Public health

Carter discusses family and work news.

Carter provides family news and discusses his land in Florida.

Carter discusses quarantine procedures.

Carter discusses his family and his orange grove in Florida.

Carter discusses quarantine and maritime sanitation in Cuba. Carter has already had yellow fever, so he does not fear infection.

Carter describes a hurricane and notes the resulting damage it caused. His quarantine work is slackening and he thinks there will be no additional cases of yellow fever. He writes that he would rather be farming, but that he realizes he must stay with his current vocation.

Carter expresses regret that he will not be able to hear Whitmore present his paper. He discusses the difficulty of yellow fever diagnosis and recommends a pathologist for yellow fever work.

[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.

Carter writes to Boldridge concerning Geiger's pamphlet on Anopheles mosquito flight experiment.

Carter gives Boldridge advice regarding Guatemala, including precautions to take. He offers his opinions about the people of Latin America.

Carter discusses the latest yellow fever outbreak in Mexico. He is also concerned about the new cases in Africa.

[Carter] discusses an article by Gouzien. He mentions the outbreaks of yellow fever in Colombia and Venezuela. He anticipates the Health Board's work in Brazil.

[Carter] discusses the selection and training of yellow fever workers.

[Carter] writes that he believes Cucuta and Bucaramanga, Colombia form a permanent focus for yellow fever. He believes that both areas require mosquito control programs.

[Carter] writes about possible cases of yellow fever in Africa. He offers his opinion on the French efforts in Africa.

[Carter] responds to a report on yellow fever outbreaks in the Guianas.

[Carter] discusses a fever outbreak in Ecuador. He weighs the evidence for and against a diagnosis of yellow fever.

Carter informs Russell about a possible yellow fever epidemic in Colombia.

Carter writes that he has completed the chapter on yellow fever epidemiology. He wonders if scientists in the field might find it useful.

Carter writes that he agrees with the Pareja report regarding yellow fever in Ecuador.