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of these persons during their period of infection against the bites of 

 malaria-carrying mosquitoes. 



Every case of malaria that applies for treatment and every 

 case that can be found in quarters or in the field should be treated 

 actively and aggressively until the patient no longer is a carrier 

 of the malarial parasite. The character of this treatment is a 

 detail subject to discussion, but the main point is that it should, 

 and if success is to be attained must, be carried out as indicated. 



For the prevention of the introduction of malaria from without, 

 two important things are necessary : 



1. There should be arrangements for proper physical examination o"f all 



laborers at their points of embarkation and before their services are 

 accepted by the company. 



2. Communication with the badly infected barrios adjacent to the property 



must cease, and in the enforcement of this phase of the question 

 generous Government support will be necessary. As will be indicated 

 in the final report of the commission, a number of these barrios should 

 be transferred to more healthful locations, and aggressive and per- 

 sistent municipal effort should be employed in cleaning up the other 

 infected places. 



SANITARY DEPARTMENT 



The following outline of a sanitary department was recom- 

 mended by the commission and, in part, has been placed in 

 operation by the directorate of the Mindoro properties: 



Chief physician. — Directly responsible to the manager. To be 

 in general charge of all sanitary matters, including the admin- 

 istration of hospital, dispensary, mosquito suppression, general 

 camp sanitation, and supervision over water supply, food supply, 

 etc. All employees of the sanitary department to be subject to 

 the chief physician. 



Superintendent. — Directly responsible to the chief physician. 

 His duties should be as follows: Administrator — in charge of 

 records, property, employees, cooks, commissary, etc. 



There should be one bookkeeper, two clerks, one cook, and as 

 many muchachos as the work calls for. 



Chief nurse. — Directly responsible to the chief physician. 

 To be in charge of housekeeping, hospital, dispensary, nurses, 

 nurses' home, employees' quarters, kitchen, commissary, and 

 linen. Two female and two male nurses would be required 

 on the staff. 



Resident physician. — Directly responsible to the chief phy- 

 sician. His duties to consist in professional work of hospital 

 and dispensary. 



Visiting physician. — Directly responsible to the chief phy- 



