Record

Reference numberCMB/50/52
LevelItem
TitleMinutes, meeting of the Tropical Diseases Committee
Date18 March 1907
DescriptionList of those present and committee business -- adoption of reports from the Sleeping Sickness Sub-Committee -- consideration of a letter from Prof Minchin asking to return to Uganda, and a proposed scheme with expenses for his researches there -- a resolution to accept Minchin's request, but requiring his assistant Dr Thomson to remain and continue work with Dr Cushny -- consideration of various letters including: a letter from the Colonial Office stating that the expenditure for Dr Minchin's Uganda visit is to be charged to Uganda Funds; a despatch from H M Minister at Brussells 're an alleged remedy against sleeping sickness'; a copy of [an article] forwarded by the Foreign Department of the Congo Free State; a report from the Soudan Sleeping Sickness Commission; a report from Dr W H Langley in Nigeria reporting two cases of sleeping sickness; a report forwarded by H A Noble on sleeping sickness in the Congo-Rhodesia [Zimbabwe] border; copies of letters from Rhodesia [Zimbabwe] administrators. p65-67.
Extent4pp
FormatPrinted
Access statusOpen
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