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GB 0809 Ross - Ross, Col Sir Ronald (1857-1932)
101 - Material on Ross' visit to Cyprus to advise on malaria eradication in 1913
03 - Letters from Rural and District Medical Officers in Cyprus to Robert Achilles Cleveland, Chief Medical Officer, Cyprus describing the prevalence of malaria in their areas
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GB 0809 Ross/101/03/19
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Item
Title
Copy of a translation of a letter from P Polydorides, Rural Medical Officer, Agros to Robert Achilles Cleveland, Chief Medical Officer, Cyprus
Date
12/3/1913
Description
There are no marshes in his area but mosquitoes breed in stagnant pools and malaria has spread from cases imported from Limassol. The government should have the monopoly of the importation of quinine and the public should be educated about its use
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Open
Language
English
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