Remarks on the report furnished by Asst. Surgeon E. Hare of his treatment of fever and dysentery during the time he was attached to the general hospital, Calcutta, in 1849-50.
- Hare, Edward.
- Date:
- 1851
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Remarks on the report furnished by Asst. Surgeon E. Hare of his treatment of fever and dysentery during the time he was attached to the general hospital, Calcutta, in 1849-50. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service. The original may be consulted at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service.
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![[No. 1287.] Fkom the MEDICAL BOARD, To the Most Noble the Marquis of DALHOUSIE, k. t., Governor General of India. Fort William, Medical Board Office, 31^ March, 1851. My Lord, We have now the honor, after considerable delay, which, though unavoidable, we very much lament, to submit our final Report on the subject of the experiment, or rather investiga- tion, on which Assistant Surgeon E. Hare was engaged at the General Hospital here, during eleven months of the past year. Your Lordship's design, in sanctioning the withdrawal of Mr. Hare from his Regimental duties, and his being placed in independent charge of a ward at the General Hospital in Calcutta, was, that the methods of treatment of tropical fever and dysentery, that had for some years been warmly advocated by him, should be subjected to a kind of test, that would leave little room for future doubt or controversy as to their efficacy, and we think it will be admitted that few localities could have been chosen, better calculated for such a purpose, both as regards the variety of types and stages of](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b24400166_0013.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
