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young children between the ages of 2 and 9 years yielded
the following results -
per cent.
(1) Children, old residents { 18 with enlarged spleen } 86
3 with no enlargement
(2) Children resident in the 2 with enlarged spleen. 67
Duars 3 months. 1 without enlarged spleen
(3) Children resident only 7 with enlarged spleen 47
2 months. 8 without enlarged spleen
(4) Children resident only 5 with enlagred spleen 33
one month. 0 without enlarged spleen
(5) Children day of arrival 0 with enlarged spleen 0
11 without enlarged spleen
In a small line of hota Nagpuri coolies, 25 children were
examined and 16 were found to have enlarged spleens, while
9 showed no enlargement. Enquiry showed that every
one of the latter were recent arrivals from their country.
Out of another large batch of new children, 29 in num-
ber, who had come with their parents from Ch\ill\ibassa less
than a month previously, only 2 had splenic enlargement.
Among 46 others, resident about 3 months; 22 showed en-
larged spleen, while 24 new children, resident 5 or 6 months,
every one showed splenic enlargement.
Of 9 coolies from Chota Nagpur up a few days, 2 showed slight
enlarged spleen. Of 29 coolies from Kuru (Ranchi) only 2
showed enlargement of the spleen. But among 15 coolies
from the same district up one to two months 8 showed
splenic enlargement; and among 369 adult natives examin-
ed in the Duars without reference to their length of resi-
dence, 257 showed splenic enlargement.
These figures indicate that to the vast majority of immigrants en-
tering the Duars the conditions there present as regards malaria are
quite new and totally different to what they have been accustomed to
in their own homes.
Occasionally, however, a batch of coolies may show the presence of
a good deal of malaria, having evidently come from some locality or
community where malaria was very prevalent. For example:-
Among 12 coolies from Lahardugga, workers in ironstone excava-
tions in the hills, 11 showed enlargement of the spleen when
seen on the day of their arrival in the Duars.
young children between the ages of 2 and 9 years yielded
the following results -
per cent.
(1) Children, old residents { 18 with enlarged spleen } 86
3 with no enlargement
(2) Children resident in the 2 with enlarged spleen. 67
Duars 3 months. 1 without enlarged spleen
(3) Children resident only 7 with enlarged spleen 47
2 months. 8 without enlarged spleen
(4) Children resident only 5 with enlagred spleen 33
one month. 0 without enlarged spleen
(5) Children day of arrival 0 with enlarged spleen 0
11 without enlarged spleen
In a small line of hota Nagpuri coolies, 25 children were
examined and 16 were found to have enlarged spleens, while
9 showed no enlargement. Enquiry showed that every
one of the latter were recent arrivals from their country.
Out of another large batch of new children, 29 in num-
ber, who had come with their parents from Ch\ill\ibassa less
than a month previously, only 2 had splenic enlargement.
Among 46 others, resident about 3 months; 22 showed en-
larged spleen, while 24 new children, resident 5 or 6 months,
every one showed splenic enlargement.
Of 9 coolies from Chota Nagpur up a few days, 2 showed slight
enlarged spleen. Of 29 coolies from Kuru (Ranchi) only 2
showed enlargement of the spleen. But among 15 coolies
from the same district up one to two months 8 showed
splenic enlargement; and among 369 adult natives examin-
ed in the Duars without reference to their length of resi-
dence, 257 showed splenic enlargement.
These figures indicate that to the vast majority of immigrants en-
tering the Duars the conditions there present as regards malaria are
quite new and totally different to what they have been accustomed to
in their own homes.
Occasionally, however, a batch of coolies may show the presence of
a good deal of malaria, having evidently come from some locality or
community where malaria was very prevalent. For example:-
Among 12 coolies from Lahardugga, workers in ironstone excava-
tions in the hills, 11 showed enlargement of the spleen when
seen on the day of their arrival in the Duars.
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| Description | " ... being the second report to the advisory committee appointed by the Government of India to conduct an enquiry regarding blackwater and other fevers prevalent in the Duars". By S. R. Christophers and C. A. Bently. Contains information on immigration, economic influence and Duars labour system. Describes anopheles mosquitoes, medical treatment and sanitation. Includes black-water fever. Some tables. |
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