Tropical medicine

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.

Hemmeter gives a chronological account of all the work done by Carroll with regard to yellow fever, and includes a series of letters written by Carroll to his wife, to Walter Reed, and to several others. Hemmeter attempts to rectify what he sees as a lack of proper recognition or reward to Carroll and his family for the part he played in determining the cause of yellow fever.

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

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

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

[Carter] writes corrections for another person's manuscript concerning yellow fever and dengue.

This memorandum discusses the possibility that malaria originated in the Americas.

Carter comments on Muhlens' paper about regional variations in the mosquito's relation to the malaria parasite.

Carter recommends continuation of work. He requests to stay since he is the most qualified. He fears a yellow fever outbreak in Lima.

[Carter] outlines the roles of Griffitts, LePrince, and von Ezdorf in work involving impounded waters.

Carter discusses life in Virginia, between 1865 and 1870.

Kerr reports on cooperation with the International Health Commission and discusses steps to be taken in eradication of malaria.

Howard reflects on his lifetime of work with mosquitoes. He includes a transcript of a January 13, 1901 letter from Walter Reed describing the success of Reed's experiments. A transcript of a February 20, 1902 letter from Ronald Ross discusses Ross' work in Africa.

Lebredo informs Carter of his latest research and the International Sanitary Convention of the American Republics meetings.

Rose and Gorgas discuss the relative severity of ankylostomiasis and malaria in Malaya, as well as plans to eradicate yellow fever worldwide.

Ludlow states he never concealed the yellow fever statistics, but that they were actually available to the public at all times. Ludlow then criticizes Wood for not giving accurate information to the newspapers. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Carter critiques [Emmett Vaughan's] article on yellow fever.

Gorgas presents an article to the Canal Zone Medical Association on work done in Cuba and Panama to eradicate yellow fever.

Special Orders #8 elects Stark to a board of officers to deal with compensation for destroyed or damaged property through disinfection procedures. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Special Orders #18 assigns Kean, Amador, and Cooke to a board of survey to decide about posts that have been infected by yellow fever. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]