Indian sanitary policy, 1914, being a resolution issued by the Governor General in Council, 23 May, 1914.

  • India. Department of Education (1971- )
Date:
1914
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Credit: Indian sanitary policy, 1914, being a resolution issued by the Governor General in Council, 23 May, 1914. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    any other single disease. M easnres for the prevention of malaria aim at breaking the cycle of infection in two ways, (a) by attacks on the parasites in man, and (b) by the destruction of mosquitoes. To the former class belong the different systems of quinine prophylaxis and treatment; and to the latter, all those measures which aim at abolishing mosquito breeding grounds. Both methods have been successful in other countries and both have been tried extensively in India. The follow- ing propositions represent the experience gained up to date : — (1) The conditions and causes underlying the pre- valence of malaria vary greatly in different places, and no one anti-malarial measure is suitable for all. (2) Quinine both as a prophylactic and curative agent is of great value to the individual. Its powers of saving life, alleviating sickness and destroying sources of infection cannot be over-estimated. There should be no re- laxation in the efforts to educate the people in the use of the drug : and its sale by shop- keepers in rural areas might Avell be encouraged. (3) The regular administration of quinine to children in schools during the malarial sea- son is a practical measure of easy application and of proved utility: it is valuable alike for its immediate good effects on the health of the scholars and as a means of spreading knowledge of the use of quinine.