Leprosy in Colonial South India pp 157-188 | Cite as
Confining Leprosy Sufferers: the Lepers Act
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If the initiation of the Leprosy Commission was a reflection of both British admiration for Fr Damien and fear of the disease, then the Government of India’s March 1889 decision to employ ‘special legislation’ was also as much a reflection of fear as of the change in viceroys in December 1888 from Dufferin to Lansdowne. On 15 June 1889, ‘a Bill to make provision for the isolation of lepers and the amelioration of their condition’ was circulated for comment to all local government and administrative authorities in India.1
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