NOTICE TO LIBRARIANS AND BIBLIOGRAPHERS, CONCERNING THE 
BULLETINS OF THE HYGIENIC LABORATORY. 
The Hygienic Laboratory was established in New York, at the Marine Hospital 
on Staten Island, August, 1887. It was transferred to Washington, with quarters in 
the Butler Building, June 11, 1891, and a new laboratory building, to be located in 
AVashington, was authorized by act of Congress, March 3, 1901. 
The following bulletins (Bull. Nos. 1-7, 1900 to 1902, Hyg. Lab., U. S. Mar.-Hosp. 
Serv., Wash.) have been issued: 
No. 1. Preliminary notes on the viability of the Bacillus pestis. By M. J. Eosenau, 
No. 2. Formalin disinfection of baggage without apparatus. By M. J. Eosenau. 
No. 3. Sulphur dioxide as a germicidal agent. By H. D. Geddings. 
No. 4. Amiability of the Bacillus pestis. By M. J. Eosenau. 
No. 5. An investigation of a pathogenic microbe {B. typhi murium Danyz) applied 
to the destruction of rats. By M. J. Eosenau. 
No. 6. Disinfection against mosquitoes with formaldehyd and sulphur dioxide. 
By M. J. Eosenau. 
No. 7. Laboratory technique: Eing test for indol, by S. B. Grubbs & Edward 
Francis; Collodium sacs, by S. B. Grubbs & Edward Francis; Microphotography 
with simple apparatus, by H. B. Parker. 
By act of Congress, approved July 1, 1902, the name of the “United States Alarine- 
Hospital Service ” w’as changed to the “Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service of 
the United States,” and three new divisions were added to the Hygienic Laboratory. 
Since the change of name of the service the bulletins of the Hygienic Laboratory 
have been continued in the same numerical order, as follows: 
No. 8. Laboratory course in pathology and bacteriology. By AI. J. Eosenau. 
No. 9. Presence of tetanus in commercial gelatin. By John F. Anderson. Second 
edition March, 1904. 
No. 10. Eeport upon the prevalence and geographic distribution of hookworm 
disease (uncinariasis or anchylostomiasis) in the United States. By Ch. AVardell 
Stiles. 
No. 11. Experimental investigation of Trypanosoma Leivisi. By Edward Francis. 
No. 12. The bacteriological impurities of vaccine ^drus; an experimental study. 
By M. J. Eosenau. 
No. 13. A statistical study of the intestinal parasites of 500 white male patients at 
the United States Government Hospital for the Insane; by Philip E. Garrison, Bray- 
ton H. Eansom, and Earle C. Stevenson. A parasitic roundworm {Agamomermis 
culicis n. g. , n. sp. ) in American mosquitoes ( Cule.v sollicitans) ; by Ch. AAmardell Stiles. 
The type species of the cestode genus Hymenolepis; by Ch. AA^ardell Stiles. 
No. 14. Spotted fever (tick fever) of the Eocky Mountains; a new disease. By 
John F. Anderson. 
No. 15. Inefficiency of ferrous sulphate as an antiseptic and germicide. By Allan 
J. AIcLaughlin. ^ 
No. 16. The antiseptic and germicidal properties of glycerin. By AI. J. Eosenau. 
No. 17. Illustrated key to the trematode parasites of man. By Ch. AA^ardell Stiles. 
In citing these bulletins, beginning with No. 8, bibliographers and authors are • 
requested to adopt the following abbreviations: Bull. — , Hyg. Lab., U. S. Pub. ' 
Health & Mar.-Hosp. Serv., AVash., pp. . 
MAILING LIST. 1 
The Bureau will enter into exchange of publications with medical and scientific I 
organizations, societies, laboratories, journals, and authors. Its publications will 
also be sent to nonpublishing societies and individuals in case sufficient reason can 
be shown why such societies or individuals should receive them. All applications 
for these publications should be addressed to the “Surgeon General, U. S. Public' 
Health and Alarine-Hospital Service, AVashington, D. C.” 
