Excerpt from Southern Medical Journal, Vol. 7: May, 1914 A great deal has been written on the subject of malaria in the United States, and yet there is lacking a summary study of the prevalence and geographic distribution Of the disease. This work was undertaken by the United States Public Health Service, and on February 28, 1912, I was detailed by the Surgeon - Gen era] of the United States Public Health Serv ice to make a study of the disease in the state of Alabama. On july 8, 1913, the work was extended to include the states of Arkansas. Mississippi, South Carolina, Georgia and Flor ida, and later North Carolina and Tennessee. The studies thus far made have been con ducted on the following general lines. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.