Danish West Indies: Quarantine against Demerara 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. 2333 November 11, 1904 CUBA. Rceport froml, Habana-Inspection of vessels- Yellow fever case from steams/hip FIavana from Mlexican ports. Acting Assistant Surgeon Echemendia reports, November 2, as follows: W1eek ended October 29, 1904. Vessels inspected and bills of health issued --.......... .....- ............... 20 Crew of outgoing vessels inspected . - .. ... .................................... 692 Passengers of outgoing vessels inspected ............ ... ........ ...,, 327 Pieces of freight passed ..----... ...- ......-..... - ............ ... .......-... 500 A nonimmune passenger of the American steamship Havana arrived at this port from Mexico October 25, 1904, and sent to Triscornia by the Cuban quarantine officers, was taken on the 26th to Las Animas hospital as a suspect ill with yellow fever. The case has been confirmed by the commission of infectious diseases as yellow fever. .Mortuary report of Habana for the week ended October 29, 1904. Number Disease. Number lj~~Di~sease-~. oof deaths. Tuberculosis ............................................................................... 16 M eningitis ................................................................................. 4 Bronchitis ................. ... ............ ... ... .... ................................ 1 Pernicious fever ......................................................................... 1 Enteritis ................. ............. .................................2 Enteric fever .......................................................................... 1 Gangrene.................................................................................. 1 Scarlet fever. ............................................................................... 1 Total number of deaths, 81. Report from llatanzas- Ispection of vessels-Sanitary conditions nv satisfactory. Acting Assistant Surgeon Nuiiez reports, November 1, as follows: During the week ended October 29, 1904, one bill of health was issued to a vessel leaving for the United States. Nothing of interest from a sanitary point of view has occurred in the city or district, to my knowledge, during the past week. No con- tagious disease has been officially reported. The sanitary condition of the city shows a progressive change for the worse. DANISH WEST INDIES. Quarcwratine agacinst Demnerara raised. According to information received from the Department of State, under date of November 1, 1904, the American legation at Copenhagen announces that the government of the Danish West Indies has raised quarantine against vessels arriving from Deinerara.