Washington, Apr. 23.
A situation dangerous to "the ington, Apr general public health" exists on the Pacific Coast of the United States, particularly in Seattle and San cause of the prevalence of meningitis in that area, the Surgeon General of the United States.
Public Health Service, Dr. Hugh Cumming, reports in 'a letter to Senator m Bingham, Republican of Connecticut, to-day Tt was not altogether clear that. the Far East was the source of this disease, the Surgeon General asserted. AS far as the Philippines were concerned only two cases have been reported there in the last year. itis had been reported in Kuangtung recently, Dr. while near epidemic conditions have prevailed at various times during the last tw rears in parts of Shanghai and vicinity, It was impossible to state definitely that the infection had been. introduced into the United States from ships, the Surgeon General add declaring he 5 hopeful measures already adopted by the Health Service would result stamping out the disease.—United Pig:
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