Proposed appointment of a designated cholera enquirer
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pp 49-50. Correspondence regarding the proposals. J M Cuningham, Sanitary Commissioner with the Government of India, recommends that any outbreak of cholera in jails be investigated by the Officer in charge.
Measures for improving the sanitary condition of Simla
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pp 463-64. Government of India resolution establishing a committee to enquire into the best means of improving the water supply at Simla, as a response to the recent cholera epidemic.
Proposed re-arrangement of the Annual Sanitary Reports
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pp 251-353. Extensive correspondence between the Secretary of State, the Government of India, the Presidency and Provincial Governments, and a number of Sanitary Commissioner, regarding the content and layout of the Annual Sanitary Reports, and the collection and recording of vital statistics.
Proposed International Commission of Enquiry into the plague
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pp 623-25. The Foreign Office forward copy correspondence regarding the proposed International Medical Commission of Enquiry into the outbreak of plague at Mesopotamia, and the nomination of Dr [William Henry] Colvill as the representative for Her Majesty's Government.
Experiments in connection with the effects of snake-poisoning
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Correspondence between the Government of India, the Government of Bengal and the Indian Medical Department regarding the work of Surgeon-Major J Ewart's Snake-poison committee, and the secondment of Dr Wall for experimental work for the said committee. Includes an annex describing investigation...