Report of the Smallpox Committee on vaccine operations throughout India, and orders thereon
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No. 32. Communication from the Government of India to the Government of Bengal regarding the report of the Smallpox Committee, which recommended legislating against the practice of inoculation. Government of India identified the poor extent of vaccination throughout Bengal, and advise that vacci...
On the present state of vaccination under the Bombay Presidency
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Letter from the Bombay Medical Board to the Government of India, regarding the arrangements for vaccination in Bombay Presidency. Discusses the proposal to legislate against the practice of inoculation, and to penalise a refusal to accept vaccination; the necessity of delaying such legislation u...
Opinions of the Bombay Presidency Collectors on inoculation and vaccination
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Opinion of the Collectors of the Northern and Southern Divisions of Bombay Presidency regarding the prohibition of inoculation by legislation, and improving the existing system of vaccination.
Proposed enactment for the isolation of lepers and the amelioration of their condition
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pp 267-76. Despatch from the Secretary of State regarding proposed legislation for the segregation of lepers, enclosing: Draft of a Bill to Make provision for the isolation of lepers and the amelioration of their conditionCopy correspondence between Sailojananda Ojha, High Priest, Baidyanath Tem...
pp 349-816. Correspondence regarding the draft bill "to make provision for the isolation of lepers and the amelioration of their condition". Consists of detailed legal and medical opinion on the legislation and leprosy, its nature and methods of treatment; and on the ethics and utility of enfor...