Captain Elliot's investigations into antidotes against snake poison
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pp 457-75. Government of Madras forward a report by Captain R H Elliot, District Medical and Sanitary Officer, the Nilgiris. Provides details of Elliot's experiments with various snake venoms, the apparent protection afforded by bile, and the apparent immunity of the mongoose.
Arrangements for furnishing the Military Authorities with early information regarding cholera outbreaks
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pp 867-70. Correspondence regarding measures to address the poor level of information regarding cholera cases amongst the civil and military population, including recommendations made by the Sanitary Commissioner with the Government of India that daily cholera reports should be furnished from eac...
Dry-earth system of conservancy as carried out in the [Bengal] Presidency Jail
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pp 231-35. Report of the system implemented by Dr Lynch at the Bengal Jail, by S C Mackenzie, Superintendent. Includes illustration of the "Pug Mill" in use, as proposed by Dr S C Mackenzie [page 233].
Report on the efficacy of the cinchona febrifuge manufactured at Rungbee
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pp 81-87. Compiled reports on the efficacy of the cinchona febrifuge manufactured at Rungbee in the Sikkim cinchona plantations, including statements comparing its effects on European and Native patients, and comments on the trial with the mixed alkaloids (quinine, cinchonine and cinchonidine).
Report on the cinchona plantation at Than-doung-gyee for the year 1879-80
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pp 195-204. Contains: Annual report by B Ribbentrop, Conservator of Forests, Pegu Circle, on the Than-doung-gyee plantation, July 1880 Memorandum by D Brandis, Inspector General of Forests, on cinchona planting on the hills east of Toungoo, 20 September 1880 Correspondence between the Government...
Review by the Chief Commissioner of the Coorg Medical Reports for 1880
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pp 295-97. Extracts from a review by the Chief Commissioner of Coorg, commenting on the Annual Medical and Sanitary Report, the Civil Dispensaries report, and the Vaccination report for Coorg. Provides details on climate, admissions, birth and death registration, the influx of migrant workers, an...
Manufacturing febrifuge from the bark grown at Government cinchona plantations in Bengal
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pp 133-35. Dispatch to the Secretary of State for India, forwarding copy papers regarding the most favourable location for the manufacture of cinchona febrifuge.
Preparation of a febrifuge suitable for use in the West Indian Colonies
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pp 63-69. Despatch from the Secretary of State, forwarding copy correspondence with the Colonial Office regarding the febrifuge preparation; includes case study provided by Surgeon General S L Crane, Trinidad.