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[CHAP. I., ?T. III.
(1) Its feasibility-
Theoretically speaking, there is no limit to its feasibility, as it is merely the transference
of a population from one locality or site to another. But, in practice, many circumstances
combine to limit it. Amongst the chief of these are want of space, danger of spread, interfer-
ence with trade, occupations, etc., etc. Looking at what has actually been accomplished, we
find that Jawalapur (10,000), Ahmednagar (37,000), Sholapur (62,000), were all completely
evacuated ; and a population of 100,000 may perhaps be considered a rough limit of the
feasibility of the complete evacuation of a town.
There are, however, but few such towns, and this consideration therefore does not affect the
large bulk of towns and villages in the Presidency, which vary in population from 300 to 30,000.
In these, almost without exception, evacuation may be said to be quite feasible.
The statistics of Plague show that complete evacuation-
(i.) Checks a crescent epidemic.
(ii.) Lessens plague mortality,
(iii.) Shortens the duration of an epidemic.
(iv.) Tends to arrest the disease in toto in villages if carried out at once.
Taking first-
A.-Facts.
(i.) Evacuation checks a crescent epidemic.
Instances of this in large towns are Sholapur, Nasik, Jalgaon, Malegaon, and Godhra ;
whilst amongst villages the number is very large.
The following table shows the progress of the disease before, during, and after evacuation
at Jalgaon, Malegaon, Nasik, Sholapur and Godhra : -
Week ending
JALGAON (POPULATION, 14,672).
MALEGAON (POPULATION, 15,633).
NASIK (POPULATION, 24,406).

SHOLAPUR (POPULATION, 61,564).
GODHRA (POPULATION,
14,691).
Cases.
Deaths.
Cases.
Deaths.
Cases.
Deaths.
Cases.
Deaths.
Cases.
Deaths.
1899. (Godhra only.)
1898.
1897.
October 1st










8th


19
13
15th
3
3
26
8
22nd
11
9
50
45
29th
11
11
116
90
November 5th
12
10
146
117
12th
*3

143
118
19th

9
6
68
35
221
182

26th

7
5
31
36
363
297

December 3rd
20
15
4
3
33
26
*502
377
*3
2
10th
* 7
4
21
16
26
23
501
436
10
5
17th
32
30
19
13
40
30
300
246
27
22
24th
17
10
24
17
43
34
134
149
18
10
,, 31st
10
8
26
18
44
34
53
36
28
19
1898.
January 7th
14
17
* 63
48
49
45
26
27
41
26
14th
11
7
78
62
32
32
9
9
45
29
21st
14
12
150
41
18
12
7
11
59
50
28th
8
8
129
27
7
9
5
8
107
64
February 4th
2
1
27
20
5
3
1
2
106
79
11th
1
2
12
13
5
5
9
8
125
108
18th
1
1
10
9
4
3
2
4
137
78
25th


11
9
4
4
6
4
28
22
March 4th
1
1
2
4
3
1

2
13
11
11th


4
3
6
5
2


3
18th


1

8
3


25th




3
2
1
2
April 1st




1
1



1
* Evacuation begun. Evacuation rapidly proceeding. Evacuation complete.
The Collector estimates that some 20 deaths from plague at least must have occurred up to this date.
A day's difference in the dates owing to difference of year,