. The American journal of tropical medicine. 56 ROPICAL DISEASES IN MASSACHUSETTS 501 or in the southern states, leaving 21 cases which probably con-tracted the disease in or near Boston. The figure for casesfrom other parts of the state is too small to be significant ifanalyzed separately. Briefly, it appears that more than one-third the malariapatients in the hospitals are residents of Massachusetts (68:170),. Map I. Showing location of cities and town from which cases of malaria werereported among residents of Massachusetts: Incidence by counties Suffolk 110 Middlesex 59 Worchester 73 Norfo
. The American journal of tropical medicine. 56 ROPICAL DISEASES IN MASSACHUSETTS 501 or in the southern states, leaving 21 cases which probably con-tracted the disease in or near Boston. The figure for casesfrom other parts of the state is too small to be significant ifanalyzed separately. Briefly, it appears that more than one-third the malariapatients in the hospitals are residents of Massachusetts (68:170),. Map I. Showing location of cities and town from which cases of malaria werereported among residents of Massachusetts: Incidence by counties Suffolk 110 Middlesex 59 Worchester 73 Norfolk 29 Bristol 16 Essex 14 Plymouth 12 Franklin 4 Hampden 4 Berkshire 2 Hampshire 2 and that a large proportion of the residents have, presumably,contracted the disease elsewhere but that a certain number ofcases of malaria develop in or near Boston. The cases from the United States Naval Hospital, which treatsnavy personnel or war-risk patients only, plus those from theUnited States Marine Hospital, which handles patients from 502 GEORGE CHEEVER SHATTUCK the merchant marine and from the United States ImmigrationStation, added together make more than one-half of the hospitalcases (93:170). Most of these patients undoubtedly contractedthe disease outside the state. The data for birthplace show that decidedly more than halfthe patients were native-born (99:170) and that of the foreign-born the largest numbe
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