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so proced. But I don't thunt a quartatis station at H. Kong will do much good to the Straits where stegosiipir fasusta abounded- in fact they. in Singapore then anopheles.

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No. 274

SONIAL OFFICE

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GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONGKONG. 29th. October, 1913.

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Weneral

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of

your Despatch No. 247 of the 22nd. of August transmitting a letter from the India Office containing a Report by Major James upon the possible introduction of Yellow

Low Fever into Asia as a result of the

opening of the Panama Canal.

2.

I have read the Report with much interest, and

it has been carefully considered by the Principal Civil Medical Officer in conjunction with the Health Officer of the Port and the Government Bacteriologist. The impression created in my mind by the Report is that, although Major James is doubtful whether Yellow Fever is likely to find a footing or become endemic in any British 1

possession where it does not now exist, there is a risk which it is

the duty of the authorities in the Crown Colonies in the route of

vessels coming from the endemic area to guard against. Dr. Johnson

entirely agrees with this view, and he quotes the opinion of Sir

Patrick Manson, which appears in the British Medical Journal of

August 23rd. that Yellow Fever would undoubtedly spread to Asia and

Australia after the opening of the Panama Canal, unless stringent

preventive measures were adopted.

3.

I observe that the Government of India, in para-

-graph 3 of their letter of the 20th. of March, state that they aree. in the opinion expressed by Major James that the measures suggested

THE RIGHT HOHOURABLE

LAWIS HARCOURT,

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Advisory

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