Proposed appointment of a designated cholera enquirer
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pp 49-50. Correspondence regarding the proposals. J M Cuningham, Sanitary Commissioner with the Government of India, recommends that any outbreak of cholera in jails be investigated by the Officer in charge.
Sanitary and quarantine measures for ships sailing between Indian ports and those of the Red Sea
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pp 63-92. Communication from the Government of India to the Secretary of State regarding proposed precautionary measures to prevent contagion from cholera and other infectious diseases being conveyed on pilgrim and commercial vessels. Includes discussion of the Turkish Government proposals on th...
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.
Agent of the Sind, Punjab and Delhi Railway acknowledges adoption of the rules regulating the conveyance by rail of persons suffering from contagious disease
Request from the Government of the Punjab regarding the forms prescribed by the Government of India for the collection of vital statistics
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pp 07-10. A C DeRenzy, Sanitary Commissioner with the Punjab, submits register of deaths during the month of September 1870, and requests that the Punjab administration be allowed to postpone the introduction of the new registration system.
pp 17-24. Public Works Department forward copy correspondence regarding the reclamation and fertilization of the salt lake lands at Bengal, specifically the Tardah Jungle. Comprising letters sent by the Public Works Department, Government of Bengal; Messrs Berners, Sanderson, and Upton, Solicitor...