Reports on military cantonments and civil stations in the Presidency of Bombay inspected by the Sanitary Commissioner in the years 1875 and 1876
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Reports cover 1875-1876, describing cantonment features. Records water supplies, climate, swamps, quarters and lines, latrines, hospitals, bazaars and gardens. Also noted are bathing areas, latrines and burial grounds. 10 maps and plans of cantonments included.
12 titles describe the health and sanitary conditions of the army in India. Lists British, European and Indian troops plus families of military personnel. 3 volumes of army regulations included. 73 volumes make up the Scientific Memoirs series, a journal by Indian Medical Service staff.
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Medicine - Institutions
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The Institutions collection consists of 106 volumes from British India, dating from the 1860's to the 1940's. Divided into reports on medical institutions, army health, and lock hospitals. Education of indigenous medical students and maintenance of troop health shown in annual reports and statistical tables.
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India Papers
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The India Papers collection contains publications of the central (Imperial) Government and many Indian states. Most states came under British rule. Much of the collection dates from between the post-Mutiny re-organisation of the Indian Government and Indian Independence in 1947. Some items published in London by John Murray.