67.V EGETABLES.Fresh.Supply ofT While operations were more active in 
the early part of the fiscal year,fresh vegetables of many varieties 
were procured only with difficulty,and were poor in quality, several 
months during the year fresh vegetables could not be procured from 
the Commissary,but at present,and during the past four months,the 
ration issue has been complete and occassionally fresh native pota¬ 
toes, radishes, etc. , are procurable at open market purchases. 
. yEHERBAL DISEASES.Prevalenc e and How Pro pogated: Venereal diseas¬ 
es are mostly acute gonorrheal and charieriodal,the per cent.being 
higher among colored than x xroops,*and greater during the early part 
of the year than at present. Several cases of syphilis in the differ¬ 
ent types have been observed. Rare cases of chronic gonorrhea and 
chancroids have been observed,which were contracted prior to arriv¬ 
al in the Philippines,but most cases are propogated from association 
with native proetitiitee. The enforcement of G.0.#101,Division of the 
Philippines,series 1901,has done much to prevent excessive venery 
ail d ica results, monthly reports show that these inspections are uni—**** 
frailly and properly conducted. 
69. VEHTILATIOH.Recomaendations Concerning; Owing to the open charac¬ 
ter of a11^ structures,the high air space beneath all*buildings and 
tne open character of the same,with very few exceptions the veltila- 
uioxi prooxe.'si -l s someu. In all buildings occupied by troops air—snace 
and ventilation are all that can be desired. 
' Q»JA5HIRo.How jjgng,«_ "ashing for the Medical Department has been done 
almost exclusively by natives,but recently,in larger organizations, 
ione ° Y cont fact,under the provisions of G. 0.#99,A. G. 0.,series 
19oi,at a price varying from 1 3 / 5 $? to 2 1/20,gold,per piece. 
. I^ some mstaiices,troops do their own washing;this also applies 
individually,at the Brigade Hospital and other Hospitals next in size 
washing is sold at auction to the lowest bidder. By this means wash- 
mig is done at less cost and wear,boiling water being used. The delav 
* he payilien J natives for Hospital laundrying rendered necessary" 
;S e ° en v laundry vou«her*system,hae in Many instances,^ a 
em barrassment to Surgeons,and has caused Much diffi- 
oalx i ^.n get 0 mg the work done at the maximum price(2 1 / 2 d). 
Iu is recommended that some system be adopted wherebv the Surgeon 
£ a tt laundry fund-'with which to pay cash" on delivery 
+ 4 £ T or + f hlc g h f. ean ^e return similar to that of the Hos- 
~'+^ i//7. adopxlon of some such plan it is believed the 
cost of launurying can be materially reduced. 
recommended, in the interest of both economy and effi- 
_7 7* 0+ 1 a . SIiial i B0eani 1 aundries be established at permanently varri- 
a ^S nS ^ ere b0iling water may be used and thus prevent the 
££ + f ' rar + LOUS JllyG0tlc diseases,incident to the crude method 
7 + tn ® natives. This could be successfully done from the 
sa:ue boiler tnat furnishes power for the ise plant at both Nueva ca- • 
“Iffi :- Lega3pi,aIld washing could be done at these Posts for adia- 
oenir stations* ° 
11 if ioatiQ .?>. and An alysis of: Water is mostly obtain- 
i 8,I ’L 1 ? n , ine streaias and fivers,and is boiled and filtered. 
S !°? aln Y ater from mountain springs and this water is of 
biit e ii? nt + q + alll/y * '! el1 water of doubtful quality is also obtained, 
Hi- s ° aulons ana sub-stations, with barely an exception, are supplied 
one time e ^nn S t” FO n5S S ste fii ize fs,—sixteen having been supplied at 
one time i.rom tne 0. L ice 01 the Brigade Chief surgeon. 
-p^ D J P ? r i tment a ^ ld Division orders relative to the" boiling of water 
-ox drinking and cooking purposes have been rigidly enforced at all 
stations. Orders have been issued to all Surgeons from this Office to 
