Changes in the existing arrangements of the constitution of the Sanitary Department with the Government of India
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pp 805-07. Minute by J Strachey regarding the necessity of appointing a Medical Officer to the position of Sanitary Commissioner, and the abolition of the position of Secretary to the Sanitary Commissioner in each of the Presidencies.
Sanitary arrangements for the Durbar to be held at Agra during the next cold season
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pp 809-14. Correspondence and reports forwarded to J M Cuningham, Sanitary Commissioner with the Government of India, comprising: Letter by F J Mouat, Inspector General of Jail, Lower Provinces, regarding the sanitary arrangements for the forthcoming Durbar and the provisions to be made against ...
Proposed legislation to give the necessary power to Local Officers to enforce sanitary measures in the villages and smaller towns in Oudh
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pp 815-17. Request by the Chief Commissioner of Oudh that the local Municpal Act be extended to provide powers to enforce local sanitary arrangements. Response from the Government of India declining the request on the grounds that the co-operation of the local population is paramount to the succe...
Necessity for special arrangements being made for the accomodation of patients suffering from contagious diseases who may have occasion to be moved by rail
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pp 819-24. Public Works Department forward copy letter from the Madras Government regarding the necessity of special arrangements for patients suffering from contagious diseases who have occasion to be moved by rail, including examples of diptheria patients tavelling by rail. With correspondence ...
Compilation of data from the three Presidencies of India regarding the prevalence of cholera and the dates of its appearance among emigrants on board ship
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pp 825-26. Communication from J M Cuningham, Sanitary Commissioner with the Government of India, requesting that data be compiled in the enclosed form.
Sanitary measures for improving Indian stations: Madras
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pp 827-66. Correspondence regarding the institution of Sanitary Agencies in the Madras Presidency, plus Resolution passed in the Public Works Department on the subject of sanitary measures for improving Indian Stations. Includes Abstract of reports received from Local Governments and Administra...
Arrangements for furnishing the Military Authorities with early information regarding cholera outbreaks
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pp 867-70. Correspondence regarding measures to address the poor level of information regarding cholera cases amongst the civil and military population, including recommendations made by the Sanitary Commissioner with the Government of India that daily cholera reports should be furnished from eac...
Measures to be adopted for testing Professor Max von Pettenkofer's theory regarding the origin and propagation of cholera
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pp 871-77. J M Cuningham, Sanitary Commissioner with the Government of India, requests Drs Cunningham and Lewis prepare a memorandum of Pettenkofer's theory of cholera aetiology and transmission, and proposes an investigation into its veracity. Copy of the memorandum enclosed, plus diagram of app...
Remarks on Dr Cutcliffe's Report on the condition of certain Districts in the Meerut Division
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pp 879-83. Remarks of J M Cuningham, Sanitary Commissioner with the Government of India, on the report submitted by Dr Cutliffe on the sanitary condition in Meerut [see related descriptions].
Suggestion by the Army Sanitary Commission for carrying out investigations into cholera prevention in certain marked endemic localities
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pp 887-89. Correspondence regarding a memorandum by the Army Sanitary Commission on the Report of the Madras Cholera Committee: Letter from J Murray, Inspector General of Hospitals, Indian Medical Department, regarding the memorandum, the impact of sanitary improvement on cholera occurance, morb...