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Reference numberMC/28/228
Alternative reference number13228
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TitleLetter from Muriel Robertson, Kampala, Uganda, to Sir John Rose Bradford, [Royal Society]
CreatorRobertson; Muriel (1883 - 1973); Scottish protozoologist and bacteriologist
Date4 June 1913
DescriptionSending a report on the work done since she last wrote it for the information of the Committee, not for publication in its present form [enclosure not present]. Informs she is leaving for the Masindi District to carry on the T.pecorum work, stating there is a series of conditions to be investigated which promise results, elaborating on potential carriers of the pathogen, which will invlove investigating in the field. Details the general scheme of her work for the next 4 to 5 months, spanning the Masindi District, Barati District, and the Eastern Province. Informs that she is expecting to be on a safari for 4-5 months and shall have about 3 months work to finish up the two branches of reaearch, intending to breed the eggs and inspect young ones, once she has mapped them in nature.
Reports she is in excellent health and that she is expecting to return to England in early March 1914. Informs that Captain Kean had kindly undertaken to keep certain trypanosome strains going whilst she is away.
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
Physical descriptionInk on paper
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA1395Bradford; Sir; John Rose (1863 - 1935); physician and physiologist1863 - 1935
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