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is on sandy soil in the foothills with plenty of drainage and 

 good water supply, and is about 10 kilometers by water from 

 Mangarin. At the present time, the "spleen index" among the 

 children is 24 per cent, and this malaria incidence is explained 

 by a single breeding place of mosquitoes in which many anophe- 

 lines were found by Mr. Banks during our investigation. Other- 

 wise, the inhabitants of this village are remarkably healthy; 

 with the expenditure of a very small sum of money the location 

 could be made ideal from a health standpoint for a modern 

 sanitary barrio or even a city. 



Toong {estate of the Recoleto Fathers). — The small barrio of 

 Toong is situated in a beautiful valley of the Caguray River, 

 and ought to be, with very little attention to sanitary arrange- 

 ments, an ideal barrio. As it is now, there are several 

 breeding places for anophelines, and the "spleen index" of the 

 children is 36 per cent. In one house, containing only one 

 room, 18 persons live, eat, and sleep; the cooking is done in 

 this same room. There are in this house at the present time 

 8 cases of malaria and 2 of tuberculosis; there is 1 child with 

 congenital syphilis, and there have been 2 deaths from malaria 

 during the past twelve months. 



Caguray. — The village of Caguray is situated on the opposite 

 bank of the Caguray River and over 1 kilometer southwest of 

 Toong. The "spleen index" among the children of this town 

 is 80 per cent, and there are numerous breeding places for 

 mosquitoes. The location of the village is satisfactory, and with 

 very little attention to general sanitary conditions could be 

 made a very healthful spot. 



Pandorocan. — Pandorocan is the capital of the municipality 

 of the same name. It is located on the property of the Mindoro 

 Company, and consists of temporary houses which also are the 

 property of the Mindoro Company; the whole place formerly 

 was a temporary railroad camp. There is a population of 

 between 35 and 50 people with the usual municipal officers, 

 including 1 Constabulary officer and 4 Constabulary soldiers. 

 One of the soldiers was ill in bed with malarial fever at 

 the time of the inspection; one other gave a history of 

 chronic malaria, and 3 of the 4 had enlarged spleens. The 

 "spleen index" of the entire population is 65 per cent. All of the 

 members of one family consisting of father, mother, and 4 

 children had malarial fever. There were a number of cases of 

 tuberculosis, and the majority of the population are under nour- 

 ished and anaemic. 



