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Date.
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Subject.
Page.
I. SLEEPING SICKNESS.
1909.
9
The Royal Society..
East Africa.
May 4
Serial No.
From or to whom.
Despatch No., &c.
Date.
Subject.
Page.
1909.
1
The High Commis-
Bechu-
sioner for South Africa.
analand
January 8 (Rec. Jan. 8.)
Protec- torate,
Telegram,
Reports supposed outbreak of sleeping sickness in N'gamiland and requests instructions; enquires if the Sleeping Sickness Commission in Africa can assist.
10
To the Governor ...
Uganda, Telegram
May 6
Central
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11
1.
nor.
The Acting Gover- Uganda,
101.
2
The Governor
Nyasa- land, 310.
November 27 1908 (Rec. Jan. 9, 1909.)
Reports the measures taken to prevent the spread of the disease in the Protec- torate; encloses reports by Drs. Davey, Norris, and Spillane.
1
May 8 (Rec. June 12.)
3
To the High Com-
Bechu-
January 9
missioner for
analand
South Africa.
Protec-
torate,
Telegram,
1.
1
The Governor
East
Africa Protec- torate, 615.
Ditto
...
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Nyasa- land, 325.
December 22, 1908 (Rec. Jan. 18, 1909.)
December 11, 1908 (Rec. Jan. 19, 1909.)
December 16, 1908
Recommends, in reply to No. 1, that the British South Africa Company be asked to allow Dr. R. U. Moffat to go up to the infected area and make a preliminary report and take any im- inediate steps that may be necessary.
Transmits copy of a letter from the Acting Principal Medical Officer giving cover to a report by Dr. Wiggins on the subject of the formation of a settlement in Kavirondo for natives removed from fly-infected districts; and copies of the minutes of a meeting between the Provincial Commissioner and the Acting Principal Medical Officer, and instructions "issued as to the management of the settlement.
Transmits the Epidemic and Contagious Diseases Amendment Ordinance, 1908, together with a certificate and report by the Acting Attorney-General, and observes that the Act increases the penalties imposed by the original Act for breaches thereof.
12
To the Royal Society. Uganda
9
13
The High Commis- sioner for South Africa.
Jane 19
Bechu-
July 3 analand (Rec. July 24.)
Protec-
torate.
Transmits copy of No. 11 Transmits copy of a report by Dr. Moffat on the suspected outbreak of sleeping sickness in N'gamiland.
21
24
433.
9
14.
To the Governor
Northern Nigeria, Telegram.
August 12
32
Urges the desirability of a Conference of local medical officers and adminis- trators, with power to collect evidence as regards both human and animal trypanosomiasis and to make recom- mendations, and suggests that the conference be held whilst Society's Commission
the is still in Uganda.
States purport of No. 9; and instructs him to arrange the Conference with the East Africa Protectorate authorities as soon as possible and to include Sir D. Bruce and his colleagues therein.
States in reply to No. 10 that a Confer- ence was held in Nairobi on April 26-30, and that a detailed report of the proceedings will be forwarded when received.
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15
15
Dr. J. C. Spillane to the British South Africa Company.
Rhodesia
July 6 (Rec. Aug, 13.)
States that Mr. Lang has been found to have trypanosomiasis, and requests that a careful investigation of the distribution of sleeping sickness and tsetse flies in the Protectorate may be made, and that Europeans in Mr. Lang's district may be warned to take precautions.
Sends a report on the measures taken in North-Eastern Rhodesia to prevent the spread of sleeping sickness and of the probability of its introduction into North-Western and Southern Rhodesia.
Submits observations on Dr. Moffat's
report in No. 13.
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35
Transmits copy of a report by the Resident of the North Nyasa District on the working of the Sleeping Sick- ness Rules in force in the Protectorate. Remarks on Dr. Spillane's report in
No. 15.
Transmits copies of correspondence with the Director of the Medical and Health Department covering a report by Dr. Lafont on the discovery of a flugel. later parasite in the juice of certain plants.
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Sleeping Sickness
Bureau.
Bechu- analand
August 13
Protec-
torate.
6 1
Ditto
Nyasa- land, 336.
(Rec. Jan. 30, 1909.)
Transmits copies of Rules made under "The Epidemic and Contagious Diseases Ordinance, 1903" and the Amending Ordinance, 1908.
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17
The Governor
Nyasa- land, 187.
July 3 (Rec. Aug. 14.)
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Ditto
...
East
January 21 Africa (Rec. Feb. 17.) Protec- torate, 39.
Transmits a memorandum by the Prin- 21
cipal Medical Officer in connexion with the scheme for Sleeping Sickness settlements.
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Sleeping Sickness Rhodesia September 7
Bureau.
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The Governor
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To the Governor
Nyasa. land, 49.
March 12
Acknowledges Nos. 2, 5, and 6, and expresses the appreciation of the Secretary of State and of the Sleeping' Sickness Bureau at the steps taken; suggests omission from the entry pass enclosed in No. 6 of the words certi- fying that the person examined is free from infection.
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ernor.
August 21 Nigeria. (Rec. Sept. 22.)|
505.
(16996-2.) Wt, 20039-369. 30. 8/10. D & S.
Maur- itius, 213.
July 31 (Rec. Sept. 16.)|
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States steps taken on No. 14; and encloses copy of circular to be dis- tributed to all European residents, setting out precautionary measures.
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