Annual medical report on the health and sanitary condition of the Nyasaland Protectorate for the year ended 31st December, 1914.

  • Nyasaland. Medical and Sanitary Services.
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[1914]
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Credit: Annual medical report on the health and sanitary condition of the Nyasaland Protectorate for the year ended 31st December, 1914. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Disposition of the Medical Staff during the Year. Medical Staff. Dr. H. Hearsey, the Principal Medical Officer, was on leave from the ioth May to the 16th October. Dr. A. H. Barclay acted as Principal Medical Officer during Dr. Hearsey’s absence on leave ; for the remainder of the year he was in medical charge of the Blantyre district. Dr. J. E. S. Old was medical officer of the Lower Shire district from January to May, when he proceeded on leave ; he returned from leave at the end of December. Dr. J. B. Davey was in medical charge of the Mlanje district from January to May, and of the Blantyre district from May to October, when he was appointed medical officer in charge of Sleeping Sickness investigations, Dowa district, relieving Dr. P. C. Conran, who was invalided in November. Dr. H. S. Stannus was in medical charge of the Zomba district from January to August, when he proceeded with the Troops to Karonga as their senior medical officer. Dr. N. M. Leys was medical officer of the South Nyasa district from January to March, and of the North Nyasa district from April to August, when he was attached to the Troops and placed in charge of the advanced base hospital at Karonga Dr. A. G. Eldred was engaged in the investigation of Ankylostomiasis in the North Nyasa district from January to April, when he proceeded on leave. On his return from leave in September he was for the remainder of the year in medical charge of the Zomba district. Dr. G. M. Sanderson was medical officer of the South Nyasa district from January to April. From April to July he was engaged in Sleeping Sickness investigations in the South Nyasa and Upper Shire districts. During the remainder of the year he was attached for duty with the Troops at Karonga. Dr. R. Drummond was on leave till the ioth May, when he relieved Dr. Old at Port Herald and assumed medical charge of the Lower Shire district. At the end of July he was detailed for service with the Troops at Karonga, and was so employed for the remainder of the year, when he reverted to Civil employment. Dr. R. Bury returned from leave on the 24th May and proceeded to the Mlanje district, relieving Dr. Davey. From August to December he has been serving with the Troops at Karonga Dr. J. G. Morgan was in medical charge of the Marimba district from January to April, and was engaged in Sleeping Sickness investigations in the same district from April to July, when he proceeded to Fort Johnston as medical officer of the South Nyasa district, relieving Dr. Sanderson. Dr. P. C. Conran was engaged in Sleeping Sickness investigations in the Dowa district from January to November, when he was invalided, and left for England. It will thus be seen that Medical Officers have been continuously resident only in the North Nyasa, Dowa, South Nyasa, Zomba and Blantyre districts.