Two Ross-Manson Letters

The full story of Sir Ronald Ross' ever memorable discovery with regard to the transmission of malaria is ?old in his Memoirs, a book which every research worker in medicine should read. The Memoirs. however, are now being supplemented by publication of (he original letters and documents concerned, by the Ross Institute. As only one of the above four publications is marked with a price, we take it that these publications are chiefly for private circulation. ?>ut every large medical library in India should certainly possess a copy of each. (/) The first contains a letter dated the 22nd August 1897 from Ross to Manson reporting his discovery of malarial oocysts, with a photograph of his drawing of them from the original letter. A second letter, dated 'ho 31st August, 1897, records the observation of oocysts of later development, and Ross' firm (and correct.) conviction that he was working on the right, lines. An extract from Dr. G. C. Low's presidential address to the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 011 the 18th October, 1929, summarising Ross' work, completes (lie brochure.