Morbidity and mortality weekly report, Vol. 4, no. 31, August 12, 1955

Provisional information on selected notifiable diseases in the United States and on deaths in selected cities for week ended August 6, 1955 -- Number of deaths in 108 selected cities -- Poliomyelitis cases reported by weeks New Engand states, 1949, 1951, and 1955Epidemiological reports: Excess mortality -- Rabies in a bat -- Psittacosis -- Encephalitis -- Infectious hepatitis -- Salmonella Infections -- Gastro-enteritisTable 1. Cases of specified notifiable diseases: continental United States -- Table 2. Cases of specified notifiable diseases: United States, each division and state, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico for weeks ended August 7, 1954 and August 6, 1955 -- Table 3. Deaths in selected cities by geographic division -- Table 4. Deaths in selected cities for week ended August 6, 1955