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No constant differences were found between the Necators of Amazonas pigs and those of man from Amazonas and Jamaica such as would justify the formation of a new species for the pig worm. Gordon, R. M. The Treatment of Amoebic Dysentery. Ann. Trop. Med. and

Parasit., Vol. XVII, No. 3, p. 381.

One hundred and fifty cases of amoebic dysentery were given various forms of treatment and subsequently kept under observation for one to six months or longer; of these one hundred and fifty cases, one hundred and one (66 per cent.), relapsed, the numbers and per- centages of the relapses occurring in various months being recorded in the tables. Amongst all the cases treated only six (4 per cent.) were observed to be passing E. hystolitica cysts after treatment. Sixteen cases were given emetine periodide gre. six daily, eight of these (50 per cent.) relapsed within one month; the giving of this drug in geletin capsules, was found to be unsatisfactory as they frequently passed through the gut without dissolving; the periodide when mixed with a little milk and given by the mouth did not produce vomiting. Owing to the inequality of the observation periods no attempt was made to compare the value of any two forms of treatment. Macfie, J. W. S. Pigs and Ankylostomiasis in the Gold Coast. Ann. Trop. Med.

and Parasit., Vol. XVII, No. 3, p. 439.

Macfie, J. W. S. Onchocerca armillata in Cattle in the Gold Coast. Ann. Trop.

Med. and Parasit., Vol. XVII, No. 3, p. 440.

Macfie, J. W. S., and Yorke, W. Trichonema tetracanthum (Mehlis, 1831, of Looss,

1900). Ann. Trop. Med. and Parasit., Vol. XVII, No. 3, p. 439. Maplestone, P. A. A Revision of the Amphistomata of Mammals. Ann. Trop.

Med. and Parasit., Vol. XVII, No. 2, p. 113.

As a result of an exhaustive examination of a very large collec- tion of material comprising in many instances some hundreds of specimens, and of a careful and critical study of the monographs of Fischoeder and of Stiles and Goldberger, the conclusion is reached that many of the species described by the former, and all except one of those described by the latter authors, are merely synonyms of earlier species. It appears to the writer that the authors have fallen in error owing to the fact that they confined themselves to the examina- tion of limited material, in some cases to the examination of a single non-gravid worm, or even in one or two instances to that of a series of sections of a single specimen. It is only when a long series of specimens is examined that one realizes to what extent individual variations occur.

Maplestone, P. A. Malaria in Australia. Ann. Trop. Med. and Parasit., Vol.

XVII, No. 2, p. 213.

As far as can be gathered from the incomplete and unreliable records available, malaria is only mildly endemic in Australia north of 190 South Latitude. A. annulipes and A.. bancrofti, the only two possible malaria carriers in Australia under present conditions, are much more widely distributed than is malaria.

In various localities north of 19° South Latitude small epidemics of malaria occur from time to time; these outbreaks are of short dura- tion; their origin is generally traceable to the introduction of malaria carriers from abroad, the disease does not spread to adjoining camps and towns, and soon dies out, without any very active anti-malaria measures being instituted.

The scarcity of population and Anopheline mosquitoes is not a satisfactory explanation of the absence of malaria from the greater part of Australia.

It is of the first importance to discover the mosquito carriers of malaria in Australia, and when this has been done, work along the lines of Gill in India and England would possibly yield interesting and valuable results.

Maplestone, P. A., and Southwell, T. Notes on Australian Cestodes. (No. 7 of

Series.) Ann. Trop. Med. and Parasit., Vol. XVII, No. 3, p. 317.

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Newstead, R. (Joint with W. Mansbridge and J. R. le B. Tomlin). The Entomo- logy of the Liverpool District. For the Handbook of the British Association, 1923. Southwell, T., and Adler, S. A Note on Ophiotania punica (Cholodovski, 1908), La Rue, 1911. Ann. Trop. Med. and Parasit., Vol. XVII, No. 3, p. 333. Stephens, J. W. W. Studies in the Treatment of Malaria, XXXII. Summary of Studies I-XXXI. Ann. Trop. Med. and Parasit., Vol. XVII, No. 3, p. 303.

Yorke, Warrington. The Treatment of Kala-Azar by "Bayer 205." Brit. Med.

Journal, 3rd March, 1923. Sierra Leone Research Laboratory.

Dr. P. A. Maplestone, Assistant Director of the Laboratory, who sailed for Freetown on 18th April, 1923, sent the following report, dated 16th July, on the conduct of the Laboratory since his arrival on 29th April.

"I have commenced work with the gaol prisoners, with the object of finding out what parasites are carried by Sierra Leone natives. Professor Blacklock informs me that it has never been done here, and it is advisable that some information on an extensive scale of the parasites usually found in the Colony should be available. As a sequel to this I have agreed with the Medical Officer of the gaol to control the treatment for him of any cases of hookworm I find.

In addition to the above work, I am continuing one or two investiga- tions that Professor Blacklock had in hand but was not able to complete before his departure on 2nd May.

Dr. Adler is continuing the work he was engaged on before my arrival." At the request of the Colonial Office, Dr. Maplestone left Freetown on 29th July and arrived at Seccondee on 2nd August to assist the Officer Administering the Government of the Gold Coast in connexion with the outbreak of yellow fever in the Colony:

A report* was received from Dr. Maplestone on 15th September, and a copy was forwarded to the Colonial Office.

Dr. Maplestone returned to Freetown on 18th August. His half-yearly report, due on 30th November, has not yet come to hand.

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I have, &c.,

J. MIDDLEMASS HUNT,

Honorary Dean.

ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE TROPICAL DISEASES RESEARCH FUND. MINUTES OF Meeting held at the Colonial Office on THE 6TH FEBRUARY, 1924.

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Present:

SIR H. J. READ, K.C.M.G., C.B. (Chairman). SIR T. BARLOW, BT., K.C.V.O., M.D., F.R.S. SURGEON-GENERAL SIR R. HAVELOCK CHARLES,

G.C.V.O., K.C.S.I., M.D. PROFESSOR J. W. W. STEPHENS, M.D., F.R.S.

MR. A. BEVIR (Secretary).

THE minutes of the previous meetingt were confirmed.

2. The Committee considered the financial position of the Fund, and decided

to grant, as in previous years, £1,000 each to the London and Liverpool Schools of Tropical Medicine, and £300 to the Molteno Institute (Professor Nuttall). They also decided to make an additional grant of £100 to the Molteno Institute for the financial year 1924 only.

3. A letter from Professor Nuttall was laid before the Committee applying for an increased grant, but it was agreed that, in the present financial position of the Fund, it was not possible to meet his request.

* Enclosure in No. 141 in Miscellaneous No. 857. + No. 10.

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