P r e s id e n c y a n d t h e U n ite d P ro v in c e s .

I n B e n g a l, w h e re t h e p e a k of t h e e n d e m ic is u s u a lly r e a c h e d in D e c e m b e r (see p a g e 2 5 2 ), t h e se a so n a l in c re a s e is so f a r v e r y s lig h t: 1,671 cases fro m O c to b e r 9 t h to 1 5 th , a n d 2,288 fro m O c to b e r 2 3 rd to 2 9 th .

Y ellow F ever In A frica

Casd e f ièv r e ja u n e déclarés e n Afriq u e au cours d es d ix d er n ièr es sem aines (ch iffres prov isoires) Gases of Yellow Fev er repo rted in Africa durino th e Last Ten Weeks (Provisional Fig ures)

S e m a i n e t e r m i n é e l e : — W e e k e n d e d :

Al’lUQUE-OcCID. FRANÇ.. — Fk. We s t Africa

6 . I X 1 3 . I X 2 0 . I X 2 7 . I X 4 . X 1 1 . X 1 8 . X 2 5 . X l . X I S . X I

Coionie C e r c le L o c a l i t é

Côte d ’ivoire Dédougou Dédougou — —. — — 1 ^— — — — —

» Korhogo Korhogo** — —. _ — ^— 1*§ ^— —. —. —

« Tenkodogo Tenkodogo — — __ —- — .— 1* — — —.

Soudan Tougan K ouy — — —. l * t — — — — — —

" * Tougan — — — — — l * f 2* — — —

Côte r»E l’O» — Gold Coast

'T e r r i to r y D i s t r i c t L o c a l i t y

N o rth e rn b a g o m b a T am ale —. — —. —- — — 1§ — —

» Gonja Salaga — — —• 2 t — 1§ — — —

» » W angasi-Turu — — ■—• —. — I t — —

Br. Togoland IIo Aliliha 1§ “ — — — — — —

Nigeria

T e r r i t o r y P r o v i n c e L o c a l i t y

Southern Owerri Degema I t — — — — —

—

Calabar Ikot-Iikpene —

— —

* Cas suspects. —- Suspected cases. t D on t 1 m ortel (non indigène). — In c l. 1 fa ta l case: (non-native). § D o nt 1 m ortel (indi- gène). — Incl. 1 fa ta l case (native).

** Le m alade p ro venait de Tiassalé, localité située à 150 kilom ètres a u nord-ouest d ’A bidjan. — The p a tie n t cam e from Tiassalé, a b o u t 100 miles n orth -w est of A bidjan.

Le typhus exanthém atique au Chili, 1938

A u c o u rs des s e p t p re m ie rs m ois d e 1938, u n e n o u v e lle ré g re ssio n d e la fré q u e n c e d u t y p h u s e x a n th é m a tiq u e a é té e n re g is tré e a u C hili, o ù a p rè s l ’ép id é m ie d e 1933 /34, le n o m b r e d es c as a v a i t d im in u é d a n s la p l u p a r t d es p ro v in c e s (v o ir p a g e 198).

E n 1938, 357 c as o n t é té e n re g is tré s ju s q u ’a u G a o û t, c o n tre 1.807 a u co u rs de la p é rio d e c o r­

r e s p o n d a n te de 1937. D e ces 357 c as, 146 sc s o n t

T yphus F ever in Chile, 1938

D u rin g t h e firs t se v e n m o n th s of 1938, a f u r th e r d e clin e in t h e in c id e n c e of t y p h u s fe v e r to o k p la c e in C hile, w h e re , a f te r t h e 1933 /34 ep id em ic, t h e n u m b e r of cases d e c re a s e d in m o s t of t h e p r o ­ v in c e s (see p a g e 198).

I n 1938, 357 c ases h a d b e e n re c o rd e d b y A u g u s t 6 th , as c o m p a re d w ith 1,807 d u r in g t h e c o rre s p o n d ­ in g p e rio d of 1937. Of th e s e 357 cases, 146 o c cu rre d