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*[http://jramc.bmj.com/content/29/4/439.full.pdf "The Prevention of Malaria in War, With Special Reference to the Indian Army"] by Major Clifford A. Gill ''Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps'' 1917; 29:4 439-456. Includes: The Prevalence of Malaria in the Indian Army. The Nature of the Malaria Problem. The Prevention of Malaria amongst Troops.
*[https://archive.org/details/memoirswithfulla00rossuoft ''Memoirs, with a Full Account of the Great Malaria Problem and its Solution''] by Ronald Ross 1923 Archive.org. The author [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Ross Ronald Ross] (Wikipedia) , Madras Medical Service 1881-1899 was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1902 for his work on malaria, researched while he was in India.
*[https://archive.org/stream/reportforyeargr00unkngoog#page/n436/mode/2up "Enteric Fever Amongst the British Troops in India"] by Major T McCulloch RAMC page 412 ''Army Medical Department Report for the Year 1900'', HMSO published 1902. Archive.org. States that younger soldiers, and those newly arrived in India were most affected.
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/entericfeverinin00roberich#page/n5/mode/2up ''Enteric fever in India and in other tropical and sub-tropical regions: a study in epidemiology and military hygiene''] by Ernest Roberts, Major, Indian Medical Service. 1906 Archive.org
**[http://www.archive.org/stream/entericfeverinin00roberich#page/14/mode/2up "Table I: Sickness and Mortality in the Bengal Presidency [British Troops<nowiki>]"</nowiki>]. Compares 1860-69 rates with 1890-97 rates. page 14
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