4—Report. 
15. DISCHARGES FOR DISABILITY : Records show sixteen eases of discharge 
for disability in this Brigade during the past year. 
16. DISCIPLINE: Inspections reveal the fact that with few exceptions 
the discipline of the Medical Department in this Brigade is excellent. 
Medical Officers have been frequently instructed to encourage every 
means of discipline among the personnel of their Command. 
17. DISINFECTION.Mode of and Recommendations Co ncerning: In view of the 
fact that repeated directions have been given to Surgeons from this 
Office in methods of improving conditions which might affect the health 
of their Commands,little occasion has been found for the use of dis¬ 
infectants other than those used in disinfecting excreta of patients. 
The Dry-Barth System of closets is universally used. Brigade orders 
are issued pursuant to Circular #18,Division of the Philippines and 8th 
Army Corps,1900,enforcing strict compliance with these necessary pro¬ 
visions for sanitation. During epidemics,or outbreaks of smallpox,chol¬ 
era, etc.,every precaution has been taken,a judicious use being made of 
chloride of lime and carbolic acid. 
During the present epidemic of cholera,the provisions of Circulai#5, 
0.C.S.,Division of the Philippines,c.s.,are rigidly adhered to. In 
this Brigade orders have been issued to burn all excreta and infected 
articles of clothing,etc. Dead bodies from cholera are either cremated 
or buried in lime. 
18. DBA IMAGE,NATURAL . Character of: With few exceptions the sandy condi¬ 
tion of the soil throughout the Brigade affords excellent natural 
drainage. 
19. DRAINAGE.ARTIFICIAL.Description of: This is obtained by means of 
open and dug gutters with an outlet to river,sea or rice paddy,the 
gutters being frequently flushed by rains. 
20. DRILL.Character and Amount of: The Medical Officers in this Bri¬ 
gade strictly adhere to the requirements of Circular Letter,0.c.S., 
Department,1901,in rendering instruction in the litter drill;and with 
few exceptions,where a deficit number of men are found at small Posts 
or Sub-Stations,eact Hospital Corps man invariably receives twent 3 r 
hours drill and instruction per month. 
21 . DRUnKENESS♦ The amount of drunlceness in the Medical Department of 
this Brigade is small;the percentage among troops is not large. 
Orders have been issued from these Headquarters prohibiting the 
use of vino ,to the extent that offenders be charged and brought to 
trial for conduct prejudicial to good order and military discipline. 
These orders are enforced by all Post Commanders. 
The establishment of the Army Canteen at permanent Posts is recom¬ 
mended. 
22. EHDEMIcS.Nature and Cause of;Recommendations: These at the begin¬ 
ning of the fiscal year were more numerous than at present,owing to 
the Garrisons being largely composed of new organisations and recruits 
who had not been in the service a sufficient length of time to bene¬ 
fit from the instruction and practice of personal and general sanita¬ 
tion. Endemic cases of variola and varioloid among troops has been 
more or less prevelent in the Provinces of Albay and South Caraarines; 
also a few cases of measles. 
£3* id ?IDEMlCS:How Arising,Piscription of and Recommendations Concern- 
Ahgq. Numerous epidemics among natives of variola,beri-beri.Neither 
has existed in epidemic form among Troops. 
Cholera made its appearance in Nueva Caceres April 1,1902,and soon 
spread into surrounding towns and country. April 15,1902,there had been 
in Nueva Caceres 123 cases; sixtyeight deaths;Libmanan,twenty six cas¬ 
es and eight deaths,and several adjacent towns infected from which no 
reliable reports were available.Up to this period there had been three 
