Show uncle T U T acle sams health zone far spread NEEP JT L HE activities of the public health T THE and marine hospital service to which Is In trusted most of the general work of guarding tho the country against contagion from abroad and preventing itu ita spread at home form the topic of a paper by surgeon general wyman in the public health report the document was prepared for the american public health association which recently met at milwaukee this organization Is composed of representatives from canada mexico and cuba as well as from tho the united states and the paper was regarded as of especial interest to them beginning with the utmost circumference of tho the influence of the organization iza tion doctor wyman tells of the protective measures at foreign ports ile he shows that med medical cal officers of tho the bureau are located in most of the sea coast cities of asia and south and central america and at some of those of europe the service also is liberally represented in hawaii porto rico and the philippines in addition to keeping themselves and the home office informed regarding the prevalence of cholera yellow fever smallpox typhus and plague these officials are required to inspect american bound vessels and to issue bills of health without which the vessels might not enter american ports port |