Interpretation of the term "between decks", as found in the Native Passenger Ships Act; case of the S. S. Madras
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pp 555-61. Correspondence between the Government of Bombay and the Government of India regarding the case of the S. S. Madras, arrived at Aden from Singapore and Penang in Oct 1878, and considered by the Resident at Aden to be overcrowded. Discussion of the interpretation of the phrase "between d...
Outbreaks of scurvy on certain vessels supposed to have been due to the water taken on board at Bassein
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pp 31-36. Reports and correspondence regarding outbreaks of scurvy on the ships Nereus and Mallowdale, sailing from Bassein in July and August 1879 respectively.
Practice in England of delaing with criminal lunatics who have been reported to be sane; removal to England of M Sullivan, a recovered criminal lunatic
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pp 479-97. Correspondence regarding the case of M Sullivan, including copy of a Home Office Memorandum Discharge of Criminal Lunatics when Reported Sane, plus abstracts from the asylum case books regarding Sullivan.
Collection of data as to the prevalence of cancer among different races in India; first annual report of the Cancer Research Fund
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pp 231-55. Correspondence requesting the assistance of the India Office in the investigation of cancer rates in India, plus details of the Cancer Research Fund; instructions for investigating cancer in Crown Colonies; sample data collection sheets and instructions for data collection.
Proposal to establish a central asylum for criminal lunatics either in the United or Central Provinces for the whole of India
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pp 283-97. Government of the Punjab forward copies of "The need for a special Criminal Asylum for India" and "Statistical Notes on Criminal Lunacy in the Punjab Asylum" by Captain C J Robertson Milne. Plus reply from the Government of India, rejecting the proposed scheme.
pp 695-705. Government of the Punjab submit information on sanitary regulations enforced in the region, and enclose the following reports by A C DeRenzy, Sanitary Commissioner: Preface to Sanitary Rules for Towns and Villages. Declares the basic principles of public health, sanitation and conser...
Sanitary and Vaccination Reports for Oudh, 1869-1870
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pp 813-56. Annual sanitary report for the province of Oudh, submitted by G S Sutherland, Sanitary Commisisoner, Oudh. Consists of I. General Summary. II. Detailed reports on each of the headquarter stations of districts by the Sanitary Commissioner. III. District Sanitary Reports in original. Plu...
pp 167-75. Government of India forward copy proceedings and correspondence to the Secretary of State regarding the establishment of a quarantine station at Aden. Points covered include the pilgrim ship Otterburn [variously given as Otterburne]; enforcing the Native Passenger Ships Act; and the op...
Alleged excessive mortality from bowel complaints in Berar
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pp 97-103. Comprising: Report by R T Abbott, Sanitary Commissioner for the Hyderabad Assigned Districts, on his month-long investigation in the Buldana District. Includes sketch map showing his itinerary. Correspondence between R T Abbott and the First Assistant Resident at Hyderabad, including ...
Dr Waldemar Haffkine's scientific mission to India
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pp 85-87. Despatch from the Secretary of State, forwarding communications from the Foreign Office and the Russian Ambassador to England regarding Waldemar Haffkine's research into cholera.
