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Trial of the crystalline variety of the cinchona febrifuge prepared by Mr Gammie of the Mungpoo Factory
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pp 23-31. Letter from the Government of Bengal to the Government of India regarding the trials of Gammie's crystalline cinchona febrifuge, free from the amorphous alkalkoid, enclosing: Report on the trial of crystalline cinchona febrifuge Memorandum. A further trail of crystalline cinchona febri...
Proposed measures for discouraging the movement of pilgrims from districts in which cholera prevails, to fairs or other large gatherings
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pp 337-38. Correspondence between the Government of India and the government of the North-Western Provinces and Oudh regarding the proposed use of non-coercive measures to discourage pilgrims from cholera-stricken areas.
Proposed measures for restricting the free movement of pilgrims in an effort to prevent the spread of cholera
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pp 263-66. Proposal received from the Government of the North-Western Provinces and Oudh, asking for permission to restrict movement during cholera outbreaks. Response thereon from the Government of India, referencing the report of the Land Quarantine Commission and the opinion of the Sanitary Co...
Report on the Government Cinchona Plantation in Bengal and of the Government Quinologist for the year 1882-83
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pp 319-33. Dispatch to the Secretary of State for India, forwarding copies of the reports by George King, Superintendent, Royal Botanic Garden Calcutta; plus resolution of the Government of Bengal.
Retention for a further period of six months of the services of Surgeon-Captain L Rogers, to complete his investigation into the origin and causation of the disease known as Kala-Azar
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pp 1007-11. Government of Assam to the Government of India, forwarding a letter recommending the extension of L Rogers' investigations. Includes copy of Leonard Rogers, Preliminary report on an investigation into the origin and causation of Kala-Azar.
Measures to address the condition of poor pilgrims at Jeddah, and travelling to and from Mecca
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pp 521-23. Communication between Brigadier-General J Schneider, Political Resident at Aden, Captain G Beyts, Consul at Jeddah, and the Secretary of State for India, regarding the payment of passage for poor pilgrims by the wealthy without making provision for their subsistence at Jeddah and Mecca...