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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Sir Andrew Halliday (1782 1839) served as a surgeon in the
Peninsular War, and then as a royal physician. In 1832 he was
appointed Inspector of Hospitals in the West Indies until
ill-health forced his return to Scotland. During his time there he
collected the information for this work, published in 1837. His
study of the Windward and Leeward Islands in the West Indies is
comprehensive. He covers the colonisation, administration,
religious, social and economic history of the islands, flora and
fauna, and the climate and diseases of the region. Trinidad he
judged to be the most unhealthy of the islands, with malaria being
a serious problem due to the terrain and vegetation. He kept
meteorological records, and commented on seasonal patterns of
illnesses. He also discusses the effects of the abolition of
slavery, believing that the scare-mongering of the
anti-abolitionists had been proved false.
Sir Andrew Halliday (1782 1839) served as a surgeon in the
Peninsular War, and then as a royal physician. In 1832 he was
appointed Inspector of Hospitals in the West Indies until
ill-health forced his return to Scotland. This 1839 pamphlet
contains his recommendations to the Secretary of War, concerning
the major losses suffered by the army in the West Indies due to
illness. It was written in response to the Tulloch report presented
to Parliament on the subject the previous year. This showed that
the average death rate for soldiers there was almost six times
higher than those in Britain, and in some islands considerably
higher, due to dysentery, yellow fever and malaria. Halliday
believed that many of these deaths were preventable, if medical
advice was consulted on the siting of barracks, the daily regimes
within them, and sanitation, and if doctors had the authority to
implement changes.
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