Transactions of the malaria conference held at Nagpur in January 1902.

Date:
1902
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Credit: Transactions of the malaria conference held at Nagpur in January 1902. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ZX—NOMi:irCZ.ATURS. (i.) This Conference is of opinion that the present classification under which the official returns for malarial disease are made, in accordance -with The Nomenclature of Diseases, is now inaccurate and misleading, and that an altered classification is imperatively and urgently called for. It therefore recommends that for Malarial fever — a. Intermittent. Synonym, Ague h, Bemittent the following be substituted, viz.:— Malaria— a. Fever. h. Cachexia. Synonym, Chronic Malaria. (ii.) It is further of opinion, that although the life history of the malaria parasites is well understood, yet the lack of the means for correct diagnosis in the majority of hospitals in India renders it inadvisable to adopt, at present, any other than the simple classification above suggested. At a later date, when the means essential for accurate diagnosis have become generally available, it will be necessary in order for correct returns, to adopt a more detailed and scientific classification depending upon the presence of the specific parasite of each variety of fever. (NoTB.—Dr. Powell dissents from this Resolution). m.—TEST £xfi:b,zmemts. We further recommend that each Local Government and Command should carry out test experiments in favourable localities under different conditions, such as Municipalilies, Jails and Cantonments, under special Medical officers, with sufficient funds, so as to furnish convincing object lessons of the value of the new prophylaxis in the prevention of malaria, which will encourage local bodies to do all they can to obtain similar good results. I v.—PRISONERS. The Members of the Conference take this opportunity of placing on record their recognition of the valuable services performed by the Burmese prisoners 5892 Ko Tha Aung, 5410 Nga Weh Kyi, 2220 Nga Kyi, 1363 JJga Pe Gyi, 6539 Nga Hman, and by 6757 Goverdhan, a native of India. The men had been