CO885-(23-24) — Page 406

CO882 & CO885 Colonial Office Confidential Prints 理藩院機密印刊 All

FURTHER CORRESPONDENCE

(1914 and 1915)

RELATING TO

TROPICAL DISEASES

AND THE

TROPICAL DISEASES BUREAU.

I. TROPICAL DISEASES.

No. 1.

SIERRA LEONE.

THE ACTING GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

(Received 19th January, 1914.)

[Copy to Tropical Diseases Bureau, 28th January, 1914. L.F.] (No. 14.)

Government House, Sierra Leone, 7th January, 1914. WITH reference to my despatch No. 599 of the 25th November last,* I have the honour to transmit herewith, for your information, a copy of a memorandum by the Principal Medical Officer with enclosures, reporting the discovery of five further cases of sleeping sickness in Freetown, as well as the existence of the disease in the Koinadugu District.

I have, etc.,

Serial No.

From or to whom.

Dale.

Subject.

Page.

1914

20 Tropical Disease

January 8

Minutes of the eighth meeting.

38

Bureau

21

The Librarian of the Tropical Diseases Bureau

April 6

Report on the Library of the Tropical 40

Diseases Bureau.

22 Tropical Diseases Bureau

April 7

Statement of expenditure for the year

1918-14 and of estimated revenue and expenditure for the year 1914-15, with the agent's account for the first three months of 1914.

44

2157

28

Ditto

April 22

Minutes of the ninth meeting.

48

24

Ditto

July 28

Minutes of the tenth meeting.

49

SIR,

25

Ditto

October 14

Minutes of the eleventh meeting.

50

1918

26

Ditto

January 20

Minutes of the twelfth meeting.

51

27

Ditto

April 9

Minutes of the thirteenth meeting.

52

28

To Foreign Office

April 28

55

States that the Government of the Sudan have inquired whether it is desired that their yearly contribution of £800 to the Tropical Diseases Bureau should be continued; and asks that Sir E. Grey will communi- cate to the Sudan Government the recommendation of the Bureau, con- curred in by Mr. Harcourt, that they should guarantee their contribution for two more years.

A. C. HOLLIS,

Acting Governor.

Enclosure 1 in No. 1.

FROM THE PRINCIPAL MEDICAL OFFICER to THE HONOURABLE THE COLONIAL

SECRETARY.

I HAVE the honour to forward herewith reports by Dr. Arbuckle on five cases

of sleeping sickness under treatment in the Colonial Hospital, Freetown.

2. It will be within your recollection that three other cases have already been reported, and the following table represents the position up to date :-

Date of Admittance.

Name. Residence.

Native of

Probably Infected at

Result,

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

IC.Q.

Reference :-

18 July, 1918

8 September, 1918

Lamina Freetown

Allie

11

22 October, 1918...

K.B.

Liberia

29 Tropical Diseases Bureso

June 17

Minutes of the fourteenth meeting.

56

7 November, 1918

Blackie

Mendi

华夏

14 November, 1918

80

Foreign Office

July 2

Transmits copy of a despatch from Cairo stating that the Sudan Govern- ment are prepared to guarantee their contribution to the Tropical Diseases Bureau for a further two years.

56

Jamaa 17 November, 1918 Bai 28 November, 1918 O.N. 17 December, 1918 Karey

Mendi

"

Malenki, Qwaia Country

Petifu in Magbele Country Sierra Leone (?)

Magbele Fernando Po Freetown Fernando Po Freetown (?) Malenki

Discharged. Death.

Under treatment.

"

IF

Sierra Leone

Allon Town

1

Sierra Leone

Comi, Congo

})

3.

81 Tropical Diseases Bureau

October 28

Minutes of the fifteenth meeting.

.57

Soon after the second case was reported, Circular No. 14, which is attached, was sent out to each Medical Officer. From the replies already received it would appear that the disease has only, so far as the Protectorate is concerned, been recognized in the Koinadugu District, the Medical Officer of which reports three cases and alludes to others. I have asked him to make every endeavour to ascertain the incidence of this disease whilst he is on patrol.

*

*

*

THOS. E. RICE,

Principal Medical Officer.

Colonial Medical Department, Freetown, Sierra Leone,

B

22nd December, 1913.

* 42156: not printed.

885

23 PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC- COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH-NOT TO

Comments

Approved members can add comments, bookmarks, and private notes.

No comments yet.

Private Research Note

Private notes are available after approval.