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observation. The remaining passenger who is suffering
from an enormous inguinal hernia has been set at liberty,
seeing that I have no authority to reject persons affect-
(Signed) F. Valenzuela.
ed with this disease.
No.7. Mexico, May 20th 1908. I refer to your tele-
gram of yesterday. I earnestly enjoin you to keep watch
over the second class passengers who are suffering from
trachoma, and suggest to them that they enter the bar-
racks, but do not force them to do so as we have no auth-
ority for taking this step, and advise us of the places
to which they are going in order that they may be watched.
The immigrants suffering from trachoma, after con-
firmation of the diagnosis are to be rejected.
(Signed) E. Liceaga.
No.8. Mexico, May 21st 1908. Please repeat visits
to immigrants whilst the vessel is still in Port, in
order that all those in whom the existence of trachoma
has not been confirmed may be permitted to land.
(Signed) E. Liceaga.
No.9. Mexico, May 22nd 1908. I take due note
from your telegram of the 16th instant that the Chinese
immigrants from the Steamship "Suisang" who proved free
from disease have been lodged in the Company's barracks;
that 390 have been rejected as suffering from trachoma,
and that 3 remain under observation as doubtful cases.
No.10.
(Signed) E. Liceaga.
From Salina Cruz. May 23rd 1908. I have
the honour to inform you that we this day reinspected
the 371 Chinese immigrants detained on board the Steam-
ship "Suisang", and have confirmed the existence of tra-
choma in every one of the cases, the majority of which
are serious. I also inform you that, trachoma is devel-
oping itself amongst many of the 30 immigrants who were
placed under observation after having been landed and
lodged in the barracks. (Signed) F. Valenzuela.
No.11. From Salina Cruz, May 25th 1908. I have
the honour to inform you that having this day newly in-
spected the immigrants detained on board the British
Steamship "Suisang" they were all of them found to be
suffering from trachoma, the majority of the cases being
Amongst them were also discovered two
serious ones.
cases of mumps.
Recommending to the ship's doctor the
advisability of isolating the latter, he informed me that
there was no available place on board where this isola-
tion