MALARIA OUTBREAK IN MEXICO
A severe epidemic of malaria is reported in the oil fields north of Tampico, linked to the arrival of large numbers of workmen seeking work in recently opened fields that have no buildings to house them, so that most camp under the trees in improvised shelters. Some of the companies were instructed to provide hospitals for their employees, but these are said to be unable to assist the unemployed, while state and federal sanitary authorities are taking steps to check the disease and help those who are ill.
TAMPICO, Mexico, Nov. 2. - (Special to The Dispatch). - A severe epidemic of malaria has broken out in the oil fields north of this city. The outbreak is believed to be due to the fact that large numbers of workmen have recently arrived here looking for work in the Allamira and Columbus fields.
These fields, which were recently opened, have no buildings in which to house these incoming workmen and most of them have camped out under the trees in improvised shleters. Several of the companies were recently instructed to provide hospitals for their employes, but these are not ablo to give the required assistance to the unemployed. The state and federal, sanitary authorities are taking steps to check the disease and succor those who are ill.
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MALARIA OUTBREAK IN MEXICO
A severe epidemic of malaria is reported in the oil fields north of Tampico, linked to the arrival of large numbers of workmen seeking work in recently opened fields that have no buildings to house them, so that most camp under the trees in improvised shelters. Some of the companies were instructed to provide hospitals for their employees, but these are said to be unable to assist the unemployed, while state and federal sanitary authorities are taking steps to check the disease and help those who are ill.
TAMPICO, Mexico, Nov. 2. - (Special to The Dispatch). - A severe epidemic of malaria has broken out in the oil fields north of this city. The outbreak is believed to be due to the fact that large numbers of workmen have recently arrived here looking for work in the Allamira and Columbus fields.
These fields, which were recently opened, have no buildings in which to house these incoming workmen and most of them have camped out under the trees in improvised shleters. Several of the companies were recently instructed to provide hospitals for their employes, but these are not ablo to give the required assistance to the unemployed. The state and federal, sanitary authorities are taking steps to check the disease and succor those who are ill.
Reproduced unchanged from Douglas Daily Dispatch, November 3, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Douglas Daily Dispatch, November 3, 1926, page 2.
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MALARIA OUTBREAK IN MEXICO
A severe epidemic of malaria is reported in the oil fields north of Tampico, linked to the arrival of large numbers of workmen seeking work in recently opened fields that have no buildings to house them, so that most camp under the trees in improvised shelters. Some of the companies were instructed to provide hospitals for their employees, but these are said to be unable to assist the unemployed, while state and federal sanitary authorities are taking steps to check the disease and help those who are ill.
TAMPICO, Mexico, Nov. 2. - (Special to The Dispatch). - A severe epidemic of malaria has broken out in the oil fields north of this city. The outbreak is believed to be due to the fact that large numbers of workmen have recently arrived here looking for work in the Allamira and Columbus fields.
These fields, which were recently opened, have no buildings in which to house these incoming workmen and most of them have camped out under the trees in improvised shleters. Several of the companies were recently instructed to provide hospitals for their employes, but these are not ablo to give the required assistance to the unemployed. The state and federal, sanitary authorities are taking steps to check the disease and succor those who are ill.
Reproduced unchanged from Douglas Daily Dispatch, November 3, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Douglas Daily Dispatch, November 3, 1926, page 2.
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MALARIA OUTBREAK IN MEXICO
A severe epidemic of malaria is reported in the oil fields north of Tampico, linked to the arrival of large numbers of workmen seeking work in recently opened fields that have no buildings to house them, so that most camp under the trees in improvised shelters. Some of the companies were instructed to provide hospitals for their employees, but these are said to be unable to assist the unemployed, while state and federal sanitary authorities are taking steps to check the disease and help those who are ill.
TAMPICO, Mexico, Nov. 2. - (Special to The Dispatch). - A severe epidemic of malaria has broken out in the oil fields north of this city. The outbreak is believed to be due to the fact that large numbers of workmen have recently arrived here looking for work in the Allamira and Columbus fields.
These fields, which were recently opened, have no buildings in which to house these incoming workmen and most of them have camped out under the trees in improvised shleters. Several of the companies were recently instructed to provide hospitals for their employes, but these are not ablo to give the required assistance to the unemployed. The state and federal, sanitary authorities are taking steps to check the disease and succor those who are ill.
Reproduced unchanged from Douglas Daily Dispatch, November 3, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Douglas Daily Dispatch, November 3, 1926, page 2.
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Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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MALARIA OUTBREAK IN MEXICO
A severe epidemic of malaria is reported in the oil fields north of Tampico, linked to the arrival of large numbers of workmen seeking work in recently opened fields that have no buildings to house them, so that most camp under the trees in improvised shelters. Some of the companies were instructed to provide hospitals for their employees, but these are said to be unable to assist the unemployed, while state and federal sanitary authorities are taking steps to check the disease and help those who are ill.
TAMPICO, Mexico, Nov. 2. - (Special to The Dispatch). - A severe epidemic of malaria has broken out in the oil fields north of this city. The outbreak is believed to be due to the fact that large numbers of workmen have recently arrived here looking for work in the Allamira and Columbus fields.
These fields, which were recently opened, have no buildings in which to house these incoming workmen and most of them have camped out under the trees in improvised shleters. Several of the companies were recently instructed to provide hospitals for their employes, but these are not ablo to give the required assistance to the unemployed. The state and federal, sanitary authorities are taking steps to check the disease and succor those who are ill.
Reproduced unchanged from Douglas Daily Dispatch, November 3, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Douglas Daily Dispatch, November 3, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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