Report on the working of the scheme for the sale of quinine through the agency of the Post Office in Assam
Scope & Content:
pp 559-75. Communication from the Chief Commissioner of Assam forwarding the report, which includes details of the participating Post Offices, plus quinine supply and sales figures.
Supply of quinine to the poorer classes of the population
Scope & Content:
pp 1225-79. Correspondence regarding the supply and distribution of quinine to the poorer classes of the population throughout India and Burma, including discussion of distribution via the Post Office, of colouring official quinine packets pink to prevent fraud, and methods to establish more cost...
Sale of quinine to the public in the Madras Presidency
Scope & Content:
pp 811-16. Communication from the Madras Government regarding the recommended doses of Government-issued quinine, plus the practice of colouring the quinine to prevent fraud.
(i) Results of the analyses of three samples of quinine obtained from the Medical Store Depots in Calcutta, Madras and Bombay; (ii) Inquiry made by the Secretary of State whether there is any objection to pink coloured quinine being sold in England for export to India
Scope & Content:
pp 1431-32. Correspondence, including results of quinine analyses. The Government of Madras object to the sale of pink quinine in England for export to India.
Inadequacy of the existing stock of quinine maintained in India
Scope & Content:
pp 413-19. Correspondence regarding quinine production at plantations and factories across India, the supply of pink and white quinine, and methods to increase circulation.