Journal of the American Medical Association · 1907 · 14 citations · 0 references
Public HealthInfectious DiseasesPathologyClinical EpidemiologyEpidemiologyInfectious Disease EpidemiologyDisease ControlTropical MedicineDeath Rate AnalysisEpidemic PreparednessEpidemiology Of Tropical DiseasesHistorical EpidemiologyRural Population HealthTreatment Of Tropical Diseases
In this paper we purpose to confine our attention to the disease uncinariasis, inasmuch as a detailed description of the methods of the Porto Rico Anemia Commission in combating the present epidemic in Porto Ricohas been made the subject of other papers written by us. Suffice it to say that, at the beginning of its operations, the commission found itself confronted by an epidemic affecting about ninety per cent of the rural population of the island, with an average of 20 per cent. to 25 per cent. of the total death rate for some years previous to the year 1905 (<i>Health Reports of Porto Rico</i>; deaths from anemia, 1898-1904, inclusive). Our experience extends over the period 1899-1906, in the last two years of which the commission treated about 30,000 persons, fully 12,000 of whom came under our personal care and attention. Dr. Pedro Gutierrez, of Porto Rico, the other member