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Land allocation for the Calcutta Botanical Garden, plus procurement of roots, herbs and trees
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pp 286-304. Letter from Robert Kyd relating to land allocated for the botanical garden in Calcutta; plus memorandum on the procurement for the garden of "various roots, herbs and trees from Bombay, Madras, Penang and China".
Communication from William Roxburgh, listing the plants issued from the Calcutta Botanical Garden between November 1793 and January 1794
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pp 342-53. Details of 38 chests and other packages of growing plants sent to various parts of Bengal, the Carnatic, Circars, England, St Helena, and the West Indies.
Overcrowding of Madras Native Infirmary with female patients suffering from leprosy and veneral diseases
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Letter from James Lawder, surgeon in charge of the Native Infirmary, regarding the extremely crowded state of the hospital in consequence of the number of native female patients who are affected with venereal complaints and leprosy.
Reporting the support of the Raja of Chintapalle towards furthering the practice of inoculation
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Letter from the Madras Medical Board, forwarding for information a letter from Surgeon Wise, and requesting that the actions of the Rajah - Zemindar Vassareddy Vencatadry Naidoo - be publicised, in the hope of convincing other locals of high standing to promote inoculation. Enclosed letter fro...
Sanitary arrangements for the Durbar to be held at Agra during the next cold season
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pp 809-14. Correspondence and reports forwarded to J M Cuningham, Sanitary Commissioner with the Government of India, comprising: Letter by F J Mouat, Inspector General of Jail, Lower Provinces, regarding the sanitary arrangements for the forthcoming Durbar and the provisions to be made against ...
Arrangements made for affording Dr Dickson, British Delegate to the Board of Health, Constantinople, information as to the state of Public Health in India
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pp 767-69. Request that regular sanitary reports from the Bombay Presidency be submitted to the Board of Health, Constantinople, principally in regard to its arrangements for the prevention of cholera among pilgrims travelling to Mecca, and the regular journeys between Bombay, the Red Sea and the...
Experiment made by the Darjeeling Municipality of Mr Hickey's plan of conservancy by carbonization
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pp 1311-19. Report of the Sub-Committee on Hickey's process. Hickey informs the Government of India that experiments are to be made with the charcoal residue as a deodorizer instead of dry-earth.