Hello Sharon. Thank you very much for clarifying the question re Malaria. Thanks also for the URL's, much appreciated. It gives me a much clearer picture now. Cheers, Bob in Melbourne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Warr" <snw@absamail.co.za> To: <SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 6:27 AM Subject: Re: [South-Africa-Cape-Town] Reuben BAILEY > Hello Bob > In the book "Bushveld Doctor" by C Louis Leipold, he refers to malaria as > the scourge of the highveld (Transvaal). He was the first doctor appointed > to visit schools to assess children and he was appalled at the terrible > havoc malaria had on families in the Transvaal region of South Africa in the > early 20th Century. Leipoldt was an author of note. He fought to get medical > monitoring of schools and was a real character, writing on diverse things > such as cookery and wines of South Africa amongst other things. > Regards > Sharon Warr > > South African Genealogy - Lots of links, passenger lists, Immigrants and > more - www.sagenealogy.co.za > Scribes Publishing - South African historical resources on CD > www.sagenealogy.co.za/scribes.htm snip