THE 

 CUBA RLVILW 



"ALL ABOUT CUBA" 



Copyright, 1916, by the Munson Steamship Line 



Volume XIV 



OCTOBER, 1916 



Number 11 



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CUBAN GOVERNMENT MATTERS 



DR. ENRIQUE NUNEZ 



Secretary of Sanitation, Dr. Nunez, died in 

 New York, on September 15th. Dr. Nunez 

 was born in 1872 at Madruga, Havana Pro- 

 vince. He received a medical education and 

 early in his life showed evidences of great pro- 

 ficiency. During the war of Liberation with 

 Spain he entered the army where he held the 

 rank of Colonel and his services as a soldier 

 were distinguished. After the close of the 

 war, Dr. Nimez became professor of pathology 

 in the University of Havana and was surgeon 

 of the Mercedes and San Francisco de Paula 



hospitals. In connection with Dr. Busta-- 

 mente he founded a clinic in the Vedado. On 

 the election of General Menocal as President 

 of Cuba, Dr. Nunez, was appointed to the 

 cabinet as Secretary of Sanitation. His con- 

 duct of the office was marked by great energy 

 and progressiveness. Some of the reforms 

 inaugurated by Dr. Nunez were: foundation 

 of the consulting stations of infantile hygiene; 

 creation of the Menocal Asylum; creation of the 

 Milk Inspection Department; establishment 

 of a tuberculosis sanitarium at Cojimar; es- 

 tablishment of a maternity hospital at San- 

 tiago de Cuba; establishment of summer 

 colonies of children at Triscornia; prohibition 

 of the sale of habit- forming drugs; and also 

 many other plans for the benefit of the general 

 public welfare. 



Previous to his entrance to the cabinet, Dr. 

 Nunez was very active in his profession, was a 

 frequent contributor to medical journals and 

 was a member of many medical societies. He 

 was frequenth' a delegate to important medi- 

 cal congresses in various important places. 



The funeral took place in Havana on Sept. 

 21st and was one of the mo^t impressive cere- 

 monies that had ever taken place in the city 

 of Havana. 



UNITED STATES LEGATION 



The Farres Building at the corner of Do- 

 mingo and Santa Catahna streets, occupying 

 the entire block, has besn purchased by the 

 United States. It is understood that the 

 price paid was $100,000. It was formerly 

 the property of Edelberto Farres, formerly 

 Minister to Columbia. 



