DENMARK. Danish West Indies quarantines against Barbados on account of smallpox
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Early Journal Content on JSTOR, Free to Anyone in the World This article is one of nearly 500,000 scholarly works digitized and made freely available to everyone in the world by JSTOR. Known as the Early Journal Content, this set of works include research articles, news, letters, and other writings published in more than 200 of the oldest leading academic journals. The works date from the mid-‐seventeenth to the early twentieth centuries. We encourage people to read and share the Early Journal Content openly and to tell others that this resource exists. People may post this content online or redistribute in any way for non-‐commercial purposes. Read more about Early Journal Content at http://about.jstor.org/participate-‐jstor/individuals/early-‐ journal-‐content. JSTOR is a digital library of academic journals, books, and primary source objects. JSTOR helps people discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content through a powerful research and teaching platform, and preserves this content for future generations. JSTOR is part of ITHAKA, a not-‐for-‐profit organization that also includes Ithaka S+R and Portico. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org. June 6,1902 1322 18.10 per 1,000. Four vessels arrived and were passed without inspec- tion. Four bills of health were issued to vessels leaving the port. For the week ended May 17, 1902, he reports that 5 deaths occurred in Caibarien of the following causes: Cancer, 3; tuberculosis of lungs, 1; rickets, 1. No case of infectious or contagious character was reported. The death rate for the week was 30. 16 per 1, 000. Eleven vessels arrived; 1 of these was inspected and passed and 10 passed without inspection. Eight bills of health were issued to vessels leaving the port. Respectfully, R. H. yon Ezdorf, Assistant Surgeon , TJ. 8. M. H. 8. The Surgeon-General, U. S. Marine- Hospital Service. DENMARK. Banish West Indies quarantines against Barbados on account of smallpox . Department of State, Washington, _D. <7., April 27 , 1902 . Sir : I have the honor to inform you, in accordance with advices in a dispatch of the 9th instant from the minister to Denmark, that, owing to the appearance of smallpox in Barbados, the government of the Danish West Indies has declared a quarantine of fifteen days agSinst that island. Respectfully, John Hay, Secretary of State. Hon. Secretary of the Treasury. GERMANY. Meport from Berlin - Plague and cholera in various countries . Berlin, Germany, May 17 , 1902. Sir : I have the honor to transmit the latest information regarding plague and cholera, obtained from the imperal health office (Kaiserliches- Gesundheitsamt) at Berlin : Plague. Egypt. - From April 25 to May 1, inclusive, there were registered 22 new plague cases and 13 deaths, viz, 2 cases, 1 death, in Alexandria ; 12 cases, 5 deaths, in the district of Magagha, province Minieh ; 2 cases, 1 death, in Benha, province Galinbieh ; 2 cases in the district of Tala, province Menusieh ; 1 case, 2 deaths, in Tantah, province Garb i eh ; 1 case, 2 deaths, in the district of Mit Sammanud, province Dakalieh ; 1 case, 1 death, in Decheneh, province of Keneh, and 1 case, 1 death, in the district of Beni Mazar. Furthermore, according to an official report from Suez, a case of plague occurred on the English steamer Victoria during her voyage from Bombay. The patient was isolated, and on April 25 he disappeared. Probably the sick man plunged into the sea. The requisite measures for disinfection were taken. British India. - At Ratnagiri, a port in the Bombay Presidency, a case of plague, with fatal termination, was recorded on March 18. In Akyab, according to a report dated April 12, the plague has been stamped out. British East Africa.- Up to May 2, 61 plague cases and 19 deaths had been registered in the protectorate.