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Observations of Dr A Kean, Assistant Surgeon at Murshidabad, on the subject of the large and increasing consumption of deleterious drugs, especially Ganja, and its baneful influence on the health and morals of the population of Murshidabad.
Dr Dalton's comparison of his leprosy remedy with previous attempts; and regarding the establishment of a leper infirmary
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Dr Dalton's explanation regarding the similarity between the remedy for leprosy stated to be his invention, and the one previously known. Further letter on the establishment of an infirmary for fifty lepers.
Changes in the existing arrangements of the constitution of the Sanitary Department with the Government of India
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pp 805-07. Minute by J Strachey regarding the necessity of appointing a Medical Officer to the position of Sanitary Commissioner, and the abolition of the position of Secretary to the Sanitary Commissioner in each of the Presidencies.
Proposed legislation to give the necessary power to Local Officers to enforce sanitary measures in the villages and smaller towns in Oudh
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pp 815-17. Request by the Chief Commissioner of Oudh that the local Municpal Act be extended to provide powers to enforce local sanitary arrangements. Response from the Government of India declining the request on the grounds that the co-operation of the local population is paramount to the succe...
Quarantine to be performed by all vessels arriving at Turkish Ports unprovided with a Bill of Health
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p 47. Communication from the Consul and British Agent at Jeddah, stating that the fine hitherto inflicted on vessels arriving at Turkish Ports without a Bill of Health has been abolished, and that in lieu all future vessels without such a document will be obliged to be held in quarantine.
Results of experiments made in Oudh to test Pettenkofer's theory regarding the origin and propagation of cholera
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pp 925-30. Register of observations for May 1870, recording mean distance of sub-soil water level from ground; temperature of soil below the surface; wind direction; rainfall; and number of reported cholera cases.
Results of experiments made in Burma to test Pettenkofer's theory regarding the origin and propagation of cholera
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pp 1185-86. Return of observations for the month of July 1870 made at the Station of Thayetmyo, recording disance level of sub-soil water from the surface of the ground; rainfall; and the number of reported cholera cases.
Map detailing parts of Aden flooded by heavy rainfall in May 1870
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The map tracing shows areas in and around the Residency in Aden flooded by a torrent from the Koosaf [Khusaf] Valley during a storm on 28 May 1870. It indicates individual buildings and roads, with some individually labelled. Some topography is shown by grey shading. The map shows the four ‘hea...
