Proposed transmission of specimens of cancer growths to England by post
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pp 257-58. Secretary of State forwards further communications from the Postmaster General, confirming his refusal to allow the transmission of cancer specimens through the post.
Remarks on reports of the Chemical Examiners for the year 1904
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pp 685-720. Remarks and resolutions of the Presidency and Provincial Governments on the annual reports of Chemical Examiners; plus full copy of the report for Madras.
Removal to England of an Assistant District Superintendent of Police in the Punjab, who has become insane
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pp 435-55. Correspondence between the Government of India and the Punjab regarding arrangements for the patient, plus extracts from case books and copy letters written by the patient to local officials.
Possibility of the introduction of yellow fever into Asia following the opening of the Panama Canal
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p 5. Secretary of State forwards a letter received from the Royal Society in July 1903, advising that the Malaria and Tsetse Fly Committee issued a warning about the danger of yellow fever spreading through Asia as a result of the rapid and increased communication permitted by the Panama Canal.
Investigations into Captain E R Rost's alleged cure for leprosy
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pp 367-73. Despatch from the Secretary of State requesting further investigation into leprolin, developed by Rost; plus requests received from the Columbian Republic and the Governor of French Guiana requesting samples.
Communications received from Major Ronald Ross regarding the prevention of malaria in India by the destruction of the anopheles mosquito
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pp 853-77. Reports received from Ronald Ross, criticising the anti-malarial operations conducted at Mian Mir, and proposing additional measures to reduce the numbers of anopheles mosquitoes. Comprising reports by Ross: the Prevention of Malaria in India; the Anti-Malaria Experiment at Mian Mir; ...