braiierj^&a. nothing to report. 
76. / Same for hospital corps.nothing to report. 
77. ' Charavter of prevailing diseases,causative etc.Aside from venereal 
diseases,diarrheas and other gastro-intestinial disorders preponderate. 
These are generally mild in character,and yield reacFily to treatment,an 
may ordinarilly be traced to indiscretions on the part of the sufferers 
The cases of dysentery are not numerous,and are ordinarily aatarrhal. 
but a few cases of the amoebic form having been reported.A limited num¬ 
ber of cases of measles and also of mumps have occurredat Cuartel 
Meisic,Cuartel de Espana and also at Santa Mesa;the latter camp having 
been re-established as a detention camp for troops arriving on a trans¬ 
port with measles on board.Two cases of beri beri have occured among 
native prisoners at Cuartel de Espana.No cases of cholera,bubonic pla¬ 
gue or small pox have thus far occurred in the post.As previously stat¬ 
ed the cases of malaria have been mild.and usually of the tertian inter 
mittent type,yielding readily to treatment. 
78. VACCINATION; The entire command has been recently re-vaccinnated 
with good results;none of these cases being primary vaccinnations the 
proportions of "takes” has not been large ,but the exact percentage 
is not known. 
79. QUARANTINE MEASURES. Since the occurence ^f cholera in the city 
of Manila,the men have been kept within the limits of the stations 
except such as have duties outside,the only native allowed inside be¬ 
ing such as are actually employed;and who can be kept under supervision 
80. indigent Natives: The city of Manila being under civil control, 
the military has no official cognisance of this class of cases. 
81. PERSONNEL of the MEDICAL DEPARTMENT— Surgeons with the rank of 
Major 1,Assistant Surgeons with the rank of Captain,3,Assistant Surgeon 
with the rank of 1st.Lieutenant 3, Contract Surgeons(temporary duty)l, 
Under orders to #e$art,but not yet joined, 
Assistant Surgeon with the rank of 1st.Lieutenant 1;Casually at Post, 
Assistant Surge ns with the rank of Captain(Volunteers ^. Attached-Hosp¬ 
ital Corps—Hospital Stewards 4,Acting Hospital Stewards 7.Lance Acting 
Hospital Stewards 1,Privates,40;with few exceptions,officers non comrnis 
ioned officers and privates have performed their duties in a satisfact¬ 
ory manner. 
82. IS POST LOCATED IN HEALTHY SECTION OP THE ISLAND? All fcHese sub¬ 
stations are located within the City of Manila and its suburbs.While 
probably not in the most healthy portion of the Philippines,the health 
of the command has generally been good. 
83. Mosquito nets are used at all stations. 
84. HABITS OP THE MEN IN REGARD TO USE OP VINO; The surgeons at sub¬ 
stations report that very few men are addicted to the use of this in¬ 
toxicant. 
85. DO ANY OP THE PERSONNEL LIVE ON THE 40 at.FUND OR ANY PART OP IT? 
It is not believed that any but the sick in hospital derive anjfl benifit 
from this fund,and_efforts are made to restrict its use to those en¬ 
title! to its use;i.e.,those too sick to be subsisted on the regular 
ration. 
ADDITIONAL HEADINGS _Nothing to report. 
Very respectfully 
(Sgd. )Charles M.Gandy 
Major,Surgeon U.s.A. 
Surgeon. 
