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No. 65.
AGENDA AND MINUTES OF THE SECOND ORDINARY MEETING OF THE TROPICAL DISEASES RESEARCH FUND ADVISORY COM- MITTEE HELD AT THE COLONIAL OFFICE AT 4 P.M. ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2ND, 1910.
AGENDA.
(1) To approve the minutes of the last meeting (print herewith).*
(2) To receive the Reportst of the Liverpool and London Schools of Tropical Medicine for the period ending the 31st October. (Prints herewith.)
(3) To receive the Report of the Professor of Protozoology in the University of London for the session ended 30th June. (Print herewith.)
(4) To receive a Report§ from the London School of Tropical Medicine with regard to the expedition to Bagdad on the subject of Oriental sore. (Print here- with.)
(5) To receive a report from Professor Nuttall on the work of the Quick Laboratory at Cambridge. (Print herewith.)
(6) To receive reports on the work done in the laboratories of British Guiana, Ceylon, the East Africa Protectorate, the Federated Malay States, Hong Kong, and the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Townsville, Queensland. (Prints herewith.) (7) To receive a report** on the work of the local Sanitary Department at Bangkok with reference to beri beri in Siam. (Print herewith.)
(8) To receive a report it on the investigation of Dr. Sambon on pellagra. (Print herewith.)
(9) To receive reports‡‡ on the work done in the Medical Research Institute at Lagos. (Prints herewith.)
(10) To consider a report by Professor Ross on anti-malarial measures in the Colonies. (Print herewith.)
(11) To consider the allocation of the Research Fund for the
Professor Nuttall applies for a grant of £100 for the salary of the assistant at
year 1911. the Quick Laboratory, for £100 for the student in entomology, and for £50 extra towards the stipend of the entomologist. (Print herewith.)
The London School of Tropical Medicine will, no doubt, expect to receive £1,333 6s. 8d., the Liverpool School £1,000, the University of London £750. income of the fund may be stated roughly at £3,400.
The Dr. Williamson has applied (print herewith) for a grant of £50 in respect of the proposed investigation into the disease "Ponos Spetsai.
in the islands Hydra and
MINUTES.
PRESENT :
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Sir WEST RIDGEWAY (in the Chair).
Sir T. BARLOW.
Dr. ROSE BRADFORD.
Surgeon-General BRANFOOT.
Sir D. BRUCE.
Sir T. HOLDERNESS.
Sir C. LUCAS.
Sir P. MANSON.
Mr. READ.
Mr. KEITH (Secretary).
I. The minutes of the last meeting were approved. Sir P. Manson desired to make it clear that though the disease pellagra had not yet been reported as existing in India there was little doubt that it did so exist. Sir T. Holderness and
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† Nos. 2 in Appendix V. and 3 in Appendix IV. to [Cd. 5514].
See Appendix IV. to [Cd. 5514].
1 Appendix II. to [Cd. 5514]. 1 Nos. 1-10 in Appendix VI. to [Ud. 5514]. tt No. 36.
Not printed here. Il No. 62.
** No. 8 in Appendix VI. to [Cd. 55141. I No. 58. ff See No. 11 in Appendix I. to [Ca. 5514].
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Surgeon General Branfoot explained that they recognised the possibility of this, but that it was clear that it was not of such importance as to justify expenditure from the Tropical Diseases Research Fund.
II. The reports of the Liverpool and London Schools of Tropical Medicine were received.
III. The report of the Professor of Protozoology of the University of London was received.
IV. The report from the London School of Tropical Medicine with regard to the expedition to Bagdad was received.
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at Cambridge was received.
The report from Professor Nuttall on the work of the Quick Laboratory VI. and IX. The reports from the Colonial laboratories were received Some discussion took place as to the comparative merits of the work done in the several schools. It was finally decided that a general expression of commendation of the reports should be put in the Annual Report of the Advisory Committee, leaving it to be considered next year whether special commendation should be given in any case.
VII. It was agreed that (provided the sanction of the Siamese authorities was obtained) the report on the work of the Bangkok Sanitary Department with regard to beri-beri should be printed in the Annual Report, it being explained that it was printed as tending to confirm the excellent work done by Dr. Fraser in the Federated Malay States.
Mr. Read asked the Committee whether they were prepared to express any opinion on the question, which had already been before them, as to the value of the work done by Drs. Braddon and Fraser in view of the recommendation for some distinction. Sir D. Bruce was of opinion that the work done deserved recogni- tion, and that it would be appropriate that Dr. Braddon should be rewarded, as he had finished his service and retired, while the younger man should be thanked.
Dr. Rose Bradford thought that both had done valuable work, and that in point of work it was not possible to discriminate between them. Sir P. Manson thought it would be well to wait and see how far the researches were confirmed. Sir C. Lucas thought that the Committee were hardly in a position to make a definite recommendation on the matter, and, finally, it was agreed that the question should be raised again at the next meeting.
VIII. The report on the investigation of pellagra was received.
X. Major Ross's report on anti-malarial measures was considered; and it was agreed to recommend to the Secretary of State to embody the report in a circular despatch and print the despatch in the Annual Report of the Advisory Committee. Sir Thomas Barlow suggested, however, that it would be well to let it be understood that if it were found too laborious to give all the information asked for, full information would not be required, but that the really important information would be given. Sir C. Lucas undertook that this would be done in the circular despatch. Major Ross explained that the information was such as should in great part already be available, and that it would be of great value both for record in the Colony and for the information of those interested in malaria.
XI. The question of the allocation of funds was discussed. proposed the grants of £1,333 6s. 8d. to the London School, £1,000 to the Liverpool Sir C. Lucas School, £750 to the London University, £100 to Professor Nuttall for the salary of a student in entomology.
The question then discussed was what sum should be allocated from the available funds, which were, roughly, £200 of the annual receipts and £1,500 the balance. Dr. Rose Bradford explained that in his opinion the amounts accorded should be in respect of definite research; he added later that he did not object to research in this country, but he did not like expenditure, e.g., on bibliography. Sir David Bruce urged strongly that not only should it be expended on research work, but that it should be in respect of research work carried out in the Colonies, as, e.g., on the investigation of East Coast sickness in East Africa or of sleeping sickness in Rhodesia. Sir P. Manson thought that the purpose of the fund was to combat tropical disease: this purpose could legitimately be accomplished by the practice of making grants to the Tropical Schools which in part served to assist research. He asked for a grant of £200 to provide an assistant to Dr. Leiper. who would relieve him of part of his work and enable him to give fuller attention to the research side of his work. Professor Ross explained that he was most anxious
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