Public Health Reports Volume 19, PT. 1, Nos. 1-26 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 Excerpt: ...surrounding it. The sporadic cases of bubonic disease of which we are speaking were among these people, and Doctor Tamayo and his assistant were Bent there to reconcentrate the cases and prevent the diffusion of the disease. They have been absolutely successful in this, and have probably saved us from an epidemic. When the physicians arrived, there were found seven cases of bubonic disease, one of which died. All seven, of course, had been promptly reeoneentrated in a special lazaretto established at some distance from San Pedro. Later, in the countryside about the town, three more cases were found. These, too, were promptlv quarantined. I am daily in communication with Doctor Tamayo, and during the past ten days no new cases have been discovered, notwithstanding a thorough search of all dwellings in the neighborhood. The infected dwellings have been burnt to the ground--an easy matter, since they were in all instances mere huts out in the country. I can assure you that there has not been a single case discovered in San Pedro itself, nor in Pacasmayo, the port some 10 miles away, nor is there any bubonic disease along the line of railroad connecting the two places. All the cases are quarantined in the lazaretto, which is out in the country and apart from any communication with the coast. In short, we have the disease absolutely in hand there. I am inclined to believe that Doctor Arce's statements are made in good faith and based upon an undisputed technical knowledge of the disease and of Peruvian conditions. And it seems from all present appearances that the San Pedro incident will have no further consequences. A rather startling possibility, however, presents itself after some study of conditions in Peru. It is this: Bubonic disease (I refrain from using...