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 2915 December
26,1909

exists,we will consider the vessels [comingtherefrom]as " infected"

and "noninfected."
A. The vessels [considered] " noninfected " are those which,
during
theirstay in the portsof the above-citedcountries,have anchored more
than half a mile from the wharfor coast, and that no other vessel,
which because of its conditionsis considered" infected'' by the Cuban
medical officer[stationed in that country],has been alongside of the
"noninfected" vessel; or in case of a vessel which has not fulfilled
these conditions,but has been fumigatedat a distance of morethan
half a mile fromthe wharfor coast, by means of pyretheumpowder,
one pound foreach thousandcubic feet of space, under the inspection
of a Cuban medical officer, properlydetailed forthat purpose.
B. The vessels [considered] ''infected" are all of those fromports
mentionedabove which have not compliedwith the above-statedrequi-
sites; these are prohibitedto tie up at the wharvesin the portsof the
Bepublic. These vessels will continueto be considered"infected" so
long as theyhave not been disinfected.
C. For passengerswho are not immune,that arrive aboard of vessels
[considered] "noninfected,"the period of quarantinewill be counted
fromthe time of the sailing of the vessel fromthe port wheresuch pas-
gers embarked,if the vessel has always complied with Section A of
this decree in all of the ports of call, and if no passenger [in transit]
has gone ashore in such ports.
D. The passengers[who arrive aboard of vessels] which are included
in the provisions of Section B are to be subjected to five days' quar-
antine,which period will begin fromthe momentthat theydisembark.
E. The workmenwho load and discharge cargo in the " infected"
vessels will have to be certifiedimmunes,properlyauthorized by the
maritimequarantineservice.
Eduardo Yero,
Secretaryof Government
This order is published in the OfficialGazette of the Bepublic of
Cuba forthe general information.
Jose Saez Medina,
The Chiefof Dispatch.
Healthof Havana and Guanabacoa.
December 1, 1902.
United States MinisterSquires makes the followingcommentson the
health reportof Havana and Guanabacoa forOctober,1902 :
The report shows that the mortalitycontinuesto decrease and that
the number of deaths in the month of October last is the smallest
recorded in Havana during last thirty-twoyears, with possibly one
exception.
Deaths from infantilediseases and typhoid show a decrease,while
therehas been a slightincrease of deaths fromtuberculosis. Havana
and the restof the island continuefreefromyellowfeverand smallpox.
Dr. Finlay continues to advocate measures for the stampingout of
glanders.
GERMANY.
Reportsfrom Berlin- Plague a,nàcholerain variouscountries.
Berlin, Germany, December6, 1902.
Turkey. - Accordingto a fourthofficialTurkish bulletinregarding
cholera in Palestine, therehad been registeredup to November1(5,333
December
26,1900 2916

deathsin addition to those already reported,namely,in Jaffa,between

November10 and November16,37 ; in Gaza, betweenthe 10thand 15th
of the same month,13 deaths; in Lydda, between November 10 and
November14, 8 deaths; in Tiberias, between November9 and Novem-
ber 16, 73 deaths fromcholera,and in otherdistricts,202 deaths. The
totalnumberof deathsfromcholera in Palestine has now reached 1,864.
Egypt. - Accordingto the officialreports,thereoccurredin the whole
of Egypt betweenNovember4 and November17, 198 new cholera cases
and 180 deaths.
Dutch India. - In Soerabaya, between October 5 and October 18,
therewere registered186 cholera cases and 109 deaths.
Korea. - Accordingto a communicationdated October8, the cholera
epidemicin Seoul has abated. Accordingto thepolice bulletins,there
were registeredbetweenSeptember19 and September29, 1,457 cases of
cholera and 974 deaths,and betweenSeptember30 and October6, 428
cases and 349 deaths.

deathrate- Healthof Berlinand otherGermancities.

Weekly
Berlin, Germany, December11, 1902.
During the weekendedNovember29 thedeathrateofBerlinwas higher
than it has beensincethebeginningof September,amountingto 16.1 per
1,000 of the inhabitants(as against 14.4 in the foregoingweek) and was
thus considerablyhigherthan in the correspondingweekof last year, in
which 't onlyreached14.8 per 1,000. In spite ofthisincrease,however,
almosttwo-thirds ofthelarge Germantownsduringthisweekshowedless
favorable figuresthan Berlin. Dresden, Hamburg, Munich, Cologne,
Breslau, and Königsberg(as well as London, Paris, and Vienna) all
had higher death rates than Berlin. More favorableconditions,how-
ever, prevailed at Leipsig, Oharlottenburg(with 14.1 per 1,000 of the
inhabitants),and Schoneberg,with the minimumrate of all the large
cities, 11.2 per 1,000. The rate of mortalityamong infantsrose since
the previous week from3.9 to 4.2 per l,00u, but therebyonly reached
the half of that of Dantzig, Düsseldorf, Munich, and Nuremberg.
Acute diseases of the intestinesshowed no marked change ; they con-
tinued to be of comparativelyrare occurrenceand caused 29 deaths.
Cases of acute disease of the respiratoryorgans increased in number
and claimed 69 victims. A considerableincreasewas noticeablein the
numberof deaths fromconsumption,which in this week amounted to
88 (as compared with 65 in the foregoingweek). Of more,frequent
occurrencealso were the cases of measles and scarletfever; they,too,
claimed more victims than in the previous week, the formerdisease
causing 7 deaths,the latter8 deaths. Six deaths fromdiphtheriaand
2 deaths from influenza were registered, and 14 persons died by
violence.
Frank H. Mason,
UnitedStatesConsul-
General.
The Surgeon-General.
ITALY.

ReportfromNaples- Cholerain Egyptand Syria.

Naples, Italy, December1, 1902.
During the week ended NoVember 29, 1902, the followingships were
inspectedat Naples: November 23, the steamshipManuel Calvo, of the