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First Official Notification qf Yellow Fever. 
May 16.— Rev. Mr. Crook —The Crook family removed to the Wesleyan High School, and 
at 2 p.m. same day the Rev, Mr. Crook took ill. Rigor, temperature 104 . 19th, temperature 
io2°. 20th, temperature 104°. Black vomit. Pulse 48. Albumin in urine. Palate congested with 
numerous petechial spots. Conjunctiva congested, yellow, skin bronzed. 1 here was no doubt 
about the nature of the case, and on 21st May, Governor informed (in order that he might send for 
the Colonial Surgeon), and case shown to the U.S.M.H.S. Officer, who cabled Washington. Death 
occurred on May 24th. 
P.M. — Stomach , quantity of black vomit present. 
Liver and Heart , fatty. The appearances are described as typical. 
The medical practitioners of Belize, including Dr. Carson, representing the Public Health and 
Marine Hospital Services of the United States were present. 
May 16. — E .M., male, aged 27, native of Germany. Mercantile Clerk, living in Gabourel 
Lane. Taken ill with rise of temperature to 103°, pulse 120. Dr. Heusner now regards the case 
as very suspicious. 
May 16 . — Drury B., aged 7 years, son of Major B., about one year in Belize, residing in 
Market Square. Fever lasted for five days, then began to remit. The pulse and temperature 
did not disagree. There was marked hypostasis of the skin. The case is regarded as suspicious. 
Major B. took ill with yellow fever on June 24th, that is a month later. 
May 17. — Rev. Mr. H., at Mrs. F.’s, where there had been a case of fever on the 7th, Rectory 
Lane. Fever, severe vomiting, constipated, tarry stools, slow pulse, jaundice not marked. Ill from 
1 8th to 26th. Medical attendant has no doubt that it was a case of yellow fever. Recovery. 
May 20. — Mr. F. W., a white man, had been in Belize about one month. Symptoms such 
that the medical attendant has now little doubt that the case was one of yellow fever. 
May 22. — Dr Cran. — Dr. Cran now is of the opinion that he had a slight attack of yellow 
fever. Intense headache and backache with darting pains. Temperature 100-102°. Pulse 56, 
bowels constipated, tarry and offensive, vomiting of mucus. No albumin in urine. 
May 22. — G. A., aged 14, native of United States, living in Regent Street. Temperature on 
4th day io2'8", pulse 96. Illness 9 days’ duration. Recovery. Physician regards the case now 
as suspicious. 
May 22. — I. T., aged 9 years, native of town, living corner of Prince and Regent Street. 
Temperature on 1st day ro4'4", pulse 90, then fell and rose on 5th day, when patient died. 
There was black vomit. Case diagnosed yellow fever. 
The following eight cases are of exceptional interest. They are the 
officers and crew of the S.S. “ Whitehall,” which was stranded on the coast 
of British Honduras on May 7th, and who arrived in Belize on about the 
11th of May, and put up at the International and Union Hotels which are 
opposite one another. The “ Whitehall ” came from Cuba, but no cases of 
fever occurred on board. With the exception of the case of Captain Berglund, 
none of the cases were regarded at the time as yellow fever, there can, 
however, now be little doubt that the new arrivals really suffered from Yellow 
fever contracted in Belize. 
The first case occurred on May 17th. 
Andres San Picuro, aged 33, Spaniard, admitted into hospital complaining of headache, bowels 
constipated, face flushed, tongue coated, temperature ioi'8°, no enlargement of spleen, no epigastric 
tenderness. On the 17th temperature rose to 104 , pulse 1 16, gums good. On the 20th temperature 
102°, pulse 70. Urine no albumin. On 23rd much better. 
On May 18 Frank Bowes, Chief Engineer, S.S. “ Whitehall,” complained of headache, 
constipation, could not sleep. Temperature 101°, pulse 100. Next day better, but on 21st 
much worse, retching, temperature 103°, pulse 76. No albumin in urine. Albumin present on 
the 22nd. 
