Danish West Indies: Quarantine against San Pedro de Macoris 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. Jly 3, 1903 1068 Mortality statisticsfor the week ended June 13, 1903. Cause of death. Number. Malarial fever ....................1................................. 1 Remittent fever 1 Tubercle of lungs. 5 Other tuberculous affections. 2 Bronchitis, capillary .1 Diarrhea and enteritis (under 2 years). 8 Diarrhea and enteritis (chronic) 2 Intestinal occlusion ....................1. ................................. 1 Suppurative hepatitis ....................................................................... 1 Bright's disease (uraemia) ................................................................... 3 Gangrene .--------------------------------------------------------------1 Persistence of foramen ovale 1 Senility .----------------------------------------------------------------2 Ill-defined or uinspecified cauises of death ......................................... 2 Total ............. 31 Annual rate of mortality for the week, 37.54 per 1,000; estimated population, 43,000. DANISH WEST INDIES. Quaran tine against Sam Pedro de Jfacoris rO-aised. MIinister Swenson at Copenhagen reports, June 17, as follows: Quarantine by the government of the Danish West Indies against San Pedro de Macoris was raised on May 18 last. EGYPT. Q uaranti?ne measures of foreign governments ayaignst arrivals froma E'qypt-Jfea8ares in force at Egyptian ports- on accoant of the exist- ence of playgue i, n Egypt. [Translated in this Bureau from the Bulletin Quaranteinaire, Alexandria, May 28, 1903.] OTTOMAN EMPIRE.--Under date of May 22, 1903, five days' detenition with disinfection and destruietion of rats oni boar d is ordered for arnivals from Alexandr ia. GREECE.-Under date of May 24 arrivals from Egyptian por'ts are, fromii May 23, subject to live days' quarantine wvith disinfection at the lazar-etto of St. George in the (Gulf of Salamis. Importation of mer- chandise is free except for merchandise susceptible to infection, as specified in the decree. ROUMANIA.-Arrivals fronm Port Said are subject, since April 29, to a quarantine of five days at the port of Sulina. The ports of Con- staniza and Mangalia are closed to Such arrivals. Importation of con- serves, fruits, and vegetables, as well as susceptible articles, is pro- hib_)ited. Ifeac.;-res in force a6t Egyptian ports on accoudt of the existence qf _plague in Egypt. On departure from an infectedport.-Aledical inspection and disin- fection of all passengers and clews, as well as of crews' quarters. On departure fromb a noninfeeted port.--(a) Medical inspection and disinfection of passengers of the second and third class coming fron contaminated localities.