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In accordance with the terms of the treaty, the 

 RepubUc of Panama agreed that the sanitation of 

 the cities of Panama and Colon should be directed 

 by the chief sanitary officer of the Isthmian Canal 

 Commission. At the request of the latter, the 

 Mayors (Alcaldes) of the cities of Panama and 

 Colon issued the following ordinance: 



Ordinance Number 6. Under the authority granted 

 by decree No. 25, of July 8, 1904, issued by the Presi- 

 dent of the Republic of Panama, the following sani- 

 tary regulation is issued: 



Breeding of mosquito larvae (wigglers) is prohib- 

 ited within the limits of the city of Panama and the 

 occupants of premises will be held accountable for 

 violation of this regulation. 



All cisterns, water barrels, and deposits of fresh 

 water must be made mosquito-proof, and all occupants 

 of premises must see that other deposits of water are so 

 arranged that mosquitoes cannot breed in them. 



Violation of this ordinance will make the offenders 

 liable to a fine of five dollars gold. 



(Signed) W. C. Gorgas, 



Chief Sanitary Officer. 



Previous to sailing for the Isthmus, the chief 

 sanitary officer called the attention of the Isthmian 

 Canal Commission to the advisability of immedi- 

 ately obtaining experienced assistants and sani- 

 tary supplies. He submitted an itemized list 

 shofving what was required. Although the 



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