Recruitment and control of medical women appointed by the Committee of the Countess of Dufferin's Fund
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pp 119-120a. Communication from the Honorary Secretary to the fund, requesting help from the Government regarding recruitment and professional oversight of women engaged in service in India. With response of the Secretary to the Government of India, Home Department.
Proposed deputation of a European Medical Officer to assist Dr Lingard in investigating the nature of the disease known in the Himalayas as Mahamari
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pp 717-19. Communication from the Government of the North-Western Provinces and Oudh, forwarding a letter from Professor Robert Koch to Sir Anthony MacDonnell, recommending that an investigation be carried out to determine whether the disease known as mahamari is in fact bubonic plague, through b...
Amendment and enforcement of the Native Passenger Ship Acts, and accounts of journeys on pilgrim vessels
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pp 169-98. Copy correspondence and Proceedings forwarded to the Legislative Department, regarding the implementation of measures designed to reduce overcrowding on pilgrim vessels, and opinions on the proposed Bill to consolidate and amend the Law relating to Native Passenger Ships. Includes: S...
Reports on the purity of drinking water supplied to the Native passenger ships at Bombay
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pp 223-25. Correspondence regarding the supply of Bombay shipping with pure water from the Mazagon Bunder, plus reports by the Municipal Commissioner, Bombay, and the Secretary of the Bombay Port Trust.