Show LEPROSY IN UNITED STATES 4 report sent to the senate by he secretary of the treasury washington march 25 the secretary of the treasury has sent to the senate the report of a commission of medical officers of the marine hospital service appointed to investigate the origin and prevalence of leprosy in the united states distributed by states as follows alabama 1 california 21 florida 24 georgia I 1 illinois 5 iowa 1 louisiana maryland 1 2 minnesota 20 mississippi 5 missouri 5 montana I 1 nevada 1 new york 7 north dakota 10 oregon 1 pennsylvania 1 south dekota 1 texas 3 wisconsin 3 the commission recommend the establishment of a retreat for lepers and express the opinion that it should be region farther north or in a similar region farther north or on an island in the gulf of mexico or on the pacific the commission express the opinion that alie figures given do not represent the total number of lepers in alie country because they say the loathsome character of the disease causes persons afflicted to con boncea cea jit as long as possible they express the opinion that it is most infrequently contracted by inhabiting houses where lepers have been located |