Report on the prevention of malaria in Cyprus / by Sir Ronald Ross ; presented to both Houses of Parliament by command of His Majesty.

  • Ross, Ronald, Sir, 1857-1932.
Date:
1914
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Credit: Report on the prevention of malaria in Cyprus / by Sir Ronald Ross ; presented to both Houses of Parliament by command of His Majesty. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    namely, l)r. George A. Williamson, formerly Medical Officer of JUirnaoa, Cyprus, who had already written an able paper upon see rrdJet?infif all'«^dy asked my advice regarding it— I dni td'i lono Selections from Colonial Medical Reports for iJ 2, dtted nUly’ 1904’ P^'e 79- AU this would largely to advise m Cypi'ua~™hlch> 1 gathered, was principally J-edudno TmeUt ?f Gyprus as t0 tlie best means for w«ald k t kl'i UU .t0 tJie best organization which Secretary of re*ult' At the date of the oecretaiy ot States letter of the 27th November 1912 tbe i?=it; determined, with the sanction of the HioTr011' 1 tterefore start in the sprino- «n tinnf t • ,, , ^ 1°b Commissioner, to Cleveland, wi™wh<^ M^dffiafoffice^ the way to the capital Ninnvio n discuss many details on «» Privilege of Excelled 7^-^ 1 bad with whom also I considerpd cy the High Commissioner, “ Z°?d ~ to pl4C0CddseafH!™ mg the problems in the Island W?Pt ly for investigat- necessary work; and hf-ave me the f! ° ' C°™6ncin* «ome w. H. C. Patrick, Dirtrict Medical^ Offi™POfT aSslstancf> of Dr. meu to act as “ moustiquiers.” * ° Larnaca, and of two ChSndTntfr^Tted'lrklW1* ?e IT'1 24th March Dr. the neighbourhood of Nicosia wWe°VKy^lrea and others in rate but did not succeed in diZn f°imd a vei7 low spleen- the waters although there was a^erv^sfh ,^n0fb,eline la™ in just outside the walls of Ninno' ' tntable but small marsh yet too early for The bic£ S TOgge8tm* ?at the season was therefore, I proceeded to T 8 COmi^eilce- On the 25th March visited with viC^ £ the 1 showed a very much higher spWratf mS°'Illl00f which »a t lake near Larnaca and the Mahommedrathe the nest evening I returned +n Ar;J - A school at Larnaca. visited the Government farm at AfWl 0a tbe 27tb March I Government Analyst and the Ifcr™*11 ^ Flacis' the same evening we succeeded in findin™ twf v,llafei and the Iarvm in the marsh just outside the wo / w® 1 ?“°PMine referred to. On the 28th and 29th Morel, T nT a)ready other villages with Mr Francis /■ T ted defter a and tern. On the 31st March ™d Tsf fc & yrema and the villages of Bellapais and Eaz^hlni ‘Ttha