pp 687-91. Letters received from the Zomba Residency and British Central Africa Administration regarding the spread of the Jigger-flea [Tunga or pulex penetrans].
Prevalence of Jigger-flea [Tunga] in Africa, and suggestions for the treatment of, and precautions against, this pest
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pp 261-73. Despatch from the Secretary of State, forwarding reports received from Mozambique, the Somali Coast Protectorate, Beira, and Zanzibar regarding the Jigger-flea [Tunga or pulex penetrans].
Proposal to prepare a list of medical practitioners residing in Bengal who are possessed of genuine medical qualifications in the European system of medicine
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pp 71-87. Government of Bengal forward details of the proposal, plus a sample list of names.
Supposed remedy for snake-bites which has been discovered in Rio Grande
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pp 105-11. The Foreign Office forward, for information, copy correspondence regarding the alleged cure for snake-bite used by Jose Doms de Almeida in Porto Alegre [ vegetable-based remedies to be used as a cure and a prophylactic, known as 'snake-remedy' and venelina respectively.]
Remarks on the Lunatic Asylums Reports for the year 1898; discussion of the confinement of patients in solitary cells in the asylum at Agra
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pp 187-237. Remarks and resolutions of the various Presidency and Provincial Governments on the annual reports for asylums within their jurisdiction; plus note by the Director General, Indian Medical Service, on the working of Indian asylums for the year 1898.