Total number of persons inspected.. 54, 130 180,272 Number of persons vaccinated at ports of arrival because of compulsory vaccination law. Number of persons vaccinated at ports of departure or en route because of compulsory vaccination law... 7,330 13,042 Total number of persons vaccinated. Number of persons held in quarantine at the detention stations to complete period of incubation of yellow fever or plague.. 20,372 Total number of persons held in quarantine. Number of persons held in quarantine on board vessels to complete period of incubation of yellow fever or plague.. 3,927 17,350 21,277 Number of persons landed from foreign ports: Cabin.. 23, 243 Steerage. 13,974 Number of passengers, in transit, inspected and passed. 3,805 Number of persons held to complete period of incubation of yellow fever. 13 13 1 8193°-15-27 APPENDIX J. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, July 26, 1915. SIR: I submit herewith a report covering the work of the executive department during the fiscal year 1915. This includes a statement of the business transacted by the courts of the Canal Zone, which for administrative purposes only are affiliated with the executive department. ORGANIZATION. The organization of the department was fully described in my last annual report. There have been no subsequent changes, except that in July, 1914, the division of posts and the Canal Record office were merged with the division of civil affairs. EXECUTIVE OFFICE. During the period between July 1, 1914, and September 1, 1914, the work of the executive office was carried on with the same force and under practically the same conditions that existed on the date the new organization went into effect, i. e., April 1, 1914. Between August 20, 1914, and September 14, 1914, the general administrative offices of the canal were transferred from Culebra, Empire, and Ancon to the new administration building at Balboa Heights, and on October 15, 1914, the general offices of the Panama Railroad Company were likewise located in the new building. Incident to this change, the scope of the executive office broadened very materially, and, following the original plan as outlined in the report of the executive secretary for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1914, practically all of the clerical work (with the exception of the accounting department) previously handled separately by the different departments and divisions was assigned to the executive office force. It became necessary, therefore, to substantially increase the force of the executive office in order to handle the work properly. This consolidation of the clerical forces under the executive office was accomplished by the transfer of employees from other departments and divisions, and resulted in a reduction in the total force. The following bureaus were established on a permanent basis, under the direction of the executive secretary, assisted by the chief clerk: CORRESPONDENCE BUREAU. This bureau furnishes stenographic and typewriting service for all the offices in the administration building, prepares monthly and annual reports, estimates, and statistical data, and does such other clerical work as it may be called upon to perform. Force employed on June 30, 1915, 39 gold and 4 silver. PERSONNEL BUREAU. This bureau handles all matters pertaining to the personnel of The Panama Canal and the Panama Railroad Company. employed on June 30, 1915, 12 gold. RECORD BUREAU. Force This bureau has charge of the records of The Panama Canal and the Panama Railroad, the indexing and filing of papers, receiving and mailing all correspondence and transmittal of all papers between offices, the consolidation of records, the indexing and filing of maps and drawings, the Panama Canal library, the publication of circulars, and supervision of the executive office printing plant. Force employed on June 30, 1915, 25 gold and 15 silver. TIMEKEEPING BUREAU. This bureau is charged with keeping the time of all employees of The Panama Canal and the Panama Railroad Company, the issuance of coupon books, and the preparation of force reports. Force employed on June 30, 1915, 54 gold and 13 silver. PROPERTY AND REQUISITION BUREAU. This bureau is charged with keeping the property records of The Panama Canal and the Panama Railroad (excepting the division of terminal construction and the mechanical division), and the preparation of work requests and local requisitions for material. Force employed on June 30, 1915, 16 gold and 4 silver. BUREAU OF CLUBS AND PLAYGROUNDS. During the year two clubhouses were closed and two opened, the buildings having been transferred from towns previously closed and abandoned. The Empire Clubhouse was closed July 14 and reopened with some structural changes at Balboa on Christmas eve with a community Christmas program attended by over 1,000 people. The Culebra rooms were closed September 15. On November 2 the Porto Bello Building was reopened at La Boca with appropriate exercises as a clubhouse for silver employees. The type of activities has been adjusted so as to place greater emphasis upon the community life while at the same time giving attention to the needs of the bachelor employees. This change has been in conformity with the general change in the community life from that of the bachelor employee type to that of the employee with a family. Clubhouse membership as such, while still maintained, has been made secondary to the use of privileges at fixed charges in order that this larger community use might be made of the clubhouses and equipment irrespective of clubhouse membership. An arrangement was made with the division of schools by which the clubhouse physical directors were given access to every schoolroom twice weekly for a short lesson in calisthenics. Attention has been given to exercises tending to correct posture, to enlarge breathing capacity, and to the play element in body-building exercises. Regular instruction has also been given in swimming and life saving to all children permitted by their parents to go in the water at each of the towns excepting Balboa, where a suitable swimming place is not yet available. In each gymnasium, in addition to the regular classes provided for men and older boys, classes have been conducted for the smaller boys and for women and girls with most satisfactory results. Monthly outings have been conducted for groups of children to local points of interest. In four of the clubhouses Sunday evening song services have been regular features of the weekly program. These services have afforded opportunity for an expression of the religious life of the people and a means of providing an activity of popular interest for Sunday nights. The programs have been quite varied including musical evenings with song, moving-picture features, the celebration of special days, such as mothers' day, and occasional addresses by visiting and local speakers. Bible-study classes were held in two of the clubhouses and two other clubhouses in towns without a chapel were used by employee members of the Union Church for holding church services. The educational activities consisted of classes in Spanish, various educational lectures, and a traveling exhibit of charts prepared by the Scientific Temperance Federation of Boston to show the evil effects of alcohol upon human organism. Social service has found expression in the development of the community Christmas program celebrating the opening of the town and the clubhouse at Balboa and later by the same community in preparation for an all-Isthmian celebration of July 4; in the development of the La Boca playgrounds project; and in the entertainment provided by residents of Pedro Miguel for passengers of slide-bound ships tied up at the locks. This entertainment has consisted of dances complimentary to the ships' passengers and crews, moving pictures, and the extension of other clubhouse privileges. At Gatun service has been rendered in placing magazines and newspapers on board. United States transports conveying troops through the canal. Reservations of plots of land have been approved during the year for the following activities: Farfan Beach for bathing and outing purposes; La Boca playgrounds for the use of silver employees under the management of the La Boca clubhouse; Balboa Heights and Ancon for two tennis courts for the use of clubs affiliated with the Balboa clubhouse and two ball grounds for the use of ball players in these same communities. The Balboa playground area was filled at the close of the dry season preparatory to grading for general playground use at the beginning of the next dry season. The Balboa Yacht Club was organized as a club of the Balboa clubhouse and secured a building to be erected later on a water site to be approved. The Balboa Gun Club was also organized. The baseball season closed with Cristobal the winner of the Governor's pennant, the emblem of championship. Baseball grandstands were erected at Cristobal, Pedro Miguel, and Balboa. A billiard room for men and a rest room for women employees were opened for use in the new administration building. The billiard and bowling equipment in the clubhouses was given larger usefulness during the year by making the game privilege available on Sundays. On Labor Day and on Washington's Birthday athletic and aquatic meets were held and on all holidays open house was observed at each of the clubhouses. |