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September 2, 1904 
1796 
Mortuary report for the week ended Augoyst 20, 1904. 
Cause of death. 
Number. 
Bertillon 
Diphtheria................................................................ 
9 
Tubercle 
of lungs ................ 
..................... 
................... 
27 
Cancer of uterus. 
1 
42 
Infantile 
tetanus 
.................................................. 
............. 
1 
72 
Organic heart disease.................... 
.................................... 
2 
79 
Diarrhea and enteritis 
(under 2 years) .............................. 
... 
4 
105 
Nephritis, 
acute ........... 
............................... 
119 
Bright's 
disease .................1.......... 
............. 
....... 
120 
Congenital 
debility.......................................... 
........ 
1 
151 
Ill-defined 
or unspecified 
............. 
...... 
.............. 
..... 
2 
179 
Total 
.......... 
.... 
.................................................. 
. 
16 
Annual 
rate of mortality 
for the week, 18.28 per 1,000. 
Estimated 
population, 
45,500. 
DANISH 
WEST 
INDIES. 
Quarantine against Delmerara. 
The following information is received from Minister Swenson at 
Copenhagen, under date of August 6: 
On June 16 last, the government of the Danish West Indies declared 
a quarantine of 15 days against vessels arriving from Demerara hav- 
ing on board persons or members of the crew who have not been 
vaccinated. 
The government also requires that the crews and pas- 
sengers of other vessels shall be required to undergo a daily medical 
examination during fifteen days from the date of their departure from 
Demerara. 
ECUADOR. 
aReports from Guayaquil--Inspection of vessels- Yelleow fever-Enterie 
fever at Quito-Death 
of sheep on, steamship Pizarro-Plague 
at 
Payta. 
Acting Assistant Surgeon Gruver reports, July 22, as follows: Week 
ended July 20, 1904. 
Present officially estimated population, 60,000. 
Total mortality from all causes, 42, as follows: Yellow fever, 2; per- 
nicious fever, 1; infectious fever, 2; grip, 2; fevers without classifi- 
cation, 7; tuberculosis, 5; enteric diseases, 2; from all other causes, 24. 
Two supplemental bills of health were issued during the week. On 
July 16 the steamship Gaeatemala cleared for Ancon, Canal Zone, with 
9 cabin passengers from this port. 
On July 19 steamship Limari 
cleared for the same port with 10 cabin and 4 steerage passengers. 
These vessels, en route from Chilean and Peruvian ports, were disin 
fected on arrival under my supervision by the port authorities and 
anchored in midstream about 2 miles below the city. 
I have received a letter from Surg. H. R. Carter, chief quarantine 
officer, Isthmian Canal Commission, notifying me of measures which 
will be enforced in the future on Guayaquil traffic at the port of 
Ancon. 
These I have embodied in a circular letter and addressed to 
the several ship agents here. 
A copy is inclosed. 
a Received out of date.