INOCULATION.] 39
It should be noted, that the solitary case of death among the inoculated had pain in the
groin and fever at the time of inoculation-in fact, was suffering from plague already manifest,
-and therefore could not be expected to derive benefit from the prophylactic.
3. Lanowli.-A small hill-station and railway dept at the top of the Bhor Ght was the
scene of the next demonstration. Plague first appeared here in April or May 1897,
and about 20 cases occurred. The disease subsided, but, after the onset of the monsoon,
re-appeared in epidemic form, at a time when, owing to the departure of the summer
visitors, the population numbered only about 2,000. Operations were begun towards the end
of July 1897, in C and D Wards of the town, these having been chosen by the local Plague
Committee for trial. A census having been made, inoculations were begun on 24th July
1897, and continued daily, as opportunity arose, among the friends and neighbours of those
attacked. A daily house-to-house inspection was kept up in these wards for weeks after
this, and the figures given below show the result obtained.
Table showing the incidence of Plague in C and D Wards of Lanowli in 1897.
Days showing no occurrences are omitted.
Date.
Uninoculated
population.
Cases.
Deaths.
Inoculated
population.
Cases.
Deaths.
24th July 1897
711
4
4
45
...
...
25th do. ...
636
5
5
116
...
...
26th do. ...
621
4
3
126
...
...
27th do. ...
568
2
2
175
.....
...
28th do. ...
544
3
3
197
...
...
29th do. ...
472
2
1
266
...
...
30th do. ...
460
6
4
276
...
...
31st do. ...
430
3
2
300
1
1
1st August 1897
398
8
6
328
3
1
2nd do. ...
373
8
6
342
3
2
3rd do. ...
341
1
1
363
1
...
4th do. ...
336
3
2
366
1
...
5th do. ...
331
1
...
368
1
...
6th do. ...
329
3
1
367
...
...
8th do. ...
323
1
...
370
...
...
9th do. ...
322
1
1
370
...
...
10th do. ...
320
1
...
371
1
...
11th do. ...
319
1
1
370
...
...
12th do. ...
318
1
...
370
1
1
13th do. ...
316
1
1
370
...
...
14th do. ...
315
1
...
370
...
...
17th do. ...
314
1
...
370
...
...
19th do. ...
313
1
1
370
1
1
20th do. ...
312
1
...
369
...
...
22nd do. ...
311
6
5
369
...
...
23rd do. ...
305
...
...
369
1
1
26th do. ...
305
1
1
368
...
...
3rd September 1897.
304
1
1
368
...
...
4th do. ...
303
1
......
368
...
...
6th do. ...
302
1
1
368
...
...
7th do. ...
301
3
3
368
...
......
13th do. ...
298
1
1
368
...
...
23rd do. ...
297
1
1
368
...
...
Taking the average daily strength of the two groups and comparing them, it is seen that
377 uninoculated had 78 cases with 57 deaths: while 323 inoculated had 14 cases with 7 deaths.
If the inoculated had suffered in the same proportion as the uninoculated, they ought t?
have had 49 deaths, instead of 7-a difference of 85.7 per cent.