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Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026

Practising colonial medicine: The Colonial Medical Service in British East Africa.

New York: I. B. Tauris & Co. Ltd., 2007.

The Colonial Medical Service was the branch of the Colonial Serice responsible for healthcare provision in the British overseas territories. This book profiles Colonial Medical Officers (MOs) serving in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania from from the beginnings of British colonial rule to the start of World War II.

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Publication place: New York