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Proposed amendment of section 17-B of the Lunatic Asylums Act XXXVI of 1858
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pp 1031-42. Government of India forward copy of the Report of the Committee appointed... to examine the Indian Lunatic Asylums Act, 1858 (XXXVI of 1858) and the procedure thereunder; plus request for the opinions of the Presidency and Provincial Governments on the proposed changes.
Reports on experiments made with Dr Deycke's Nastine [Nastin] treatment for leprosy
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pp 241-61. Reports submitted to the Government of India containing details of trials of Nastin in the treatment of leprosy, containing detailed case studies and case histories for named patients. Comprising: Letter from the Joint Honorary Superintendent, State Leper Hospital, Srinagar, reporting...
Proposed Medical Registration Act for Bengal and the Bombay Presidency; proposed establishment of unofficial Medical Colleges
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pp 781-836. Proposals received by the Government of India for a Medical Registration Act for India, including: Resolution and copy minutes of the Faculty of Medicine, Calcutta University Resolution of the Medical Section of the Asiatic Society of Bengal Extracts from numerous newspapers, gazette...
Staff and establishment of the Medical College and Hospital under construction at Lucknow
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pp 1179-1237. Communication thereon from the Government of the United Provinces, enclosing: Statement showing proposed college and hospital staffs, and the annual cost thereof; Nursing, ministerial and menial establishments and miscellaneous charges for the proposed Lucknow Medical College; Gove...
Improvements of the Boree Bunder Infantry Lines, Bombay
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pp 179-84. Correspondence between the Governments of India and Bombay, plus report by J Lumsdaine, Sanitary Commissioner for Bombay. Includes maps and diagrams of the lines and sanitation features on page 182.
pp 273-83. Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs forwards to Sir Louis Mallet copy correspondence regarding coal steamers carrying pilgrim traffic, their use of the Suez canal, and relevant shipping regulations. Includes correspondence from A Anson, Administrator of the Straits Settlements...