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No. VI.—PATHOLOGY. 
1. What endemic diseases are observed in the district? 
2. How is the occurrence and course of such diseases 
affected by the following factors :— 
{a.) Season of the year, (b.) temperature. 
(c.) Dryness or humidity of the soil. 
(d.) Geological conformation. 
(e.) Physical conformation, eg., river basins, lakes, 
mountains. 
(f) Forests, (g.) winds, (k.) cultivation. 
(k.) Dietetic and other habits of the people. 
3. What diseases are the native and immigrant population 
respectively affected by ? 
4. What epidemic diseases occur ? 
5. How is their occurrence influenced by the factors 
mentioned under question 2 and by such circumstances as 
movements of peoples (lines of commerce and pilgrimages, 
march of armies, migrations of tribes), by floods, tornadoes, 
famines, nature of food supply. 
7. What are the effects of introduced disease m the native 
and immigrant population, respectively. 
8. What appearances are found in post-mortem examina¬ 
tion ? 
Note. —Pathological specimens should be preserved in 
absolute alcohol or methylated spirit (or failing these in 
strong whisky, rum, or brandy). The pieces of tissue should 
be small, seldom more than half-an-inch thick. They should 
be wrapped in lint or linen, and placed in a relatively large 
quantity of spirit, in a bottle closed with a glass stopper. 
Descriptive labels should be placed inside the bottle, as well 
as gummed on the outside. 
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