Report on the prevention of malaria in Mauritius / by Ronald Ross.

  • Ronald Ross
Date:
1908
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Credit: Report on the prevention of malaria in Mauritius / by Ronald Ross. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS. —♦— PART I.—MALARIA IN GENERAL PAGE Sfxtion I. History ......... i 2. Compendium of Facts regarding Malarial Fever . 7 The parasites and the fever—the mode of infection—facts about mosquitoes—personal prevention—public prevention 3. The Duration of the Infection . . . . 15 4. The Parasites between the Relapses . . . 18 5. Causes of the Relapses . . . . . . ig 6. The Proper Duration of Treatment . . . 21 7. The Proofs of the Mosquito Theorem . . . 22 8. Do other Insects carry Malaria? ... 23 9. Is Malaria due to the Soil ? 24 10. What do we mean ];y the Amount of Malaria in A Locality? 29 11. Factors which influence the Infection Rate. . 30 12 Conditions which change the number of Infected People in a Locality ...... 33 13. The Number, Length of Life, and Diffusion of Anophelines in a Locality . . . . . 37 PART II.—MALARIA IN MAURITIUS Section 14. Short Description of Mauritius .... 41 15- The Outbreak of Malaria in Mauritius 43 16. Explanation of Outbreaks of Malaria 49 17- Further History of Malaria in Mauritius . 52 18. Statistics of Malaria in Mauritius since the Outbreak ........ 56 The general death-rates of certain non-malarious islands—the general death-rates of Mauritius—monthly variation in the deaths—the declared fever mortality—cases of malaria admitted into hospitals and asylums—cases of malaria attending the hospitals and dispensaries