The assaults on us have been the direct result of a firm stand for a new sanitary order of things, established in the interest of the whole body of inhabitants of these islands, civilized and uncivilized.

We both welcome the profound change in public sentiment, which has slowly but surely come about as a result of practical accomplishment.
Many very grave health problems still confront the insular administration.

Of these the most serious are the eradication of tuberculosis and the reduction of the very high infant mortality rate.
It is believed that about one Filipino in five suffers from tuberculosis in some form during his life and the work we have thus far accomplished in many fields must be considered as in a way a clearing of the decks for action against this, the greatest enemy of all.

However, the Philippines do not differ essentially from other civilized countries, in all of which tuberculosis is a very serious factor in the death rate.
As regards infant mortality the situation is different.

More than fifty per cent of the babes die before completing their first year of life.