Correspondence regarding the manufacture of sulphate of magnesium
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Correspondence received from Madras regarding experimental operations for the manufacture of sulphate of magnesium from magnesite, and recommending the establishment of a Government sulphuric acid manufactory to supply the dispensary with chemical substances at a reduced cost.
Observations of Dr A Kean, Assistant Surgeon at Murshidabad, on the subject of the large and increasing consumption of deleterious drugs, especially Ganja, and its baneful influence on the health and morals of the population of Murshidabad.
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...
Questionnaire regarding the causes, symptoms and treatment of cholera
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Questionnaire to be distributed among the medical officers of the establisment containing certain queries regarding the causes, symptoms and treatment of the recent epidemic of cholera.
On the subject of Dr Stewart's proposed remodelling of the Vaccine Department, and the establishment of provincial dispensaries
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No. 24. Bengal Medical Board to the Governor General in Council, regarding the remodelling of the Vaccine Department and forwarding letter from the Superintendent General of Vaccination in Bengal. Includes communication from the Superintending Surgeon at Benares regarding the artificial dissemin...