32 The Philippine Journal of Science 



SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 



The total intestinal infections among the Filipinos in the Visa- 

 yan Islands examined in the Southern Islands Hospital is 121 

 per cent. 



The percentage of infected individuals is 66.5. 



The Trichuris infection alone is 41 per cent. 



The hookworm infection alone is 31 per cent. 



The Ascaris infection alone is 27 per cent. 



Ascaris infection is greater in the city of Cebu than in the 

 towns of Cebu Province, while the reverse is true with hookworm 

 infection. 



The second decade has the greatest percentage of infection. 



The symptoms of intestinal infections among Filipinos are 

 indefinite, and it seems apparent that the Filipinos are not very 

 susceptible to intoxication of hookworm as compared with the 

 white race. 



The treatment of Ascaris infection with santonin and calomel, 

 though it serves the purpose of eliminating the worms after 

 several treatments, is not ideal. 



The treatment of hookworm infection is more effective when 

 the thymol is given in broken doses than when given in a single 

 dose. 



