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crowded a certaLa number of wounded 

 prisoners of war were accommodated. The 

 hospital contained chiefly native medical 

 cases of both sexes. The San Lazaro or 

 leper hospital, in the outskirts of Manila, 

 contained from 80 to 100 lepers during our 

 stay. These had come from Luzon, almost 

 exclusively from Manila and its immediate 

 surroundings. The two sexes are provided 

 for in separate, large and airy wards. One 

 wing of the building, having a private en- 

 trance, is devoted to native prostitutes who 

 apply regularly for examination and are 

 incarcerated here and treated medically 

 when found to be suffering from venereal 

 disease. 



unitary Hospitals. — These consisted, be- 

 side the regimental hospitals which were 

 virtually detention camps, of three Eeserve 

 Hospitals — the 1st, 2d" and 3d Eeserve Hos- 

 pitals ; a convalescent hospital on Corregi- 

 dor Island and the Hospital Ship Belief, 

 which was anchored in the bay. The First 

 Reserve Hospital, under the control of 

 Major Crosbj', had been originally the 

 Spanish military hospital. It had been 

 from time to time, by the erection of tents 

 over platforms raised a foot or two from 

 the ground, increased in capacity until in 

 July it contained 1200 or more beds. The 

 Second Eeserve Hospital, under the control 

 of Major Keefer, was a transformed modern 

 school building and because of its limited 

 capacity (250 bedsj, high ceilings and wide 

 corridors it made a model hospital. The 

 Third Eeserve Hospital had just been estab- 

 lished towards the end of our visit and was 

 smaller than the others and intended as a 

 convalescent hospital. The hospital at Cor- 

 regidor is a temporary structure and in- 

 tended for convalescents. It is especially 

 well adapted for its purpose because of the 

 high and hilly character of the island and 

 its complete investment by the sea. The 

 Relief was used asahospital for acute cases ; 

 but some time before we left the acute cases 



were transferred to the Eeserve Hospitals 

 and the Relief sa,i\ed for San Francisco with 

 invalided men. 



The Eeserve Hospitals accommodated es- 

 pecially American sick and wounded ; but 

 a ward in the First Eeserve Hospital was 

 set aside for the Filipino wounded. 



After the outbreak of beri-beri at Cavite 

 a hospital under military control was estab- 

 lished at San Eoque in the remains of the 

 Spanish Marine Hospital which had been 

 wrecked bj^ the insurgents. 



Naval Hosjriial. — A small hospital for sick 

 seamen and marines was established at 

 Cavite. Through the courtesy of Dr. Pear- 

 son this was open to us for clinical studies. 



Clinical Pathological and Bacteriological Lab- 

 oratory. — Through the kindness of Colonel 

 Woodhull and Major Crosby, the ofBcer-in- 

 chief of the First Eeserve Hospital, a small 

 Filipino house, situated on the banks of the 

 Pasig, was given us in which to establish a 

 laboratory. This was done on the second 

 floor of the house. The expense of putting 

 up working tables was kindly borne by the 

 Medical Corps of the Army. The labora- 

 tory equipment was set up in this building 

 and within a very few daj's after our arrival 

 work was begun. We desire to speak of 

 the co-operation of the Medical Staff of the 

 hospital who afibrded us every opportunity 

 to visit the wards and many of whom joined 

 or assisted us in clinical and pathological 

 work. We wish especially to acknowledge 

 the co-operation and assistance of Lieut. 

 Eichard P. Strong, a graduate of the J. H. 

 U. Medical School, who had on our arrival 

 already begun to do laboratory work and 

 who gave up much of his valuable time in 

 furthering our interests. It was found un- 

 necessary to establish laboratories in the 

 other hospitals, in the first place because 

 all were connected with the Frst Eeserve 

 by the Signal Service telegraphic system of 

 which we had free use ; and next because 

 all the dead were carried to the morgue in 



