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GB 0809 Ross - Ross, Col Sir Ronald (1857-1932)
167 - Letters on malaria eradication by Ross, written in Mauritius during his visit there in 1908
Ref No
GB 0809 Ross/167/06
Level
Item
Title
Letter from Ross to Sir Graham John Bower, Colonial Secretary, Mauritius
Date
5/1/1908
Description
Mosquito nets are excellent preventive against malaria, but he has been unable to persuade "private business houses in Port Louis" to make them and therefore suggests that they might be manufactured in the prisons.
AccessStatus
Open
Language
English
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