Prize essays on leprosy / Thompson ; Cantlie.

  • Thompson, John Ashburton, 1848-1915.
Date:
1897
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Credit: Prize essays on leprosy / Thompson ; Cantlie. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London.

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    JoHOKii. Report by Dr. J. P. A. Wilson, Senior Medical Officer, Joliore, July, 1894. (Leprosy prevalent. Chinese more leprous than Malays; Jakuns [aborigines, perhaps a Negrito tribe] have never been seen to be leprous.) N.B.—Tlie first glance at Dr. Wilson’s paper would lead one to believe that the Jakuns were leprous, but on reading more carefully it will be seen that the information as to their being leprous is mere hearsay. Dr. Wilson has taken great pains to elucidate the point; he has himself made extensive journeys into the Jakun country, and his assistant at Muar—a neighbouring district—has reported at length. Dr. Wilson found many skin diseases, but no leprosy. Physical features.—The territory of Johore, including Muar, extends from Pahang on the east side to Muar on the west, being surrounded by the sea on three sides. Chains of hills run along both the east and west sides, but are very much broken up ; the highest hills vary from 2000 to 3300 feet in height. Most of the plantations are situated inland, and are reached from the numerous rivers. These at their mouths are generally great tracts of mangrove swamp, but further inland are bordered by sloping lands rising toward the mountain ranges, and are under cultivation as gambier, pepper, and coffee plantations. Along the sea-board the land is flat and sandy, and cocoa- nuts and areca nuts are principally cultivated. Further inland, where the land is higher, pineapples are grown ; in addition to cultivating these plantations the Malays and Chinese settled on the coast engage largely in fishing. The population is extremely difficult to estimate, probably about 150,000 excluding Muar. The population of the town of Johor Bharu, the capital, is about 1500, mostly Cliiuese. The average rainfall is 106 inches; the average maximum temperature is 84° F.; the average minimum temperature is 72° F.