Danish West Indies: Quarantine against Demerara
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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 2, 1904 1796 Mortuary report for the week ended Augoyst 20, 1904. Cause of death. Number. Bertillon Diphtheria................................................................ 9 Tubercle of lungs ................ ..................... ................... 27 Cancer of uterus. 1 42 Infantile tetanus .................................................. ............. 1 72 Organic heart disease.................... .................................... 2 79 Diarrhea and enteritis (under 2 years) .............................. ... 4 105 Nephritis, acute ........... ............................... 119 Bright's disease .................1.......... ............. ....... 120 Congenital debility.......................................... ........ 1 151 Ill-defined or unspecified ............. ...... .............. ..... 2 179 Total .......... .... .................................................. . 16 Annual rate of mortality for the week, 18.28 per 1,000. Estimated population, 45,500. DANISH WEST INDIES. Quarantine against Delmerara. The following information is received from Minister Swenson at Copenhagen, under date of August 6: On June 16 last, the government of the Danish West Indies declared a quarantine of 15 days against vessels arriving from Demerara hav- ing on board persons or members of the crew who have not been vaccinated. The government also requires that the crews and pas- sengers of other vessels shall be required to undergo a daily medical examination during fifteen days from the date of their departure from Demerara. ECUADOR. aReports from Guayaquil--Inspection of vessels- Yelleow fever-Enterie fever at Quito-Death of sheep on, steamship Pizarro-Plague at Payta. Acting Assistant Surgeon Gruver reports, July 22, as follows: Week ended July 20, 1904. Present officially estimated population, 60,000. Total mortality from all causes, 42, as follows: Yellow fever, 2; per- nicious fever, 1; infectious fever, 2; grip, 2; fevers without classifi- cation, 7; tuberculosis, 5; enteric diseases, 2; from all other causes, 24. Two supplemental bills of health were issued during the week. On July 16 the steamship Gaeatemala cleared for Ancon, Canal Zone, with 9 cabin passengers from this port. On July 19 steamship Limari cleared for the same port with 10 cabin and 4 steerage passengers. These vessels, en route from Chilean and Peruvian ports, were disin fected on arrival under my supervision by the port authorities and anchored in midstream about 2 miles below the city. I have received a letter from Surg. H. R. Carter, chief quarantine officer, Isthmian Canal Commission, notifying me of measures which will be enforced in the future on Guayaquil traffic at the port of Ancon. These I have embodied in a circular letter and addressed to the several ship agents here. A copy is inclosed. a Received out of date.