Public health

Griffitts reports to Carter about anti-malarial work in Alabama. He requests Carter's advice for cleaning up a pond.

Griffitts writes to Carter about his anti-malaria work. He describes the problems with ponds and prospective mosquito breeding experiments.

Griffitts writes that he was not chosen for International Health Board work. He offers his opinion on employee-Health Service relations.

Griffitts writes that he has been inspecting ponds and implementing measures to curtail mosquito breeding.

Griffitts writes about the anopheles survey at Badin, North Carolina.

Griffitts writes that he has surveyed a power company pond and makes recommendations for malaria prevention measures.

The writer reports that no vessels other than the Japanese are running between Asia and South American ports. The writer also notes that yellow fever is extinguished in Peru.

The Acting Secretary informs Carter that he is being placed on waiting orders. He thanks Carter for his years of service.

The Assistant Secretary of War sends two copies of “The Etiology of Yellow Fever.”

The Chief Quarantine Officer relates information on a case of yellow fever and notes disagreement over the diagnosis.

Finlay details actions taken to prevent yellow fever.

The Designing Engineer reports that he has been unable to obtain samples of fish from local ponds.

The Director will send Carter a copy of the Pan-Pacific Transactions when they are ready.

Moran is appointed clerk in the Canal Zone Health Department.

Lyster praises Houle and the yellow fever work in Mexico and congratulates him on the birth of a son. Lyster informs Houle that he sent a copy of the report on the yellow fever work to Carter.

Lyster requests Carter's comments on a circular for the fish campaign and on the Rockefeller Foundation's methods in the Latin American yellow fever campaigns.

Lyster reports on the yellow fever situation in Central and South America.

Lyster sends Carter a report on the yellow fever campaign in Vera Cruz, Mexico and a letter Lyster has written to Houle commenting on the campaign.

[Welles] invites Carter to serve as an expert on tropical diseases for the Paraguayan government.

Heiser sends a detailed report on the Malaria conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. He discusses malaria treatment, control, and mosquitoes.