Deseret Evening News | 1905-03-29 | Page 8 | Report of Health Condition on the Isthmus

REPORT OH HEALTH HEALTH CON COH COi CONDITION I Oti ON THE ISTHMUS Washington March 28 The follow lug cablegram from corn was Willi made public at nt the war nr department nt today Secretary of War Var following to Is 18 the tho of ot tho the re report reo report port of ot Col William 0 e C Gorgas corps U S H arms Arm chief sanitAry In inspector for the time month of at February I 1005 SIck In hospitals the entire force on the rolls for the month of at February of ot sick nick In therefore U lest s than 2 per Number of ot deaths 9 O which Is III equivalent el to rate rn te of ot 14 per thousand per annum 0 The Time French commenced work In 1881 USI during which year their entire force and anil their deaths In Inthe Inthe the time A neon hospital only were 72 or nt at time the rate of 01 67 7 per thousand per nearly five times the American Am rate Th rims from Irom yellow ellow fever In Inthe Intile time tile Ancon only during tho the year 1831 were 25 In nn an force of 01 if whIm while the deaths from yel yellow yellow low lo fever fAver during the past pact 10 III In Ina a n force lorce averaging were only on 6 Tho French statistics only relate to the An Ancon Ancon 11 con hospital If J nil all deaths death among tho the employee under the tIme French during that time along the entire line IIno were Included the tho mortality would be lie Je much higher Tho Time lust last case of yellow ellow fever lever to occur In Panama was on March 8 am the last case from Colon on March MardI 16 The to total tal number of 01 cn cases es among the entire population on the Isthmus during Jan January uary was WR 19 durIng February 13 and during March to time the date of 01 this lii cable cablek 9 k The sanitary force torce consists of 01 over 1000 costing over 2 monthly This report together to ether with Col letter Jetter of ot Feb 1 sent you Feb reh 3 Is in my lilY opinion sufficient reply to toDi Dr Di needs frenzied d report DAVIS DVIS DA VIS