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Summary of Table VI. 
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1915 

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Parasites posi- 
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‘Spleen positive. 




































In summarizing the data given in Table VI, we find a parasite 
index of 11 where only one survey of each locality is included 
and a spleen index of 13.3 
These rates are very probably higher 
than for children generally in the Philippines, since so many 
malarious localities were included in our survey. 
If we omit 
only one town, Magdalena, from the list, the parasite index drops 
to 6.8. The spleen index in a general way runs parallel to the 
parasite index, both in the aggregate and in the separate local- 





| | tive. 
| Exami- | 
ape. nations.| | | | 
| Num-| Per | Num-| Per 
| ber. cent. | ber. cent. 
All ages: | | | 
Both spleen and parasites_-___.__|________________. -__ 45360) |Pose= tale eee jesse eee 
Spleen’ only2-<s 2%. 3 Soe ee ee ee | 1, 844 [sagcsses esecceos seseesc- ee 
Parasitestonlys-s-=24-- 5 eee ee 2 eee ae ae 195 V.-52 2-2 a 
Total examinations for para- |____________________ 5, 4550) eo | ee eee aan ee 
sites. ete Bo ee a 
| : —> 
Persons examined, all ages (deduct- ! 
ing for localities surveyed twice { | 
or three times), estimated: | | 
Bothispleentandiparapitessas es | ae eee 1 5349995 | Re. ae ee oe | ee 
Spleen -only2s& 2455-222 ae ASE eee ee ee AORN Eee Ses (ae | bE 5 ek 
‘Parasitesionlys sss see ee | See ee eee P45) | Soe |a=-3--3|-2-22-e eee 
| | 
TOtal eee eee | Ee eee eee 6,251 bse 2 |-e =. 2.26 ee 
Total persons examined for |___._____-_--.--___- | AS 658i |p 22 Sx 445 See ee | bles wets Ll 
parasites. Pees) ee 
f 10 years and| 4,051} 466) 11.5! __. {cat 
Children only, parasites_-___________ nde | | | 
11 to 15 years_____ 695 115), 16.65 eee 
Motes Si. jee) Bee hh |B ee ee ema 4,746 | 681 | “ia3)| 2 ee | 
: 10 years and | 5046) Seen = a oe = 755 j 15.0 
Children only, spleen -----.--------- inden | ) 
11 to 15 years_____ B55 spears (ee eae | 125] 14.6 
| Total 22 0e. oe. 2.8 a ee ee 5 0010 |e eee SP { gg | 14.9 
I. oS Se 
Children only, one survey of each |{10 years andj] 3,545 366} 10.3 Beers | Se 
locality included, thus eliminating under. ' | 
all duplicate examinations. \(11 to 15 years_____! 568 | 85 15:0 |. 32 eee 
Stal Sows eee PRs AY LRN a a 4s| 451| 120) 22 
Children only, one survey of each (10 years and) 4,646 ________|________ 613 13.2 
locality included, thus eliminating under. 
all duplicate examinations. |(11 to 15 years_____ MEQ Ae Sa. eae | 113 | 14.5 
| | —_—— 
Totaly 22. = eee jee ed Rit Sai ee 5, 4263 ||. see soca} coon es 5 
