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On his return to Cuba Dr. Le Roy taught 

 in the University where, in the absence of 

 their holders, he filled various chairs in- 

 cluding those of Anatomy, Pathology, 

 Histology, Diseases of Infancy, and Clinical 

 Obstetrics. In 1897 he was appointed 

 Professor pro tempore of Legal Medicine 

 and Toxicology. 



In 1901, Dr. Le Roy was appointed by 

 General Wood, Secretary of the Yellow 

 Fever Commission; in 1903 he was ap- 

 pointed Chief Statistician of Cuba and 

 from this date he entered upon a new 

 phase in his career which has been marked 

 by notable success. In 1907 he was made 

 Chief Statistician of Health and Demog- 

 raphy in the Deparment of Health and 

 Charity. In 1909 he was designated to 

 prepare a statistical report upon the moral 

 condition of Cuba (crime, suicide, insanity, 

 alcoholism, prostitution, illiteracy, etc., 

 etc.). In 1 9 10 he was appointed, together 

 with three other distinguished physicians, 

 to collect, edit, select, and publish the 

 works of Dr. Carlos T. Finlay. 



Dr. Le Rov is a member of the Com- 



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