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Maj. Gen. William C. Gorgas, conqueror of malaria. - Through
the efforts of Maj. Gen. William C. Gorgas, who was in command
of the medical and sanitary organizations of the United States
Army in Panama, this pestiferous district was converted into
a healthy region. The French enterprise on the Isthmus of Panama
was completely wrecked by the fevers common to that region; 75
per cent of the employees from France died from the disease within
a few months after they had landed on the Isthmus. As a result
of the intensive efforts of Doctor Gorgas the situation was conquered
and Panama has become one of the healthiest spots on the continent. |
