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303 
February 
9, 1900 
On Monday, January 15, the provisional flag steamship Maria Serrera 
was disinfected with all effects on board. The baggage of passengers 
was inspected and when found necessary disinfected and labeled accord- 
ingly ; in all, 145 pieces. 
During the same week 19 pieces of personal baggage and furniture, 
which had been used at the yellow-fever 
hospital, were disinfected. 
Manzanillo. - Dr. E. de Socarras reports a total of 7 deaths from the 
following causes : Malaria, 2 ; pneumonia, 1 ; enteritis, 
1 ; other causes, 3. 
No yellow fever or smallpox reported. 
Daiquiri . - Nothing of interest reported for the week ended January 
13. Dr. Juan J. de Jongh reports 1 death from pneumonia for the 
period ended January 20. Nothing else of interest. 
Respectfully, 
H. S: Caminero, 
Acting Assistant Surgeon 
, TJ. 8. M. H. S . 
The Surgeon-General, 
TJ. 8. Marine- 
Hospital Service 
. 
DANISH 
WEST INDIES. 
Quarantine against Vera Cruz on account of smallpox 
. 
Washington, D. C., January SO , 1900. 
Sir : I have the honor to inform you that by a dispatch dated the 
11th instant, the minister of the United States at Copenhagen reports 
that owing to the appearance of smallpox at Vera Cruz and in the 
interior of Mexico, the government of the Danish West Indies has 
declared a quarantine of fifteen 
days against ships arriving from that 
country. 
Respectfully, 
John Hay, 
Secretary 
of State . 
Hon. Secretary of the Treasury. 
feance. 
Report from Havre. 
Havre, France, January 23, 1900. 
Sir : I have the honor to report that on January 13 the steamship 
La Bretagne sailed from this port with 47 cabin and 257 steerage pas- 
sengers. 
On January 20 the steamship La Normandie sailed with 37 cabin and 
238 steerage passengers. All steerage passengers were inspected before 
embarking, and their baggage was inspected or disinfected and labeled 
accordingly. 
Kespectiuiiy, 
ö. в. urubbs, 
Assistant Surgeon 
, TJ. S. M. H. 8. 
The Surgeon-General, 
TJ. 8 Marine- 
Hospital Service. 
Report from Marseilles 
- Report of plague unfounded. 
Marseilles, 
France, January 20 , 1900. 
Sir : I have the honor to submit the following report for the week 
«nded January 20, 1900 : 
I have inspected and passed the following vessels during the week : 
The German bark Pestalazi , the Italian bark Angela Schiaffine 
and the