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Show ileal Not Bad io Panama Cad Zone Chief Sanitnry Inspector Makes Statement State-ment Showing Greatly Improved Conditions There. "WASHINGTON. March IS Thc following follow-ing cablegram from Panama was made public at the War department today: "Secretary of War, Washington: The following ls the substance of the report of Col. William C. Gorgas, medical corps, Untied States army, chief sanitary Inspector, In-spector, for tho month of February, 1906: " "Sick in hospitals, 151. The entire forco on tho rolls for the month of February, 00. The percentage of sick In hospital Is therefore less than 2 per cent. Number Num-ber of deaths, 9. which Is equivalent to a rato of 14 per 1W0 per annum. I " 'The French commenced work In 1SS1, during which year their entire force averaged av-eraged 92$. nnd their deaths In tho Ancon hospital only wero 72. or at tho ralo of G7 per 1000 jW annum, nearly llvo times thc American rato. " 'The deaths from yellow fever In tho Ancon hospital only during trie year 1SS1 ero 25 In an average force of 92$; while the deaths from yellow fever during tho post ton months ln a force averaging 3300 wero only. C.- The French statistics only irelato to tho Ancon hospital. " If all deaths among the omployoes under the French during that tlmo along tho entire line wero Included, tho mortality mortal-ity would bo much higher. The last caso of yellow fever to occur in Panama was on March S. and tho Inat caso at Colon on March ID. Thc total number of cases among tho ontlro population on tho Isthmus Isth-mus during January was 19; during February. Feb-ruary. 13, and during March to this dato of this cable. 9. Tho present sanitary force .consists of over 1000 omptoyee3, costing cost-ing over J25.000 monthly.' "This report, together with Col. Gor-gas's Gor-gas's letter of February i. sent you February Feb-ruary 3, Is, In my opinion, sufficient reply re-ply to Dr. Reed's frenzied report. "DAVIS." I |