Report on the physiological effects of the poisons of the Naja Trupudians and the Daboia Russellii
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Report by Surgeon A J Wall, member of the Snake Commission, recounting in detail a snake-bite incident described in the Indian Medical Gazette (Oct 1873), and 39 experiments upon animals conducted to ascertain the effects of cobra and daboia poison upon the nervous sytem; respiration; circulatio...
Reports on the experiments made with the Cinchona Febrifuge manufactured at Rungbee and the Quinetum Alkaloid and Quinetum Sulphate
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pp 385-445. Correspondence regarding the work of Government Quinologist C H Wood, and the trials of his cinchona febrifuge, discussing the efficacy of the treatment when compared with other cinchona alkaloids, the economic rationale for production and distribution, production statistics, and the...
Conduct of Surgeon Major C E W Bensley, and his compounding and sale of febrifuge
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pp 7-15. Correspondence regarding the actions of Surgeon Major C E W Bensley, Civil Surgeon in the district of Nuddea. Bensley purchased cinchona alkaloid at wholesale price, established a compounding establishment, and sold his compound under his own name for a profit. The correspondence include...
Establishment in Bombay of a lodging-house for the accommodation of Muslim pilgrims arriving there from different parts of India prior to their proceeding to Mecca on pilgrimage
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pp 365-67. Communication from the Government of Bombay regarding measures taken to implement the recommendation of Abdur Razzack that accommodation for pilgrims be provided in Bombay. Government confirm that Haji Karim Mahomed bin Suleman has offered a sum of Rs 25,000 to establish a musáfarkhana...
Correspondence regarding the expediency of discontinuing the practice of arming the warders of the Tezpur Lunatic Asylum with batons
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pp 395-98. Resolution of the Chief Commissioner of Assam on the Tezpur Asylum Report for 1887, commenting on incidents of violence and the use of batons by warders; with correspondence regarding baton use.