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A Yankee doctor in paradise

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Abel, Victor, editor Pacific Age, 139, 140

Admiralty Group, 86

Ahuia, 20, 22, 33-36, 38, 44, 52, 56, 72

Aitutaki, 257, 263, 265

Antunez, Col., 8

Aseida, Toschio, 316, 344

Ashford, Col. Bailey K., 12

Ashley, Capt., 286, 287, 311, 323, 324

Atchin, 223, 227, 239

Atiu, 261, 262

Babcock, Dr., 5

Bach, Bill, 166

Bamus, 63

Barber, Dr. Marshall, 85

Barley, J. C., 106, 115, 323, 326, 327, 332, 339, 355

Beach, Byron, 67, 71, 78, 79, 82, 83, 88, 101-104

Beatty, Earl and Lady, 378

Bell, Skipper, 86, 87

Bellamy, Dr., 70

Bellona Island, 308-310, 347-353

Bertie, Mr., 18

Big Nambas, 222, 226, 227, 231

Bioto, 45, 46

Blackwater fever, 75

Boera, 28, 29

Boismenu, Bishop, 40

Boyd, Dr., 85

British High Commission, rule of, 115-117

Bryan, William Jennings, 9

Buck, Dr. Peter, 251, 355

Buia, 326, 330, 334.

See also Rennell Island

Bunting, Bob, 67

Bushman’s Bay, 229, 232, 233, 246

Buxton, Dr. P. T., 220, 233, 234

Campbell, John, 359

Cannon, Dr. Walter B., quoted, 148-150

Carbon tetrachloride, Hall experiments, 134-136;

Lambert experiments, 136-144

Carrol, Sir James, 250

Carson, Skipper Billy, 71

Central Medical School (Suva), opening, 269-276;

expansion, 357-360;

work of, 362-376

Chabot, Father, 50, 51

Chaulmoogra oil, for leprosy, 99, 263

Chenopodium, administering, 95, 96;

intramuscular and intravenous injections, 99, 100;

a disappointment, 112

Clarence, Duke of, in Fiji, 154-156

Connelly, Mr., 39, 43-49, 52

Cook, Capt., 382;

quoted, 29

Cook Islands, 249-251, 382;

medical survey of, 252-269

Corlette, Ewan, 239, 240

Corney, Dr., 275

Crichlow, Dr., his survey of Rennell, 356

Crocker, Templeton, 284, 285, 291, 296, 297, 302, 307, 311-316, 318, 321-323, 326, 327, 330, 332, 337-339, 343, 344, 349, 352

Crooks, Richard, 379, 380

Crosby, Commander Paul, 218

D’Arbousier, M., 223

Darling, Dr. S. T., 304, 305

Deck, Dr. Northcote, 286, 293, 306, 350

Deva Deva, 51-56

Dilava mission station, 50, 51, 54

Dilkusa Mission, 139

Dopima, 61-63

Duffs, the, 318

Dysentery, epidemics of, 52

Egan, Martin, 128, 157, 158

Ehrlich, Professor, 30

Elephantiasis, 84;

manifestation, 168, 169;

in Ellice group, 169, 170

Ellice Islands, 164, 165, 170, 171, 177-180;

elephantiasis in, 169, 170;

leprosy in, 176

Ellison, Dr. E. P., 251, 253, 266

Fairbanks, Douglas, 378, 379

Fastre, Father, 54-56, 383

Fiji, 114-117;

racial decline, 125-127;

natives, 128-130;

sanitation, 131-133.

See also Suva

Fijians, 382;

characteristics of, 128-130

Finney, Dr. Mac, 169

Fleming, F. J., 246

Fletcher, Sir Murchison, 360, 362

Fooks, Kenny, 60-62, 82, 83

Fosdick, Raymond, Lambert interview with, 279-283

Fox, Dr., of Melanesian Mission, 324, 325

Fulton, George, 65, 66, 105, 106, 356

Funafuti, 170

Gaile, 59, 60, 86

George, Prince, in Fiji, 154-156

Gilbert Islands, 164-166, 171, 177-180, 382;

elephantiasis in, 170;

leprosy in, 176

Gloucester, Duke of, 377, 378

Goaribaris, 20, 21, 31, 60-62

Gonorrhea, in Rarotonga, 254-256;

on Rennell Island, 343

Gorgas, Gen., 4

Graciosa Bay, 107

Grimble, Arthur, 177

Hall, Dr. Maurice C., 100, 140, 231;

experiments with carbon tetrachloride, 134, 135, 137, 142-144

Halloran, Lieut. Comm. P. J., 220

Hamlin, Hannibal, 286-291, 294-300, 307, 308

Hedstrom, Sir Maynard, 117, 120, 270, 358, 364

Heinrich, Brother, 41, 42, 57, 58

Heiser, Dr. Victor G., 3, 4, 10, 11, 16, 124, 200, 266, 273, 359, 373;

his treatment of leprosy, 99, 263;

in Fiji, 131;

memorandum to McGusty, 362

Hermit Islands, 86

Hetherington, Dr., 323, 330

Hillman, Capt. Teddy, 14, 38

Hombrom Bluff, 23

Honman, Col., 74, 77, 78, 80, 81, 91, 92, 95-99

Hookworm, history and treatment, 11-13, 342;

in Papua, 16-18;

in Ninigo group, 84;

in pigs, 137n., 183;

in Tonga, 182, 183;

in New Hebrides, 226;

tetrachlorethylene treatment, 231, 232.

See also Carbon tetrachloride; Chenopodium

Hughes, Billy, Prime Minister, 74, 78-80

Hutson, Sir Eyre, 124, 157, 211, 270, 271, 361

Hynes, Dr. John B., 316, 323, 341

Irwin, Wallace, 157

Jerope, interpreter, 83, 84, 87-89, 92

Jewel, Mr., 18

Kaimare Houses, 62, 63

Kendrick, Chris, 14, 20, 24, 31, 32, 77, 115, 131-133, 137;

his reports, 82, 83

Kingsford-Smith, at Suva, 377

Kirschbaum, Father, 102

Koch, Dr. Robert, 75

Koiaris, 24

Kungava Bay, 288, 294, 335

Kuni people, 49-53

Kuper, Geoffrey, 324, 376

Kuria, 173-176

Lakatoi, 60

Lala, Ratu, 159-161

Lambert, Fred, 9

Lambert, Dr. S. M., interview with Heiser, 3, 4;

education, 5-7;

failing eyesight, 6, 7;

Mexican experiences, 7-9;

in North Queensland, 10, 11;

first survey of Papua, 16-18;

statistics of Papua survey, 72, 73;

hookworm lecture, 92-94;

mileage for New Guinea campaign, 102;

summary of South Sea experience, 110-112;

collection of hurricanes, 113, 114;

joins British Medical Association, 125;

Foundation’s attitude toward, 273;

interview with Fosdick, 279-283;

formula for checking population decrease, 381;

summary of work in Pacific, 382-386

Lambert, Mrs. S. M., 72, 76, 101-103, 113, 269, 285, 313, 314, 356, 379, 386.

See also Tays, Eloisa

Lambert family, 5

Leprosy, cure and prevention, 99, 111;

in G and E group, 176;

on Cook Islands, 262-268;

Melanesian Mission colony, 325, 328, 329.

See also Mokogai

Lewis, Meade, 8, 9

Ligouri, Mother, 41

Little Nambas, 226, 231

Loudon, Mr., 18

McAlpin, Archie, 20, 22-26

McErlane, W. J., 83

Macgregor, Dr. Gordon, 316, 318, 325, 336, 340, 341, 344-347, 349-351

Macgregor, Sir William, 275

McGusty, Dr., 125, 355, 359, 362

Macpherson, Dr., 359

Mafulu, 54, 55

Magdalena, Sister, 41

Magic. See Witchcraft

Malaita, 281, 282, 316, 325, 327-334

Malakai, Native Practitioner, 120-123, 131, 164, 166, 222, 233, 234, 239, 253, 316, 319, 321, 326, 339, 344

Malaria, precautions against, 64, 75;

in Ninigo group, 84;

in the Americas, 84, 85

Malekula, 222-232, 236, 239, 240, 242, 246

Malo, 224

Manus, 86

Maoris, of New Zealand, 249-252, 382

Mariner, his Tonga Islands quoted, 195-197

Marlow, Dr. Frank W., 6, 7

Matevan Plantation, 232, 246

Mathews, Dr., 16

Mauke, 257, 259-261

Mau Rebellion, 202, 204-206, 211-214, 218, 219

Melanesian Mission, in Sikiana, 241, 242, 318-321;

its leper establishment, 325, 328, 329

Mexico, Lambert’s experiences in, 7-9

Minty, Dr., 181, 182

Mission of the Sacred Heart, 39-42

Missionaries, Pacific, 68, 69, 241-244

Mohawk Bay, 107, 108, 333, 334

Mokogai, leper colony, 119, 120, 266-269, 358, 360

Mondos, 56, 57

Montague, Dr. Aubrey, 118-120, 125, 135, 138, 139, 253, 267-269, 271, 275, 283, 358, 360, 361

Morgan, J. P., 379

Morin, Father, 56

Motu, characteristics, 17, 60

Mungiki. See Bellona

Murdock, District Commissioner, 173-175

Murray, Gov., of Papua, 15-17

Mutilation, native dread of, 97, 98

Nambas. See Big Nambas; Little Nambas

Neosalvarsan, cost of, 116, 117

Nesbitt, Tom, 18

New Britain, 87, 88

New Guinea, 74;

medical service, 76, 77;

military administration, 77-79, 86;

German planters, 78, 79;

abuses in, 81

New Hanover Group, 86, 87

New Hebrides, 222-248, 383;

pig ceremonies, 222, 223, 228-230

New Zealand, Maoris of, 249-252

Ngata, Sir Apirana, 250, 251

Nicholson, Dr., 236

Ninigo, 84, 85

North Queensland, 10, 11

Nukualofa, royal operation at, 181, 182;

stone relics, 192, 193

Obregón, Gen., 8

Okaka, 54

Onua, 242-244

Orr brothers, 38, 39, 43, 46

Paganism, Polynesian symbols of, 193

Pago Pago. See Samoa, American

Palmerston Island, 265, 266

Papua, 3, 4, 10, 13;

arrival at, 14, 15;

organizing work, 15-20;

hookworm in, 16-18;

sanitation, 21;

ghosts, 22-26;

first surveys of disease, 27-36;

a trip to the interior, 37-58;

contrasts, 59-72;

statistics of survey, 72, 73

Parker, Pastor, 225-227

Paton, Rev. Frederick J., 242-244, 246, 247, 372

Peletier, M., 244, 245

Penrhyn Island, 262, 263

Phelps, Commander, 220

Pidgin English, 90-94

Pig ceremonies, in New Hebrides, 222, 223, 228-230

Pomare, Sir Maui, 251-254, 259, 262-264, 267-269

Pope, Ratu, story of, 156-159

Popolo Mission, 54-56

Port Moresby, 10, 14-18

Purari Delta, 60-64

Quai, 35, 38, 56

Quaibaita, leper colony, 328, 329

“Queen Emma’s Kingdom,” 87

Rabaul, 75, 76

Rarotonga, 253-256

Reef Island, 107

Rennell Island, 65, 66, 105, 106, 281, 284-308, 310-313, 335-356;

racial origins, 341;

health survey, 342, 343

Richardson, Maj. Gen. Sir George, 192, 201-204, 210, 211, 213

Ritchie, Dr. T. Russell, 204, 205

Rivers, W. H. R., his History of Melanesian Society, 225n.

Rockefeller, John D., 247, 248;

a pidgin portrait of, 92, 94

Rockefeller Foundation, 85, 124, 214;

and tetrachloride treatment, 139, 140, 143;

attitude toward Lambert, 273, 274

Rodwell, Sir Cecil Hunter, 117

Root, Dr. Francis, 64

Rossier, Father, 46, 47, 51

Rotumah, 167, 168

Rubber plantations, of Papua, 31, 32

Salote, Queen, 268, 271.

See also Tongan Islands

Samarai, 64, 65

Samoa, American, survey of, 215-221

Samoa, Western, 382;

seeds of revolt in, 202-204, 211-214;

Government, 204, 205;

medical problems, 205-211, 214, 215

San Cristoval, 107

Sande, Black Daniel, 318-322

Sanitation, in Papua, 21;

in New Britain, 88;

Fiji, 131-133;

Samoan, 215, 217, 220;

in Cook Islands, 258, 259

Santa Ana, 107

Santo, 224, 225, 233

Savaii, 206

Sawyer, Dr. W. A., 10, 37, 72, 273

Sefton, 18, 20, 24, 25

Seymour Bay, geyser field, 67, 68

Sikiana Group, 108-110, 318-323

Smith-Rewse, Mr., 223, 225, 226, 230, 236, 237, 241

Solomon Islands, 105, 106, 316-334, 382, 383

Stanton, Sir Thomas, 354, 360, 361

Star Harbour, 107, 333

Steenson, Dr., 6, 281-283, 311

Stiles, Dr. Charles W., 12

Strode, Dr., 161

Strong, Dr., 21

Stuart, Norton, 316, 344

Sukuna, Ratu, 156, 159

Sunners, R. V., 83

Suva, 114, 115, 117;

hospital, 117, 118;

famous visitors, 377-380.

See also Central Medical School; Fiji

Syphilis, and yaws, 29-31, 47

Syracuse University, faculty, 6, 7

Tabatauea, 171, 172

Tahiti, 380

Tahua. See Rennell Island

Tai Harbor, 329

Tanna, 235, 236

Taupangi. See Rennell Island

Tays, Eloisa, 6.

See also Lambert, Mrs. S. M.

Tays, Eugene, 6

Tepusilia, 59, 60

Tetrachlorethylene, 142, 231, 232

Tetrachloride. See Carbon tetrachloride

Thakombau, Fiji king, 129, 130, 155, 156

Theodore, E. J., 359

Thompson, Capt. Andy, 256, 257

Tinakula, 317

Tobacco trade, in the Pacific, 19

Tongan Islands, 181-201

Trobriands, 68-71

Tuberculosis, on Tai Lagoon, 329-332

Tubous, 186

Tucopia, 317

Tully, Bill, 14, 82, 107, 162, 231, 239

Unified Medical Service, 360-362

Vaitupu, 171

Vakatawa, Benuve, 152, 153, 374, 375

Vanikoro, 317

Vanua Levu, 128

Vila, 223, 233, 237

Vincent, Dr. George, 94

Viti Levu, 128

Vulcan Island, 76

Waite, Dr., 3, 4, 10, 11, 16

Waldron, Webb, 357, 358

Western Samoa. See Samoa

Wheatley, Norman, 324

Whipworm, treatment for, 99, 100

White, Gordon, 281-283, 287, 288, 293, 295, 296, 299, 307, 316, 321, 326, 329, 341, 346, 347

Willis, Dr., 13

Willowes, Maurice, 315, 338, 339, 351

Wilson, Dr. Basil, 141, 142

Windsor, Duke of, 157

Wisdom, Gen. E. A., 75, 79, 81, 96, 101

Witchcraft, and modern medicine, 147-163

Yaws, characteristics, 29-31;

treatment, 97, 116, 281;

in Samoa, 205, 215;

in Tanna, 235, 236

York, Duke and Duchess of, 378

Yule Island, 37-58

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