Registration of sub-soil water levels to test Pettenkofer's theory of cholera
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pp 49-51. Government of Bengal request information as to whether they should continue with sub-soil water registration. Communication from the Government of India to the Presidency and Provincial Governments, ordering that registration be amended for a more extended use, and combined with informa...
Proposed extension to the Cantonment of Jutogh of the Contagious Diseases Act
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pp 327-30. Correspondence regarding the necessity of extending the act to Jutogh, including communication from Major C H Le Mesurier, Commanding at Jutogh, regarding the ad hoc arrangements for regulating prostitution.
Proposed quarantine at Suez for all vessels arriving from India
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pp 315-19. Secretary of State forwards copy telegrams regarding the Egyptian Board of Health proposals to impose quarantine restrictions at Suez on vessels arriving from India without a clean bill of health, because of concerns arising from the famine in India. Received from Major-General Edward ...
Question of compensating the proprietor of a hotel at Jabalpur for clothing etc. destroyed in order to prevent the spread of cholera
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pp 81-84.Communication from the Chief Commissioner, Central Provinces, regarding a claim made by a hotel proprietor for clothing and bedding destroyed following the deaths of two residents - Mr E Rogers of the Educational Department, and Mr A Brownstadt - from cholera. Response by the Government ...
Amendment and enforcement of the Native Passenger Ship Acts, and accounts of journeys on pilgrim vessels
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pp 169-98. Copy correspondence and Proceedings forwarded to the Legislative Department, regarding the implementation of measures designed to reduce overcrowding on pilgrim vessels, and opinions on the proposed Bill to consolidate and amend the Law relating to Native Passenger Ships. Includes: S...