On the recordDecember 16, 1906
Now, after two years of our occupation the conditions as regards sickness and the death rate compare favorably with reasonably healthy localities in the United States.
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presidency.ucsb.eduNow, after two years of our occupation the conditions as regards sickness and the death rate compare favorably with reasonably healthy localities in the United States.
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