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338 WORLD'S HISTORY AND

ALGERIA.
(FRENCH COLONY.)

Area, 319,465 square miles, Population, 3,817,306.
Capita], Algiers; population, 74,792.
In Algiers there are nine dentists practicing. Only one of
them is a regular graduate from a college (l'Ecole Dentaire de
Paris). There exists no institute where dentistry is taught, and
no dental society.

TUNIS.

(FRENCH COLONY.)
Area, 45,000 square miles. Population, 1,500,000.
Capital, Tunis; population, 145,000.
There exist no laws regulating the practice of dentistry in
Tunis, no institution where dentistry is taught and no dental so-
ciety. Tunis, the capital (145,000 inhabitants) has four practic-
ing dentists: one Englishman, two Frenchmen and one Italian,
besides the dentist to the Bey, who is an Italian, Dr. D. Oddo.

TRIPOLI.

(TURKISH PROVINCE
)
Area, 398,873 square miles. Population, 1,000,000.
Capital, Tripoli; population, 30,000.
There is no dentist residing in Tripoli, but every year, for
some years, the place has been visited by a dentist from Malta,
There are no laws or restrictions regulating the practice of dent-
istry in Tripoli.

CAPE COLONY.

(BRITISH COLONY.)

Area, 233,430 square miles. Population, 1,458,823.
Capital, Cape Town; population, 41,704.

Since the passing of the Medical and Pharmacal Act of 1891,
no persons may practice dentistry in the Cape Colony, unless they
are duly registered, under a penalty of ^100 (one hundred pounds
sterling), or six months' imprisonment.