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FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT
OF
The Harcourt Butler Institute of
•
Public Health, Rangoon
•
FOR THE YEAR 1929
Rangoon
Supdt., Govt. Printing and Stationery, Burma
1930
HARCOURT BUTLER INSTITUTE OF
PUBLIC HEALTH, RANGOON.
GROUND FLOOR PLAN.
RESOLUTION
ON THE
Report on the Working of the Harcourt Butler
Institute of Public Health, Rangoon
For the Year 1929.
Extract from the Proceedings of the Government of Burma, Public Health Depart-
ment,—No. 140S230, dated the 9th May, 1930.
READ–
The Report on the Working of the Harcourt Butler Institute of Public Health,
Rangoon, for the year 1929.
RESOLVED THAT—
The Report be published.
By order,
F. H. STEAVENSON,
Secretary to the Government of Burma,
Education Department.
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT—No. 7471.—11S-6-29.
FROM
LIEUT.-COL. G. JOLLY, C.I.E., I.M.S.,
Offg. Director of Public Health, Burma,
To
THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF BURMA,
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
Dated Rangoon, the 29th April 1930.
SUBJECT.—Fourth Annual Report of the Harcourt Butler Institute of
Public Health.
SIR,
I have the honour to forward herewith the Fourth Annual Report
of the Harcourt Butler Institute of Public Health for the year 1929.
The Report reveals that the Institute has had a busy year, and it is
gratifying to note the expansion in its activities, particularly in the
direction of investigation of problems affecting public health.
In my letter forwarding last year's report, I referred to the fact that
the greatest need was for a whole-time Director. The efforts to recruit
such an officer on the terms of pay approved by the Finance Department
have failed, the conditions not having proved sufficiently attractive to
induce a suitable candidate to come forward. These conditions are now
under reconsideration by Government and it is hoped that they will be
improved. It is impossible that an active Institute of this sort
carrying out a large amount of important work should function
efficiently without a Director. Great credit is due to the
existing staff for the way they have carried on during the year in the
absence of such a Director.
The proposal to recruit a Public Health Analyst from England,
referred to last year, has materialized and the High Commissioner was
asked towards the end of the year to recruit a suitable officer.
The rat-flea survey of Rangoon which has already yielded interest
-ing results, was pursued during the year. So far as it has gone, the
investigation indicates that climatic conditions generally are unfavour
-able to plague in Rangoon and that the disease is only kept up by the
extensive rat infestation which exists. The Port area of the town can
be considered as on the whole free from infection, and there is little
likelihood of plague being conveyed directly from this area to shipping
. It is hoped during the course of the next year to begin investigating rat
and rat flea conditions on the barges and lighters from which sea-going
vessels are loaded in the stream.
I am glad to be able to report that the work of the Malaria Bureau
continues active, and that valuable results are being obtained as a result
of its formation, both in the way of investigation of malaria conditions
in the Province and in introducing control measures.
It is hoped that, when a full-time Director has been appointed, it
may be found possible to manufacture at the Institute the large quanti
-ties of cholera vaccine which are required for the Province. This
should lead to a great saving in cost, but cannot be undertaken in the
absence of a full-time Director.
My thanks are due to Major Bilderbeck and Dr. Anklesaria who
were the Directors during the year and all the staff of the Institute for
their efforts to make the Institute a success.
I have the honour to be,
S IR,
Your most obedient servant,
G. JOLLY, Lieut.-Col., I.M.S.
, O f f g . D i r e c t o r o f P u b l i c H e a l t h , B u r m a .
FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT
OF
The Harcourt Butler Institute of Public
Health, Rangoon
For the year 1929.
S t a f f o f t h e I n s t i t u t e : D i r e c t o r .
— M a j o r
C . L . B i l d e r b e c k , M . A . , M . B . ,
D.P.H., D.T.M. & H., I.M.S., held charge of the Institute from 1st
January to 31st March 1929, when Dr. J. A. Anklesaria took over and
held charge from 1st April to the end of the year.
Assistant Director.—G. Mackey, D.T.M., I.M.D., from 1st January
to 31st December 1929.
Chemist.—U Thein Kin, B.A., F.C.S., A.T.M., from 1st January to
2nd April 1929 and from 3rd June to the end of the year.
U Ba San from 3rd April to 2nd June 1929.
Assistant Malariologist.—Dr. E. S. Feegrade, D.T.M., I.M.D., from
1st January to 12th and 13th April to 31st December 1929.
Assistant Bacteriologist. —Dr. V. W. Fenn, L.S.M.F., from 1st January
to 18th September J929 and U Pa How from 19th November to 31st
December 1929.
Assistant Chemist.—Mr. G. C. Moitra, B.Sc., F.C.S., from 1st January
to 23rd September 1929 and from 24th December to the end of the year.
Mr. Sanyal from 24th September to 23rd December 1929.
General.—During the year under report the activities of the Institute
were continued in the three main channels, Teaching, Public Health
Laboratory work and Investigation. The following courses of instruc-
tion were conducted in the Institute during the year.
In addition, the Director of the Institute conducted the University
course for the Intermediate Arts.
1. The Rangoon University M.B. course in Hygiene and Public
Health.
2. The Government of Burma Qualifying course for Public Health
Inspectors.
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FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE HARCOURT BUTLER INSTITUTE
3. The Government of Burma License in Hygiene course for
Sub-Assistant Surgeons of the Public Health Department.
Laboratory Work—
A. Bacteriological Section.—The following work was done
in the laboratories of this section during the year :—
1. Water examinations . . .
190
2. Shaving brush for anthrax . . .
19
3. Widal's tests . . .
4
4. Country spirit examinations . . .
1
5. Urine examination . . .
1
6. Examination of sputum for T.B. . . .
14
7. Examination of smears from lung . . .
1
8. Disinfectants . . .
3
9. Examination of cultures . . .
2
B. Chemical Section.—The tables below give the work done
in this section during the year :—
Waters—
Municipal and Town Committees . . .
62
District Health Officers. . .
14
Civil Surgeons . . .
19
Jails. . .
81
P.W.D. . . .
53
A d m i r a l t y
. . .
28
Director, Institute of Public Health . . .
4
Others . . .
56
Private...
54
Total . . .
371
E f f l u e n t s . . .
11
Food and Miscellaneous—
For whom analysed.
Articles Analysed.
Number of Articles
analysed.
District Health Officers
Ghee . . .
22
Rice . . .
5
Edible oils . . .
5
Mustard oil . . .
1
Colouring matters . . .
6
Health Officer, Corporation
of Rangoon.
G h e e . . .
108
Condensed milk . . .
1
H o s p i t a l , R a n g o o n . . .
E l e c t r o l y t i c c h l o r o g e n . . .
41
Collodium flexible . . .
1
Tincture iodine . . .
3
Morphine tartrate . . .
1
Human milk (breast milk) . . .
10
Cow's milk . . .
6
Milk solids . . .
1
Jail Department . . .
Cinchona febrifuge tablets
3
Milk
. . .
3
Edible oils . . .
6
Root vegetables . . .
2
OF PUBLIC HEALTH, RANGOON, FOR THE YEAR 1929.
Police Department . . .
Rice . . .
61
Atta . . .
15
Edible Oils . . .
27
Wheat grains . . .
4
Ghee . . .
39
Military Department . . .
Rice . . .
74
Condensed milk . . .
2
Customs . . .
Ghee . . .
. . .
Quinine tonic essence . . .
5
Quinine preparations . . .
. . .
Inspector-General of Civil
Hospitals, Burma.
Quinine sulphas . . .
1
Quinine acid hydrochloride
1
Santonine . . .
1
Director of Public Health,
Burma.
Preserved fruits . . .
1
Colouring matters . . .
1
Electrolytic chlorogen . . .
1
Bleaching powder . . .
5
Millet . . .
1
Quinine and quinine prepara-
tions.
10
Burma Railways . . .
Sugar . . .
1
Magistrate . . .
Ghee . . .
1
Government Medical Store
Caffeine citras . . .
1
Cocaine hydrochloras . . .
5
Sodium arsenic . . .
1
Ether . . .
1
Chloroform . . .
1
Purified honey . . .
1
Private . . .
Rice bran . . .
15
Rice . . .
3
Ghee . . .
1
Milk . . .
1
Condensed milk . . .
1
Oil cakes . . .
1
Lime (chunam) . . .
1
Rectified spirit . . .
1
Total . . .
510
The drugs and medicines analysed for the General Hospital and
Medical Store Depôt were found to conform to B.P. Standards.
Investigations.— A flea survey of the Rangoon port area was
commenced on 5th January 1928 and concluded on 4th January 1929.
1. During the year under report, i.e., on 1st February 1929 a rat
-flea survey of the central area and Poozundaung area of Rangoon
was commenced and will be completed on 31st January 1930. On
completion of the present survey it is intended to extend the area to
include the whole of the town area from Poozundaung to
Kemmendine.
The pay of the additional staff carrying out this work is being met
by the Governing Body of the Indian Research Fund Association.
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2. A small investigation into the jumping powers of various species
of rats was commenced and completed during the year, and the results
will be published shortly.
3.Under the orders of the Director of Public Health prophylactic
sensitised Anti-Dysenteric Vaccine containing 500 millions of sensitised
Shiga Bacilli. and 500 millions Flexner (unsensitised) to the c.c. was
prepared at the Institute and issued to three jails in the Province.
This vaccine was prepared in exactly the same manner as that prepared
b y Dr . Ot t o S c h o b l , c / o Bu r e a u o f S c i e n c e , Ma n i l l a , P h i l l i p p i n e I s l a n d s ,
as its use as a protection against Dysentery was advocated by workers
in those Islands. It was used for the first time in Burma in 1929 and
the results obtained from its use in one of the jails where it was given
a fair trial among 1,200 convicts (600 of whom were inoculated, and
600 uninoculated) were promising in that there was a 50 per cent.
reduction in the incidence of the disease among the inoculated as
compared with the control cases. The use of this vaccine did not
affect the mortality rate among the two groups; 4,200 c.c. of
this vaccine were prepared and 3,375 c.c. issued during the year.
It is intended to give this vaccine a further trial on a more extensive
scale.
4.The Rangoon River water was examined with a view to determin
- i n g t h e s a l i n i t y a t d i f f e r e n t t i d e s a n d a t d i f f e r e n t p e r i o d s o f t h e y e a r .
Twenty-eight samples in all were analysed and the results of examination
forwarded to the Admiralty Oil Fuel Depôt at King's Bank, Rangoon,
5.An investigation into the composition of ngapi, a national food-
stuff among the Burmese prepared from fish, shrimps and prawns was
carried out with a view to determining the amount of adulteration and the
caloric value. Two hundred and thirty-four samples of ngapi in all were
collected from the whole Province, with the assistance of Divisional
Commissioners, District Officers, etc., who also intimated the mode of
manufacture peculiar to their own districts. Twenty-four different
varieties of ngapi which are more likely to be adulterated and in which
the adulterants are less likely to be detected were examined and the
results will be published in clue course.
6.A small investigation into the purity of quinine preparations
imported into .Burma was also carried out. Samples were purchased
from different druggist shops and some were received from the Collector
of Customs, Rangoon. Of the 19 samples imported from the United
Kingdom, Holland, Germany, Java and New York which were examined
all were found to conform to declaration on the labels.
7.Adulteration of Ghee. — W i t h a v i e w t o a s c e r t a i n i n g t h e m a x i m u m
limit of adulterant that could be present in a sample of ghee which
would pass the standards for genuine ghee laid down by Government
experiments were carried on in the Institute with authenticated samples
OF PUBLIC HEALTH, RANGOON, FOR THE YEAR 1929.
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of pure buffalo ghee prepared personally by Mr. Moitra, B.Sc., F.C.S.,
the Assistant Chemist. The information obtained was interesting and a
full report on this subject is expected to be published separately in
due course.
8. A small piece of research on the bacteriological findings in the
chlorinated water supply of a large city was commenced during the year
and completed early in 1930. The report will also be published
shortly.
Malaria Bureau. —Dr. E. S. Feegrade held charge of the Bureau
except from the 13th January to the 12th April during which period he
was on leave. During his absence, Sub-Assistant Surgeon U Tin
assumed charge of the Bureau.
Sub-Assistant Surgeon U Tin was deputed to attend the class for
the Diploma of Tropical Medicine at the School of Tropical Medicine
and Hygiene, Calcutta, and was relieved of his duties at this Institute
on the 10th October by Sub-Assistant Surgeon U Lwin.
During the year Dr. Feegrade carried out the following Malaria
surveys :—
1. A complete survey of Madaya Town.
2. A preliminary survey of Htonbo.
3. A preliminary survey of Nathlwe Quarries.
Preliminary surveys of Hlegu, Taunggyi and Taikkyi Towns were
carried out by Sub-Assistant Surgeon U Tin.
The Malaria Commission of the League of Nations accompanied by
Maj or J . A. Si nt on, V. C. , O. B. E. , I . M. S. , vi s i t ed Bur ma l at e i n November
of the year under report. They were accompanied by Lieut.-Col.
G. Jolly, C.I.E., I.M.S., and Dr. E. S. Feegrade I.M.D., on their tour in
Burma and were shown malarious conditions in Hsipaw, Lashio and
Madaya, and also a typical malarious village at Htonbo. They also
visited the Institute.
Laboratory Experiments. —Anti-larval experiments were made to test
the efficiency or otherwise of the following products :—
Stoxal.
Stadeo.
Paris Green and Road dust.
Kerosene, Crude and Castor Oil.
Kerosene Oil (Victoria Brand).
Anopheline Fauna of Burma. —Two new variants were found of
A. minimus and A. aconitus respectively and their description is now
under preparation for publication.
Through the courtesy of Professor Buxton, London School of
Tropical Medicine, Insecta belonging to the families of Tabinidæ,
Tachinidæ, Calliphoridæ, Muscidæ, Ephydridæ, Hypposcidæ were
identified from collections made in Burma.
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OF PUBLIC HEALTH, RANGOON, FOR THE YEAR 1929.
The following is a list of the cyphinodontidæ collected from various
parts of Burma and considered to be larvivorous in nature :
—
Badis badis, Ham, Buch.
Ctenigobius alcocki, Annandale.
Trichogaster chuna Ham. Buch.
„ f a s c i a t u s B 1 . S c h n .
Barbus stigma.
Esomus altus, Blyth.
Ambassis ranga, Ham. Buch.
Esomus Ahli, Hora.
Publications.—A paper recording observations on a series of bac
- t e r i o l o g i c a l e x a m i n a t i o n s o f T u b e W e l l W a t e r i n R a n g o o n w a s p u b l i s h e d
in the Indian Medical Gazette.
Buildings.—The courtyard of the animal house was covered with
expanded metal during the year.
J. A. ANKLESARIA, M.B., B .S., D .P.H.,
Director, Harcourt Butler Institute of Public Health, Burma.
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RESOLUTION
ON THE
Report on the Working of the Harcourt Butler
Institute of Public Health, Rangoon
For the Year 1930.
Extract from the Proceedings of the Government of Burma, Public Health
Department,—No. 129S31, dated the 17th June 1931.
READ—
The Report on the Working of the Harcourt Butler Institute of Publi
c Health, Rangoon, for the year 1930.
RESOLVED THAT—
The Report be published.
Secretary to the Government of Burma,
Education Department.
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT.—No. 8234—11S.-5-31.
FROM
LIEUT.-COL. G. JOLLY, C.I.E., I.M.S.,
Offg. Director of Public Health, Burma,
To
THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF BURMA,
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
Dated Rangoon., the 21st May 1931.
SUBJECT.—Fifth Annual Retort of the Harcourt Butler institute of
Public Health.
SIR,
I have the honour to forward herewith the Fifth Annual Report
of the Harcourt Butler Institute of Public Health, which is for the
calendar year 1930.
2. The continued lack of a full-time Director has brought to a
stage at which we have had to call a halt to all further development of
work, and unless a full-time Director is appointed at an early date, we
shall be obliged to consider closing down some, at least, of the activities
of the Institute.
3. In view of the possibility of separation of this Province from
India, the question of manufacturing our own vaccines, particularly
cholera and plague, has been under consideration. It is impossible for
us to undertake such manufacture in the absence of a full-time compe
- t ent Bact er i ol ogi st . I f , as i s pr oposed, t he Bact er i ol ogi st t o t he I nst i t ut e
be also its Director, it appears that in an average year the cost of
employment of such an officer should be recouped by savings effected
in the purchase of vaccines.
4. Mr. E. H. Bunce, Public Analyst, who is in charge of the Chem
i - c a l S e c t i o n o f t h e I n s t i t u t e , h a s h a d a b u s y y e a r w o r k i n g o n f o o d
standards. Such standards have now been prepared for milk and
edible oils, and other standards for condensed and dried milks are under
consideration. This section is in great need of a second Assistant
Chemist.
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5.The Rangoon Rat Flea Survey, initiated in 1928, is nearing com-
pletion, and the results of the Port Area have been sent for publication
in the Indian Journal of Medical Research. Summaries of the results
obtained in the other parts of the town have been sent to the Secretary,
Scientific Advisory Board, Indian Research Fund Association.
6.Last year the Corporation of Rangoon accepted my proposals to
carry out a mosquito survey of the town in collaboration with their
health staff. This was begun on the 1st of. April 1930 and was co
m - p l e t e d o n t h e 3 0 t h N o v e m b e r . T h e l a b o r a t o r y s i d e o f t h e w o r k w a s
carried out in the Institute under Dr. Feegrade, and the report is under
compilation.
7.My thanks are due to the staff of the Institute, who have
managed to carry on successfully under great pressure of work.
I have the honour to be,
SIR,
Your most obedient servant,
G. JOLLY, Lieut.-Col., I.M.S.,
Director of Public Health, Burma.
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FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT,
OF
The Harcourt Butler Institute of Public Health,
Rangoon,
For the Year1930.
Staff of the Institute—Director.—Dr. J. Anklesaria held charge of
the Institute from 1st January to 1st July 1930, when Major E. Cotter,
I.M.S., took over and held charge from the 2nd July 1930 to the end of
the year.
Assistant Director.—Dr. G. Mackey, D.T.M., I.M.D., from 1st Janu-
ary to 31st December 1930.
Chemist.—U T h e i n K i n , B . A . , F . C . S . , A . T . M . , f r o m 1 s t J a n u a r y t o
16th April 1930 and Mr. E. H. Bunce, F.I.C., from 17th April to . the
end of the year.
Assistant Chemist.—Mr. G. C. Moitra, B.Sc., F.C.S., from 1st Janu
-
ary to the end of the year.
Malariologist.—Dr. E. S. Feegrade, D.T.M., I.M.D., from 1st . Janu-
ary to 31st December 1930.
Assistant Bacteriologist.-U Pa How, from 1st January to 31st
December 1930.
General.—Four courses of instruction were conducted in the
Institute during the year :-
1.The Rangoon University M.B course in Hygiene.
2.The Government of Burma Qualifying course for Public Health
Inspectors.
3.A special course in Hygiene for Post Graduate Sub-Assistant
Surgeons.
—The Government of Burma License in Hygiene course for Sub-
Assistant Surgeons of the Public Health Department.
Laboratory Work.
A. Bacteriological Section.—The following work was done
in the laboratories of this section during the year :—
1. Water examination
219
2. Shaving brushes
16
3. Widal' s tests
13
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4. Urine examination . . .
2
5. Sputum examination, T.B. . . .
14
6. Smears . . .
7
7. Disinfectants . . .
11
8. Plague rats . . .
2
9.
Yaws
.
.
.
1
10. Faeces . . .
1
286
B. Chemical Section. —The tables below give the work done
in this section during the year :—
Description of samples.
Number
examined.
Number
adulterated
o r o t h e r w i s e
unsatis
-factory.
(1)
(2)
(3)
Atta
.
.
.
20
2
Beer
.
.
.
1
. . .
Cinchona febrifuge tablets . . .
13
2
24
. . .
Disinfectants . . .
Edible
fat
.
.
.
1
1
Enamel
.
.
.
8
. . .
Garlic
.
.
.
1
1
Ghee
.
.
.
136
6
Ground-nut oil . . .
37
3
Honey
.
.
.
1
. . .
Milk
.
.
.
52
9
Milk, Condensed (full cream sweetened) . . .
1
. . .
Milk, Condensed (skimmed sweetened) . . .
6
. . .
Milk, human . . .
9
. . .
Milk (for experimental investigation) . . .
392
. . .
2
Milk foods . . .
. . .
Mineral salts . . .
15
. . .
Phenacetin . . .
1
. . .
Rice
.
.
.
115
28
Rice
bran
.
.
.
2
. . .
Rice polishings . . .
1
. . .
Soap
.
.
.
6
3
Sesame oil . . .
23
3
Volcanic rock . . .
1
. . .
Water deposits . . .
2
. . .
Total . . .
870
5 8
In addition 340 water and 9 effluent samples were examined.
Total examinations = 1,219.
These examinations were carried out for the following bodies or
individuals :
—
Director of Public Health.
Police Department.
Military Department.
District Health Officers.
Civil Surgeons .
H o s p i t a l s .
J a i l s .
Public Works Department.