Decision that when a post-mortem examination is made of the body of a soldier, the body shall not be used for the purpose of practical demonstration to students
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pp 1359-62. Communication from the Government of India.
Translation of a letter from Arthur Koscicky to the Minister for Indian Affairs, recommending the use of rattlesnake gall as an antidote to rattlesnake poison. Note by Sir J Fayrer recommending that the letter be forwarded to the Snake Poison Committee.
Letter by Surgeon-General C R Francis, Indian Army (Retired), on the effectiveness of quinine, either swallowed or introduced hypodermically, in the treatment of insolation or sunstroke. With note by Sir J Fayrer.
Proceedings of the Madras Government regarding the public health and vital statistics of the Presidency during Fasli 1281 (1871-72)
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pp 65-81. Statistics and information regarding public health in Madras during Fasli 1281 [the revenue year, commencing in July]. Comprising: Report of the Madras Board of Revenue on the public health of the Districts of Madras (excluding the town of Madras), including tabulated statistics showi...
Report by the Sanitary Commissioner with the North-Western Provinces and Oudh on the drainage and conservancy of Cawnpore [Kānpur]
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pp 407-13. Report by C Planck, Sanitary Commissioner, including sketch of Cawnpore drainage system [p 409], plus comments thereon by the Government of India.
Rules for the medical inspection of vessels, and for quarantine against plague or yellow fever
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pp 261-95. Governments of Madras, Bombay, Bengal, and Burma, forward copies of the rules for medical inspection and quarantine currently in force at ports within their jurisdiction, plus related correspondence. Resolution thereon by the Government of India remarking on the submitted rules, and...