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*[http://books.google.com/books?id=lnMIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP3  ''On the preservation of the health of seamen, especially of those frequenting Calcutta and the other Indian ports''] by Norman Chevers MD, Surgeon, Bengal Army 1864 Google Books
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=lnMIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP3  ''On the preservation of the health of seamen, especially of those frequenting Calcutta and the other Indian ports''] by Norman Chevers MD, Surgeon, Bengal Army 1864 Google Books
*[http://archive.org/stream/annualreportonw00oudhgoog#page/n5/mode/2up  ''Fourth Annual report on the working of the lock-hospitals in the North-Western Provinces and Oudh for the year 1877''] 1878 Archive.org
*[http://archive.org/stream/annualreportonw00oudhgoog#page/n5/mode/2up  ''Fourth Annual report on the working of the lock-hospitals in the North-Western Provinces and Oudh for the year 1877''] 1878 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/queensdaughters00butlgoog ''The Queen's Daughters in India''] by Elizabeth W. Andrew and Katharine C. Bushnell 1899. Archive.org. Investigation and Report by two American missionaries into the government sanctioned brothels in British Army cantonments.  
*[https://archive.org/stream/warbreedrelation00jord#page/246/mode/2up Copy of a Circular Memorandum by the Quarter-Master General in India dated 17 June 1886] concerning measures to reduce the spread of venereal disease among soldiers. Page 246 ''War and the breed; the relation of war to the downfall of nations'' by Davis Starr Jordan 1915 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/queensdaughters00butlgoog ''The Queen's Daughters in India''] by Elizabeth W. Andrew and Katharine C. Bushnell 1899 Archive.org.  
**[https://archive.org/stream/queensdaughters00butlgoog#page/n19/mode/1up Regimental brothels] page 15. These were set up under the Cantonment Act 1864.
**[https://archive.org/stream/queensdaughters00butlgoog#page/n19/mode/1up Regimental brothels] page 15. These were set up under the Cantonment Act 1864.
:Investigation and Report by two American missionaries into the government sanctioned brothels in British Army cantonments.  It is believed the authors visited India  after the Cantonment Act of 1889, perhaps c early 1890s.
*[https://archive.org/details/undersurface00martuoft ''Under the Surface''] by L [Louisa] Martindale, 2nd edition, first published c 1907 has two chapters relevant to prostitution in cantonments in India. [https://archive.org/stream/undersurface00martuoft#page/54/mode/2up Chapter V] appears to imply the system was still in existence in 1907, and refers to the Cantonments Code of 1899
*Article [https://archive.org/stream/MadrasCourier1819/MadrasCourier1819-01-12#page/n1/mode/1up  Hindu medical treatment for Spasmodic Cholera] ''Madras Courier January 12 1819'', (pages 2-3 of the book file).  Also includes an additional comment about [https://archive.org/stream/MadrasCourier1819/MadrasCourier1819-01-12#page/n2/mode/1up  Inocuation for the Cow-Pox known to Hindu Medical writers] (page 3 of the book file).  There is a comment [https://archive.org/details/MadrasCourier1819 here]  under “Description”  about this part of the article. Archive.org
*Article [https://archive.org/stream/MadrasCourier1819/MadrasCourier1819-01-12#page/n1/mode/1up  Hindu medical treatment for Spasmodic Cholera] ''Madras Courier January 12 1819'', (pages 2-3 of the book file).  Also includes an additional comment about [https://archive.org/stream/MadrasCourier1819/MadrasCourier1819-01-12#page/n2/mode/1up  Inocuation for the Cow-Pox known to Hindu Medical writers] (page 3 of the book file).  There is a comment [https://archive.org/details/MadrasCourier1819 here]  under “Description”  about this part of the article. Archive.org
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=B2JV9lJn0VIC&pg=PR3 ''An Essay on the Epidemic Cholera of India''] by Reginald Orton, Surgeon 2nd edition 1831 (first published c 1820) Google Books
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=B2JV9lJn0VIC&pg=PR3 ''An Essay on the Epidemic Cholera of India''] by Reginald Orton, Surgeon 2nd edition 1831 (first published c 1820) Google Books

Revision as of 07:02, 9 February 2015

Occupations

Occupations in the field of public health include:

See also, Indian Subordinate Medical Department

FIBIS resources

  • "Lost and Found-the records of Pembroke House" by Sylvia Dibbs FIBIS Journal Number 28 (Autumn 2012) pages 41-46 . Captain John Dibbs was a patient at the Lunatic Asylum at Bhowanipur in 1836 and was admitted to Pembroke House, the lunatic asylum run by the East India Company for its afflicted personnel, in Hackney London in 1837. See FIBIS Journals for details of how to access this article.
  • "Owen Berkeley-Hill and Psychiatry in India" by Mike Young" FIBIS Journal Number 30 (Autumn 2013) pages 8-20

Records at the British Library

  • Science and the Changing Environment in India 1780-1920: A Guide to Sources in the India Office Records by Richard Axelby and Savithri Preetha Nair 2009. The guide is arranged in eleven chapters including one in respect of health and disease including medical education.

See also

External links

  • Medical History of British India, many Disease and Public Health reports, including military reports, from 19th and 20th century British India, from the National Library of Scotland, available online.
The Online Project is described in this 2009 link html version, original pdf[1]

Historical books online

Investigation and Report by two American missionaries into the government sanctioned brothels in British Army cantonments. It is believed the authors visited India after the Cantonment Act of 1889, perhaps c early 1890s.

References

  1. Usher, Jan (2009). "The Medical History of British India Online Project" from Positioning the Profession: the Tenth International Congress on Medical Librarianship, Brisbane, Australia, August 31-September 4, 2009.