56 YELLOW FEVER PROPHYLAXIS IN NEW ORLEANS 



Stegomyia or the progress of the Yellow Fever, was, nevertheless, 



most advisable upon general sanitary grounds. 



Upon August the 6th is published the results of the first week's 



working of the Citizens' Volunteer Ward Organisation. It is a 



sample of the work done at the stage when the Public Health and 



Marine Hospital Service had not taken over the campaign. 



A summary of the work done in the several wards by volunteer committees for the 

 first week during which Dr. Beverley Warner has been in command as General 

 Superintendent, was compiled in his office yesterday. It is not perfect owing to the 

 extreme difficulty of getting prompt responses from the ward executives who are so 

 busily engaged in the work. It will give the residents of New Orleans an idea of what 

 has been done so far. The summary follows : — 



First Ward. — Number of men employed, 28 ; cisterns oiled, 3,216 ; screened, 

 310 ; cesspools treated, 2,926. 



Second Ward. — Men employed, 96 ; cisterns oiled, 3,975 ; screened, 469 ; 

 cesspools treated, 2,611. 



Third Ward. — Cisterns oiled, 9,000 ; screened, 9,000. 



Fourth Ward. — Men employed, 25; cisterns oiled, 3,200; screened, 1,000; 

 cesspools treated, 3,100. 



Fifth Ward. — Cisterns oiled, 1,480 ; screened, 86. 



Sixth Ward. — Men employed, 16 ; cisterns oiled, 2,384 ; screened, 67 ; 

 cesspools, 2,033. 



Seventh Ward. — Men employed, 115 ; cisterns oiled, 3,200; screened, 500; 

 cesspools treated, 2,500. 



Eighth Ward. — Cisterns oiled, 603 ; screened, 31 ; cesspools treated, 183. 

 Ninth Ward. — Men employed, 214; cisterns oiled, 1,563; screened, 197; 

 cesspools, 233. 



Tenth Ward. — Men employed, 25 ; cisterns oiled, 1,114; cisterns screened, 

 1,114 i cesspools treated, 1,114. Tenth Ward (Middle Section) : Men employed, 

 77 ; entirely oiled, and 37 squares screened. 



Eleventh Ward. — Entire ward oiled and one-third screened. Cesspools 

 treated, entire ward. 



Twelfth Ward. — Cisterns oiled, 2,596 ; screened, 934 ; cesspools treated, 

 2,620. 



Thirteenth Ward. — Entirely oiled. 



Fourteenth Ward. — Cisterns and cesspools entirely oiled ; screened, 1,405. 

 Fifteenth Ward.— Men employed, 12; cisterns oiled, 1,609; screened, 200; 

 cesspools treated, 1,609. 



Sixteenth and Seventeenth Wards. — Men employed, 18 ; cisterns oiled, 1,932 ; 

 screened, gS ; cesspools treated, 757. 



There have been 660 stagnant water pools covered. 

 Speaking of this first weekly report. Dr. Warner said : — 



" It is a revelation of patriotism and loyalty to the City of which we should all be 

 proud. Anyone who has ever been engaged on such work on so large a scale is aware 

 of the infinite number of hindrances and embarrassments that are sure to arise. How 

 these have been met and overcome by the ward officers I am in a position to know 

 perhaps better than anyone else ; how faithful the volunteers have served amid 

 inevitable criticism and the occasional indifference on the part of those for whom their 

 services are rendered we also know. By the middle of this week the work of oiling and 

 screening will probably be entirely accomplished. This is but the beginning of the 

 fight." 



