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REPORT OF COROZAL DISPENSARY.
Class. White. Colored. Total.
Egpoyees-------------------------s45 8 419 877
Nonemployees------------------------- 22 16 88
Total-------------------------480 435 915
SICK CAMP REPORT.
Remaining last report ------------------------------------- 11
Admitted and excused ------------------------------------- 78
Died ----------------------------------------------------- 05
Discharged ------------------------------------------------- 7
Transferred --------------------------------------- 9
Remaining ------------------------------------------------5
Average daily number constantly si ck in camp and quarters 2.9
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH LABORATORY.
The Work consisted of the weekly bacteriological examinations of the water supplies of Colon, Gbrgona, Empire, Rio Grande, Las Cascades, and Bas Obispo, with special examinations of the sources of supply at Empire and Las Cascadas, and examinations of 'water from the Paraiso Spring, Camp. Elliott, and the Las Cascadas sterilizer. The sample of water from the Paraiso Spring was excellent in its relative freedom from bacteria. The spring bubbles up from the base of an uninhabited hill and is protected by masonry from surface contamination. The spring suggested to me that artesian wells properly located would furnish as good a supply for, municipal use in districts where the construction of large reservoirs would be impracticable.
Determinations of chlorine are being made in the various water supplies, with a view of ascertaining the local content and its variations in the dry and rainy season, and as a check on examinations for possible sewage contamination.
Sanitary analyses of the water supplies have been made from Rio Grande and Empire. In these analyses free and albuminoid ammonia, chlorine, solids, loss on ignition, nitrates, and nitrites are determined.
Other examinations were those of milk, evaporated milk, soap, sodium salicylate, urine, stomach contents, pus, sputum, blood, cerebro-spinal fluid, quinine sulphate. Three blood cultures were made. B. Typhosus obtained in one case; one was negative, and one contained -a Gram staining nonencapsulated diplococcus.