The medical officer concluded that impure water and unsanitary soil caused the outbreak of disease. Surgeon Magrath noted that the impure water from No. 2 spring was the main cause of Enteric fever at Chaubattia. Surgeon Skey Muir attributed the disease to contamination of the water supply by surface drainage. Surgeon Welch pointed out that the bazar on the hill was directly above the water supply of the garrison. Surgeon Climo reported that the increasing prevalence of Enteric fever at Sialkot was due to sub-soil sewage-pollution affecting the water supply. He emphasized the need for an artificial water supply, improved drainage, and removal of excreta from crowded areas. These causes are preventible, and the question is raised: if preventible, why not prevented? In connection with the liability of new arrivals to Enteric fever, it might be interesting to determine what proportion of attacks may be due to the water given them at railway stations or rest-camps. The article discusses the challenges in studying indigenous drugs of India, as older writers relied on hearsay and modern writers merely copied previous works. The lack of proper facilities and the difficulty of conducting research in India are mentioned. The article concludes that if glass slips covering preparations containing Balantidia are ringed with vaseline, the Balantidia will live for many hours and offer an interesting study. A case of stone in the bladder is described, where a patient had a stone detected during a sound. The stone was found to be phosphatic in nature. The patient had previously used a swab of nim in his urethra, which may have left a piece of nim wood in his bladder. The article discusses the alkaloid content of Datura fastuosa and Datura alba seeds, noting that Datura fastuosa contains more alkaloid, mainly hyoscine. The article also mentions the potential of Datura alba as a source of hyoscine. The article discusses the plague epidemic at Giridih, noting that the disappearance of the epidemic may be due to climatic influences rather than rat-killing. The article mentions the resignation of Sir George Buchanan from the Medical Officer of the Local Government Board and the formation of a committee to present him with a memento of his services. The article concludes with a report on the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese, where diplomas and prizes were presented to students.The medical officer concluded that impure water and unsanitary soil caused the outbreak of disease. Surgeon Magrath noted that the impure water from No. 2 spring was the main cause of Enteric fever at Chaubattia. Surgeon Skey Muir attributed the disease to contamination of the water supply by surface drainage. Surgeon Welch pointed out that the bazar on the hill was directly above the water supply of the garrison. Surgeon Climo reported that the increasing prevalence of Enteric fever at Sialkot was due to sub-soil sewage-pollution affecting the water supply. He emphasized the need for an artificial water supply, improved drainage, and removal of excreta from crowded areas. These causes are preventible, and the question is raised: if preventible, why not prevented? In connection with the liability of new arrivals to Enteric fever, it might be interesting to determine what proportion of attacks may be due to the water given them at railway stations or rest-camps. The article discusses the challenges in studying indigenous drugs of India, as older writers relied on hearsay and modern writers merely copied previous works. The lack of proper facilities and the difficulty of conducting research in India are mentioned. The article concludes that if glass slips covering preparations containing Balantidia are ringed with vaseline, the Balantidia will live for many hours and offer an interesting study. A case of stone in the bladder is described, where a patient had a stone detected during a sound. The stone was found to be phosphatic in nature. The patient had previously used a swab of nim in his urethra, which may have left a piece of nim wood in his bladder. The article discusses the alkaloid content of Datura fastuosa and Datura alba seeds, noting that Datura fastuosa contains more alkaloid, mainly hyoscine. The article also mentions the potential of Datura alba as a source of hyoscine. The article discusses the plague epidemic at Giridih, noting that the disappearance of the epidemic may be due to climatic influences rather than rat-killing. The article mentions the resignation of Sir George Buchanan from the Medical Officer of the Local Government Board and the formation of a committee to present him with a memento of his services. The article concludes with a report on the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese, where diplomas and prizes were presented to students.