The second and third sections of the report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the cholera epidemic of 1861 in northern India / with an account of the epidemic by the President of the Commission.

Date:
1864
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Credit: The second and third sections of the report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the cholera epidemic of 1861 in northern India / with an account of the epidemic by the President of the Commission. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    SECTION III. SPECIAL MEASURES FOR THE PREVENTION OF CHOLERA AMONG THE EUROPEAN TROOPS. Para. Page. Importance of general sanitary measures 450 271 Such measures not alone sufficient 451 ib. Observation of facts the sole rational basis for measures of precaution 452 272 Precautions necessary in anticipation of appearance of Cho- lera 453 273 Military Authorities to send to other stations intelligence regarding outbreak and progress of Cholera ... 454 ib. Civil Authorities responsible for giving information of out- break of Cholera to Military Authorities 455 ib. Advantages of such knowledge ... 456 ib. Sanitary precautions ... ... ... 457 274 Precautionary measures in Barracks 458 ib. Communication with infected localities to be prevented 459 ib. Choice of encamping-grounds ... 460 275 Points to be attended to in choosing encamping-grounds 461 ib. Number of encamping-grounds required 462 ib, Distance of encamping-grounds from Cantonments 463 276 No permanent charge anticipated 464 ib. To determine suitability of ground for encampment, observa- tion in the rainy season necessary 465 ib. Approaches to encamping-grounds to be kept in order 466 ib. Buildings suitable for temporary occupation of Troops 467 ib. Record to be made of situation, &c., of each encamping- ground ... 468 277 Details to be left to the local Governments 469 ib. Employment of Railways for moving Troops during Epi- demics ... ... ... ... ... 470 ib. Supply of camp equipage 471 ib. Carriage 472 278 Abandonment of buildings in which Cholera has appeared, and arrangements for accommodation of inmates 473 ib. Purification of vacated buildings 474 279 Re-occupation of vacated buildings 475 ib. Arbitrary rules essential 476 280 Measures to be taken if more cases of Cholera occur 477 280 Principal Medical Officer to decide whether epidemic Cholera has appeared 478 281 If Cholera appear epidemically, men among whom the disease has shown itself to go into camp 479 ib. Discretion left to local Authorities to determine extent to which removal into camp is necessary 480 ib.