27
Materials used:
Wooden faucets... ---------------87
Chloride of lime -pounds.. 15
QUARANTINE SERVICE.
There is little new to report for the month, as the conditions in the Peruvian ports with regard to plagueremain about the same. The number of cases has not shown any diminution and infection in the different centers must be considered as severe as during the preceding month. There has-been a slight increase in the number of cases of smallpox in Lima and one or two other places in Peru.
Plague is officially reported as present in three places in Chile: Santiago, Taltal, and Antofagasta. The latter two report a number of cases of this disease.
Concerning Guayaquil it may be stated that no appreciable change has taken place. The latest bills of health report eleven deaths a week from yellow fever, showing g that the town and surrounding country are generally infected.
During the month no vessel has arrived with quarantinable diseases on board.
SThe following is a summary. of the work accomplished by this Department during the month.
QUARANTINE TRANSACTIONS AT THE PORTS or OANCON AND PANAMA.
Number of vessels inspected and passed.. ..............14
Number of vessels -detained in quarantine................. 0
Number of vessels, fumigated on arrival. ................0.
Number of crew inspected... 107 Number of passengers from foreign ports inspected:
Cabin..................................------249
Steerage ................................... 204
453
Total number of persons inspected-...........1,560
Number of persons vaccinated at port of arrival because of
compulsory va.ccination law .......................... 135
Number of persons vaccinated at ports of departure or en
route because of compulsory vaccination law- .... .212 Total number of persons vaccinated because of compulsory
vaccination law ... .................. .......347
Number of persons held in quarantine at the Detention
Station to complete period of incubation of yellow fever
and plague ..................................... 73