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Eastern Province.-Improved sanitation and drainage and the filling up of hollows. Compounds cleaned, jungle cleared, quinine distributed to the public and to the schools in malarious districts.
Southern Province. Instruction by popular lectures by the Provincial Surgeon, medical officers, and apothecaries. The issue of free quinine to 3,567 school children and to 29,813 persons living in the most malarious districts.
9. The amount of quinine expended during the year was 76,206 ounces, the cost of which was Rs. 50,295.96. There was no special expenditure on engineering works in connection with the prevention of malaria. The improved drainage was carried out locally.
Colombo,
30 May, 1908.
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No. 58. MAURITIUS.
A. P.
ANNUAL REPORT ON THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR 1907.
(Extract.)
**
(Received in Colonial Office 14 November, 1908.)
*
Anti-Malarial Campaign :-The Council of Government voted Rs. 10,000 to continue the works for the prevention of malaria during the financial year 1907-8.
The draining of the numerous marshes at Clairfond, Phoenix, where a severe epidemic of malaria had broken out at the end of 1906, was the main feature of the anti-malarial campaign in 1907.
Extensive works, consisting in the deepening and banking-up of canals, the draining of pools and puddles in the locality, were undertaken, with the result that numerous mosquito-breeding places at Clairfond and its vicinity had been con- siderably reduced at the end of the year.
At Mon Plaisir, Pamplemousses, the works referred to in the last report were continued, and trenches were dug across the ground which had been drained during
year so as to complete the drying-up of the large marsh.
the
On the recommendation of the Malaria Committee, small sums were placed at the disposal of the Curepipe Board for sanitary works at Mare Lagesse, where satisfactory results have been obtained.
With the funds provided under item "Minor Sanitary Works" the following works were attended to:-
(a) All the Curepipe rivers were cleaned during the year.
(b) At Phoenix, part of the River du Mesnil was cleaned, its banks were
regulated and cleared of vegetation, &c.
(c) The bed and banks of River Céré along its course through Centre de
Flacq village were cleaned throughout,
(d) Belle Isle River at Bambous, Black River, was cleaned on a length of
about 1 miles.
(e) The cleaning of part of other rivers was also carried out.
The distribution of quinine in malarious localities was carried out on the same lines as in the previous year.
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SIR,
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No. 59.
PROFESSOR NUTTALL to COLONIAL OFFICE. (Received 27 November, 1908.)
[Answered by No. 64.]
3, Cranmer Road, Cambridge, 25 November, 1908. TROPICAL DISEASES RESEARCH FUND.
IN relation to the grant of £100 a year for two years toward the establish-
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ment of a Studentship in Medical Entomology in the University of Cambridge, I beg leave to report as follows:-
The Studentship was held by (1) Mr. Lecs from October to December, 1907, inclusive. Mr. Lees then resigned the Studentship upon being appointed to a posi- tion in the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries. The Studentship was then conferred upon (2) Mr. Jepson (7 January, 1908), who is the present holder. For the reason that Mr. Jepson was engaged in work for an examination during a period of three months (April to June, 1908, inclusive) he, after consultation with me, resolved to waive his right to the salary for a period of three months. Reviewing the payments that have been made out of the £100 granted for the year 1907-1908 :—
Mr. Lees received
Mr. Jepson received
Total expended
With regard to the disposal of the surplus
£25
£50
£75
(1) The Committee may prefer to carry over the balance to the succeeding
year, or
(2) The Committee may think favourably of the proposal--
That the sum of £25 be allowed toward the general expenses of the Quick Laboratory, which has had to supply microscopes, apparatus, and material for purposes connected with the work of the student in medical entomology.
Finally, I beg to apply for the grant of £100 for the year 1908-1909.
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No. 60.
I remain, &c.,
GEO. H. F. NUTTALL.
MINUTES OF THE SECOND ORDINARY MEETING OF THE TROPICAL DISEASES RESEARCH FUND ADVISORY COMMITTEE, HELD
ON THE 27TH OF NOVEMBER, 1908, AT 4 P.M.
1.
To
approve
AGENDA.
the minutes of the last meetings of the Advisory Committee.
2. To receive the reports of the work done for the last six months in the London and Liverpool Schools of Tropical Medicine.
3. To receive a report of the work done by the research student in medical entomology.
4. To receive a letter§ from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine on
the subject of alternations in the course of instruction at that School.
5. To receive reports on the laboratories at Accra, East Africa, Jamaica, Hong Kong, British Guiana, Federated Malay States, and South Africa.
To consider a despatch¶ from the Governor of the East Africa Protec- torate, with regard to the half-yearly report of the Bacteriologist for the six months ending the 30th of June.
7. To consider a letter** from Professor R. Ross, on the subject of the reports regarding malaria published by the Advisory Committee in their report for 1907.
8. To consider a lettertt from the representative of the Commonwealth Government in London, on the subject of a proposed expedition to Papua for the purpose of investigating tropical diseases.
9. To consider a request by Dr. Heanley for any observations which the Advisory Committee may have to offer on his suggested opsonic treatment for leprosy. (See page 7 of 14333.#)
10. To decide as to the distribution of funds in the year 1909. In this connec- tion it should be noted that the Bishop of North Queensland has received a dona- tion of £1,000 towards the Australian School of Tropical Medicine from Mr. Darcy, and that the sum of £400 conditionally promised by the Tropical Diseases Research Fund will become payable.
+ No. 51.
§ No. 40.
• Nos. 33 und 46.
† Nos. 56 and 49. I Nos. 5. 2. 9, 8, 6, 3, and 12 in Appendix VII. to [Cd. 4176] and No. 12 in this book.
** No. 42. ¶ No. 32417: not printed.
tt No. 52.
See page 70 of [Cd. 4176].