Talk:Leper colony money

This sentence needs a re-write
"Dr. Gordon Alexander Ryrie in Malaysia proved that the paper money was not contaminated with leprosy bacteria and all the banknotes were burned in that country."

This makes no sense. Why would they burn banknotes that were proven to be uncontaminated? 75.163.201.188 (talk) 18:08, 28 October 2017 (UTC)