In January 1924, the Sawyer family left Australia, returning to New York via Ceylon, India, Egypt, and Europe. Dr. Sawyer spent several weeks inspecting hookworm and malaria control campaigns in Ceylon, then went on ahead to do similar work in India. The family, meanwhile stayed in a rented villa in Ceylon to wait for Dr. Sawyer's mother to arrive from Shanghai, China, and then joined Dr. Sawyer in Bombay on April 12th. In this letter, he describes visits to hookworm campaign offices and traveling on the Calcutta mail train.
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2 (163,344 Bytes)
Date:
1924-04-01 (April 1, 1924)
Creator:
Sawyer, Wilbur A.
Recipient:
Sawyer, Margaret
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This item is in the public domain. It may be used without permission.
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Medical Subject Headings (MeSH):
Hookworm Infections
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From Hookworm to Yellow Fever: Rockefeller Foundation, 1919-1927
