Annual report of the Public Health Department / Zanzibar Protectorate.

  • Zanzibar. Public Health Department.
Date:
[1920]
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Credit: Annual report of the Public Health Department / Zanzibar Protectorate. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    REPORT OF THE BIOLOGICAL SECTION for the Year 19JO. as The greater part of the work accomplished by this section w the routine examination of material supplied by the medical and veterinary officers. As in previous years, a large number of blood films, &c., were submitted by the Veterinary Officer. It is hoped that next year the Veterinary Officer will be able to administer his own section, and that the Biologist will only under- take work which has a direct bearing on biological problems. Dur¬ ing the absence of the Medical Officer of Health on leave all zoological material, usually examined by that officer, was passed to my section for diagnosis. A large number of blood films and faeces were examined. Owing to this and the administration of the Veterinary Section no time was left for research work. Two papers were pub¬ lished during the year from this section. 1. Insects injurious to economic crops in the Zanzibar Protec¬ torate. Bulletin of Entomological Research, Vol. 10, Part 3, 1920. 2. Notes on the identification of Anophelinae and their larvae in the Zanzibar Protectorate. Bulletin of Entomological Research, Vol. 10, 1920. The Museum has been enriched by a number of new specimens. Collections were sent to the Wellcome Bureau of Scientific Research. Much material has been collected on local trypanosomiasis, which will be worked up and published as a special report during the forthcoming year. Examinations Undertaken in the Biological Laboratory. Number of specimens examined, 2,083. Trypanoso min s 'is. No ( mined. Positi Local Cattle OO) — o y y Donkeys 17 8 y y Dogs 9 0 y y Mules 4 0 y y Horses o 0 y y Camels 8 0 y ’ Bu haloes 11 0 y y Town Cows 84 0 Impoi Ted Kismayu Cattle 84 5 y y ,, Goats (! 0 y y Somali Donkeys 9 0 y y ,, Cows 27 0 y y ,, Camels 54 1 y y Horses 8 0 y y Indian Cattle 6 0 yy Sheep (Tanganyik aTerritor v) 85 4 y y Cattle ,, y y ' 105 81 y y Goats ,, y y 100 9 y y Mules ,, y y fj 0 y y Donkeys ,, y y 2 0
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