Typhus fever : with particular reference to the Serbian epidemic. . Fig. 1. Camp of unit of American Red Cross Sanitary Coioossiofl. Fig. 2. Professor Zinsser and Dr. Maitland at thePaget typhus hospital PLATE III THE SERBIAN EPIDEMIi Owing to the ravages caused by the spread of the disease, al-most complete demoralization bad resulted in many par-Serbia. So many officials had succumbed to the di-number of the remaining ones, apparently in the depti -despair and thoroughly discouraged at the appalling condiland the responsibilities which they had been call n to face, appeared to be reluctant o
Typhus fever : with particular reference to the Serbian epidemic. . Fig. 1. Camp of unit of American Red Cross Sanitary Coioossiofl. Fig. 2. Professor Zinsser and Dr. Maitland at thePaget typhus hospital PLATE III THE SERBIAN EPIDEMIi Owing to the ravages caused by the spread of the disease, al-most complete demoralization bad resulted in many par-Serbia. So many officials had succumbed to the di-number of the remaining ones, apparently in the depti -despair and thoroughly discouraged at the appalling condiland the responsibilities which they had been call n to face, appeared to be reluctant or unable to even attempt T dealfurther with the situation. A number of them forsook theiroffices and remained most of the time gloomily in thfirdences. Almost even- Serbian family was in mourningsome relative or friend, and the black flags outside the h<the sign of death within, were very common throughout thetowns. One of the most immediate and important problems whichconfronted me after my arrival in Serbia was that of centralorganization and control, so that absolute authority over allsanitary matters throughout
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