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good distance from the wells. When possible the well should be on 

 the upper slope and the latrines on the lower slope of the line site. 

 Cooly lines cannot be maintained in a proper sanitary condition 

 unless it is the special work of some one to keep them so, one or 

 more line sweepers must be employed whose daily duty it is to sweep 

 out the drains, collect all refuse, rubbish, tins and bottles from the 

 line site and its surroundings and dispose of it by burial or fire. It 

 is a good plan to have trenches dug between the rubber in which the 

 refuse is thrown and covered with earth each day. The line 

 sweepers must also attend to the upkeep and liming of the latrines, 

 if bucket latrines are in use they should bury the night-soil twice 

 daily at sites which have been selected for that purpose. 



The Cabe of Labourers. 

 Whatever class of labour is recruited each batch should 

 be medically examined as soon as possible after arrival on the estate 

 and all coolies should be rejected who, in consequence of disease, 

 infirmity, or malformation, are found to be unfit for agricultui'al 

 labour. The prompt medical examination of locally recruited 

 coolies should never be neglected, these local coolies have often 

 drifted in from highly malarious districts and in that case they 

 are certain to be infected in a greater or less degree with malaria. 

 It may not be necessary to turn such coolies away but it is essential 

 that they shall receive special treatment with quinine if they are to 

 be absorbed into the estate labour force. New recruits from the 

 Coast are usually entirely ignorant of the art of food preparation, 

 many of them have eaten rice for the first time at the Coast 

 depot and still know nothing about cooking it, they are moreover 

 very susceptible to malaria and bowel diseases. It is therefore 

 a wise custom to supply them with cooked rations for not less than 

 six months after arrival, the requisite arrangements entail some 

 little trouble and supervision, but they do not involve any great 

 expense. It may prevent the serious disorganization of a labour 

 force which, results from a high sick rate. A daily quinine 

 ration should be given to all new recruits for a similar period. 

 Upon estates where malaria is severe and quinine is given at the hour 

 of morning muster it is well worth while to provide a ration of hot 

 coifee or congee at the same time, large doses of quinine should not 

 be given on empty stomachs, they produce unpleasant consequences 

 and coolies are apt to evade their doses if it is so given. Unless the 

 management makes provision for a hot ration the quinine is 

 commonly taken either on an empty stomach or else on top of a 

 handful of stale and sour rice left over from the meal of the previous 

 day, in neither case can good results be expected. These preventive 

 measures may be thought to be needless for universal adoption in the 

 comparatively healthy Coast districts, but in the malarious country 

 near the foot hills they might with advantage be carried out as a 

 matter of routine by the estate management. 



