Reports by Drs T R Lewis and D D Cunningham on the fever prevalent in Bombay in the early months of the year
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pp 567-68. Reports received from Lewis and Cunningham: regarding their research into the Bombay fever and their investigations into a possible relationship with famine conditions, reporting also on the German literature; and summarising the rest of their research.
pp 569-621. Secretary of State for India forwards copy telegrams, correspondence and regulations concerning the pilgrim traffic in the Red Sea, and proposals by Turkish authorities for regulation and quarantine. Includes copy communications from: Sir Henry Elliot. Dr Dickson, British Delegate t...
Proposed International Commission of Enquiry into the plague
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pp 623-25. The Foreign Office forward copy correspondence regarding the proposed International Medical Commission of Enquiry into the outbreak of plague at Mesopotamia, and the nomination of Dr [William Henry] Colvill as the representative for Her Majesty's Government.
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.
Experiments in connection with the effects of snake-poisoning
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Correspondence between the Government of India, the Government of Bengal and the Indian Medical Department regarding the work of Surgeon-Major J Ewart's Snake-poison committee, and the secondment of Dr Wall for experimental work for the said committee. Includes an annex describing investigation...
Military Department memo regarding the efficacy of precollegiate training for Indian medical pupils. Appends copy report by Dr J F Beaton, Surgeon General of the India Medical Department, regarding the present system. Attached statistics show pupil admittance for 1868-1874; plus a statement by...
Resolution and letter regarding Bengal Insane Asylum Report 1874
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Resolution of the Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal, J Crawfurd, regarding the Report on the Insane Asylums of Bengal for 1874: discusses increase in admissions; increases in mortality; expenditure; statistics for Dullunda, Dacca, Patna, Cuttack, Moydapore, Berhampore and Bhowanipore. Letter from A...
Report on the outbreak of cholera that occured at Simla in the season 1875; with connected correspondence
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No 58. Report by Surgeon Major W H Adley on the epidemic cholera. Contains description of the progress of the epidemic; tabulated and non-tabulated statistics; details of symptoms and disease progession; treatments; public health measures to control the outbreak. No 59. Extract of a report of e...