Question

Trace a short history of such epidemics under British colonial administration after 1857 such as the Bubonic Plague of 1896.

Answer 1

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The British government now had a vaccine. Britain's previous experience with the bubonic plague had taught them lessons about disease control, and one of them was to separate the diseased from the healthy.

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Answer 2

Answer:

In 1857, the Indian Rebellion led to the transfer of administration of India to the Crown and different departments of civil services were developed. It wasn’t until 1868 that a separate civil medical department was formed in Bengal. In 1869, a Public Health Commissioner and a Statistical Officer were appointed to the Government of India. In 1896, with the abolition of the presidential system, all three presidential medical departments were amalgamated to form the Indian Medical Services (IMS). After the development of IMS, medical duties for the Royal Indian Army were performed by the Army Medical Department, later called the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC)