§ 23. Mr. RAMSAYasked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies if he is aware of the mortality and cost caused annually by malaria within the British Empire; and whether the Government has under consideration any special schemes for dealing with the same?
§ Dr. SHIELSI am well aware of the serious mortality and economic loss caused by malaria within the British Empire and outside it, even in Europe itself. The difficult problem of malaria control is one that engages the constant attention of the Colonial Office and Colonial Governments. In many Colonies there are special organisations for the study of malaria and for the application of preventive measures and a large number of officers of the Colonial Medical Services have taken special courses of training in this subject. In various tropical Colonies a marked improvement in health has already taken place. Other measures are under consideration.