History of Darjeeling District Migration Between 1872-2011

Relapsing Fever in Darjeeling District

Sir,?I would like to briefly record an outbreak of this disease at Margaret's Hope Tea Estate at an elevation of 5,000 feet. The outbreak was traced to the arrival of the wife of a tea-maker who arrived ill direct from Nepaul. This occurred at the end of May of^this year. The total number of cases were 25, of these 15 recovered, 10 died, 4 cases relapsed once, and 2 cases twice. The Main Sympto...

Spirillar Fever in the Darjeeling District, 1912

/ BV A. M. JUKES, M.D., CAPTAIN, Deputy Sanitary Commissioner, Bengal. During the months of September and October 1912, I had the opportunity of commencing the investigation of some cases of fever caused by a spirochete, which I believe to be hitherto undescribed. The materials are very scanty, but sufficient, I think, to enable one to draw some conclusions. In the summer of 1912 there was a go...

Amœbic Dysentery in the Darjeeling District and Its Treatment

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ment. And, for the first few years, Darjeeling did make some sort of start. Houses were built, a few retired officers made their way to it, a depot for Military invalids was opened, and ? one or two Civilians and Merchants sent their families to the place. But it became evident after a time, that Darjeeling had not achieved popularity. The station increased very slowly; such institutions as are...

Imbalances in health workforce in a primary health centre (P.H.C.) of Darjeeling district, West Bengal, India

Health workforce includes clinically trained health professionals, health management and support workers. Imbalance in health workforce is a major challenge, as its size and quality positively determine country’s ability to meet its goals of organizing and delivering health services, like immunization coverage, outreach of primary care etc. Unfortunately, India has uneven, inequitable and mal-d...