Yellow fever

Lawrence Reed anticipates his father's return to Cuba. He comments on rumors of reassignment, yellow fever cases, and packages from home.

Tocantins informs Hench that he will represent Jefferson Medical College at the Camp Lazear dedication. Hench is invited to the Pan-American Medical Association meeting which will meet on December 5 to report on the events and to highlight the accomplishments of Jefferson alumnus Finlay.

Lazear writes that she is preparing a booklet on the yellow fever experiments. She was given a copy of “Conquerors of Yellow Fever” and saw a photograph of Building No. 1 in it. She requests permission to use the photograph in her booklet.

Logan describes her research on the Yellow Fever Commission and offers to exchange photos with Hench.

Rice describes hemorrhaging in pregnant women and children associated with dengue fever.

Wood provides news of a yellow fever epidemic among American troops.

Wood writes concerning the appointment of the Secretary of War. He describes actions taken by the military to avoid yellow fever.

Wood advocates a pension for Mabel Houston Lazear.

Wood lobbies for a pension for Lazear's widow.

Wood explains that Cuba is largely free from epidemic or contagious diseases and he suggests that commercial relations to be resumed with the island. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Wood rebuts an accusation that Officers concealed outbreaks of yellow fever in Havana.

Weedon asks Carter if U.S. gulf ports should begin a campaign to eliminate mosquitoes.

Weedon writes that [he] will work to persuade Tampa officials to outlaw rain water cisterns for mosquito control.

Barker provides general biographical information on Jesse Lazear.

Barker lists additional Lazear references. The letter includes autograph notes by Hench on the Lazear memorial inscription at Johns Hopkins University.

Bates informs Carter that yellow fever vaccine and serum has been sent.

Franck sends Kean a completed manuscript for Hench [not enclosed]. In a second letter on the same page, dated February 8, 1944, Kean writes to Hench that the manuscript is enclosed. He mentions a newspaper account of the launch of a ship named for James Carroll.

Howard forwards to Kelly statistics on yellow fever cases from New Orleans epidemics.

Howard provides his recollections of Reed and the formation of the Walter Reed Memorial Association.

Howard sends Kelly copies of two letters from Reed.