Public health

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The writer describes experiments involving the winter breeding of mosquitoes.

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The writer reports the progress of the yellow fever work in South America, Mexico and West Africa and includes data tables.

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The writer makes recommendations concerning how the International Health Board should handle inquiries concerning the status of yellow fever in various South American countries.

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The writer is interested in continuing yellow fever work, but cannot be of assistance at the moment.

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A bibliography composed by Laura Carter lists H.R. Carter's yellow fever articles.

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This list includes sanitary reports, inspection reports and disease reports. Furthermore, there are numerous documents listed concerning Reed.

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Hench's list records microfilmed documents from the National Archives, including official reports and correspondence concerning Columbia Barracks Post Hospital, from 1899 to 1901.

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These excerpts - from the "Diario del Comercio" - describe a Colombian fever epidemic and advise preventive measures.

Scope and Contents From the Series: Series III. Walter Reed consists of materials that document the life of Walter Reed as well as the work and legacy of the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission. Items in the series date from 1806 to around 1955 with the bulk of the items dating from 1874 to 1936. The series is particularly rich in materials that document the professional and personal life of Walter Reed from 1874 to his death in 1902. These materials include, but are not limited to the following:...

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Taylor gives a history of Ancon Hospital in Panama and the reasons why so many patients were infected with yellow fever. Taylor states that Gorgas was entirely responsible for the cleaning up of the hospitals and the Panama environs, and suggests that the name of Ancon Hospital be changed to the General Gorgas Hospital. A biographical sketch of Gorgas is included.

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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This partial manuscript of Moran's autobiography describes his early life, military career, service as a sanitary inspector under Gorgas in Panama, marriage, and business ventures. He discusses his relationship with Hench and their search for the actual site of Camp Lazear, as well as the difficulties stemming from the Reed-Finlay controversy. The section of the draft covering the yellow fever experiments is missing.

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The medical record for Hanney describes his serum treatment for yellow fever and subsequent death.

Scope and Contents From the Series: Series IX. Photographs consists primarily of photographs that Philip Showalter Hench created and collected while researching the yellow fever experiments. Items in this series date from around 1846 to around 1966 with the bulk of the items dating from around 1870 to around 1960. The subjects shown in the photographs include, but are not limited to the following: physicians, military personnel, nurses,...

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This is Moran's account of his experience with the Yellow Fever Commission as a human test subject.

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Carter and LePrince describe a planned pond and the mosquito control measures that should be undertaken in constructing and maintaining it.

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Carter discusses the seasonal presence and absence of mosquitoes, and the control of their breeding through the use of vegetation control, fish stocking, and maintenance of water level in ponds.

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Carter discusses increasing the grade and pay of junior health service officers.

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This memorandum gives the itinerary of the Japanese steamers running between Asia and Peruvian ports.

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Carter discusses ways to modify a pond in order to minimize mosquito infestation.