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Berial

From or to whom.

Despatch

Date.

No.

No., &c.

Subject.

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1. TROPICAL DISEASES.

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From or to whom.

No.

Despatch No., &c.

Date.

1914

The Acting Governor

Sierra Leone, 14

January 7. (Rec. Jan, 19.)

Ditto

Sierra Leone, 18

January 8 (Rec. Jan. 26.)

Subject.

Transmits a copy of a memoranduin by the Principal Medical Officer

five covering reports on

cases of sleeping sickness in Freetown, and as to the existence of the disease in the Koinadugu District.

Transmits a copy of a memorandum by the Principal Medical Officer as to the prevalence of sleeping sick. ness in the Colony and Protectorate, and the measures that it may be necessary to take.

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The Governor

Sierra Leone, 210

1914

April 7 (Beo. April 20.)

1

10 Tropical Diseases Bureau

Gold Coast

April 22

11 To Tropical Diseases

Bureau

12

To the Acting Governor

Sierra Leone

Gold Coast,

April 28

May 5

281

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8 To Tropical Discases

Bureau

Sierra Leone

February 12

Transmita a copy of No. 2, and requests 7

observations thereon.

18 Tropical Diseases Bureau

Sierra

May 5

Leone

14

Ditto

Sierra

May 28

Leone

4 Tropical Diseases

Bureau

Sierra Leone

February 16

Submits observations on No. 2.

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5

Ditto

Gold Coast

March 21

Makes observations on the reports by Dr. Le Fanu and Dr. Wade on sleep- ing sickness in Togoland and Ashanti.

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6 The Governor

Gold Coast, March 9

Separate (Rec. March 80.)

Expresses the opinion that to enforce | 10

clearings in the vicinity of native villages with the object of preventing the spread of sleeping sickness would be to inflict a considerable hardship upon the natives; recommends, therefore, that the matter be allowed to remain in suspense for three or five years, when a second investiga- tion should be carried out, and a comparison of the results obtained to show whether any action is neces- a Medical Bary; but suggests that Officer should be appointed as soon as possible to travel through the Western Province of Ashanti to at- tend to the needs of the natives, and who should be specially instructed to devote attention to cases of sleeping sickness.

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The Acting Governor Gold Coast,

406

June 24 (Rec. July 9.)

16

To the Governor

Sierra Leone, 427

Forwards in continuation of No. 8, a 19

plan of the area suggested by the Principal Medical Officer as suitable for an isolation camp; and points out that, in view of Dr. Young's report on the prevalence of tsetse fly in and near this area, it is doubtful whether it could be used for the purpose.

Submits observations on No. 6.

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Transmite, for observations, copies of 20

Nos. 8 and 9.

Transmits copies of Nos. 5, 7, and 10; 20

expresses appreciation of the manner in which Dr. Wade has discharged his duties; and regrets that the addi- tion to the Gold Coast establishment of an itinerating Medical Officer for the Western Province of Ashanti is at present impracticable.

Makes observations on No. 8.

Explains that the objection raised in No. 13 to Dr. Rice's proposal of compulsory notification and segrega- tion is not to segregation but to com- pulsion.

Forwards copies of a report by Dr. A. Ingram on the occurrence of human

the trypanosomiasis in Northern Province of Ashanti.

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September 10 Forwards a copy of a joint statement 34

by Dr. Rice and Dr. Bagshawe respecting action to be taken in regard to sleeping sickness in Sierra Leone.

17 The Governor

731

Gold Const, September 28 (Rec. Oct. 80.)

16 Tropical Diseases Bureau

Gold Coast

December 8

7 To Tropical Diseases Gold Coast

Bureau

April 9

Requests, before taking action on No.

5, to receive views on No. 6.

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The Governor

Sierra Leone, 180

March 31 (Rec. April 18.)

Forwards, with remarks, a copy of the Principal Medical Officer's observa- tions on No. 4, together with a minute on the subject by the Prin- cipal Medical Officer and a copy of a report by Dr. Young on a tsetse fly survey of Aberdeen and Cape Penin- sula.

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To the Governor

Gold Coast, December 15

819

Encloses, with reference to No. 12, 85

copies of minutes by the Principal Medical Officer and the Commis. sioner of the Western Province of Ashanti on the subject of the inci- dence of sleeping sickness in the Colony; submits that it is unneces- sary at present to bring pressure to bear on the natives to make clearings round their villages and water supplies.

Has no remarks to offer on No. 17, 88

but a

"watchful attitude" must for

the present be the line of defence against sleeping sickness in the Western Province of Ashanti; hopes that later a travelling-Medical Officer will be appointed.

Transmits copy of No. 18; observes with regard to the appointment of a travelling Medical Officer that, although an addition to the staff for this purpose is not possible, it is gathered that Dr. Ingram is, or was, recently carrying out the work.

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