on the Island of* Mindoro In August,1901,having apparently been 
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^anied there by tnat organization. Some eight or ten cases 
appeared among the 15th Cavalry at Can Pablo,Laguna in March,1903 
having also apparently been brought there by that regiment from 
ithout toe Department. A few other sporadic cases have been 
reported from different localities in the Department,which have 
been of native origin. 
Toe matter or medical administration in tho Department has 
been greatly simplified by transferring to the chief .surgeons of 
Brigade a portion of the duties that heretofore devolved upon the 
Chief Surgeon of the Department. Formerly the offices of chief 
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surgeons of Districts or Brigades were mere transmitting agencies. 
The District or Brigade chief surgeon was required to mahe frequent 
inspections and to heep the Chief Burgeon of the Department in¬ 
formed as to medical conditions in his District or Brigade. His 
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functions were chiefly advisory,except in the matter of the assign¬ 
ment and changes of the Hospital Corps,over which he had full 
charge. The assignment ano. changes of station of medical officers, 
the control of the large hospitals,and the transfer of patients 
were wholly in the hands of the Chief Surgeon of the Department. 
With the formation of the new and enlarged Department,it was 
tnought advisable to delegate these duties to the chief surgeons 
of Brigades. This change was made January 1st,1902,and it is 
gratifying to report that it has proven in every way a marked 
improvement over the former methods. On the same date the 
