Diseases

Pogolotti informs Hench that the photographs have not yet been received. He thanks him for his medical advice.

Fricks needs to discuss a malaria control program with Carter and encloses a plan for the examination of school children.

Fricks believes that Carter's malaria abstracts are very important to field workers, but should be issued by the Division of Scientific Research.

Fricks invites Carter to attend a conference of malaria field workers in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Fricks inquires whether Derivaux has any knowledge of Carter's statement regarding an unusual type of mosquito larvae.

Fricks sends Rankin and Carter a copy of proposed impounded water health regulations.

Barber sends Carter copies of articles on malaria. LePrince reports that mosquito control on the Mexican border is going well.

Barber discusses his experiments and provides his observations on the longevity, breeding, and feeding habits of the Anopheles mosquito.

Barber queries Carter on the history of malaria in Virginia. He describes his anti-malaria work and his preparation for a conference, in Rome.

Barber discusses research on the seasonal incidence of malaria types.

Barber writes about collecting data on types of malarial parasites.

Barber writes that he is monitoring mosquitoes and putting together statistics about types of malaria.

Barber requests information about the prevalence of different malaria parasites in relation to the season in the southern United States.

Barber sends Laura Carter material by her father on the history of malaria in Virginia, asking if he may use it in an article. He informs her that he will leave the Public Health Service to work for the International Health Board in Africa.

Barber thanks Laura Carter for helping adapt her father's malaria notes for a publication.

Rojas inquires whether Philip Hench is still investigating the yellow fever story. She has heard about Hench's discovery of a new arthritis treatment, and would like to know more about it. Rojas discusses her and Lydia's work.

Lebredo discusses the diagnosis of a possible yellow fever case.

Ravenel discusses the influences of Henry Rose Carter's extrinsic incubation theory and Finlay's mosquito theory on Reed's work.

Ireland reviews the military career of Jefferson Randolph Kean. He discusses Reed's yellow fever work and the reorganization of the Army Medical Corps.

Ireland thanks Hench for the photographs and copy of his speech. He feels Kissinger should be sent to a Veterans Bureau Hospital, not to Walter Reed Hospital. He refers Hench to a friend, in Washington, who has a suggestion about locating Camp Lazear. He informs Hench that Blossom Reed has recovered well from her illness.