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    1953 Oji River
    'The headquarters of the whole of the Nigeria [Leprosy Control] Service is stationed at Oji River, under the direction of Dr. T. F. Davey. I may say at this point, that this Service is a model of its kind, and the work of Dr. R. H. Bland, who developed the Service up to its present state of efficiency, is worthy of all praise. .... While at Oji River I was able to visit several segregation units. Again I was struck by the relative mildness of the leprosy lesion, and the low incidence of lepromatous cases. It is in this area that Dapsone treatment has been used in the most extensive manner. .... Oji River Settlement has nearly 1,000 patients ... The children's work needs particular mention. Mr. and Mrs. Savory have developed this side of the work to a high degree of efficiency. They have a separate children's home, and do not allow, as is sometimes the custom, children to be farmed out to adults, for they contend that this practice is open to abuse and is detrimental to the full development of the child.'

    Source: RG Cochrane, "Report on visit to Nigeria, 15th March to 1st May, 1952", Leprosy Review, 24.1 (1953): 33-51, on pp 34 & 42-3. [Leprosarium] [Nigeria]
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