DANISH WEST INDIES. Quarantine against Barranquilla raised
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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. May 31,1901 1228 The sanitary condition of the port remains good. No yellow fever nor any other quarantinable disease has been reported in this district. Manzanillo . - Acting Asst. Surg. R. de Socarras reports 5 deaths, due to the following causes : Meningitis, simple, 1 ; organic disease of the heart, 1 ; broncho-pneumonia, 1 ; enteritis, acute, 1 ; sudden death, 1. Total, 5. Population, 14,464; annual rate of mortality, 18.05. Guantanamo. - Acting Asst. Surg. Luis Espin reports 12 deaths, due to the following causes : Fever, intermittent malarial, 5; tubercle of lungs, 1; anaemia, 1; paralysis without specified cause, 1 ; pneumonia, 1 ; diarrhea and ente- ritis, 1 ; congenital debility, 1 ; accidental submersion, 1. Population, 18,000; annual rate of mortality, # 34. 66 per 1,000. Daiquiri. - Nothing of interest reported. Respectfully, R. H. von Ezdorf, Assistant Surgeon , U. S. M. H. 8 . The Surgeon-General, TI. S. Marine- Hospital Service . [Inclosure.] Summary of transactions, port of Santiago de Quha , month of April , 1901 . Number of vessels inspected on arrival 64 Number of vessels cleared 44 Number of vessels held 0 Number of vessels disinfected 9 Number of crew of incoming vessels inspected 2, 079 Number of passengers of incoming vessels inspected 1, 736 Number of crew of outgoing vessels inspected 1, 588 Certificates of vaccination issued : For Cuban ports 348 For United States ports 105 Immune 12 Nonimmune 9$ Applicants for immune certificates rejected 0 Number of persons vaccinated : 35 Number of immigrants inspected . 101 Quarantinable diseases reported 0 Number of pieces of baggage disinfected 83 Number of pieces of baggage inspected and passed 234 Number of deaths..... 80 Report of immigrants inspected at the port of Santiago de Cuba, during the month of April , 1901. Total number of immigrants inspected, 101 ; number passed, 101. R. H. von Ezdorf, Assistant Surgeon , U. 8 . M. H. &. DANISH WEST INDIES. Quarantine against Barranquilla raised . Washington, D. C., May 20, 1901. Sir : I have the honor to inform you that in his dispatch of the 6th instant, the minister to Denmark reports that the quarantine formerly established by the government of the Danish West Indies against th& port of Barranquilla has been raised. Respectfully, David J. Hill, Acting Secretary ПОП. {SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.