New-York tribune., 1901-10-12
HEALTH OF THE ARMY GOOD
ANNUAL REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT
STERNBERG.
VALUABLE RESULTS OF YELLOW FEVER
EXPERIMENTS-FAVORI tTHE
CANTEEN.

Washington, Oct 11-SurgeOn-Generals Sternherg
has submitted his annual report TO the Secretary
OF War. He says the health OF the army was uil-
usually good in the calendar year 1900 The admis-
sion hospitals for all causes N the army.
volunteers and regulars. with mean strength OK
1s0Sss 1900 2311s1 per thousand OF strength
as compared with 217SOs in the previous year; bue
in the year 1899 only 9.2SO men out OF toIai oE
1O5546 serving in the Philippines Whiie M %
last year 6Sss2 of a total Of 1OoSSS were thus
serving
In the Philippine Islands. with mean Strength
66 S82 the admission rate was 2621so as corpare
with 23s552 in the previous year. this fcrease
being mainly due diseases among the volunteers
the ratio for which rose from 1s5s21 to 2T6i7s The
regulars on the other hand. showed a marked de-
crease IN the ratio OF admission for disease Wncs
fell from 245410 TO 2.1g773 Two-thirds or tne ao-
missions for disease were caused by malariai feveEs
and diarrhoeaI diseases The deaths from all causes
amounted to ISIS per thousand Of strength. al
compared with 3O5s in the previous year. DISEASES
occasioned 2026 deaths the principal cause or tns
fatalities being dysentery. which. with other inees-
tinaI diseases. gave a rate of sos The rate rom
injury amounted to $40. The death rate IN chins'
was large 4T6 per thousand of strength 49, frons
disease and 2414 from injury. From fhe ciose or
the calendar year 1900 TO the latest repOr's' inc
health Of the troops in the Philippines mas OeelA
steadily improving
The health OF the troops IN Cuba during thu
year was excellent AS result OF American occu-
patton. nearly every city and town mas hau ies
sanitary condition improved Speaking OF sSe0A@S
diseases. General Sternberg says;
The steady decrease of late years in the adrnis-
sions for alcoholism among the men OF tn9 aeSu
lar army Is a matter of cOngrdtuIatlon. NiiiitaIy
officers NAV be said be unanimous IN lnSIr
opinion that this was mainly the result OF inc
esta blishment of the post exchange OF cahteen at
military posts. There IS less drunkenness ailgns
trOOps In active service than in a command DONG
garrison duty in the times of peace
Reporting on the study Of yellow fever oy a ooa'u
IN Cuba General Sternberg says:
The results obtained were especially valuao,IIes
showing that the bacillus tcterolGaS todnai ., o..,s
hears no causative relation 10 yellow IeVer aILs
that the mosquito serves as an lnIerIheuIAte
for the parasite of this disease. Further sNpeII-
ments OF a most interesting character denlon-
strared that yellow fever Is transmitted 10 NON
Immunes by the bite of a mosquito that mas pre-
viOusv fed the blood Of those SICK WlIn 80 ~,
dissa So that yellow fever also be prOduce9 oys
the s,Ibcutaneous infection Of blood taken IIoh,
the general circulation during the hrSt ara secont
days Of the disease; that an attack OF yeo" 49,,
produced by the of the mosquito cOnIers 1T
mInty against the subsequent injection or ln1SctSe
blood: that yellow fever il not conveyed oy -
ing bedding or merchandise Sotled oy contact VIII
those sick with the disease; that house may oo
said 70 be infected with yellow FEVER Ohiy rlcAt
there are present in IL mosquitoes capa9ie ~. ~
viewing the parasite OF the disease. ana tnaC Sna
snread of yellow fever be most elIectu1Siy
Controlled by measures directed to the
~ nOsouitoes and the protection OF tle SicA
against the bites of these insects
General Sternberg says the results or the N
vestigation are Of far reaching Importance as tno
surgeons are now possession OF knowIedse WHICH,
enables them 10 stamp out yellow fever