Report on the remedy proposed by Dr Declat, of Paris, for the bite of poisonous snakes
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p 411-14. Report by Dr A J Wall, of the Snake Poison Commission, on Dr Declat's proposal to treat snake bites wth carbolic or phenic acid in the form of a "phenate d'ammoniaque". The appendix details seven experiments with carbolic acid, testing the remedy on dogs injected with cobra venom.
Report on the outbreak of cholera that occured at Simla in the season 1875; with connected correspondence
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No 58. Report by Surgeon Major W H Adley on the epidemic cholera. Contains description of the progress of the epidemic; tabulated and non-tabulated statistics; details of symptoms and disease progession; treatments; public health measures to control the outbreak. No 59. Extract of a report of e...
G A White's recommendation of the teel [til] plant as a cure for dysentry
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Concerning G A White's recommendation of Sesamum Orientale [Sesamum Indicum] - the common teel [til] plant - as a cure for dysentery. Contains details of trials at the Mayo Native Hospital Calcutta and Calcutta Medical College; case descriptions; and comparisons with other treatments.
Resolution and letter regarding Bengal Insane Asylum Report 1874
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Resolution of the Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal, J Crawfurd, regarding the Report on the Insane Asylums of Bengal for 1874: discusses increase in admissions; increases in mortality; expenditure; statistics for Dullunda, Dacca, Patna, Cuttack, Moydapore, Berhampore and Bhowanipore. Letter from A...