Lieut. J. W. Millar, MC, USN. and Patient. Tinian Leprosarium
the leprosarium. Each person who wished to farm was given two
hectares (4.5 acres) of landselected by him within the areas open toall
homesteaders on the island. The administration also furnished him
with coconut andfruit tree seedings and building materials for which
he eventually paid bya deferred payment plan.”
. The leprosarium continued to be considered an interim facility dur-
ing the period of naval administration. The surprisingly small incidence of leprosy discovered in the course of the USS WHIDBEY
* CivAdRep Tinian Itr ser si dtd 21 Apr sr. HiComTerPadfs ltr ser 1370 dtd 6 Jun 51.
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