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Jly 
3, 1903 
1068 
Mortality statisticsfor the week ended June 13, 1903. 
Cause of death. 
Number. 
Malarial fever ....................1................................. 
1 
Remittent 
fever 
1 
Tubercle 
of lungs. 
5 
Other tuberculous 
affections. 
2 
Bronchitis, 
capillary .1 
Diarrhea 
and enteritis 
(under 2 years). 
8 
Diarrhea 
and enteritis 
(chronic) 
2 
Intestinal 
occlusion ....................1. 
................................. 
1 
Suppurative 
hepatitis ....................................................................... 
1 
Bright's 
disease 
(uraemia) ................................................................... 
3 
Gangrene .--------------------------------------------------------------1 
Persistence 
of foramen ovale 
1 
Senility .----------------------------------------------------------------2 
Ill-defined 
or uinspecified cauises of death ......................................... 
2 
Total ............. 
31 
Annual 
rate of mortality 
for the week, 37.54 per 1,000; estimated 
population, 
43,000. 
DANISH 
WEST INDIES. 
Quaran tine against Sam Pedro de Jfacoris 
rO-aised. 
MIinister Swenson at Copenhagen reports, June 17, as follows: 
Quarantine by the government of the Danish West Indies against San 
Pedro de Macoris was raised on May 18 last. 
EGYPT. 
Q uaranti?ne measures of foreign governments ayaignst arrivals froma 
E'qypt-Jfea8ares in force at Egyptian ports- on accoant of the exist- 
ence of playgue i, n Egypt. 
[Translated in this Bureau from the Bulletin Quaranteinaire, Alexandria, May 28, 1903.] 
OTTOMAN EMPIRE.--Under date of May 22, 1903, five days' detenition 
with disinfection and destruietion of rats oni boar d is ordered for 
arnivals from Alexandr ia. 
GREECE.-Under 
date of May 24 arrivals from Egyptian por'ts are, 
fromii May 23, subject to live days' quarantine wvith disinfection at the 
lazar-etto of St. George in the (Gulf of Salamis. 
Importation of mer- 
chandise is free except for merchandise susceptible to infection, as 
specified in the decree. 
ROUMANIA.-Arrivals fronm Port Said are subject, since April 29, 
to a quarantine of five days at the port of Sulina. 
The ports of Con- 
staniza and Mangalia are closed to Such arrivals. Importation of con- 
serves, fruits, and vegetables, as well as susceptible articles, is pro- 
hib_)ited. 
Ifeac.;-res in force a6t Egyptian ports on accoudt of the existence qf 
_plague in Egypt. 
On departure from an infectedport.-Aledical 
inspection and disin- 
fection of all passengers and clews, as well as of crews' quarters. 
On departure fromb a noninfeeted port.--(a) Medical inspection and 
disinfection of passengers of the second and third class coming fron 
contaminated localities.