Question of the more effectual disposal of the Calcutta night-soil
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pp 1507-10. Correspondence regarding the adoption of Hickey's carbonization or dry-sistillation system of conservancy; plus copy minutes of the Drainage, Water-Supply and Conservancy Committees, Bengal, held Oct 1869.
pp 727-28. Report submitted by J H Orr, Deputy Inspector General, Mysore Division and Ceded Districts, regarding the local sanitary establishment and measures taken to improve public health and conservancy.
Causes of sickness and mortality in emigrant ships
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pp 1451-60. Comprises Extracts from Report of Dr Bakewell, Health Officer of Shipping, on the causes of the Sickness and Mortality in Cooly Ships; plus comments thereon by T W C Murdoch of the Emigration Board.
pp 1253-56. Report by J Sutherland, Deputy Inspector General of Hospitals, Bengal, on the supposed causes of malarial fever, and the importance of sanitary improvements to address them.
Akyab Sanitary Inspection Report and Report on Cholera Outbreak
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pp 1341-65. Reports by the Sanitary Commissioner for British Burmah, including discussion on the aetiology of cholera, with remarks on the low-infection rate amongst the Chinese community, which they attribute to drinking tea instead of un-boiled water. Plus comments by Colonel Sir A Phayre, Beng...