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No. 35.

BRITISH GUIANA.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE to THE GOVERNOR.

(Miscellaneous.)

SIR,

Downing Street, 21st October, 1914. I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch, No. 393, of the 23rd ultimo,* and to inform you that I accept your recommendation that the existing financial arrangements in connexion with the Ankylostomiasis Campaign in British Guiana should continue.

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No. 36.

I have, &c.,

L. HARCOURT.

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No. 38.

BRITISH GUIANA. COLONIAL OFFICE to THE INTERNATIONAL HEALTH COMMISSION.

SIR,

Downing Street, 3rd November, 1914. I AM directed by Mr. Secretary Harcourt to acknowledge the receipt of your letter to Mr. Cowell of the 10th ultimo,* enclosing copy of a paper prepared by Dr. Howard on administrative problems in connexion with the eradication of ankylos-

tomiasis.

Mr. Harcourt has read the paper with much interest and regards it as a valuable pamphlet for publication and free distribution as suggested in your letter. The paper is being placed before the Advisory Committee, but, as this will take some little time, Mr. Harcourt would not wish to stand in the way of its early pub- lication provided that the Government of British Guiana see no objection.

I am, &c.,

WINDWARD ISLANDS : ST. VINCENT.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE to THE ACTING GOVERNOR. (Miscellaneous.)

SIR,

Downing Street, 21st. October, 1914. I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 93, of the 28th ultimo,† with regard to the duties of Dr. Durrant as head of the Sanita- tion Department, and of his proposed work in connexion with the ankylostomiasis campaign in St. Vincent.

2. It appears to me that Dr. Durrant's duties as adviser to the Governn.ent in matters of sanitation, and as director of sanitary inspections throughout the Colony, could conveniently be performed without detriment to his work as Medical Officer in charge of the ankylostomiasis campaign, but in view of the fact that the salary of the post of Medical Officer in charge is provided by the International Health Commission on the basis that the occupant gives his whole time to the duties of the appointment, I have some doubt as to the propriety of allowing Dr. Durrant to act as Health Officer for Kingstown when he takes charge of the ankylostomiasis campaign,

3. I should be glad to be informed what hours of work the duties of Healtlı Officer of Kingstown ordinarily involve, and whether the post could not be conveniently combined with that of Medical Officer for the Kingstown District.

I have, &c.,

L. HARCOURT.

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No. 39.

WINDWARD ISLANDS: GRENADA.

H. W. JUST.

THE ACTING GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE. (Received 10th November, 1914.)

(No. 186.) SIR,

[Answered by No. 47.]

Grenada, 19th October, 1914. WITH reference to paragraph 6 of your despatch, Grenada, General, Miscellaneous, of the 25th March, 1914,† I have the honour to submit herewith a copy of a letter from Dr. Angus Macdonald, the Medical Officer in charge of the ankylostomiasis campaign, Grenada, reporting on the work done by him to the 30th September, 1914.

2. I have asked Dr. Macdonald to make, in future, quarterly reports as desired by the Commission, the reports to be financial as well as covering the work undertaken and the results accomplished.

3. A copy of Dr. Macdonald's letter has been sent to the Director General

of the International Health Commission.

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference :-

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THE INTERNATIONAL HEALTH COMMISSION to COLONIAL OFFICE, (Received 2nd November, 1914.)

[Answered by No. 45.]

725, Southern Building, Washington, D.C.,

23rd October, 1914.

SIR,

I HAVE the honour to acknowledge receipt of your communication of 26th September, advising that, under the present circumstances, it is not probable that a suitable candidate for the post of Second Medical Officer for Trinidad can be found in England, and suggesting that a temporary local appointment be made until permanent arrangements can be effected. This arrangement will be satisfactory.

In view of the present unusual demand made upon the medical profession of England, I wish to say that we shall be glad to co-operate with the Colonies by lending men from our service in the States until such time as they can secure permanent English Medical Officers for the work. We have in the States a number of young Medical Officers who have had experience in our fight for the control of ankylostomiasis. If any of the Colonies should desire to have these men for short terms of service, it would enable them not only to bridge over the present emergency. but at the same time to get the benefit of our experience in the States.

I am, &c.,

WICKLIFFE ROSE.

(Grenada.)

SIR,

I have, &c.,

DOUGLAS YOUNG,

Acting Governor.

Enclosure in No. 39.

International Health Commission, 30th September, 1914. I HAVE the honour to present, for the consideration of His Excellency the Governor, the first monthly report of the work of the International Health Com- mission Grenada ankylostomiasis campaign, being the report for the month of September, 1914.

2. Having left Jamaica on 7th August, I had on the way nine days' detention at Trinidad. There the opportunity was given me of meeting the Medical Officers and of observing the operations of the ankylostomiasis campaign in Trinidad.

3. Arriving in Grenada on 26th August, I had the privilege of conferring with the head of the Medical Department, and with the Colonial Secretary. On the next day, 27th, I had the honour of an interview with His Excellency the Governor, and on the 28th attended a meeting of the Advisory Board.

4. Following the general directions of the Secretary of State, I have spent the month in making a survey of the conditions of the island, preliminary to furnishing His Excellency with a plan of campaign; in becoming acquainted with the different Government officers; in getting in touch with the medical men, the clergy, the schools, the Press, estate owners, men of business, the people and their homes, and with all sources of information and influence in the Colony.

* No. 34.

↑ No. 98 in Miscellaneous No. 304.

* No, 80.

† No. 81.

‡ No. 24.