PECULIAR MOUTH AFFECTION PREVALENT AMONGST INDIAN TROOPS.

Schistosomiasis amongst Rhodesian troops.

obviate the necessity for the .operator to maintain pressure on the plunger was found to he ineffective after repeated trials. The syringe described by W. O. Gross (1954) seems to offer an advance in mass inoculation technique in that it provides a more rapid method than others described. Again, however, with this syringe the thumb must control the plunger carefully during injection and withdra...

Some Notes of an Epidemic of Dengue Form Fever Amongst Indian Troops, Calcutta

as that which has been raging throughout Calcutta, especially in tho northern parts of the Ci13T, first made its appearance among the Indian troops towards the end of June. The first case was admitted on .June 27th, 1912. The disease then spread with wonderful rapidity through the 40th Pathans at Alipore (vide chart " A " attached) and, to a lesser extent, through the men of the detachment, 36t...

Arsenical encephalopathy in Indian troops.

UNTOWARD effects of antisyphilitic treatment, described as " arsenical encephalopathy," have been observed ever since trivalent arsenical compounds have been in use for the treatment of syphilis. Paul Ehrlich as early as 1914 believed the essential cause of the condition to be a dilatation of the small blood vessels of the brain which is followed by cedema and perivascular bleeding. He believes...

Anæmia among Indian Troops at Singapore

Notes on Sanitation for Indian Troops

A small book has now appeared written by Captain T. F. Paterson, I.M.s., which as far as it goes helps to fill this want. Captain Paterson is very modest about his little book ; as a matter of fact, it is full of useful information and thoroughly practical. It is based on lectures on sanitation delivered to the class to the 37th Lancers, and a useful and necessary Urdu translation by Sub-Assist...