Three reports upon the medical topography of the Nilgiri Hills submitted by Assistant Surgeon John Jones; Assistant Surgeon W Stoddart; and Assistant Surgeon Reginald Orton, including a table showing the boiling point of water at various altitudes throughout the Nilgiris; and a table comparing t...
Enquiries into a reported antidote to snake venom, and a reported treatment which prevents the transmission of hydrophobia [rabies] following the bite of 'a mad dog'
A detailed plan for extending and preserving the benefits of Dr Jenner's valuable discovery in the provinces of Bengal; list of natives inoculated against smallpox.
Instructions for vaccinators by Dr W Ingledew, compiled from the writings of Edward Jenner and others
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Letter from M Wilks, the Acting Resident of Mysore, to the Government of Madras, enclosing papers compiled by William Ingledew to be used as written instructions for native vaccinators. Wilks comments on the receptiveness of Hindu medical practitioners to western medicine. Encloses: 'On the Cow...