Show fighting disease in greece consul general george horton has made a report from athens on the conspicuous work of 0 greek physicians in combating the count rys chief scourges urges malarial fever and tuberculosis an annual average of 2000 persons die each year from the fornier former while in epidemic years due to excessive rains the number exceeds which was the case casein in 1905 the population of greece Is the people have been interested through lectures pamphlets etc to fight the malaria carrying mosquito by draining stagnant ponds and throwing petroleum on them thenia A tuberculosis congress will be held at athens next year to which will bo be invited not only physicians but all the mayors and other prominent people of greece |