THIRD ANNUAL REPORT

OF

The Harcourt Butler Institute of Public

Health, Rangoon

For the year 1928.

    Staff of the Institute—Director.—Lieutenant-Colonel G. G. Jolly,
C.I.E., M.B., D.P.H., D.T.M., I.M.S., held charge of the Institute from
1st January to 14th March 1928 when Major C. L. Bilderbeck, M.A.,
M.B., D.P.H., D.T.M. & H., I.M.S., took over, and held charge from
15th March to 22nd August 1928. From this latter date Major
E. C. A. Smith, L.R.C.P. & S., D.P.H., I.M.S., held temporary charge
until transferred to Bombay, when Major C. L. Bilderbeck, M.A., M.B.
D.P.H., D.T.M. & H., I.M.S., resumed the appointment on 22nd
October 1928 and held it to the end of the year.

    Assistant Director.—Dr. G. Mackey, D.T.M., I.M.D., from 1st
January to 30th September 1928.

    U Thein Kin, B.A., F.C.S., A.T.M., from 1st October to 20th
November 1928.

    Dr. G. Mackey, D.T.M., I.M.D., from 20th November to 31st
December 1928.

    Chemist.—U Thein Kin, B.A., F.C.S., A.T.M.

    Assistant Malariologist.—Dr. E. S. Feegrade, D.T.M., I.M.D.

    Assistant Bacteriologist.—Dr. V. W. Fenn, L.S.M.F.

    Assistant Chemist.—Mr. G: C. Moitra, B.Sc., F.C.S., from 1st January
to 22nd May 1928.

    Mr. J. Sanyal, B.Sc., from 23rd May to 31st December 1928.

    General.—During the year under report the activities of the Institute
have further developed in the three main channels of Teaching, Public
Health Laboratory Work, and Investigation. Five courses of instruc-
tion in Public Health were conducted during the year:—

     (1) The Rangoon University M.B. Course in Hygiene and Public
Health.

     (2) The Government of Burma Medical School Course in Public
Health.

     (3) The Rangoon University Course in School Hygiene for the
Teachers' Diploma.