The Assam Diaries: Medicine on a Tropical Tea Estate during the 1950s (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798296807892)

A book that will appeal to readers of biographies and memoirs - and those interested in social history. It explores the complexities of life on an Indian tea plantation from the perspective of a Scottish doctor during the 1950s.

This is the story of the author's father, Dr Allan Scott MBChB DTM&H DObst RCOG, who spent seven years in Assam, with his wife (the author's mother), caring for the workforces on a number of different tea gardens. He also carried out research into different methods of malaria control, documenting his findings in published papers, and commenting on them in a series of letters he wrote to his parents. The letters are invaluable, not only from a medical perspective, but from a geographic, economic and social one.

Following Dr Scott's death (2004), the author was given these letters. She read them to her mother, who made some very interesting comments, and produced a photograph album, compiled during their time in India. It soon became apparent that not only do the letters give an accurate account of a bygone era, the photographs, together with additional observations, now provide an excellent resource to restore a forgotten part of history.

Author: Caroline Allana Scott
ISBN-13: 9798296807892
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 10/17/2025
Pages: 254
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.53d