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3,1899
February 174
Causeofdeath. Total.
fever
Yellow 1
fever
Enteric i 16
fever
Pernicious 4
Malarial
fever 34
Dysentery 2
Enteritis 51
LaGrippe 1
Diphtheria 1
Leprosy i 1
Pneumonia 11
Tuberculosis 40
from
Deaths allcauses 281
Annual
ratioper1,000 73.25
SanitaryreportsfromSantiago.
Santiago de Cuba, December81, 1898.
Sir : I have the honor to inform you that 39 deaths have been
reportedforthe week ended this Saturday, December 31. Of these,2
werefromtuberculosis,17 frommalarial fevers,3 fromdysentery, 10 from
diarrhea,the rest fromcommon diseases of noncontagiouscharacter.
The sanitaryconditionof the city becomes bettereveryday. It is the
constantcareand ambitionofGeneralWood to make Santiago a perfectly
healthycityas faras possible,and, the cleaning of the streetsand pub-
lic buildings,done by his order, has shown,in the decreasing mor-
tality,what good governmentand hygienicmeasurescan accomplishin
a shorttime. EverySpanish governmentbuildinghas beendisinfected
and thoroughlyrepaired,givingthecityan air ofcleanlinessand bright-
ness nevershown before. The markethas beenthoroughlyoverhauled,
cleaned,and repaired,and strongrulesand regulationsdictatedto insure
its sanitation.
Respectfully,yours, H. S. Caminero,
SanitaryInspector , JJ.8. M. H. 8.
The Supervising Surgeon-General,
U. 8 . Marine-HospitalService.
Santiago de Cuba, January7, 1899.
Sir : I have thehonorto informyouthatthesanitaryconditionof San-
tiago de Cuba is slowlyimproving,and, althoughno cases of contagious
or infectiousdiseases prevail, the death rate is still high. I have had
175 3,1899
February
Smallpoxin Bagdad.
Consulate of the United States,
Bagdad, December8, 1898.
Sir : I have the honor to remit herewithinclosed copy of a letter,
No. 116, of December 2, 1898, fromthe service sanitaire,in regard to
the smallpox existing in Bagdad. I may here say that, according to
public opinion,therewere over 10,000 attacks duringthe last month.
I have the honorto be, sir, your mostobedientservant,
Rud. Hurner,
Vice-Consulof theUnitedStates.
Hon. Assistant Secretary of State.
- Inclosure.]
[Translation
Bagdad, December 20,1898.
Sie : In replytoyourlettersdated18thand20thofthecurrent month,Nos.245and
248,I havethehonor toinform youthataccordingtoofficial received
reports herefrom
hisexcellency thegovernor-general,
smallpoxexistsinourcity,and fromOctober 22
lastto November 27,of 96cases,66werecompletelycured,20 died,and10are now
undertreatment.
Withthehighest esteem, Db. Cavallakie,
Sanitary
Inspector.
Hon.R. HubneR,Consul States
oftheUnited atBagdad.