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Officer, actively interesting himself in his men, can do more for this object
than any other agency.
I have the honor to be,
SIR,
Your most obedient servant,
C. ROBERTSON,
Secretary to Government,
N.- W. Provinces and Oudh.
No. 246.
COPY; with copy of report, forwarded to the Sanitary Commissioner
with the Government of India, for information.
No. 247.
Copy, with copy of report, also forwarded to the Surgeon-General,
British Medical Service, for information.
No. 248.
Copy, with copy of report, also forwarded to the Surgeon-General,
Indian Medical Department, for information.
No. 249.
Copy, with copy of report, also forwarded to all Commissioners of
Divisions, North-Western Provinces and Oudh (except Rae Bareli), for
information.
No. 250.
Copy, with copy of report, also forwarded to the Presidents of Can
tonment Committees in these Provinces, for information and communi-
cation to the Medical Officer in charge of the hospital.
No. 251.
Copy, with copy of above endorsements only, forwarded to the Sani-
tary Commissioner and Superintendent-General of Vaccination, North-
Western Provinces and Oudh, in reply to his No. 50, dated 17th May last,
with the remark that he is quite right to bring forward prominently points
needing orders; but he should not mix up questions of detail and questions
of principle.
R. SMEATON,
Junior Secretary to Government,
N.- W. Provinces and Oudh.
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| Description | 5 titles dating from 1873 to 1891. Describes the treatment and control of venereal disease applied to prostitutes and soldiers. This followed the Indian Contagious Diseases Acts of 1864 and 1868. Statistics and candid reports illustrate the civil and military lock hospital system. |
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