Practical Tropical Sanitation: A Manual for Sanitary Inspectors and Others Interested in the Prevention of Disease in Tropical and Sub-Tropical Countries (Classic Reprint)

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At the XVIIth International Congress of Medicine, held in London, in discussing "Sanitary Organisation in the Tropics," Dr Andrew Balfour (Khartoum) remarked that "The Sanitary Inspectors in Colonies should be trained in Tropical Hygiene. The Soudan Government had recognised the value of such a training by giving higher pay to those so qualified."

The Colonial Office now require a certificate of competency in this knowledge from candidates for appointments as Sanitary Inspectors on the West Coast of Africa, and doubtless in the near future the training mentioned by Dr Balfour will become compulsory for candidates for any such posts.

Therefore no apology is necessary for the issue of the following pages. Though originality is not claimed for the work, the writer has endeavoured to meet the needs of a fast-growing body of men who require a text-book above the standard of elementary Tropical Hygiene, yet below the standard manuals on Tropical Medicine for medical officers, which are couched in technical language, include many matters not germane to the training of a Sanitary Inspector, and omit consideration of several of the practical subjects connected with his duties.

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