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(b) There is no means of anyone knowing, even approximate-
ly, what the death rate is, or waste of labour involved.
In the next chapter it will be seen how the facts to which we have
drawn attention work out. For the present we need only to point out
that in the Duars, labour being voluntary, the deduction is that no
sort of responsibility attaches to the employer. It is the largely
disastrous effects of such a view which we shall show are
responsible for the conditions now seen in the Duars.
(b) There is no means of anyone knowing, even approximate-
ly, what the death rate is, or waste of labour involved.
In the next chapter it will be seen how the facts to which we have
drawn attention work out. For the present we need only to point out
that in the Duars, labour being voluntary, the deduction is that no
sort of responsibility attaches to the employer. It is the largely
disastrous effects of such a view which we shall show are
responsible for the conditions now seen in the Duars.
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| Description | " ... being the second report to the advisory committee appointed by the Government of India to conduct an enquiry regarding blackwater and other fevers prevalent in the Duars". By S. R. Christophers and C. A. Bently. Contains information on immigration, economic influence and Duars labour system. Describes anopheles mosquitoes, medical treatment and sanitation. Includes black-water fever. Some tables. |
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