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by the mosquito in the transmission OF
yellow fever. dengue and nlarla infection,
the health departments Of cities, where
such pests are wont 20 be prevalent should
make use Of every means to prevent their
breeding and to exterminate them. With
this end In view all stagnant ponds open
water barrels or cisterns, or other ccllec-
ton OF standing water must receive careful
attention.
Ponds and marshy land should be
drained. or. when this is impossible, treat
ment by crude petroleum should be syste-
matcaily applied. All vacant lots should
be kept free Of weeds and brush. or high
grass, and property owners held to a rig d
accountability in this regard, in order tina.
the breeding places OF mosquitoes may be
thereby uncovered and exposed to the SUM-
rays with the resulting removal OF damp
ness and consequent determination of the
larvae Of this dangerous pest.
go The up-to-date modern city should
have its hospital for contagious disease
and its institution for the care and treat
ment OF cases OF pulmonary tuberculosis
occurring among the members Of the in
digent class.
Such institutions are required not only
from a humanitarian standpoint, but also
in consequence of the necessity Of afford
| ing protection to the community.
1t Is a sin against the practical
and established teachings Of modern
medicine, and the principles Of sanitary
science as well, that the ignorant and care
| less victims Of pulmonary tuberculosis
among the poorer classes should be per.
mitted to wander about the streets and
cheap lodging houses o. a city spreading
/ the infection OF their fearful disease wher
ever they may so. The ravages of tn,
great white plague will never be lessenet
until the authority and assistance Of lega
Intervention be invoked.
| 90. In concluding these suggestions upor
municipal measures of disease prevention
l must submit the results obtained by tn,
medical corps OF the army in the matter O
prophylaxis against typhoid fever by in
oculation with killed cultures Of the typhol,
bacillus.
To the medical corps Of the army belong
the credit of having taken the first step
In this country in the line OF such expert
mentation and the results obtained hav
been most satisfactory and valuable. Thes
NEGOTIATIONS were made In the cases o
officers and enlisted men who volunteers,
/
means of the transmission of yellow feve
by the mosquito was similarly proved b.
the board OF medical officers OF the army
Up to the date OF the surgeon generals re
port just issued, 1.33S officers and en-
listed men have volunteered for the pro
tective inoculations. OF this total $50 wer
Officers al being officers OF the medics
department In addition 1873 outside of tn
officers and enlisted men Of the army hav
been vaecinated under the auspices of tn
medical department, making a grand tots
OF I'm so treated. In all 81, 556 doses wer
administered, 1t being the practice to Civ
three doses to as many persons as possibl,
No undesirable results have been repcrte
as following the administration of the ant
typhoid vaccine The following table take
from the surgeon generals report wi
show concisely the severity of the geners
reaction following each dose: