68 HEISER— SANITATION IN THE PHILIPPINES. 



zation of the possibilities from control measures, soon demand 

 relief from other preventable diseases. Health officers are sought 

 and their work is welcomed instead of being regarded as an in- 

 trusion upon personal liberty. The interest which was awakened 

 by the achievements of the American sanitarian is being followed 

 up by the International Health Board through cooperation Avith the 

 governments of many countries. In the East alone, cooperative 

 measures have been carried out in Egypt, India, Ceylon, Straits 

 Settlements, Seychelles, Fiji, Papua, Siam, Java, Australia, and 

 negotiations are in progress for the further extension of the work. 

 Thus the United States, a nation that was almost entirely ignorant 

 of tropical sanitation when it entered upon its war of 1898, is now 

 gradually assuming a position of importance in this remarkable 

 field. The establishment of educational institutions has followed 

 hand in hand with the sanitary work, so that in the future the 

 natives of the Philippines may have the knowledge to achieve 

 health results for themselves. 



An important outcome of America's entrance into the field of 

 tropical sanitation is the reflex stimulus which has been produced 

 in the United States. We are emulating in our own country the 

 wonderful achievements which we ourselves have helped to ac- 

 complish in the tropics. But the greatest effect has been to the 

 world at large. The impetus which sanitation in the Orient has 

 received during the past few years has contributed greatly to the 

 well-being of mankind, and America's efforts, which have been made 

 largely through altruistic motives, have added no small share. 



Rockefeller Foundation, 

 New York. 



