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DENMARK. Danish West Indies quarantines against Barbados

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Historical Records
Sub-shelf
Internet Archive (V.I. texts)
Kind
Historical Record
Date
1902-01-01
Pages
2
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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.   September 19,11*0 nia, 1; infantile tetanus, 2; enteritis, 2; other causes, 5. Animal rate mortality for the week, 16.04 per 1,000. No quarantinable disease was reported. Respectfully, E. H. von Ezdokf, Assistant Surgeon . Thè Surgeon- General. Report from Santiago. Santiago de Cuba, September 2, 1902 . Sir : Through Asst. Surg. F. E. Trotter, at Havana, I have the honor to submit the following report for the week ended August 30, 1902 : Bills of health were issued to 5 vessels bound for the United States and Porto Eico. The Cuban steamship Maria Serrera was disinfected before leaving for San Juan, P. E. No quarantinable disease has been reported. I inclose the abstract of bills of health and the mortality statistics for the week. Eespectfully, Eichard Wilson, Acting Assistant Surgeon . The Surgeon-General. [Inclosure.] Mortuary statistics for the week ended August SO , 1902, for Santiago de Cuba. Intermittent fever and malarial cachexia 3 Tubercle of lnngs 6 Diarrhea and enteritis (under 2 years) 2 Diarrhea and enteritis, chronic 1 Diarrhea and enteritis (2 years and over) 1 Intestinal perforation 1 Bright' s disease 1 Ill-defined or unspecified causes of death 2 Total 17 Annual rate of mortality for the week 20.5 per 1,000. Estimated population, 43,000. DENMARK. Danish West Indies quarantines against Barbados . Department of State, Washington , B. <?., September 12 , 1902. Sir: I have the honor to inform you that the minister of the United States at Copenhagen reports that on July 28 a quarantine of fifteen days had been declared by the government of the Danish West Indies against all products coming from Barbados on account of the appear- ance of the smallpox at that place. Eespectfully, Alvey A. Adee, Acting Secretary of State . The Secretary of the Treasury. ECUADOR. Quarantine against Panama and Punta Arenas on account of yellow fever. Guayaquil, Ecuador, August 20 , 1902. Sir : I have the honor to report to you that the authorities here have imposed a quarantine of ten days on all vessels arriving from Panama, 163