Show i HOOKWORM DISEASE TROUBlES PANAMA Correspondence of oC Associated Press PANAMA May IllY 21 The The cabled report re report re- re port that 60 per cent of ot the tho population population tion Uon of ot the republic of ot Panama had been found affected with the hookworm hookworm hookworm hook hook- worm disease by Dr L L. LV W W. Hackett of the international health commission commission commis commis- sion filon of ot the Rock Rockefeller foundation is is' is Interesting in other respects The re report report report re- re port indicates that of ot the adult population population population lation 67 per cent are affected while of ot the tho children practically 79 per cent have tho the disease In a l more moro or less pronounced degree The report of ot Dr Hackett is the tho result of ot more than seven months Investigation in investigation In- In in all parts of the countr country coun coun- tr try Ten ren thou thousand and adults came camo un under under under un- un der direct examination Routine examination of he blood says the report showed that thata n a large majority of ot persons living In Inthe Inthe inthe the Interior of ot tho the republic are dl- dl di anaemic the average blood beIn be being be- be lug ing only 59 69 per cent of ot normal indicating indicating indi indi- cating a dangerous degree of ot lowered r resistance Since the parasite par effects tho the children ren mostly h heavily stunting their bodies bodiE's and minds and c- c causing t them hem to fall tall an easy pre prey to other diseases the figures reveal an alarming alarming alarm alarm- ing mg condition existing among the tho rising rising ris ris- ing InK generation g This state of ot physical debility is duo to the complete absence absence ab nh- sence of ot all sanitary equipment and 3 emulation in both schoolhouses and dwellings A In the Interior Tho The report shows that more than 2000 homes homeD were visited and c live Uve talks given I to nearly per per- p r- r sons ions Lectures were given In thirty thirty- three thre schools Three laboratories arenow are arf now working In various parts of ot the republic c |