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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...
Letter dated 25 May 1789 from Dr Roxburgh to John Hollond Governor and President in Council at Fort St George, Madras, requests a specimen plant be sent to England. Refers to letter from Court of Directors 7 March 1777 requesting that every effort be made for a bread-fruit tree to be sent to Eng...