pp 807-21. Letter from Ronald Ross regarding his research into malaria, his conclusion that it is "communicated by the bites of some species of mosquito", and the need "to find precisely a) What species of Indian mosquitoes do and do not carry human malaria; b) What are the habits of the dangero...
Rules regulating the conveyance by rail of persons suffering from contagious disease
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p 31. Communication from the Agent, Eastern Bengal Railway Company, regarding the rules, and the requirements relating to separate carriages for persons suffering from contagious diseases, and a period of notice to be given to the railway.
Steamers from Indian Ports to the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
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pp 131-36. Correspondence regarding the application of Act XII of 1870 (the Native Passenger Ships Act) to steamers sailing to ports in the Red Sea and Persian Gulf, including discussion of pilgrim ships.
Quarantine prescribed for vessels arriving in Egypt from a suspected port
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p 677. The Consul-General at Cairo forwards copy telegram from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Egypt, advising that vessels arriving without a bill of health or surgeon on board will be subjected to a three day quarantine observation.
Revised statistical forms for adoption in the Sanitary and Vaccination Reports
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pp 511-15. Comments from Surgeon Major H W Bellew, Sanitary Commissioner and Superintendent General of Vaccination for the Punjab, plus Resolution of the Government of India.
Report on the Lunatic Asylum at Rangoon for the year 1875
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pp 283-304 Report contains statistics on admissions and discharges; the religion, sex, occupations and originating districts of patients; types and causes of mental illness. Also includes financial report for the Asylum. Accompanied by resolution regarding the detention of people at out-statio...
Proposal to issue a revised edition of the Indian Pharmacopoeia in England
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pp 213-340. Correspondence and reports regarding the compilation of a revised Indian Pharmacopoeia to be published in England. Discusses the ongoing suitability of Waring's Pharmacopoeia (1868) and Mohideen Sheriff's supplement (1869). Several reports received providing detailed lists of Indian...
Report of the Government Cinchona Plantations on the Nilgiris for 1882-1883
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pp 453-85. Dispatch from the Government of Madras to the Sectretary of State, forwarding: H A Gass, Deputy Conservator of Forests, Administration Report of the Cinchona Plantations in the Nilgiri District, with appendices Order thereon by E F Webster, Secretary to the Government of Madras.