Report of the governor general of the Philippine Islands. [1908]

REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.

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Very numerous bacteriological examinations of water have been
necessary, the bureau of public works sending many samples from
artesian wells. Examinations for the bureau of health included not
only water from sewers and estuaries but numerous mineral and
aerated waters as well.
PUBLICATIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS.
The usual routine examinations have been made and the following
publications have been completed as a result of investigations recently
completed:
"Studies in Plague Immunity," by Dr. Richard P. Strong. (Journal of
Science, Vol. II, No. 3-B.)
"The Recent Trend of Immunity Research," by Dr. Harry T. Marshall.
(Journal of Science, Vol. II, No. 4-B.)
" Infant Feeding and its Influence upon Infant Mortality in the Philippine
Islands," by Drs. W. E. Musgrave and George F. Richmond. (Journal of Sci
ence, Vol. II, No. 4-B.)
" Gangosa in the Philippine Islands," by Drs. W. E. Musgrave and Harry T.
Marshall. (Journal of Science, Vol. II, No. 4-B.)
"The Investigations Carried on by the Biological Laboratory in Relation to
the Suppression of the Recent Cholera Outbreak in Manila," by Dr. Richard P.
Strong. (Journal of Science, Vol. II, No. 5-B.)
"A Histologic Study," by Dr. Harry T. Marshall. (Journal of Science, Vol.
II, No. 5-B.)
"The Etiology of Mycetoma," by Dr. W. E. Musgrave and M. T. Clegg.
(Journal of Science, Vol. II, No. 6-B.)
"A Series of Cases of Tropical Infantile Dysentery, with a Hitherto Undescribed Bacillus as the Causative Factor," by Dr. Fred B. Bowman. (Journal
of Science, Vol. III, No. 1-B.)
"An Investigation of the Quantitative Relationships Between Agglutinin,
Agglutinoid, and Agglutinable Substances," by Dr. Y. K. Ohno. (Journal of
Science, Vol. III, No. 1-B.)
"Peculiar Cases of Traumatism of Internal Organs, Some Due to Tropical
Conditions and Practices," by Dr. Maximilian Herzog. (Journal of Science,
Vol. III, No. 1-B.)
" The Influence of Symbiosis Upon the Pathogenicity of Micro-Organisms," by
Dr. W. E. Musgrave. (Journal of Science, Vol. III, No. 2-B.)
"Studies of Cholera," by Dr. Harry T. Marshall. (Journal of Science, Vol.
III, No. 2-B.)
"A Biological Study of the Water Supply of the Philippine Islands, with a
Description of a New Pathogenic Organism," by Dr. Ralph T. Edwards. (Journal of Science, Vol. III, No. 2-B.)
"Filtration Experiments with the Virus of Cattle Plague," by Dr. E. H.
Ruediger. (Journal of Science, Vol. III, No. 2-B.)
SERUM SECTION.
In addition to the manufacture upon a large scale of antirinderpest serum and vaccine virus, cholera prophylactic, plague prophylactic, Gonococcus vaccine, Staphylococcus aureus vaccine,
Staphylococcus albus vaccine, and Staphylococcus citreus vaccine
were prepared in moderate quantities, while antidiphtheritic serum,
antitetanic serum, anticholera serum, antityphoid serum, antiplague
serum, and antidysenteric serum were made in amounts sufficient to
supply the demand. Anthrax vaccine, tuberculin both human and
bovine, and mallein were also prepared. Typhoid reagent, paratyphoid reagent, and cholera reagent (killed cultures) for agglutination were continually kept on hand. Agglutinating and bacteriolytic
serums in liquid and dried form, for the purpose of the diagnosis
of infectious diseases, normal horse serum, normal ox serum, and