Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-27
STUDY OF TROPICAL DISEASES
work of the school E.tabIish.d 81,
Liverpool.

James Boyle. United States consul at tiy-
ipooi' mas written to the State DEPART
eht regarding the study of tropicsl dis
IN Great Britain. He says:
"a movement has recently been startad n,
En- Z. siahd Tor the special study of tronicaI
diseases and, now that 1t has deveIonad
iii'o concrete form, there is an endeavor "a
give IL an International character
mere are now two organizations in Eng
.'u 'iiat nave taken up the work of the
study of tropical diseases. one at I.opdo,, an,
one at Liverpool. The oreanization 81 7 ~
poor Is independent of governmental contr,1
- nI,S MOI as yet received any financial a ia
- - oti. me government, while that at Landau
49, 10 a certain extent, under povarn+,,I,,,,
auspices. The Liverpool scbool ~ ,.t ii1
ny the mead of a large shipping firm and
es pIoJect mas received the enthusiastic
support OF the local business community
anu medical profession. Both the Tordo,,
anu Liverpool institutions are WORKING To-
sether tremendously for the same end and
II Is confidently expected that the Iiverrool
ei.s I'm, PRISE VIII be given government support
me Liverpool School of Tropical Dis
Eases Is IN connection with University Col
Lese ana the Royal Southern Hospital SIN
uehes must be qualified medical men of this
III. Ign isn countries or fffth-year students
me managers of the Liverpool school
urge tnat their work is not a local one nor
even limited to the British empire in its
translucent scope. They plead that all
tries should interest themselves in III.
work as, quite apart from huma unitarian
CONSIDERATIONS tropical diseases are one of
the greatest barriers at present to the ex-
they prevail. "i''ie
Fecuniary aid from foreign governments
VIII not be solicited, but would he grateful
~ leceiVed. Inc Liverpool school would be
pleaSed TO exchange Information and the
results of scientific observation unon ali
phases OF the subject with any foreign gov
erhHent, or any foreign medical society or
hospital, or with any individual traveller or
professional man, and foreign student
would be cordially welcomed Those inter
esteo are invited to communicate with Prof
soyce. University College. Liverpool The
International feature of the TiyernonI
School OF Tropical Diseases has already ra-
celVed recognition from America Several
months ago Bishop HartzeII of the Metho-
ulst episcopal Church of the United States
passed through Liverpool en- route TO his
iieid OF labor. which embraces the whole of
AFRICA While here he became greatly in
terested in the Liverpool School of Tropical
diseases and arranged that one of his med
ical missionaries, who was shortly to fol-
low MN, should study for three months AT
the schooi Several consuls representing
naritlme nations say that they will advise
elther direct support to the LIVERPOOL school
or cooperative action, for the rea son thar
many victims of tropical diseases that fava
come under their observation at Iiyer,,uol
naEe peen sailors of their own nationality
II Is the expectation that the LIverfoo,
institution Will become the recognized
scnooI Tor the training of government uoe-di-
cal officers proceeding to the west coast of
AFRICA "A special sphere of activity viii be
the organization of expeditions to Africa TO
study tropical diseases and | am officiolIv
ADVISED That students from American u,.di-
cai colleges are invited to accompany these
expeditions. Prof. Christophers is row q n
Quoting an expedition in Africa with this
object. He is working under the ausDires
or the British government. and was special
~ selected for thai purpose by the ROYAL
Society on request of Mr.. Chamberlain He
Is operating In cooperation with both the
Liverpool and London schools"