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taken from Dr. Welsh's very interesting Journal: "26th December. The thymol and b. naphthol are finished. 180 have been treated for ankylostoma with these drugs and the worm has been found in the stools of 122 and in many cases thread and round worms were also abundant: 13 had tape-worm in addition. In the case of those showing no ankylostoma many worms of the other descriptions were discov ered. I regret that the thymol has run out, as a second or more dosing would be advantagon. Some were treated a second time successfully, and others without
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The Medical Board desires to place on record its appreciation of the care whiel the Surgeon-Superintendent devoted to the immigrants at sea; and also regrets that sufficient thymol is not carried on board the immigrant ships, as it is of opinion that the period on shipboard offers the completest facilities for thoroughly thymol- izing the immigrants. Arrangements have been completed to continue the treatment at the quarantine station, and it is confidently expected that the immigrants from the ship will be allotted to estates with the danger of infection from "hook-worma reduced to a minimum.
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5. The immigrants received a thorough course of treatment dring the two weeks they remained at the quarantine station, and I am glad to report that they looked very much better when they left for the estates.
6. The only death that occurred during the voyage was that of an infant prematurely born. There was a slight epidemic of mumps, but otherwise there was no serious sickness among the immigrants.
7. The immigrants were despatched to the several estates on the 24th ultimo, The allotments were as follows:-
St. Thomas Portland
St. Mary Westmoreland
St. Catherine
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36
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11
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The Superintending Medical Officer.
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No. 3. JAMAICA.
8. I enclose the following documents* :-Surgeon's report of arrival, mortality
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We have, &c.,
list.
W. D. NEISH,
G. H. K. Ross.
The Honourable
The Colonial Secretary,
Kingston.
I have.. &..
CHAS. W. DOORLY.
Detector of Immigrants
THE PROTECTOR OF IMMIGRANTS TO THE COLONIAL SECRETARY.
(Nos, 457,393.)
SIR,
(Received in Colonial Office, 5th April, 1913.)
Immigration Office, Jamaica, 6th March, 1913. I HAVE the honour to report, for the information of His Excellency the Acting Governor, that the steamer Mutlah, James Burley, Commander, arrived from Calcutta ri Trinidad on the 9th ultimo with the following number of East Indian immigrants under the medical care of Dr. Stuart Oliver :----
166 men.
Gl women.
* boys,
+ girls.
infants.
246 souls.
2. Soon after the arrival of the Mutlah," I went on board and made the usual inspection of the ship and the immigrants. I found everything in good
order, but I was not impressed by the general appearance of the immigrants. A goodly number show little promise of becoming proficient agricultural labourers, and it seems to me that while the cost of procuring immigrants in India has increased enormously during recent years, the class of labourer is steadily deteriorating.
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3. The immigrants were safely landed at the quarantine station on the same day the Mutlah" arrived, and were placed under the medical care of the Health Officer. Dr. D. Neish, and a resident dispenser.
The immigrants were examined by a Medical Board consisting of Drs. C. W. M. Castle and W. D. Neish. All the immigrants were passed as fit to per- form agricultural labour with the exception of a woman, No. 246. Kamla, who was rejected as suffering from dementia, and a man, No. 85. Nagesar Sahai, was deferied for further examination in three months' time.
As bearing on the opinion expressed by me in paragraph 3 above. I beg to quote the following from the report of the Medical Board :-
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The general condition and state of health of the immigrants was fair. There are many cases of anæmia due to hookworm."
Ankylostomiasis,The Board regrets to report the immigrants badly infected with hookworm. There are many cases of anæmia amongst the num ber None of the immigrants appear to have been treated with thymol by the Surgeon-Superintendent. The greatest care will be necessary to thoroughly thymolize them at the quarantine station."
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(No. 69.)
SIR.
No. 4.
BRITISH GULANA.
THE GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE. (Received 15th April, 1913.)
Government House, (eorgetown, Demerara, 25th March, 1913. WITH reference to the correspondence noted in the margin, I have the honour to enclose a table showing the percentage of East Indian immigrants found to be suffering from ankylostomiasis on arrival from 1907-8 to the present time. The correspondence dealt with :— () Measures in the Colony desirable to eradicate the disease;
From Secretary of State, No. 82, 4th
February, 1907.
From Secretary of State, No. 46, 12th
February, 1907.
From Secretary of State, No. 98, 10th April,
1907.
To Secretary of State, No. 190, 17th June,
1907.
From Secretary of State, No. 184, 19th July.
1907.
From Secretary of State, No. 196, 3rd Au_ust,
1907.
To Secretary of State, No. 80, 29th January,
1908.
From Secretary of State, No. 805, 26th
November, 1907.
From Secretary of State, No. 186, 5th July,
1910.
To Secretary of State, No. 822, 1th October,
1910.
From Secretary of State, No. 12, 18th
January, 1911.
From Secretary of State. Nc. 819, 27th
November, 1911.
To Secretary of State, No. 403, 8th December,
1911.
From Secretary of State, No. 1. 19; January,
(b) Treatment of immigrants in India in the depôts while awaiting shipment:
(c) Treatment during the voyage in order that they might land free from the disease or some way advanced towards a com- plete cure.
As to (7)-Preventive and curative meas- ures in the Colony have been, and are being, energetically pressed upon planters and the general community by the Surgeon-General and his staff.
(b) Was finally abandoned as im- practicable, ride your despatch No. 1 of the 1st January, 1912.‡
(e) Has been consistently pressed for by Dr. Godfrey and this Government. but with small success, owing to most of the Superintendent Surgeons being middle now recommended by all prominent medical men who have studied this disease.
aged and unwilling to adopt measures
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* 3140, 4201, 11776, 24186, 21186, 26869 and 6654 Miscellaneous No. 204; and 19071, 33457, 30941, 37011, 41231 and 49606: not printed.
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1912.
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Reference :-
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