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Scope and Contents From the Series: Series II. Henry Rose Carter consists of materials relating to Henry Rose Carter that Philip Showalter Hench collected while researching the yellow fever experiments. Items in this series date from around 1880 to 1932 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1883 to 1932. The series is particularly rich in materials that document Henry Rose Carter's professional activities in the last eleven years of his life (1914-1925). These materials include, but are not limited to the...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Series II. Henry Rose Carter consists of materials relating to Henry Rose Carter that Philip Showalter Hench collected while researching the yellow fever experiments. Items in this series date from around 1880 to 1932 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1883 to 1932. The series is particularly rich in materials that document Henry Rose Carter's professional activities in the last eleven years of his life (1914-1925). These materials include, but are not limited to the...

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Read informs Carter that Connor wants the yellow fever council, including Carter, to critique his articles on yellow fever.

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Hanson discusses financial matters and his feelings towards the International Health Board. He comments on Connor and Cumming.

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[Carter] critiques Connor's articles on mosquitoes, fish, and yellow fever. He credits Connor with the use of fish for mosquito control in recent yellow fever campaigns.

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Pareja discusses the origins of yellow fever in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

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Russell asks Carter for comments on the enclosed letter from Gunn regarding yellow fever and public health conditions in Ivory Coast, Africa.

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Gunn reports to Russell on yellow fever and public health conditions in the Ivory Coast, Africa.

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Hazlehurst seeks Carter's advice on a draft of Regulations Governing the Impounding of Waters, which he is anxious to have passed by the State Board of Health.

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Williams discusses a bulletin that was distributed to educate the public about mosquitoes. He writes about employing a sanitary officer for malaria education.

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Fricks quotes a letter he received from Barber that says Chaara foetida is not suitable as food for mosquito larvae.

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Ferrell is impressed by Carter's suggestions of field experiments for malaria control. He discusses funding issues.

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Russell thanks Carter for answering Antonetti's questions. He has no news of more yellow fever cases in Mexico.

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Carter reports on his survey of mosquito breeding in certain portions of Bridgewater Lake and the surrounding area.

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Russell encloses a letter from Selskar M. Gunn reporting on yellow fever in French West Africa.

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Gunn reports on a vaccine shipment and on new cases of yellow fever in the Ivory Coast.

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Cavassa writes to Carter that he finds his account of the yellow fever epidemic in Peru interesting. Unfortunately, he has lost the reference to the article on Stegomyias that Carter had requested.

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Carter critiques the tentative requirements for impounding water to prevent the production of malaria which were sent to him by Hazlehurst. He discusses the costs of malaria prevention measures. He comments on the ideas of LePrince and Griffitts.

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Fisher requests Carter's suggestions for water projects in North Carolina.

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Carter reports on his survey of McDowell Creek to determine the presence of malaria bearing mosquitoes and the effect of the proposed Mountain Island Pond on the production of these mosquitoes. Carter believes a survey needs to be repeated after the creation of the pond.