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2. I shall be glad to receive particulars of the plan of the campaign which Dr. Macdonald had in preparation. I agree that when it is in operation, quarterly reports, as desired by the Commission, should be furnished.
3. These should deal not only with finance, but with the general sanitary measures adopted, or recommended for adoption, in the centres of infection.
I have, &c.,
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No. 48.
SEYCHELLES.
L. HARCOURT.
COLONIAL OFFICE to THE INTERNATIONAL HEALTH COMMISSION.
Downing Street, 21st November, 1914.
SIR,
I AM directed by Mr. Secretary Harcourt to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 4th instant, respecting the proposed ankylostomiasis campaign in the Seychelles.
2. Mr. Harcourt would welcome a visit to the Seychelles by Dr. Heiser, and he will instruct the Governor to afford him all possible facilities if he should find himself able to go there.
3. Should the Commission, as a result of Dr. Heiser's visit, decide to carry out any plan of investigation or treatment in the Colony, Mr. Harcourt would gladly consider any proposals they may be good enough to put forward for provid ing the necessary medical staff, since, in present circumstances, it would be difficult to engage suitable doctors in this country.
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I have, &c.,
HENRY LAMBERT,
for the Under-Secretary of State.
No. 49. SEYCHELLES.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE to THE GOVERNOR. [Answered by No. 70.]
(Miscellaneous.)
SIR,
Downing Street, 23rd November, 1914. WITH reference to your despatch No. 109, of the 24th of July last,t I have the honour to transmit to you, for your information and guidance, the accompany- ing copy of correspondencet with the International Health Commission respect- ing a proposed visit to the Seychelles, by Dr. Victor G. Heiser, on behalf of the Commission.
2. I have to request that you will report fully, for my approval, any pro- posals which Dr. Heiser may make as the result of his visit.
I have, &c.,
49126
No. 50.
WINDWARD ISLANDS: ST. VINCENT.
L. HARCOURT.
THE ACTING GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
(Received 9th December, 1914.) [Answered by No. 53.]
(St. Vincent. No. 120.)
SUBMITTED.
Grenada, 23rd November, 1914.
I agree that the ankylostomiasis campaign in St. Vincent cannot be taken up
at present. Please see my despatch, St. Vincent No. 93, of the 28th September, 1914,§ on the subject.
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2. The International Health Commission might be informed that it is not possible to commence the work of the campaign in St. Vincent at present, owing to the difficulty in finding a suitable Medical Officer to relieve Dr. C. H. Durrant, who has been selected to take up the work of the Commission in the island, and, as suggested by Administrator Murray, be asked to discontinue, for the present, crediting St. Vincent with funds for the campaign.
DOUGLAS YOUNG,
Acting Governor.
(No. 134.)
SIR,
Government House, St. Vincent,
13th November, 1914. I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of the Secretary of State's despatch, St. Vincent, Miscellaneous, of the 21st October, 1914, relative to the duties of Dr. Durrant as head of the Sanitation Department, and of his proposed work in connexion with the ankylostomiasis campaign in St. Vincent.
2. In reply to the last part of paragraph 2 and to paragraph 3 thereof, I may state that when Mr. Wickliffe Rose was here we agreed in conversation that the duties of Health Officer to Kingstown should continue to be performed by Dr. Durrant even after he took charge of the ankylostomiasis campaign, so that all matters in the Colony relating to sanitation should be under one control. I enclose a copy of a minute by Dr. Durrant on the subject, in which he gives good reasons why this original arrangement should not be altered.
3. I take this opportunity to suggest that the International Health Commis- sion be advised to discontinue for the present the crediting of this Colony with funds for the ankylostomiasis campaign. Up to date £885 has been received from that source by the local Treasury, of which £54 118. 9d. has been spent on various articles required in connexion with the campaign, the remainder being left on deposit. Except for some photo films all these articles are imperishable and can await use when the time arrives.
4. Owing to the war demand for doctors, it has been impossible to obtain from anywhere the additional Medical Officer necessary to complete the number of the local Government medical service upon the withdrawal of Dr. Durrant to take charge of the ankylostomiasis campaign. In addition, I regret to record the fact that Dr. Hughes, one of our Medical Officers, has been on sick leave of absence, and. although he returned a few days ago and is serving in his district at the present time, he has found it necessary, owing to continued illness, to apply for an additional two months from next week, which I have no alternative but to grant. Another Government Medical Officer, Dr. Arthur, is also in a poor state of health, and in ordinary circumstances would have applied for sick leave and been granted.
5. Under these conditions it seems to me wise to lay down a definite policy, that the ankylostomiasis campaign cannot commence until we have secured the full complement of doctors necessary to ensure that the Government medical service will not suffer, and that the campaign will start under auspices that will allow of full time being given to it by the officer in charge.
6. If this is approved by Your Excellency and the Secretary of State for the Colonies, it would appear desirable that the International Health Commission should be informed as soon as possible of the position and this decision. It is much to be regretted that there should be any hitch in starting this campaign, which should prove of such great value to the Colony, but we are face to face with conditions over which the Government has no control.
His Excellency
William Douglas Young, Esquire, C.M.G.,
&c.,
&c.,
Grenada.
&c.,
I have, &c.,
GIDEON MURRAY,
Administrator.
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+ No. 23.
↑ Nos. 40 and 48.
No. 81.
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2. I shall be glad to receive particulars of the plan of the campaign which Dr. Macdonald had in preparation. I agree that when it is in operation, quarterly reports, as desired by the Commission, should be furnished.
3. These should deal not only with finance, but with the general sanitary measures adopted, or recommended for adoption, in the centres of infection.
I have, &c.,
L. HARCOURT.
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2. The International Health Commission might be informed that it is not possible to commence the work of the campaign in St. Vincent at present, owing to the difficulty in finding a suitable Medical Officer to relieve Dr. C. H. Durrant, who has been selected to take up the work of the Commission in the island, and, as suggested by Administrator Murray, be asked to discontinue, for the present, crediting St. Vincent with funds for the campaign.
DOUGLAS YOUNG,
Acting Governor.
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No. 48.
SEYCHELLES.
COLONIAL OFFICE to THE INTERNATIONAL HEALTH COMMISSION.
Downing Street, 21st November, 1914.
SIR,
I AM directed by Mr. Secretary Harcourt to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 4th instant.* respecting the proposed ankylostomiasis campaign in the Seychelles.
2. Mr. Harcourt would welcome a visit to the Seychelles by Dr. Heiser, and he will instruct the Governor to afford him all possible facilities if he should find himself able to go there.
3. Should the Commission, as a result of Dr. Heiser's visit, decide to carry out any plan of investigation or treatment in the Colony, Mr. Harcourt would gladly consider any proposals they may be good enough to put forward for provid ing the necessary medical staff, since, in present circumstances, it would be difficult to engage suitable doctors in this country.
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SIR,
I have, &c.,
HENRY LAMBERT,
for the Under-Secretary of State.
No. 49.
SEYCHELLES.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE to THE GOVERNOR. [Answered by No. 70.]
(Miscellaneous.)
Downing Street, 23rd November, 1914. WITH reference to your despatch No. 109, of the 24th of July last, I have the honour to transmit to you, for your information and guidance, the accompany- ing copy of correspondence with the International Health Commission respect- ing a proposed visit to the Seychelles, by Dr. Victor G. Heiser, on behalf of the Commission.
2. I have to request that you will report fully, for my approval, any pro- posals which Dr. Heiser may make as the result of his visit.
I have, &c.,
49126
No. 50.
WINDWARD ISLANDS: ST. VINCENT.
L. HARCOURT.
THE ACTING GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
(No. 134.)
SIR,
Government House, St. Vincent,
13th November, 1914. I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of the Secretary of State's despatch, St. Vincent, Miscellaneous, of the 21st October, 1914, relative to the duties of Dr. Durrant as head of the Sanitation Department, and of his proposed work in connexion with the ankylostomiasis campaign in St. Vincent.
2. In reply to the last part of paragraph 2 and to paragraph 3 thereof, I may state that when Mr. Wickliffe Rose was here we agreed in conversation that the duties of Health Officer to Kingstown should continue to be performed by Dr. Durrant even after he took charge of the ankylostomiasis campaign, so that all matters in the Colony relating to sanitation should be under one control. I enclose a copy of a minute by Dr. Durrant on the subject, in which he gives good reasons why this original arrangement should not be altered.
3. I take this opportunity to suggest that the International Health Commis- sion be advised to discontinue for the present the crediting of this Colony with funds for the ankylostomiasis campaign. Up to date £885 has been received from that source by the local Treasury, of which £54 118. 9d. has been spent on various articles required in connexion with the campaign, the remainder being left on deposit. Except for some photo films all these articles are imperishable and can await use when the time arrives.
4. Owing to the war demand for doctors, it has been impossible to obtain from anywhere the additional Medical Officer necessary to complete the number of the local Government medical service upon the withdrawal of Dr. Durrant to take charge of the ankylostomiasis campaign. In addition, I regret to record the fact that Dr. Hughes, one of our Medical Officers, has been on sick leave of absence, and. although he returned a few days ago and is serving in his district at the present time, he has found it necessary, owing to continued illness, to apply for an additional two months from next week, which I have no alternative but to grant. Another Government Medical Officer, Dr. Arthur, is also in a poor state of health, and in ordinary circumstances would have applied for sick leave and been granted.
5. Under these conditions it seems to me wise to lay down a definite policy that the ankylostomiasis campaign cannot commence until we have secured the full complement of doctors necessary to ensure that the Government medical service will not suffer, and that the campaign will start under auspices that will allow of full time being given to it by the officer in charge.
6. If this is approved by Your Excellency and the Secretary of State for the Colonies, it would appear desirable that the International Health Commission should be informed as soon as possible of the position and this decision. It is much to be regretted that there should be any hitch in starting this campaign, which should prove of such great value to the Colony, but we are face to face with conditions over which the Government has no control.
I have, &c.,
GIDEON MURRAY,
Administrator.
(Received 9th December, 1914.)
[Answered by No. 53.]
Grenada, 23rd November, 1914.
(St. Vincent, No. 120.)
SUBMITTED.
I
agree that the ankylostomiasis campaign in St. Vincent cannot be taken up
at present. Please see my despatch, St. Vincent No. 93, of the 28th September, 1914,§ on the subject.
* No. 40.
| No. 28.
Nos. 40 and 48.
$ No. 81.
His Excellency
William Douglas Young, Esquire.
C.M.G.,
&c.,
&c., Grenada.
&c.,