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Owing to the very small number of cases of sleeping sickness (one) discovered in this area during the examination of the lake shore, it may be presumed that these fly are as yet infected to a very small extent only. To prevent their further infection it is suggested for Your Honour's consideration that:-
(1) All canoes should be registered.
(2) That a canoe patrol should be instituted to prevent fishing and traffic in
known fly areas.
A rough sketch map* of Lake Mweru showing distribution of Glossina palpalis, cleared and free areas, is attached.
Kawambwa Division.
This division is now in charge of Dr. Master. The sleeping sickness segregation camp has been completed at Kawambwa Station, and seven native patients moved from Chienji. Three of these were suspects, and have been discharged as not showing pean has settled on the Belgian bank of the Luapula near Chipundu Mission, and all neighbouring villages as far south as Chilolos, on the completion of which he will proceed to examine the Kalungwesi and Luangwa Rivers.
Fort Rosebery Division.
Since the date of my annual report, Dr. Storrs bas found an extension of Glossina palpalis to a point about six miles below Chabwe's village, on the Luongo River. This area is limited up stream by a large swamp, which obviates the neces- sity for further clearings. Full particulars as to the villages involved and the pros- pective measures recommended is being prepared.
The Mansa River has been re-examined, and no extensions found beyond former limits, namely, the Mansa-Chofosi clearing.
Lake Bangweulu and the Luapula have been examined as far as Kapumbuleshy's Ferry (Sekontwi); no Glossina palpalis and very few biting flies of any sort were found.
The section of the Luapula between Sekontwi and Kapwepwis and the Luera Rivers are now being re-examined. It is reported from this district that a Euro- pean has settled on the Belgian bank of the Luapula near Chipundu Mission, and is busily engaged both in recruiting and buying food from North-Eastern Rhodesia natives across the river.
It is also reported that several District headmen have been induced by a person or persons presumably acting for the Katanga Mines, to recruit natives in the closed areas in return for payment.
These circumstances, as pointed out in my annual report, have the effect of rendering abortive all efforts made by this Administration to adequately deal with and prevent the spread of this disease.
I would strongly recommend for Your Honour's consideration the desirability of appointing a special sleeping sickness Native Commissioner to deal with the Luapula area, on similar lines to those which have already been adopted at Katwe and Chíenji with satisfactory results.
Cases of trypanosomiasis discovered in Southern Rhodesia, November, 1909 :- The antecedents of six of the Kasama natives who accompanied Mr. Armstrong to Hartley, Southern Rhodesia, in November last (vide Annual Report, page 30) have been investigated by Mr. Cookson at Kasama, and from their statements it appears that they have never visited any known endemic area. No further cases of sleeping sickness have been found amongst them.
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No. 19.
FOREIGN OFFICE to COLONIAL OFFICE.
(Received 13 April, 1910.)
[Answered by No. 22.]
The Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs presents his compliments to the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, and, by direction of the Secretary of State, transmits herewith copy of the under-mentioned papers respecting sleeping sickness in Katanga
Reference to previous letter: Foreign Office, December 23, 1909.* Foreign Office,
April 12, 1910:
SCHEDULE OF ENCLOSURES.
1. Vice-Consul Beak (on leave), January 23.
2. To His Majesty's Minister at Brussels, No. 21, Africa, February 10.
3. From His Majesty's Minister at Brussels, No. 20, Africa, February 14.
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To Mr. Beak, March 8.
From Mr. Beak, March 12.
From His Majesty's Minister at Brussels, No. 53, Africa, March 28
7. To His Majesty's Minister at Brussels, No. 53, Africa, March 31.
Enclosure 1 in No. 19.
SIR,
Cambridge, January 23rd, 1910. I HAVE the honour to forward, for your information, the following extract from the latest issue of the "Sleeping Sickness Bureau Bulletin."
Some months ago, in reply to criticisms made by Commandant Tonneau on the measures adopted by the Rhodesian Administration to cope with the propagation of human trypanosomiasis, I pointed out that the measures in question, although sound in themselves, had been largely ineffective on the Congo border owing to the apathy of the Katanga Administration. I now observe that this view is confirmed by specialists of such standing as Messrs. Kinghorn and Montgomery
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"The mode of introduction from the Congo State is described. authors conclude:- We have seen enough on this lake to make us realise very fully the great importance of international co-operation in dealing with sleep- ing sickness. However good a system of fighting the disease may exist in any one country, its efforts are sure to be retarded if the neighbouring territories remain apathetic. When the authorities in Rhodesia commenced to isolate the infected, some of them, and in one or two cases whole villages, immediately decamped over the border, where they not only constituted a source of danger to their new country, but remained one to that which they had left, for the probability existed that they would find their way back to their old villages as soon as they thought the vigilance of the authorities had relaxed.''
I have, &c.,
G. B. BEAK,
The Under Secretary of State, Foreign Office.
(No. 21. Africa.)
His Britannic Majesty's Vice-Consul, Katanga.
Enclosure 2 in No. 19.
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Foreign Office, February 10th, 1910. WITH reference to my despatch, No. 143, Africa, of December 23rd last, I transmit to you herewith a copy of a despatch† from His Majesty's Vice-Consul in the
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