New-York tribune., 1906-07-04
CHOLERA IN MANILA.
DEADLY TYPE OF DISEASE.
Spreading in Provinces II Natives
Fear Health Officials.

Manila July S-Cholera OF a virulent type
has broken out among the natives Of Manila
and surrounding provinces. Four Americans in
Manila have been stricken. and one American.
Charles sheehan has died. Twenty-one cases
and sixteen deaths were reported to-day. The
provinces report twenty-six cases and twenty
five deaths. The disease is OF the most deadly
type.
The suburbs near Fort Mckinley have been
quarantined. There has been one death from
cholera among the soldiers. that of a cook.
Christian G. Dwight OF Company c. 10Th In
fantry.
The Health Bureau is taking every precautiOn
70 prevent the spread Of the disease A circu-
lar has been distributed among citizens warn
ing them of the danger and requiring that pre-
cautions be taken. While the situation is seri-
Gus. the health officials do not look for a great
epidemic The main difficulty is in getting
natives to report cases The FTlipinos fear the
health officials and are cOncealing cases from
them. To this cause is assigned the spread of
the disease.
Washington. July 3--The Bureau Of Insular
Affairs of the War Department has dis
patches from Manila indicating that cholera Is
epidemic in the Philippines. although il has been
known that it has existed in a mild form in parts
OF the islands. The last deaths from cholera re-
ported TO the bureau occurred several months
ago, when two soldiers az Fort Mckinley died
from that disease. Medical officers were fighting
the disease with success and hoped to have it
eradicated in a short time The Public Health
and Marine Hospital Service also is without adj
vices on this subject.
The last complete monthly health report from
the Philippines. which the Bureau OF Insular
| Affairs received. was for December. 1905. This
| report which was made by DR.. Victor G. Heiser,
the director Of health. says eight deaths from
cholera were registered in that month in Manila,
all the victims being FilipinOs. Discussing chOl-
era in other provinces, DIR. Heiser said:
This disease is at present confined to the prov
/ inces of Laguna, Cavite, Bulacan and Pampansa.
| seven cases and four deaths. il has been eradi-
Gated and in the province OF Rizal IL Is at pres
ent decreasing. In HagOnOy, Bulacan there oc-
CURED rather serious outbreak, and sanitary
inspector was sent there by this bureau to CO.
operate with the local officers In fighting the
disease, which was finally brought under control
! The total number Of deaths from cholera was
reported as 200. out Of a total Of SS7 cases. The
greatest number Of deaths was in Cavite. 11S-
Bulacan Province came second. with eighty
deaths.
The last outbreak Of cholera In the Philippine ISL
ands occurred in August. 1895. when. from August
I % 70 October IL TS and 55S deaths were re-
ported. distributed as follows:
Province of Rizal 40 cases. S27 deaths; province
Of CaVie II and u deaths; province or ram
; pass and Gss estb @ pTovince Of Ieana 81 cases
and "a deaths: Manila, Americans, II cases and S
deaths; FilipinOs $50 cases. 1S2 deaths lOrelners
Is cases Is deaths: Chinese. cases and deaths.
| The outbreak Of 1905 was insignificant when COM
pared with that OF 1902 when total Of 1SOSS cases
was reported and 2.s55 deaths were known 20
| have occurred It reported az the time that
| the actual number OF deaths was probably 20 per
| cent greater.
| In the epidemic Of 1902 the populations OF many
Of the towns were heavily reduced through deaths
and the flight of the panicstricken people. Many
OF the dead were left unburied days. In spite OF
/ the energetic steps taken by the government
/ Surgeons and medicines were sent 70 all parts OF
/ the islands. and the natives compelled 20
adopt sanitary precautions. In province alone
that of IloO, Island Of Panay 5124 cases and 21+o
deaths were reported up To September 30 1892 That
was the highest record for any one district since
/ the outbreak had been reported. and exceeded the
/ total Of Manila and many OK the provinces. The
/ town of MiagO, in the province OF uOilo was the
worst sufferer. LIB cases being reported there on
| September o. The People IN many districts st that
time fleeing 20 the mountains, leaving the slc
and dying uncared for. Additional DOCTORS ana sGY-
plies OF medicines hurried TO 1lOilO, and the
authorities succeeded in obtaining contFOl OK tne
situation. =. -.
cholera had practically disappeared from the island
/ OF IuZon and that In Manila there had been only
an average of two cases day Tor ten Gays pre-
/ ViOus to that date. twenty Othef provinces were
/ practically free from the disease.
| Cholera, in a slight form, is epluefhc IN the
/ Philippines almost every year, but the sanitary
ties is gradually improving conditions and the pre-
cautions taken the medical authorities, based on
I past experiences, regarded as being equal 20
4 any strain which may be placed upon theIn'