INDEX TO PART I.,
CLIMATE AND HEALTH IN HOT COUNTRIES.
[For Index to Part II., “Outlines of Tropical Climatology,” see [end of volume].]
- Abdominal chills, danger of, and methods of protection from, [28], [32], [144]-[146], [149]; infantile, [153]
- Aerated waters—
- Cholera, safety of drinking, in outbreak of, [136]; manufacture of, neglect of necessary precautions in, [45]-[47]; home manufacture of, [47]-[48]
- Africa, Bilharzia prevalent in, [184]
- Africa, South—
- Camping out in, [83]
- Clothing in, [25]; suitable head-dress, [170]
- Sleeping sickness of, [164], [165]
- Sunstroke rare in, [166]
- mentioned, [113]
- Air, disinfecting powers of, [162]
- Aladdin’s Palace, [8]
- Alcohol, [62], [147]
- Allahabad, water supply of, [37]
- Alum—
- Drinking water purified by, [43], [137], [138]
- Injuriousness of, in baking powder, [59]
- Rice, cooking of, used in, [60]-[61]
- America—
- Head-dress in, [29], [171]
- North, mosquitoes in, [101]
- “American” cotton drill—
- Tent manufacture, for, [85]
- Unsuitability of, for hot climates, [26]
- “Anglo-Indian gauze,” [23]
- Animals infected by plague, [156]; sacredness of, in India, [156]
- Ankles, protection of, against mosquito bites, [117]
- Anopheles mosquitoes—
- Characteristics of, [102]-[104]
- Eggs of, [figure] of, [95]
- Larvæ of, [4], [97]-[99]
- Nets protecting against, [124]
- Antipyrin, use of, in malaria, [128]
- Ants, white, [6], [14], [18]
- Apples, avoidance of, during hot weather, [58]
- Assam, [182]; plan of houses in, [5]; protection against leeches in riding, [29]
- Asses’ milk for feeding infants, [50], [152]-[153]
- Australia—
- Bladder worm disease in, [184]
- Head covering in, [29]
- Tape worm parasites in meat in, [55]
- Bacon fat, nutritive value of, [79]
- Baids, or native doctors, [126]
- Baking powders, ingredients of, [59]
- Bamboo matting, use of, for building purposes, [5]
- Bancroft, Dr., [100]
- Barracks in India, advisability of protecting against mosquitoes, [122]
- Basel Mission, Cannanore, fabrics manufactured by, [27], [28]
- Beef tea, [62]
- Bengali, [14], [145]
- Benger’s food, [149], [154]
- Bhindi, the, [58]
- Bhisti (Mahomedan water carriers) unclean methods of, [38]-[39]; character of, [39]-[40]
- Bhraman, [138]
- Bile, functions of, and relation to dysentery, [143]
- Bilharzia, [184]
- Bismuth, salicylate of, administration of, in infantile diarrhœa, [151]
- Blackwater fever, [127]
- Bladder worm, [183]-[184]
- Blood-worm disease, [90], [93], [97], [183]
- Blue pill, [150]
- Boer felt hats, [170]-[171]
- Boils—
- Perchloride of mercury lotion a preventive against, [178]
- Prickly heat as sequelæ of, [177]
- Bombay, [12]
- Bottle feeding of infants, danger of, in the tropics, [151]
- Brand’s extract, [142]
- Bread, [59]
- British Medical Journal cited, [74]
- Buffalo milk, butter made from, [52]
- Bugs, [115]
- Bungalow, Indian, see under [India].
- Burglars, precautions against, [68]-[69]
- Burmah, [114]; plan of houses in, [5]; protection against leeches in riding, [29]
- Bushire, Subsabad Residency at, [8]
- Butter, danger of germs in, [51]-[52]; making at home, [52]; buffalo milk for, [52]; tinned, [52]
- Calcutta, [12], [65], [123]
- Calomel, administration of, in heatstroke, [176]
- Campagna, Italian, [119]
- Camps, choice of site for, [87]; difficulties as to conservancy, [87]-[88]; water supply for, [88]
- Canal irrigation—
- Dangers of, [109]
- Officials of, Government, protection of houses of, against mosquitoes, suggested, [122]
- Cancer, [109]
- Cannanore, Basel Mission at, fabrics manufactured by, [27], [28]
- Cape Colony—
- Sunstroke in, rarity of, [29]
- Tape-worm parasites in meat at, [55]
- Ticks, protection against, in riding, [28]
- Carbonic acid—
- Action of, on cholera germs, [48], [133]
- Compressed, supply of, in steel cylinders, [47]
- Castor oil, administration of, in malaria, [127]-[128]; in dysentery, [147]; in infantile diarrhœa, [151], [154]
- Castor oil shrub, antipathy of mosquitoes to, [116]
- Cawnpore—
- Tent manufacture at, [84]
- “Twilled lining” manufactured at, [27]
- Water supply of, [37]
- “Cawnpore tent club hat,” [30], [169]
- Ceilings, lath and plaster, non-employment of, in India, [17]
- Ceiling cloths, defects of, [16]-[17]
- Celli, Prof. A., plan of, for wire gauze protection against mosquitoes, [118]-[121]
- Centipedes, [22], [115]
- Cgaleka campaign, [57]
- Chang houses, [5]-[6]
- Charcoal, properties of, as fuel for cooking purposes, [64]
- Cheese, [52]-[53], [79]
- Children in the Tropics—
- Clothing of, [33]-[34], [117]
- Feeding of, [76] et seq.
- Hill stations, advisability of sending to, [79]-[81]
- House accommodation of, [6], [10]
- Infants, [see that title]
- Treatment of, [81]-[82], [171]
- China, washing of clothes in, [24]
- Chittagong—
- Health of European residents in, [2]
- Houses in, [2]
- Chloral hydrate, subcutaneous injection of, in cholera cases, [141]
- Chlorodyne, danger of, in dysentery, [146]
- Cholera—
- Contraction of, through food fouled by flies, [48]
- Conveyance of, [35]-[36]
- Discharges in, infection from, [142]
- Germ of, destruction of, in wells, [42]; prolonged action of CO2, on, [48]; conditions of development of, [132]; killing, by boiling water, [133]
- Infection, risk of, [132], [140], [142]
- Melons causing, popular fallacy as to, [58]-[59]
- Nursing of cases, precautions to be taken in, [140]
- Preventive measures against, [134]-[139]
- Symptoms of, [140]-[141]
- Treatment, [141]-[142]
- “Cholera belt,” [144], [145]
- Chrysanthemum, unopened flowers of, mosquitoes destroyed by burning, [114]
- Clay, beaten, as roofing material, [18]
- Clerestory windows, [8]
- Climate, influence of, in development of mosquitoes, [99]
- Clothing in the Tropics—
- Children, of, [33]-[34]
- European, [25]
- Evening dress in India, [28]; arranging, to protect against mosquitoes, [117]-[118]
- Foot-wear, [31]-[32]
- Head-dress, suitable, [29]-[30]
- Principles of, [22]
- Protection against mosquitoes, arranging as, [117]-[118]
- Riding dress, [28]-[29]
- Starched materials, unsuitability of, for hot climates, [26]
- Underclothes, [22]-[23], [27]-[28]
- Washing of, [23]-[25]
- Women’s, [33]
- Cod-liver oil, [79]
- Cold baths, [67]-[68]
- “Comforters,” baby’s, danger of, [74]
- Conservancy—
- Difficulties as to, in camp life, [87]-[88]
- Oriental plans of, [134]; round worm disease due to lack of, [182]
- Constipation, danger of, in tropical climates, [175]
- Consumption, [74], [109]
- Cooking, need for, and economy of good cooking, [62]-[63]
- Cork as material for hats in India, [169]
- Cornices, [15]
- Corsets, inappropriateness of, in hot climates, [33]
- Corrugated iron as roofing material, [6], [17]-[18]
- Cows—
- Condition of, in Indian villages, [50]
- Milk, drawback of, as infants’ food in India, [153]
- Cucumbers, [58], [136]
- Culex—
- Breathing arrangements of, [96]
- Characteristics of, [102]-[103]
- Eggs of, [figure] of, [95]
- Larvæ of, [98]
- “Culinary Jottings from Madras” (Wyvern), [54]; quoted, [55]
- Curry as food for children, [76]
- Daniels cited, [95]
- “Dhobi’s itch,” [24], [178]-[179]
- Diarrhœa—
- Hill, [149]-[150]
- Infantile, [150]-[155]
- Relation to dysentery, [149]
- Tomato skin, due to, [58]
- Diet in dysentery, [148]-[149]
- Digestion, partial suspension of, in malaria, [127]-[128]
- Dill water, undesirability of administering, to infants, [74]-[75]
- Dog, bladder worm in, [183]-[184]
- Drainage, surface, plan to be followed near houses, [4]
- Dress, see [Clothing]
- Drinking-water, see [Water]
- “Dungaree” material, [26]
- Dysentery—
- Causation of, [33], [143], [141]
- Characteristics of, [142]-[143]
- Conveyance of, [35]
- Germ of, [142]
- Pathology of, [143]
- Relation to diarrhœa, [149]
- Treatment, [146]-[149]
- Dyspepsia, [35]
- Egg albumen—
- Infants, feeding, with, [154]
- Meat extracts, in, [61]-[62] and [notes]
- Eggs, [56]
- Egypt—
- Bilharzia prevalent in, [184]
- Head covering in, [29]
- “Elgin” helmet, [169]
- “Equatorial Rowing Club,” [25]
- Eucalyptus plant, antipathy of mosquitoes to, [116]
- Euonymin, [150]
- Europeans in tropical climates, immunity of, from native diseases, [180]
- Fainting, [167]-[168]
- Feet, swelling of, in hot countries, [32]; footwear in the Tropics, [31]-[32]
- Felt for hats in India, [169]
- “Fever mixture,” [128]
- “Field officer’s Kabul” tent, [85]
- Filariasis, [93], [183]
- Filters, danger of ordinary form of, [135]
- Fish as food in hot climates, [56]; tinned, [61]; killed by mosquitoes, [94]
- Fisher. Dr. T., cited, [74]
- Flannel, wearing, next the skin, [22]-[23]
- Fleas, [94], [115]
- Flies—
- Danger of, to food supplies, [48]
- Method of freeing tents from, [86]-[87]; of freeing houses, [115]
- Ophthalmia introduced through, [34]
- Sleeping sickness, concerned in, [164]-[165]
- Flukes, [184]
- Foods (for particular foods, see their names, as milk, bread, meat, &c.)
- Bad, consequence of, [35]
- Changes in, producing infantile diarrhœa, [150], [151]
- Cooking of, disease germs destroyed by, [48]
- Dealing with, precautions necessary, [48]-[49]; unclean methods of natives, [51], [59]
- Infants, of, rapid deterioration of, in tropical countries, [150]
- Tinned, [61]-[62]
- Forest officials, government protection of houses of, suggested, [122]
- Fruit, [58]-[59];
- tinned fruits, [61]
- Gardens, danger of, in malarious places, [2]-[3], [109]; watering of, in India, [109]-[112]
- Gauze, metallic, protection of houses by means of, [68]-[69], [118]-[123], [166]
- Gauze bags, mosquitoes destroyed in, [113]
- Ghi, [111]
- Gnats, see [mosquitoes]
- “Gnats or mosquitoes,” [114]
- Goa powder, application of, in Dhobi’s itch, [179]
- Goat’s milk for feeding infants, [152]-[153]
- Gram, tops of, as a substitute for spinach, [57]
- Graphic, [170]
- Grassi, Prof., [90]
- Gregory’s powder, administration of, in infantile diarrhœa, [151], [154]
- Guinea worm, [183]
- Haffkine’s plague protective emulsion, [160]
- Hands, swelling of, in hot climates, [32]
- Hankin, [131], [137]
- Haqims, or “native doctors,” [126]
- Heat stroke, [174]-[176]
- Hill diarrhœa, [149]-[150]
- Hill stations—
- Children, advisability of sending, to, [79]-[81]
- Sickness in, prevalence of, [81]
- Himalayas, prevalence of diarrhœa in, [149]
- Hindu repugnance for meat, [60]
- Hindu kahar, reasons for employment of, [38]-[39]
- Honduras, plan of houses in, [5]
- Hookworm, [181]-[182]
- Hornets, [115]
- Horse sickness, prevention of, Mr. Power’s experiments, [113]
- Hospitals, plague, [160]
- Houses in tropical countries—
- Chang houses, [5]-[6]
- Cooling, after heat of the day, methods of, [69]-[70]
- Flooring, materials suitable for, [15]
- Indian bungalow, ground plan of, showing well placed doors and windows, [7]; sketch of common type, [10]; plan showing adaptation of Celli method of wire gauze protection, [121], [122]
- Light, question of, [9]-[10], [60], [69]
- Materials appropriate for building, [14]-[15]
- Plan, suggested, for house of moderate dimensions, [20]-[21]
- Plinth, construction of, [3]-[5]
- Principles of building, epitome of, [19]-[20]
- Roofing materials, [15]-[18]
- Rooms, height of, necessary, [11]-[12]
- Site, suitable, choice of, [1]-[3]
- Storeys, number of, desirable, [4]-[5], [12]
- Ventilation of, [6]-[9], [13], [68]-[69]
- Verandahs, function of and building of, [10]-[11]
- Wire gauze protection of openings, method of, [118]-[123], [166]
- Hutchison, Robert, M.D., on “Patented Food and Patent Medicines,” quoted, [61]-[62], [notes]
- Hydrochloric acid, [161]
- Illustrated London News, [170]
- Incense, mosquitoes driven from houses by burning, [114]
- India (see also names of places)—
- Animal life in, sacredness of, [156]
- Bhistis, the, character of, [39]-[40]
- Bungalows in, ground plan of, showing doors and windows well placed, [7]; sketch of common type of, [10];
- plan of, showing Celli method of wire gauze protection, [121], [122]
- Calls, hours for paying, [172]
- Children in, reason for frequent feebleness of, [10]
- Clothing in (see also title [Clothing])—
- Evening dress, [28], [117], [118]
- Tussur serge outer garments, [29]
- Cotton fabrics manufactured in, [27]
- Gardens, method of watering, [109]-[112]
- Head-dress, suitable, in, [29], [169]-[173]
- Houses in, non-employment of lath and plaster ceilings in, [17]
- Infants in, [73]
- Kitchens in, appliances for and superintendence of, [63]-[64]
- Meat in, tape-worm parasite found in, [55]
- “Mutton Clubs,” [54]
- Natives, tact required for management of, [158]-[162]
- Outfit for, obtaining, in England, [26]
- Plague in, [155] et seq.
- Prisons, medical officers of, [148]
- Sleeping sickness, fly concerned in, found in, [165]
- Swimming baths in, disuse of, [67]
- Tent life in, [83]-[88]
- Tent making industry in, [84]
- Washing of clothes in, [24]
- Water supply—
- Carriers, Mahomedan and Hindu, methods of, [38]-[39]
- Precautions to ensure purity, see under [Wells]
- Infants—
- “Comforters,” dangers of, [74]
- Death-rate high in Tropical Climates, [150]
- Diarrhœa among, [150]-[155]
- Dill water, danger of, to, [74]-[75]
- Disorders of, treatment of, [74]-[5]
- Feeding of, [75]-[76], [150]-[154]
- Fresh air, need for, [73]-[74]
- Hot climates for, advantages of, [73]
- Milk for, [50]; on voyages, [51]
- “Infants’ Food,” [74], [75]
- Inoculations, protective, against plague, [158], [160]
- Insect pests, destruction of, [115]
- Internal worms, [179] et seq.
- Ipecacuanha, administration of, in dysentery, [147]-[148]; in diarrhœa, [150]
- Ismailia, malaria at, [107]
- Italy—
- Children of, diet of, [79]
- Malaria in, prevention of, [118]-[119]
- Mosquitoes in, survival of larvæ of, during winter months, [100]
- Villas in, “ideal models for tropical climates,” [113]
- Jæger materials, [23]
- Jellies, disease germs cultivated in, [43]
- Jungle, avoidance of, in choice of dwelling site, [2]
- “Kabul Tent,” [85]
- “Kamarband,” [144]-[145]
- Kidneys—
- Function of, suspended in cholera attacks, [141]
- Strain on, from excessive meat eating, [60]
- Kitchens, Indian, appliances for and superintendence of, [63]-[64]
- Koch, [131]
- “La Martinière,” Lucknow, [80]
- Lablab bean, [57]
- Lahore, tent manufacture at, [84]
- Lamb, unsatisfactoriness of, in hot countries, [54]
- Larvæ, wintering, breeding of, [101]
- Laurence Military Asylum, [80]
- Laveran, malaria research work of, [90]
- Lentils, [60]
- Lettuces, avoidance of, during cholera outbreaks, [135]
- Light—
- Disinfecting powers of, [162]
- Exclusion of, in tropical houses, [9]-[10]
- Plague germs destroyed by, [156]
- Protection against mosquitoes, as, [100]-[101], [116]-[117]
- Lime, clearing of water supplies by, [43], [137], [138]
- Lime not to be used in combination with perchloride of mercury, [162]
- Liquor ammoniæ acetatis, administration of, in malaria, [128]
- Liver functions, disturbance of, in dysentery, [143], [146]
- Lobán, [114]
- London, business hours in, [65]
- Lucknow—
- Historical residency ruins at, [14]
- “La Martinière,” [80]
- Water supply of, [37]
- Lumbrici, [180]
- Macaroni and cheese, children’s dietary, in, [79]
- Maclean, Prof., cited, [89]-[90]
- Madras, [64]
- Mahomedan countries, water carrying in, [38]
- Maize cobs, mosquitoes driven out of houses by burning, [114]
- Malaria—
- Causation, early theories and research work as to, [89]-[91]
- Cold baths, relapse induced by, [67]-[68]
- Parasite of, life history of, [91]-[92], [105]-[106]
- Prevention of, [28], [106] et seq.
- Quinine, value of, in treating, [104], [125]-[129]
- Seasonal prevalence of, [104], [105]
- Site of houses in reference to, [1]-[3]
- Spread of, danger of single case in helping, [104]-[105], [125]
- Temperature, influence of, in development of, [92]
- Treatment of, [125]-[129]
- Malay, house materials in, [14]
- Malay Archipelago, [114]
- Manson, Sir Patrick (F.R.S.), research work as to malaria causation, [90]
- Mashak, [38]-[39]
- Massage in relief of cholera cramps, [141]
- Meat (see also mutton, veal, &c.)
- Cooking, need for thoroughness in, [55]-[56]
- Extracts, nutritive value of, [61], and [note], [62]
- Hanging of, [54]
- Indian “mutton clubs,” [53]-[54]
- Preservation of, by sulphur fumes, [55]
- Quality of, obtainable in hot countries, [53]-[4]
- Tinned, [61]
- Meat juice, feeding infants with, [154]
- Melons, [53], [59], [136]
- Mercury, perchloride of, administration of, in dysentery, [147], [148]; in infantile diarrhœa, [151]; lotion, application of, in prickly heat, [178]
- Mexican sombrero, [171]
- “Miasma,” [89]
- Midges, mosquitoes distinguished from, [93]
- Milk—
- Asses’, for feeding infants, [50], [152]-[3]
- Boiled, digestibility of, [49]-[50]
- Children’s diet, in, [77]
- Cholera conveyed by, [132]
- Cows’, as food for infants in India, [50], [75], [153]; sterilisation of, and need for, native ignorance and frauds as to, &c., [49], [51]
- Disease transmitted by, [49]
- Dysentery, in, [146], [149]
- Goats’, as food for infants, [50], [75]-[76], [152]-[153]
- Puddings of, disease germs cultivated in, [48]
- Quality of, testing, [51]
- Sterilisation of, [49]
- Minced food for children, [77]-[78]
- “Moon-blindness,” [13]
- Mosquitoes—
- Anopheles, see [that title]
- Biting animals, method of, [94]
- Breeding, situations favouring, [101]-[102]
- Culex, see [that title]
- Danger of encouraging, near dwellings, [2]-[3]
- Disease carriers, as, [22], [93]
- Eggs, depositing of, [94]-[95]; diagram of various forms of, [95]
- Food of, distinction between male and female as to, [94]
- Geographical distribution of, [101]
- Habits of, [93]-[94]
- Larval existence, duration of period of, [98], [99]
- Life history of, [94] et seq.
- Light and heat, tolerance of, [100]-[101], [116], [117]
- Malaria, relation to, [90], [92], [93]
- Midges distinguished from, [93]
- Myzorrhynchus sinensis, [figure] of larvæ of, [97]
- Nets, patterns of, [87], [123]-[125]
- Panoplites, [figure] of eggs of, [95]
- Perpetuation of the species, maintenance of, during winter months, [99]-[100]
- Protection against—
- Breeding places, destruction of, [108]-[112]
- Dress, modifying, as a protection, [117]-[118]
- Gauze bags, by means of, [115]
- Houses, precautions to be taken in, [113]-[115]
- Italian method of protecting houses, [118]-[123]
- Light—a protective agent, [100]-[101], [116]-[117]
- Ointments, &c., by means of, [116]
- Rainy season, prevalence during, [102], [104], [125]
- Stegomyia, see [that title]
- Travelling, incapability of, [100]
- Mutton, [54]
- Myzorrhynchus sinensis, [figure] of larva of, [97]
- Naini Thal, water supply of, [37]
- Naphthol β, administration of, in infantile diarrhœa, [151]
- Natal, head covering in, [29]
- Natives of tropical countries, unclean habits of, [63]-[64], [181]
- Neem tree, leaves of, mosquitoes destroyed by burning, [114]
- Negroes, [145]
- Nettle-rash, [77]
- Nuttall cited, [95]
- Oatmeal porridge, [79]
- Onions, [58]
- Ophthalmia, protection of children from, [34]
- Opium, administration of, in dysentery, [146], [148]
- “Pandemic waves,” [131]
- Panoplites, diagram of eggs of, [95]
- Paraffin, use of, in destroying mosquitoes, [108], [110]-[112]
- Paregoric, administration of, in infantile diarrhœa, [151]
- “Patent Foods and Patent Medicines,” Robert Hutchison, M.D., quoted, [61]-[62], [notes]
- Persia—
- Ankle boots in, [31]
- Houses, system of ventilation of, [8]-[9]; ground plan of European Bungalow, [9]; double verandahs for, [11]
- Persian Gulf, clothing in, [25]
- Phenacetin, use of, in malaria, [128]
- Phenyl for disinfecting against plague, [161]
- Pith, suitability of, for Indian sun hats, [29]
- Plague—
- Animals affected by, [156], [157]
- Conditions favouring spread of, [155]-[156]
- Evacuation of infected sites, [159]-[160]
- Infection from, [157], [163]
- Low civilisation, a disease of, [155]
- Prophylaxis against, personal, [156]-[157]; public, [157] et seq.
- Pomfret, Bombay, [56]
- Pork, ptomaine poisoning due to, in hot countries, [54]
- Potassium, permanganate of, water supplies purified by, [42], [137], [138], [139]
- Poultry, fattening of, in hot countries, [54]
- Power, Mr., [113]
- Prickly heat, [23], [34], [66], [177]-[179]
- Protective cordons, value of, in plague outbreak, [161]
- Ptomaine poisoning from eating pork, [54]
- Pugaree, [30]
- Pulses, food value of, [59]-[60]
- Pumpkins, [58]
- Punjab—
- Houses in, plan of building, [9]; sketch of common type of bungalow, [10]; materials of native dwellings, [14]
- Northern, clothing in, [25]
- mentioned, [6]
- Punkahs—
- Combining use of, with that of mosquito net, [123]-[124]
- Height of rooms giving adequate swing for, [11]-[12]
- Protection against mosquitoes afforded by, [123]
- Pulling, art of, [71]
- “Puttialla” breeches, [28]-[29]
- Pyjamas—danger of short coat, [28]
- Quarantine, value of, in plague outbreaks, [161]
- Quicklime, drinking water purified by, [137], [138]
- Quinine—
- Disinfectant action of, [125]-[126]
- Malaria, in treatment of, [101], [125]-[129]
- Rain water, bathing in, for prickly heat, [177]-[178]
- Rainy seasons, prevalence of mosquitoes during, [102], [104], [125]
- Rajputana, [6]
- Rats attacked by plague, [156], [157]; destruction of, as a protective measure in plague outbreaks, [160]-[161]
- Resorcin, administration of, in infantile “wind” attacks, [75]; in diarrhœa, [151]; in dysentery, [147]
- Rheumatism, [109]
- Rice, cooking of, [60]-[61]
- Rodents, see [Rats]
- Rome—
- Business hours in, [65]
- University of, [118]
- Roofs—
- Materials suitable for, [15]-[18]
- Sleeping places, as, [12]-[13]
- Ross, Major Ronald, F.R.S., research work on malaria causation, [90]
- Round worms, [180], [181]
- Salads, danger of, [58]
- Sambon cited, [95]
- Sand dunes as sites of houses, [2]
- Santonin, round worms expelled by, [181]
- Scandinavia, mosquitoes in, [101]
- Science Siftings quoted, [74]
- Scorpions, [22], [115]
- Scurvy—
- Infantile, due to sterilised milk, [49]
- Vegetable food, prevented by, [57]
- Sea water bathing for prickly heat, [177]
- Silk as wearing material in the tropics, [23]
- Singapore, [25]
- Sleeping arrangements in the tropics, [32];
- outdoor, [124]
- Sleeping sickness, [93], [164]-[166]
- Small-pox, [163]-[164]
- Smoke, mosquito destruction by means of, [113]-[115]
- Snakes, poisonous, [22]
- Solah hats, [29]-[30], [169]-[170]
- “Soothing Syrups,” [74]
- Soups—
- Disease germs cultivated in, [48]
- Tinned, [61]
- Soy bean, [57]
- Spinach, [57]
- Spine, protection of, from sun’s rays, [30]-[31]
- Sprue, [150]
- Stagnant water, danger of, in malarial countries, [101], [102]
- Starched materials, unsuitability of, for hot climates, [26]
- Steel girders—
- Chang houses, for, [6]
- Substituting for wooden beams, advisability of, [15]
- Stegomyia—
- Characteristics of, [102]
- Eggs of, [figure] of, [95]
- Family of, [97]
- Stimulants, use of, in malaria, [128]-[129]
- Straw, damp, mosquitoes driven out of houses by burning of, [114]
- Subterranean chambers in extreme heat, [13]-[14]
- Sugar in children’s diet, [77]
- Sulphur fumes—
- Meat preserved by, [55]
- Mosquitoes destroyed by, [114]-[115]
- Plague, disinfection against, by, [161]
- Sulphuric acid, effect of, on the cholera germ, [137]
- Sun-dried bricks, properties of, as building material, [14]-[15]
- Sunshades, [33]
- Sunstroke, [29], [166]-[174]
- Swimming baths, disuse of, in India, [67]
- “Swiss Cottage Tent,” [85]
- Symes, Dr. J. O., cited, [74]
- Symmonds, Mr., of Rosa, [124]
- Taikhana, [13]-[14]
- Tape-worms—
- Danger of, from uncooked meat, [55]
- Life history of, [183]
- “Tatties,” description and use of, [70]
- Tea for cleansing teeth, [45]
- Temperature limits within which malaria can be developed, [92]
- Tents—
- Construction of, principles to be followed in, [84]-[86]
- English and Indian makes, [83]-[84], [86]
- Terraced roofs, suitability of, in tropical climates, [18]
- Thatch as roofing material, [15]-[16]
- Theobald, Mr., cited, [95]
- Thermantidote, description and use of, [70]-[71]
- Thread worms, [180]-[181]
- Thur dal, [60]
- Thymol as vermifuge, [182]
- Ticks, [94]
- Tiles as roofing material, [17]
- Timber, drawback to use of, in tropical buildings, [5]-[6], [15]
- Tinned provisions, [61]-[62]
- Tobacco, mosquitoes destroyed by fumes of, [114]
- Tomatoes, [58], [136]
- Total abstinence and health, [62]
- Train inspections, value of? in plague outbreaks, [161]
- Trees, avoidance of, in choice of dwelling sites, [2]
- Trousers, arranging, to protect against mosquitoes, [117], [118]
- Trypanosomes, [164], [165]
- Turban, the, [30]
- Tussur serge for outer garments, [29]
- “Twilled Lining” suitable for underwear in tropical climates, [27]-[28]
- Typhoid fever—
- Contraction of, through fly-fouled food, [48]
- Conveyance of, [35]
- Hill stations, endemic in, [80]
- Vaccination, importance of revaccination, [163]-[164]
- Veal, unsatisfactoriness of, in hot countries, [54]
- Vegetables, [3], [56]-[57], [61]
- Ventilation—
- Hats, of, [30]
- Persian Houses, in, [8]-[9]
- Tents, of, [85]-[86]
- Thatched roofs favouring, [15]
- Tropical houses, in, [6]-[8], [13], [68]-[69]
- Verandahs, roofing materials for, [17]
- Vermin, building materials harbouring, [15], [16]
- Voyage to the East, clothing for, [26]
- Water—
- Aerated waters, see [that title]
- Boiling of, for drinking purposes, need for, and for personal superintendance of, [44]-[45], [133], [135]
- Contaminated, consequences of drinking—need for personal supervision of supply, [35]-[37], [131], [132]
- Filtering, danger of, [44], [135]
- Hill diarrhœa due to mineral matter in, [149]
- Indian towns, supply to, [37]-[38]
- Sources of supply—
- Rivers, [43]
- Springs, [43]
- Wells, see [that title]
- Washing of clothes, [23]-[25]
- Wells—
- Methods of becoming infected in India, [134]
- Purification of, methods of, [42], [43], [88], [134], [136]-[139]
- Reliability of, [40]-[41]
- Wet-nursing in the tropics, advisability of, [151]-[152]
- Women in hot climates, [71]-[72];
- suitable head-dress for, [171]-[178]
- Wood, see [Timber]
- Woollen materials, washing of, [23]
- Working hours in the tropics, [65]-[66]
- Worms, internal, prevention of diseases caused by, [179] et seq.
- Wyvern, “Culinary Jottings from Madras,” quoted, [54]-[55]; cited, [64]
- Yellow fever, [93], [95], [97], [102]
PART I.
CLIMATE AND HEALTH IN HOT
COUNTRIES.
Climate and Health in Hot Countries.
PART I.
CHAPTER I.
On Housing and Domestic Architecture.
In hot climates, as elsewhere, people are rarely in a position to exercise much choice in their selection of a habitation, as its site must usually depend on considerations of business, and in the majority of cases, the number of available dwellings is limited. Oftener still, it is a matter of “Hobson’s choice,” and one must needs occupy the house that has served one’s predecessors in the work in which one may happen to be engaged. On this account it will be superfluous to do more than generally indicate the general principles on which it is desirable, that houses designed to afford shelter in hot climates, should be placed and constructed.