ABSTRACT
Settlement managers were asked to report on the health conditions of settlers. From these reports of settlement managers it can be seen that malaria really had got hold of the criminal tribe settlements. The effort of missionaries implicitly reflected juxtaposition of health care, medical treatment and religion at once during a time of unavoidable medical interventions in various settlements. Medical missionaries were supported by fellow missionaries involved in educational work and propaganda work in the villages. Efforts of medical missionaries, especially the Salvation Army in Stuartpuram Settlement were highly noteworthy. The settlement was established in 1914. Commissioner Booth-Tucker came to India in January 1901 and Ensign Mackenzie was sent to Telugu country. The latter stationed at 200 miles north of Madras. Telugu-speaking people in the places in 1902 numbered 2,60,00,000 and the Salvation Army entered into several districts of Andhra Pradesh. There were lapses and fighting amongst settlers.
