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It is important, even urgent, to obtain a clear idea of the exact distribution of sleeping sickness now in the country, to push on energetically with a general survey of fly, woodland types and food-animals, and to make a thorough study of the entire problem from every point of view with the object of at last bringing about its solution. This entails botanical, entomological, faunal, pathological and bacterio- logical work.
In relation to the first three of these categories, I propose to apply to this Territory, with more time and help and therefore greater completeness, the work I did while in Portuguese East Africa. It is important to settle finally the question of the identity of T. rhodesiense, to obtain a clear idea of the distribution of the different trypanosomes throughout the country, and by examining the blood of all possible mammals (not merely of the game as has mostly been done hitherto) to ascertain thoroughly the fly's range of food.
2. I have now launched the Game Department's various activities, and my Senior Assistant can carry on at headquarters with a rare reference to and visit from myself. My next important Game task is the study and final selection of the Reserves. This is intimately bound up with the fly problem and, moving all over the country, as I shall, I will be able to give nearly all my time to the latter and to visit and guide helpers and correlate their work."
But considerably more can be done.
3. I suggest that a definite Team or Commission of whole-time or nearly whole- time workers be formed for the Territory. It would be composed so far as possible of men now in country, seconded or at least greatly spared from their departments, and so would entail a minimum of additional cost. It would come into being on my return from leave, and my present suggestions for its composition are as follows:- (a) Myself as head of the Commission or Team and correlator of the work. I am fitted for this through having probably a greater all-round experience and of the natural factors bearing on the problem of tsetse
grasp control, and of the inter-relations of those factors. than other investigations.
Mr. Ritchie as Entomologist.
4.
The Veterinary Pathologist.
A Medical Pathologist.
All the volunteer help possible would be enlisted, and be organized and kept going by the visits I have referred to and incidental visits from my more expert Rangers.
now.
The collating and correspondence headquarters would be the Game Office, as
Extra needs.-A second clerk and ample transport facilities. A keen oeco- logical botanist would be invaluable if any appointments should be made to the Commission from home, as would, for the sleeping sickness survey, the three medical men suggested lately by the Acting Principal Medical Officer.
5. This suggestion is of a preliminary nature. I am going on leave and will be able while at home to complete my ideas by conference and otherwise and put forward a final scheme. I hope very much that it will meet with your approval.
In addition I propose to ask that on my return journey I shall visit Rhodesia and Zululand, the two countries outside of Uganda in which the most active work in this connexion is going on and to study their results and the applicability of these to our own problems. I would at the same time like to visit and study the Transvaal Game Reserves.
C. F. M. SWYNNERTON,
Game Warden
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III. TROPICAL DISEASES BUREAU.
No. 21.
MINUTES OF THE TWENTY-EIGHTH MEETING OF THE MANAGING
COMMITTEE OF THE TROPICAL DISEASES BUREAU, HELI)
THURSDAY, THE 21ST JULY, 1921.
Present:
MR. C. STRACHEY (Chairman).
SIR J. ROSE BRADFORD,
SIR WILLIAM LEISHMAN.
SIR STEWART STOCKMAN.
MR. W. C. HANKINSON (Secretary).
DR. A. G. BAGSHAWE, Director of the Bureau, also attended.
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1. THE Minutes of the Twenty-Seventh Meeting of the Committee were approved.
2. The accounts for 1920-21 were received and passed (copy annexed). Dr. Bagshawe pointed out that the figure shown for the proceeds of the sale of Bulletins (Miscellaneous Receipts) was for a period of about eighteen months, and that in the current year it was not expected to realize more than £1,000 under
this head.
3. The Committee then proceeded to consider the present state of the finances of the Bureau. The Director stated that H.M. Stationery Office, which had been much behind-hand with the printing accounts, and had been requested to bring these up to date, had just rendered an account for £1,140 for the printing, etc., of the Bulletins. To meet this he had only a small balance in hand. He pointed out that with the current expenses of the Bureau he would need an amount of about £1,500 before the end of August if this account were to be paid, and that another account might be expected from the Stationery Office before the end of the financial year. Dr. Bagshawe suggested that to meet this expenditure it would be necessary to realize the stock of War Loan which had been kept in hand to meet a situation of this sort. Discussion took place on this suggestion, and it was felt that, in the absence of a satisfactory alternative, the best course would be to realize the stock of War Loan in spite of the sacrifice which would be entailed.
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Dr. Bagshawe also pointed out that to provide working expenses it would be necessary to secure payment of the contributions from several of the Colonies before the end of August, and a portion of the Grant-in-Aid. Up till now only six con- tributions had been received in respect of the current financial year.
The Committee resolved that the Director of the Bureau be authorized to realize the whole of the £1,750 War Loan 5 per cent. Stock (Bearer Bonds) held for the account of the Managing Committee of the Tropical Diseases Bureau.
4. Dr. Bagshawe then proceeded to give the results of the post card referen- dum on the question of the continuance of the publication of the "Lists of References." Six hundred cards had been sent out and only seventy-four had been returned, of which thirty-seven were in favour of continuance and thirty-seven against. From comments which had been made he had formed the opinion that the Lists were a luxury rather than a necessity, and he pointed out that it now cost the Bureau £135 a year to publish them, and suggested that they should be discontinued after the end of the year. The Committee decided that in view of the urgent need for economy the Lists should be discontinued after December next. 5. The Director informed the Committee that the Committee of the joint Library of the Tropical Diseases Bureau and the London School of Tropical Medicine had met several times, and that it had been decided to call the library the "Tropical Diseases Library." He explained that £10,000 had been set aside cut of Lord Milner's-fund for the upkeep of the joint library.
6. Dr. Bagshawe requested sanction for the expenditure of £9 18s. Od. on advertising the Sanitation Supplement of the Bulletin in the Indian Medical Gazette. The Committee sanctioned this expenditure.
* No. 65 in Miscellaneous No. 821.
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