Working of the quarantine rules in Burma and Madras
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pp 535-601. Dispatch to the Secretary of State regarding the working of Quarantine Rules under Act I of 1870 in the ports of Burma and Madras, comprising: Communications and reports forwarded by the Chief Commissioner of British Burma, including comments from Surgeons, Health Officers and port o...
Appointment of Officers to the Committees for enquiring into the sanitary condition of the villages situated within a five mile radius of the Cantonments of Dum-Dum and Dinapore [Dānāpur]
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pp 327-28. Resolution by the Government of Bengal.
pp 273-83. Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs forwards to Sir Louis Mallet copy correspondence regarding coal steamers carrying pilgrim traffic, their use of the Suez canal, and relevant shipping regulations. Includes correspondence from A Anson, Administrator of the Straits Settlements...
Outbreaks of cholera in the towns of Rangoon, Moulmein, Prome and Akyab
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pp 519-22. Communication regarding cholera outbreaks and sanitation sent by H R Oswald, Deputy Surgeon General, British Burma, to the Sanitary Commissioner with Burma; plus comments thereon by the Government of India.
Adoption of effective sanitary measures at Resht [Rasht, Iran] with a view to preventing the plague from re-appearing or spreading in that Province
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pp 285-88. Correspondence between W Taylour Thomson, Her Majesty's Minister at Tehran; H A Churchill, Consul at Resht; and the Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs, regarding sanitary measures to be carried out to prevent the spread of plague, including instructions as to burying the dead.