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CORRESPONDENCE

RELATING TO THE

Forwards copy of a despatch from the 124

Administrator reporting progress and stating nature of slides required.

TEACHING OF SANITATION

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Governor Sir F. M.

Hodgson.

British Guiana,

March 4 (Rec. Mar. 24.)

57.

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Governor Sir F. Gibraltar,

Forestier-Walker. 58.

April 16 (Rec. Apr. 21.)

83

Commissioner Cord-Somali-

eaux.

land, 46.

April 9 (Rec. Apr. 24.)

84

High Commissioner | Cyprus,

Sir C. A. King-

64.

April 14 (Rec. Apr. 25.)

Harman.

IN

Forwards copy of a report by the Director of Education, minute by the Principal Medical Officer, and 8. circular issued on 4th December, showing what has been done to further the teaching of tropical hygiene.

125

Reporta provision in the Estimates of a 128

sum of $260 for lectures to the teachers in Georgetown and New Amsterdam as a tentative measure, and transmits copies of a Sessional Paper on the subject presented to the Combined Court.

Reports that the Education Authorities concur generally in the necessity for the teaching of hygiene, and states action which will be taken in the matter.

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Reports impracticability of introducing 129

the teaching of hygiene in schools.

Explains delay in replying to No. 51, 129

and states that a primer on hygiene has now been completed by the Chief Medical Officer and will be issued with the least possible delay.

States that 500 copies of a Malay trans- lation of those portions of Dr. Kerr's primer which are of local application have been distributed, but that owing to delay in printing the school reading book the Director of Education is unable to report any special instruc- tion in hygiene during 1907; hopes that the book will be ready during April.

Reports that further action in connec- tion with the teaching of hygiene has been postponed pending the comple- tion of a suitable text book by the Inspector of Schools and the Science Master at the Antigua Grammar School.

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Transmita a précis of replies to No. 51; 131

observes that Lord Crewe is in entire accord with his predecessors in desir- ing that this important form of instruc- tion should be proceeded with; notes with satisfaction the efforts that have been made to carry out the wishes of the Colonial Office, and expresses the hope that further progress has been made during the past year.

SCHOOLS IN TROPICAL COLONIES.

(Circular.)

No. 1.

MR. CHAMBERLAIN to THE GOVERNORS, &c.*

[For Précis of Replies see Enclosure in No. 4.]

SIR,

Downing Street, October 7, 1903. I HAVE the honour to inform you that my attention has been drawn by the Sanitary Institute to the difficulty of making effective use of recent discoveries in tropical hygiene without the co-operation of the people most likely to benefit by them, and to the consequent desirability of spreading the elements of knowledge in such matters through schools in tropical Colonies.

Valuable work in this direction has already been done in the Colony of Lagos, and I enclose, for your information, extracts from a despatch addressed to me by Sir W. MacGregor describing the methods by which instruction in sanitation is given in that Colony. I shall be glad to learn whether any attempt is being made on similar lines to teach the rudiments of hygiene in the Colony under your Govern- ment, or whether you consider that either teachers or school children can usefully be given such instruction.

It seems to me that skilfully arranged lessons on the natural history of the causes of the most important tropical diseases might be made very attractive to children and that such teaching would be of practical utility in the future. If a demand for such lessons were to become apparent, it would be possible to arrange for the preparation of suitable handbooks and primers on the subject.

Enclosure in No. 1.

I have, &c.,

J. CHAMBERLAIN.

EXTRACT from despatch from Governor Sir WILLIAM MACGREGOR to Mr. CHAMBERLAIN, dated 9th July, 1903, No. 157.

In reply to Lord Onslow's despatch, "General," of the 30th January, I have the honour to acquaint you briefly with the further work that has been done in this Colony in regard to sanitation, and to offer a few remarks on the enclosure to Lord Onslow's despatch from the Sanitary Institute.

It would occupy too much of your time to detail all that has been done and is now doing here in connection with this subject. It is really being dealt with at every point.

*Sent to Ceylon, Straits Settlements, Mauritius, Bermuda, Seychelles, Hong Kong, Labuan, South Africa, St. Helena, the West African Colonies, British Central Africa, Fiji, British New Guinea, Malta, Cyprus, and the West Indian Colonies.

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Governor Sir J.

Anderson.

Straits Settle- ments, 140.

April 9 (Rec. May 2.)

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Governor Sir E. B. Leeward Sweet-Escott. Islands,

169.

April 27 (Rec. May 18.)

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To the Governors, | Circular

&c.

August 26

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